Dunes House, Southwold

Suffolk. Sleeps up to 8

Dunes House was built in 2020 with incredible flair and much thought given to luxurious modern living. It is located in arguably one of the best positions possible in the ever popular seaside town of Southwold. Nestled between the golden sandy dunes of Gun Hill Beach and Southwold’s stunning marshes, the house is just a five minute walk from the town centre and seconds from enjoying sunrises and sunsets on the magical seafront.

There are few seaside towns quite so quintessentially British as Southwold. It is little wonder that it is so popular. Pretty pastel painted beach huts line the promenade and the sandy beach is utterly superb. With an iconic pier, wonderful eateries, amusements, brewery rooms and fabulous boat trips, visitors return to Southwold time and time again.  

Dunes House offers an open plan design, combining luxury, comfort and easy living in equal measure. The house boasts fantastic, contemporary furnishings throughout and the very best of fittings. With four stunning bedrooms, it is perfect for eight very lucky guests. The rooms are mostly arranged over two main floors with snug and games room on the lower ground floor. There is plenty of parking space plus a useful electric charging point in front of this wooden clad wonder. As soon as you enter the main, very generous living space, you will know that you have booked the right property. This fabulous space oozes style and elegance in equal measure together with a gorgeous garden and marsh view from the wall of glass at the back. The room is drowned in natural light and the sliding doors bring the outside in. The bespoke, anthracite grey kitchen is superb with fabulous appliances including a dishwasher, washer dryer, fridge freezer, microwave, gas Rangemaster cooker, coffee machine and Grohe boiling water mixer tap. The antique zinc worktops are stunning against the anthracite grey tone. The chefs in your group will be seriously impressed with this immensely sociable space and can listen to the Roberts DAB portable radio while they cook. The dining area is stunning with gorgeous pendant lights overhead and the living area is fabulous with sumptuous sofas and an absolutely massive, 75 inch, wall-mounted smart television. There is also a bluetooth music speaker system for your enjoyment. The enormous sliding doors open to your raised terrace for alfresco dining. Also on the ground floor, you will discover one of the delightful double bedrooms with a beautifully dressed double bed and a huge picture window offering lovely views. Guests staying in this room have use of a shower room with a walk-in luxury shower.

From the entrance hall with its trendy coat and shoe stand, you can take a few steps down to the lower ground floor. Here, as well as discovering your children, you will find the fabulous snug/games room/sitting room. It is a wonderful space with a comfy corner sofa, a large wall mounted smart television, Playstation and a 6 ft table tennis and pool table. It is a brilliant space for youngsters and leads directly to the lower garden and patio area.

A very stylish floating staircase leads you from the entrance hall to the upper floor where you will find the remaining three bedrooms. The luxurious master enjoys a superb zip and link bed which can be set up as a super kingsize bed or plush twin beds. Like all of the beds, you will sleep well in luxury linens. The master boasts a gorgeous ensuite bathroom with a fabulous walk-in shower and spectacular sea and harbour views. The bedroom enjoys views over the marshland and also benefits from a smart television. The remaining two bedrooms both offer lavish kingsize beds. One enjoys an atmospheric double height vaulted ceiling and a double door Juliet balcony with views over the marshland. It also boasts an immaculate ensuite shower room. The other bedroom is beautifully finished, enjoys marshland views and has use of the family bathroom. Here you will find a gorgeous freestanding bath as well as a separate walk-in shower. This house is truly luxurious.

The outside space of Dunes House is beautifully kept. Guests enjoy the raised decked terrace with its large table and chairs and barbecue for alfresco dining. There is also a lower patio with deckchairs, great for your holiday reads or watching the children playing on the lawn.

Dunes House enjoys a fabulous Southwold location, just seconds from the beach and only five minutes from the town centre. You can easily walk from the house and leave your cars behind. Southwold Denes, a must for walkers, stretches from Gun Hill, just next to the house to the harbour’s mouth. It acts as vital sea defence for the town and is the home of skylarks and little terns and the habitat of sea holly, sea pea and bird’s foot trefoil. Properties here enjoy the most stunning sunsets over the marshes. It is so easy to pop to the beach with a chilled bottle of wine to watch the sun go down. Southwold offers a very relaxing holiday amongst beautiful scenery. The town enjoys a fabulous array of independent shops with a greengrocers and deli, atmospheric pubs, restaurants and cafes. It is a perfect location for nature lovers with an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the doorstep. Pretty, pastel painted beach huts sit proudly in front of the promenade. Southwold’s iconic pier has been refurbished and looks splendid. The promenade is lined with shops, eateries and amusements. Southwold lies between the pretty resort of Aldeburgh and the busy town of Lowestoft on the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Southwold is bounded by the North Sea to the East, by the River Blyth and Southwold Harbour to the South West and by Buss Creek to the North. There is only one road in and out of the town which adds to the magic of this lovely seaside town. Southwold is home to the famous Adnams Brewery with its brewing rooms set just behind the High Street, adjacent to the town’s iconic lighthouse. Adnams offer interesting brewery tours throughout the year and its tasty pints are enjoyed throughout the town. You can take a variety of boat trips including The Coastal Voyage. At high speed, the boat is put through formidable paces in a 30 minute tour where you will enjoy seeing marsh harriers, herons, gulls and possibly osprey.

There are some wonderful walks that you can take straight from Dunes House. You can explore the trackbed of the old Southwold Railway, crossing the River Blyth to Walberswick  and return on the little ferry. Over a thousand acres of heath and marshland around Walberswick are protected as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Walberswick boasts quaint tea rooms, restaurants, two pubs, an art gallery, village shops and some charming craft and gift shops. Fresh fish can be bought from the harbour huts and crabbing is very popular by the harbour. Walberswick used to host the annual British Open Crabbing Championship, raising funds for good causes.

Aldeburgh, just a little further along the coast, is utterly enchanting. It’s famous resident, Benjamin Britten, the founder of the June Aldeburgh Festival, is celebrated thoughout the town. Aldeburgh is very pretty with pastel coloured 19th century homes lining the promenade, a wonderful pebble beach and fisherman’s huts selling the local daily catch. There is a wonderful sculpture on the beach to celebrate Benjamin Britten.

If you are on holiday between July and Sepember, you may want to visit the Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach. It is quietly tucked away, offering tranquility and a true sense of being at one with nature. The heath is alive with colour during the summer months, a patchwork of pink and purple heather and coconut scented yellow gorse. It is a rare and precious habitat for dartford warblers, nightjars, woodlarks, adders and much more.