Evergreen Escape, Southwold

Suffolk. Sleeps up to 10

With views over Southwold Common and the fresh Suffolk coastal air blowing in through the windows, Evergreen Escape provides a light, spacious beach retreat for up to ten guests. With comfortable bedrooms and several spots to come together and socialise this delightful, restored townhouse is a great base to explore the British seaside at its best.

On the ground floor there are plenty of spaces, suited to all ages and groups.  A colourful lounge with bright modern sofas and a roaring fireplace offers a chance to catch up with a bottle of wine in comfort and style, whilst an additional drawing room with L-shaped sofa is a perfect space to curl up with a book.  Meanwhile, a PlayStation 4 in the games room will keep a competitive spirit alive for younger members of the family.  

A light and airy kitchen benefits from Apex windows pouring light down to the large kitchen island and Aga Range cooker where you can cook up a feast served on the ten-seater dining table.  A dishwasher, washing machine and dryer make everything easy, whilst bed linen and towels are provided in the sleeping accommodation.

The large, airy bedrooms consist of two super-king rooms and two king-size rooms, three of which have en-suite, and the other shares a family bathroom with a further twin room.  A handy shower room on the ground floor makes it easy to clean off sandy feet from the beach.  Decorated in neutral tones the bedrooms feel light and modern, whilst the bathrooms benefit from large walk-in showers or a fantastic free-standing bath.

An additional conservatory downstairs leads to the pretty courtyard garden with plant-filled arches and a large garden dining area where you can enjoy an alfresco meal at the barbecue to fully take advantage of the fresh coastal air.

With private parking, secure bike storage and even complimentary entry for two at the local golf club, guests of Evergreen Escape are perfectly placed to get out and enjoy the pretty seaside town of Southwold and the surrounding bike routes and plentiful historic sites to explore.

A small seaside village on the Suffolk Coast, Southwold combines a sandy shingle coastline with a bustling market town with much to see and do.   Clamber to the top of the town’s working lighthouse, operating since 1887, this remarkable landmark is a great place to survey the coastline from its inland location.

The calling card of many a British seaside town is the pier, and Southwold doesn’t disappoint.  Southwold pier has many crafty shops and a wall of crazy mirrors to keep the kids entertained.  An eccentric Under the Pier show offers an array of weird and wonderful coin-operated interactive machines which is well worth a visit and why not finish it off with some chunky fish finger sandwiches at The Boardwalk on the pier or for the best local fish and chips head to Sole Bay’s Fish Company.

Follow the pastel-painted beach huts to the shingle and sand of Southwold Beach, a great spot for pebble-skimming, splashing in the water and taking in the vintage charm of the local beach.  For further coastline exploring why not take a drive to Aldeburgh Beach, one of the most popular on the Suffolk coast, with a host of quirky historic buildings from a Martello Tower, a converted windmill and a Norman church lining the coast.  A history of art and culture is connected with Aldeburgh with Caroline Wiseman’s gallery located right on the beach.

Under an hour’s drive away is Framlington Castle a magnificent 12th century fortress with a fascinating history.  Embark on the 10.5m high Wall Walk that has stood for over 800 years looking down on spectacular views of Framlingham mere.  There is also a workhouse and exhibition to explore, detailing the former residents of the Castle including Mary Tudor, who was proclaimed Queen in 1553 at the Castle itself.

More historic findings can be discovered at Suffolk’s awe-inspiring Anglo Saxon burial site at Sutton Hoo, the subject of Netflix film “The Dig.”  Alongside the site itself you can look out from the 17-metre-high viewing tower, take a stroll through the charming woodland or pay a visit to the High Hall exhibition featuring replicas and original objects found at the site.