Holiday Cottages in Suffolk with a Swimming Pool

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alison - Verified booking

  Just had a fabulous week in Bungalow 14!

  The bungalow was perfect for my elderly parents, and having 3 bedrooms meant our daughter could also spend a few days with us and her grandparents too. The bungalow was spotlessly clean and so warm and cosy. There was everything we could possibly need there (oh apart from a corkscrew, but the local pub saved the day and lent us one till we could pick one up!) And the sea views………we really couldn’t be closer to the sea! The staff around site were all lovely and friendly. The swimming pool looks fantastic although we never got around to using it. Fantastic breakfast in Coast bar before leaving, and enjoyed a couple of eves in the bar during the week. Perfectly situated for local supermarkets if self catering. The bus stopped outside the site heading both up towards Great Yarmouth and beyond and down to Lowestoft, and was frequent and ran late into the evening. We enjoyed a lovely evening at the small retro cinema in Lowestoft, and a meal out at the White Horse pub across the road. We’ve visited some beautiful towns, and managed a couple of really lovely walks at Beccles, and a stunning walk from Southwold and around Walberswick, over the marshes and along the beach. The hosts were excellent with communication and sent a very comprehensive guide to the bungalow and the area before we arrived. We would love to return again another time, there’s so much more of the area to explore, I’m sure we will be back again. The Harrison family

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• J Appleton - Verified booking

  Gothic House Cottage is a beautiful, private, extremely well equipped Cottage that includes a very high standard of fixtures and furnishings in a lovely small town, the photographs are all true to life but do not really do the property the justice it deserves. It is really very spacious inside and out with beautifully presented gardens and views, the owners who live in the adjacent property are an absolute delight, very friendly and helpful whilst maintaining their distance. The bells from the Church opposite the Cottage do chime on the hour and every quarter but they did not disturb us at all, it was actually really quite nice to hear them. There are a few shops in the town and a couple of really nice pubs to go to (The Globe in particular is well worth a visit although they do not provide food), there is also a very well stocked Co-op for essentials. The only downside we could find is that the property does not have a private driveway, however, there is on street parking outside the cottage and we did not experience any issues in obtaining a space at any time. Clare is also well located to visit other cities and places of interest around Cambridge, should we find ourselves in Clare again we would not hesitate to stay at this cottage. It was delightful one morning to get up, wander down into the lounge, open the lovely oak glass doors and watch a wild deer wandering freely around the garden - absolutely beautiful!

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• Louise - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at the house.

  I feel one point of the description of the house is completely misleading though - “freshen up in the sleek shower room before heading downstairs to the well equipped kitchen”. The shower room (which I would say is clean and functional but not exactly sleek) is downstairs, next to the kitchen. I feel this should be clear on the description, not implied that it is somewhere it clearly isn’t!! Not everyone would choose somewhere with the toilet on a different floor to the bedrooms, and maybe this is why the description has been done as it is. But it is wrong to do so. We couldn’t find a tin opener but other than that it was great. Yes I would stay again. The bed was comfy, the view from the main bedroom afforded a pleasant sea view between other properties on the site. The balcony is small but just wide enough to sit out on for the morning sunshine. Access to the “beach” is off the site, a five minute walk (once you have gained access to the code to the shortcut gate) , down a lot of steep steps. This leads to a path which goes in both directions. From there you have to walk a fair way before you can access the beach without climbing through the railings onto the rocks. We drove to Lowestoft for better beach access for my elderly dog.

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• Maureen - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Hillcrest, stayed with a couple of friends and there was plenty of room space, comfortable and nice and warm, as the weather turned cold later in our week.

  The kitchen was really well appointed apart from lack of food cupboard space, just a small empty cupboard for bread, cereals and snacks would be useful. We also found the windows on the ground floor impossible to open, it was really warm on our first day and had to open the front door to get some air through. We had forgotten our board games so was pleased to read that games were in the sideboard, but again couldn’t open the cupboard. As mentioned by previous visitors, the bathroom of the double bedroom would really benefit from having a proper shower, but these are really only minor points and wouldn’t stop us from booking again. We all felt at home very quickly. We used the games room a couple of times, excellent facilities, didn’t use the pool as it was booked the times we would have used but again it looked excellent, didn’t realise we needed the key with the fob attached (probably our fault but didn’t read this in the information guide). We did have a lovely week and thank you for a great stay at Hillcrest.

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• E Pickersgill - Verified booking

  An enjoyable holiday in a delightful cottage. We were really pleased with our stay at Gothic Cottage in Clare, Suffolk. The cottage was well equipped and there was sufficient crockery to make use of the dishwasher. The beds were comfy and the bedding really soft and smooth. The showers were easy to use. The out look over the garden was delightful. We used the swimming pool but not the tennis court as the weather meant the grass court might be too slippy for 70+ year olds. We found Clare an ideal spot. We managed different days out without travelling more than twenty miles. Suffolk is a pretty county with lots of historical interest and roads that were quiet and not too busy. There were plenty of local walks around the village. The local Coop and butchers were sufficient for our food needs and almost on the doorstop. Even the chiming church clock was fairly quiet! Our hosts were friendly and helpful. We are more than happy to recommend a holiday here.

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