Beach Cottages, Thorpeness, IP16

A charming and beautifully presented one bedroom former fisherman's cottage of 673 sq. ft (62.5 sq. m). No 2 Beach Cottages is positioned in a superb quiet location close to both the beach and the Meare and makes for a quintessential holiday home. The property features a south-facing garden with gate access and parking, a small detached smoke house, a sun room, a bespoke fitted kitchen an en-suite bathroom and separate shower room.

Accommodation comprises:

Sun room; Reception room (with original ornate fireplace); Kitchen; Bathroom; Bedroom; Shower room.

The property is accessed by way of a five-bar gate (please note that the neighbouring property No 1 Beach Cottages has a right of passage across the gravel driveway entrance), opening onto the front garden. Parking area for one car. The south-facing garden is mostly laid to lawn with woven willow fencing on one side. A gravel side path leads to a terraced section in front of the house. Entering the property via side door, through to:

Entrance lobby.

A cupboard houses the Vaillant Gas Boiler. Worktop with plumbing for a washing machine below.

Shower room:

With wash hand basin and W/C.

Through to the:

Kitchen:

12'0 x 7'2 (3.66m x 2.18m).

Beautifully presented with range of units. Worktop with hob inset and oven below. Integrated fridge and separate freezer. Integrated dishwasher. Sink with mixer tap. Through to:

Sitting room:

12'0 x 11'8 (3.66m x 4.56m).

Exposed beams.With ornamental fireplace. Deep storage cupboard.

Sun Room:

10'0 x 6'0 (3.05m x 1.83m). With french windows to the garden.

Stairs from the sitting room up the first floor.

Bedroom:

14'6 x 12'0 (4.42m x 3.66m). With ornamental fireplace. Two Velux windows. Window with views over the garden.

Bathroom:

With tiled floor. Oval freestanding bath with chrome fittings. Wash hand basin unit. Enclosed low-level W/C. Chrome heated towel rail.

Location:

Thorpeness is a popular seaside resort village known for its long shingle beach, the Mere—a man-made boating lake spanning approximately 60 acres—Thorpeness Golf Club, and Thorpeness Country Club. Nearby, the seaside town of Aldeburgh offers a lively High Street with both independent and national shops and eateries. Leiston and Saxmundham provide additional shopping facilities, with Saxmundham featuring a railway station on the branch line to Ipswich, connecting to London Liverpool Street.

 

Owner's comment:

An inheritance from my late parents and Auntie enabled me to fulfil my dream of buying a cottage in Thorpeness.  2 Beach Cottages captured my heart from the first moment I saw it and I have been so privileged to have had many happy times here and created precious memories here. The cottage has a unique warmth and peacefulness and is in a truly special setting.  The garden is always bathed in sunshine and from here you can hear the sea and view the beautiful sunsets over the Meare.

Since I took ownership, the cottage has undergone a complete renovation. It’s hard to believe that on the day the pandemic lock-down was announced in 2020, the cottage had no roof, and the walls were stripped back to cobble stones!  I maintained as many original features and character of the cottage as possible during the renovation whilst future proofing it for many more years to come.

2 Beach Cottages is one of the original fishermen’s cottages in Thorpeness and the Smokehouse – which contains stones unique to this stretch of coastline in its walls - was once used by the village to smoke the fish caught here. The cottage can be seen in many early photographs of the village - some of which predate the start of the construction of the Meare and Thorpeness as we know it today.  In a photograph on the living room wall, the cottage can be seen behind the ‘Thorpeness Vitesse’ which was used to transfer holiday makers from Leiston train station to the village in the early 1900’s.  The cottage is also referred to in a number of historical records such as the memoires of a local fisherman housed in the Heritage Hut in the village. Records of the owners date back to 1800, (the cottage is probably older) showing that the cottage was in the same family from then right up until the 1990’s when it was sold to the family that I purchased it from. Members of this family still live locally and the small pink beam that remains in the living room was kept intentionally as a respectful nod to the elderly lady who lived here before me.

I am confident that this very special cottage will capture your heart too and bring you as much peace and joy as it has me.

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Services:

Gas fired heating and hot water. Mains water and drainage.

Terms:

Tenure: Freehold

Guide price: £395,000 subject to contract