Pudding Cottage, Westleton

About this property

This beautifully restored self-catering holiday cottage is chock-full of interest and charm and has that all-important wood burning stove. There is a large open plan kitchen/dining room in a new extension; whilst the sitting room, bathroom and bedrooms are all in the period part of the cottage, dating back over 400 years. There is a twin on the ground floor, plus a king and single bedroom on the first floor. Outside, is a large garden, mostly laid to lawn, to relax in and parking for two cars.

Ground Floor

The main entrance is a door to the rear of the property, which leads into a small hallway followed by the kitchen/dining room - where there is space to leave your outdoor coats and boots.

Kitchen/Dining Room

This large open plan kitchen/dining room has a characterful dining table made from a 400 year old front door seating five - with three chairs and a bench for two. The kitchen area has an electric hob and oven, a dishwasher, a microwave, a tall fridge freezer, and a washing machine. There is an original period window that looks through from the dining table to the sitting room and double doors opening to the patio for easy outside dining.

Sitting Room

The main feature of this room is the wood-burning stove set into an inglenook fireplace. The original Suffolk brick floor and oak-beamed ceiling have been kept to create an atmospheric place to relax in the evenings. The room's furnished with a wo leather sofa, a soft leather armchair and 39” Smart TV. There is also a stereo system with DAB radio, CD player and an iPod docking station.

Bedroom One

Kids are sure to enjoy this room with walls painted to resemble beach huts and colourful soft furnishings with twin beds, a bedside table and lamp, a dressing table with a lamp, a chest of drawers, and an inset wardrobe with beach hut door.

Bathroom

This beamed bathroom has a bath and separate shower, a hand basin, a heated towel rail, W.C., and a window giving natural light.

First Floor

From the sitting room is a slightly steep, angled, an original oak staircase leads to a small landing with doors to the remaining bedrooms.

Master Bedroom

This room has beautiful original wide oak floorboards and beamed sloping walls. There is a queen-size bed with matching bedside tables and lamps, a walk-in wardrobe, a chest of drawers and dressing table.

Bedroom Two

A single bedroom with a full-sized single bed featuring original oak floorboards and an oak-beamed sloping ceiling. There is a dressing table with drawers, and hanging space on the wall.

Outside

There's ample space for ball games and relaxing in the enclosed garden, primarily laid to lawn, with a patio furnished with a table and six chairs, plus off-road parking for two cars.

NB: Some door thresholds are 5 ft 4

Westleton is an idyllic village near the Suffolk coast, nestled between Southwold and Aldeburg and offers all the attributes you could hope for in a Suffolk village, with a village green complete with pond and ducks. The village is easily accessible from the local train station at Darsham approximately two miles away. The village has a store, a bookshop where you can also enjoy a tea or coffee whilst browsing, an old fashioned garage, as well as two pubs, The White Horse Inn and The Westleton Crown, one of Suffolk’s best traditional inns where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate held their first wedding anniversary. Every August, Westleton hosts the infamous Barrel Rolling Fair where contestants have to roll barrels down the Village Green using a pole, and the men have to roll the barrel back up the hill too. Barrels are supplied and all are welcome to join in! The local Emmerdale Farm Shop and Butchery as well as a tea shop is approximately a mile away. The area is a haven for nature lovers with Westleton Heath National Nature Reserve, Dunwich Forest, Dunwich Beach with its famous fish and chip shop located on the beach, and the rspb Minsmere, all close by. The town of Saxmundham, 6 miles away, is located on the River Fromus, in the heart of Suffolk’s Heritage Coast and is well serviced with independent shops, supermarkets and a train station, as well as art galleries, a weekly market and a farmers’ market.

Accommodation

Reopen October 2024 following an extensive renovation.

Three bedrooms: 1 x ground-floor twin, 1 x queen-size, 1 x single.

Ground-floor bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin and WC.

Kitchen/diner.

Sitting room with woodburning stove

Underfloor heating downstairs and electric radiators upstairs with woodburning stove.

Electric oven, grill and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, microwave.

Smart TV, DAB radio, CD player, iPod docking station, WiFi.

Bed linen and towels included in rent.

Travel cot available.

Off-road parking for 2 cars.

Enclosed gardens, lawns, patio, patio furniture.

Three well-behaved dogs welcome(there is a £20 charge per dog for a second and third dog).

Sorry, no smoking.

Shop 3.2 miles, pub 0.4 miles.

Note: In-keeping with the period of the property some of the door heights are lower.

Note: Sorry, no unaccompanied teenagers.

Note: Please make sure children and animals are supervised at all times.

Note: This property does not accept arrivals on Sundays