Marshwiggle, Aldeburgh

Located close to Aldeburgh’s interesting high street and its beautiful shingle beach, with the benefits of a sunny southwest facing patio, two en-suites, and off road parking for two cars, this light and spacious dog-friendly lodge has a chic style with high-quality furnishings, fixtures and fittings and extensive glazing to minimise noise. The perfect holiday home for a seaside staycation or short coastal break at any time of the year. The single storey accommodation has a well-designed open-plan living space where guests can relax by the cosy electric stove watching their favourite programmes on the wall-mounted TV; cater in the well-equipped kitchen with Bosch appliances and bar stools to perch on whilst chatting to the chef; and enjoy home cooked meals (or a takeaway) at the corner table flooded by light. King size beds take pride of place in both attractive bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom with a luxurious double ended bathtub and the other with a modern shower room. Guests are sure to enjoy watching the sunset from the huge west-facing patio. Marsh View Lodges are just a ten minute walk from the town centre and five minutes from the long shingle beach stretching past the fishermen’s huts and Benjamin Britten’s iconic Scallop to Thorpeness. This area of outstanding natural beauty is the perfect place to take a luxurious, British staycation at any time of the year with something for everyone in the family. Quaint and colourful buildings house unique, independent stores, art galleries, restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways; there’s golf, sea swimming, fantastic cycle routes and beautiful walks to explore. OPEN PLAN LIVING SPACE Double doors open to the patio maximising the indoor/outdoor living here. Comfy sofas surround the easy to use electric fire, TV and coffee table for relaxing afternoons; with a dining table and six chairs in the other corner for meal times. The kitchen is exceptionally well-equipped with a Bosch double oven at waist height (ideal for guests with a bad back!), a built-in microwave, five-ring induction hob, a generous fridge with five shelves and veg drawer, three drawer freezer, a dishwasher and even a wine fridge; plus the toaster and kettle of course! Three bar stools sit by the central counter so you can perch with your G&T. CLOAKROOM Just beside the front door with a WC and wash basin. UTILITY Conveniently off the hallway, housing a washer/dryer, some fun games and jigsaws for you to enjoy as well as all the essentials - iron, ironing board, travel cot etc. BEDROOM ONE Beautifully furnished in a city chic design with a king size bed sitting between bedside drawers and bags of additional storage in a chest of drawers and a built in wardrobe. EN-SUITE BATHROOM Relax in the beautiful free standing bath with a hand shower over or enjoy a shower with choice of rain shower and hand held in the large corner cubicle. This big bathroom also has a wash basin set into a vanity unit for storage, a WC, heated towel rail (towels provided) and two windows giving lots of natural light. BEDROOM TWO Light streams into this equally sumptuous bedroom where you can see Thorpeness in the distance across the marshes. The rooms similarly furnished with a king size bed, bedside drawers and a large wardrobe. EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM A lovely modern shower room where the shower cubicle has a rain and hand-held shower, there’s a wash basin, WC, heated towel rail and natural light. OUTSIDE Marshwiggle (named after a creature which inhabited the marshlands in the World of Narnia) is one of the Marsh View Lodges and has allocated parking for two cars by the front door. There are five steps up to the door and a path runs around to the patio at the front which has steps up to the sliding doors into the living space. A fence around the patio shields it from the road so you can relax in relative privacy or dine alfresco at the table and chairs provided. This Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the perfect place to take a luxurious, British Staycation at any time of the year with something for everyone in the family. The park is less than 200 yards away from the long shingle beach stretching from Aldeburgh to Thorpeness with the iconic Benjamin Britton Scallop Sculpture in the middle. Quaint and colourful buildings house unique, independent stores, art galleries, restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways. There is a stretch of Lakeland and Marshland if you’re more of a rambler and fantastic cycle routes to explore! You can even catch a show at Snape Maltings, which is the leading arts venue in Suffolk. Marsh View is also a convenient location for doing business in Ipswich being just 25 miles down the A12 or a 30 minute train ride from Saxmundham.