The Suffolk Cottage Collection
The Pump House in Orford
Laura Scamponi enjoys a stress-free weekend at The Pump House in Orford
Organising a long weekend away in a village not 20 miles from where you live might not be everyone’s idea of a ‘proper’ break, but we had long been promising ourselves a few days in Orford and with a three-night stay at the Pump House available there was no excuse to put it off any longer.
10 The Whinlands - A Wonderful Weekend in Thorpeness
We drove north along the coast road from Aldeburgh, the children quiet at last, faces peering out of the side window, scanning the horizon for ships. This was their first visit to Thorpeness and the excitement was palpable.
Edwardian elegance in the heart of Aldeburgh
Centrally yet privately positioned in the cultural seaside town of Aldeburgh, Elmbank is an exceptional holiday rental property in every respect, as Laura Scamponi discovered.
Turning the pages in Aldeburgh's Old Library
Not the usual converted fisherman's cottage but still practically on the beach at Aldeburgh, The Old Library is a tastefully modernised property providing really comfortable and ample accommodation for two.
A snug, cosy and romantic rural retreat close to Snape Maltings
Tucked away down a myriad of country lanes, 1 Tudor Cottages appeared to be just what the doctor ordered after a hectic time in the metropolis. A bijou property with a small front seating area and a secluded patio at the back and the cosiest of sitting rooms - the whole weekend could be spent curled up with a book in front of the wood burning stove - and guess what?
State-of-the-art luxury in Orford
Chantry Barns is a luxury development of four self catering holiday apartments in attractive private gardens in a stunning position with views across to the historic Orford Castle in one direction, and the River Ore and Orford Ness in the other.
Sixties Chic on the Suffolk Coast
An incredibly fertile period for British designers generally, 1960s' architecture transformed the middle class home from the conventional to the vibrant, its strict, almost dogmatic crusade for form and function, an overhang of the modernist movement of the 1920s and 1930s.
A Seaside Stay at Sandy Lodge, Thorpeness
Stunningly situated right on edge of the beach at Thorpeness, with its magnificient views of the sea in one direction and The Meare in the other, Sandy Lodge was originally built as the Tea Rooms for Thorpeness.