Hawthorns Cottage Details
The cottage can be booked either by the week (our start day is a Friday), long weekend (Friday to Monday) or a short mid-week break (Monday to Friday). If this doesn't suit you, then please ask as there can be some flexibility out of peak season. If you are a couple looking for a quiet romantic retreat, then do ask us about our 'couples' rate available in low season.
Layout
The ground floor has one bedroom with a zip and link bed (which can be made up as two single beds or one super-king bed), 1 room with 1 single bed and a double bed and finally a dual-aspect corner room with a kingsize bed. One of the bathrooms has a bath with hand-held shower and the other bathroom has a walk-in shower. The largest room in the house is the open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting room which has large windows and french doors on 3 sides, making it a wonderful light living space with extensive views over the garden, fields, and the coast. French doors open off this room onto the verandah and garden which provides a sunny seating spot and acts like an additional room in the summer months.
Kitchen & living rooms
The kitchen area is extremely well equipped for guests to cater for themselves and has a variety of cooking utensils and large selection of pots and pans. There is a full sized fridge/freezer, Miele washing machine, dishwasher, electric AEG oven, induction hob and microwave. The dining space has a large oak table and chairs seating 8 people comfortably. Completing this room is a sitting area, with 3 sofas, arm-chair and a large Smart TV with freeview and DVD player. A selection of DVDs are in the cottage as are suggestions of things to do in the area and local information.
The cottage has stripped pine floors throughout apart from the 2 downstairs bathrooms which are tiled. Oil fired central heating ensures that the cottage is cosy in the wintertime and the combi-boiler gives instant hot water.
Upstairs
Stairs from the hall lead up to a large galleried sitting room and with skylights and large french doors facing inland. The room is extremely bright and provides a quiet retreat from the open plan living area downstairs. It also has a TV and DVD player and large comfortable leather sofas and chairs. Also on this first floor is the master bedroom, with king-size bed and en-suite bathroom with shower. The master bedroom also has french doors that open inwards looking towards the coast, so on warm nights, you can go to sleep with the sound of the birds on the saltings and the distant roar of the sea.
Beds are comfortable and we only use 100% white Egyptian cotton bedding. One large thick white bath towel is provided per person so you will only need to bring beach towels if you are visiting in the summer and plan on bathing on the saltings.
For those of you who are bringing young children, we have a high-chair and travel cot if you would like to use them. There is a stair gate at the bottom of the stairs to stop dogs or children from climbing up the stairs and a stair gate at the top of the stairs to keep young ones safe. Infants under the age of two are allowed in addition to 9 other guests. Bed linen for the travel cot is not supplied so please remember to bring your own.
Garden
The large private garden is great for children (and adults!) playing and has a large teak table on the patio for outside dining as well as a verandah where you can have drinks whilst watching the sun go down. If you are bringing a dog, the garden is fenced and should be dog-proof so you don't need to worry about them escaping once the gate is closed.