6 The Whinlands, Thorpeness

Located in the magical seaside village of Thorpeness on the Suffolk Coast, this traditional holiday home is well positioned just a couple of minute’s walk from the beach, the popular Meare boating lake, the Tearooms selling ice creams and fun beach gear, and the well-known Dolphin Inn.

You’re welcomed into 6 Whinlands through French doors from the patio into a dining room which leads through the hall into a spacious family room where light streams in through the big bay window. The kitchen is

GROUND FLOOR
There are French doors at the back of the house to the patio and a front door onto the garden on Whinlands. Slate tiles run through most of the ground floor with a wooden floor, partially carpeted and with a big rug in the living room.

DINING ROOM
Glazed double doors open into this room where the dining table has six chairs, a bench so eight guests can sit for meals, and a Welsh dresser is stacked with crockery and glassware. A door takes you to the central hall.

HALL
Doors to the kitchen, living room, utility room which leads through to the cloakroom and shower room. Steep and relatively narrow carpeted stairs, with handrails on both sides, rise to the first floor landing.

LIVING ROOM
This big family room has three generous sofas, a footstool, coffee table and occasional tables. There’s a working fireplace with a guard but please bring your own logs, kindling etc. or buy locally. A door opens into a porch with a couple of coat/hat stands and space for footwear, and a second door takes you into the garden.

KITCHEN
This is not your usual modern kitchen but retains all the room charm of an old-fashioned kitchen as you can see from the photos, with the addition of modern appliances. The American style Liebherr fridge/freezer has three shelves and two veg drawers in the fridge and three wide drawers in the freezer beneath. The Smeg oven has a grill as well as the oven and a four-ring gas hob with extractor above. There’s a full sized Bosch dishwasher, a Magimix coffee machine with milk frother (please bring your own pods), a miCrowave, and the essential toaster and kettle.

UTILITY ROOM
Housing the washing machine and dryer and leading to ……

SHOWER ROOM
Very convenient for salty and sandy kids to disrobe with a shower cubicle and handheld shower.

TOILET
Next to the shower room, simply with a WC and wash basin.

UPSTAIRS
The bathroom is on a half landing with two more stairs to the main landing where you’ll find all four bedrooms with wooden floors and large rugs in the two front rooms and sisal in the two back bedrooms.

BATHROOM
Fully tiled, the bath has a shower wand over it, there’s an attractive drawer unit, wash basin, WC, heated towel rail (towels provided) and lots of natural light.

MAIN BEDROOM
Elegantly decorated in a palette of grey and navy, this room has a big bay window overlooking Thorpeness Common. The king size bed sits between bedside cabinets and there’s ample storage in a chest of drawers and hanging rail.

FRONT DOUBLE BEDROOM
Light floods this double aspect room, also at the front of the house, furnished with a double bed, cute bedside drawers, additional drawers and a clothes rail.

BACK DOUBLE BEDROOM
Overlooking the garden, this double room has a chest of drawers, a hanging rail and wash basin with shelves beneath for your toiletries.

TWIN BEDROOM
Sitting quietly at the back, this large twin has sturdy beds with a cabinet between them housing some children’s games and books. There’s also a chest of drawers so you can unpack and settle in.

GARDEN AND PARKING
The house is on the corner of Whinlands and Westgate with parking in a parking bay opposite or on the track running up the side of the house. A fence surrounds the garden which wraps around the house with lawn at the front, an inviting double hammock and a picnic bench; at the back there's a patio with a bistro style table and chairs. If you have children or pets with you please supervise them as the garden is on the roadside at the front and the fence is quite low.

As listed, the stairs are steep and step quite narrow so aren't ideal for guests with a mobility problem and toddlers will need to be supervised. A high chair and travel cot are provided by you may want to bring a stair gate.