In the heart of Yoxford, famous for its attractive Georgian architecture, Ratty's Retreat is a traditional Suffolk cottage thoughtfully refurbished to provide spacious holiday accommodation for 3 or 4 (including a baby). Comfortable sitting room, large and well equipped kitchen and conservatory dining room leading to the sunny terraced garden - a great location from which to explore the Suffolk coast

Described as 'The Garden of Suffolk' by nature-writer Clement Scott, Yoxford is surrounded by some fine parks and gardens including Sibton Park, Hyde Park, Rookery Park and Cockfield Hall. The garden feel continues with Mulberry Garden, opposite the church,the village garden. In its heyday Yoxford was a stopping point for carriages on their way north. Today it is a far more sleepy village yet still retaining the requisites for holidaymakers including two food shops, a couple of pubs and a quality fish and chip shop.

Within a couple of miles of Peasenhall with its fine butchers and deli you can be assured that you are in for a feast of local produce.

The pretty village of Westleton is close by as is the lost city of Dunwich, now a tiny village (with fantastic museum) and a shingle beach. Both Southwold and Aldeburgh are within a 20 minute drive.

Nearest pub with food The Griffin, Yoxford

For lots of information on the area please look at our own online guide Visit Southwold or Visit Dunwich

Property description

• Ground Floor

• The front door opens from the cottage garden into the sitting room where there is a sofa and two easy chairs, electric stove, occasional tables and lamps, cupboard with games and DVDs, TV/DVD player

• The newly fitted kitchen is fully fitted and very well equipped and includes dishwasher, washing machine, fridge and separate freezer, microwave, gas hob, electric oven, radio and plenty of storage cupboards

• A stable door leads to a sunny conservatory with dining table and 4 chairs, ceiling fan, armchair and door to garden

• A door from the sitting rooms leads up a cottage staircase with hand rail (quite steep) to the first floor

• Landing with cupboard with hanging space

• Bedroom 1: Double bed, bedside table and lamp, dressing table and large wardrobe

• Bedroom 2: Single bed, bedside table and drawer unit. Lovely views over the trees and fields beyond

• Newly refurbished bathroom with bath and overhead shower, washbasin and w.c., towel rail

• Landing cupboard with hanging space

• Outside

• There is a small fenced rear garden with table and chairs and cottage planting

• Off road parking for one car

• Services

• Central heating, bed linen are included (please bring your own towels)

• In consideration of other visitors, holidaymakers are asked not to smoke in the cottage