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Smugglers Cottage

Southwold, Suffolk
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Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 1
Change Fri
No Dogs
3 star
Towels included
Internet access
Open fire / wood burner
Enclosed garden / patio
Downstairs bedroom
Decorated for Christmas
Downstairs bathroom
Shop nearby
Pub nearby
Beach within easy reach
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At a glance

  • Renovated fisherman’s cottage off Southwold High Street, filled with charm and original features
  • Open-plan living space includes a cosy lounge area with a beamed ceiling and oak flooring
  • Rear patio with garden furniture and BBQ – perfect for outdoor summer dining
Property code: OC-HSMUGG

Located in the centre of Southwold, with its beautiful sandy beach and iconic lighthouse, Smugglers was originally a fisherman's cottage and has been extended to provide a spacious holiday cottage by the sea. Situated close to Southwold's charming high street, the cottage is ideally placed to explore this delightful town on foot. Smugglers Cottage features three bedrooms including a double bedroom on the ground floor and double and twin upstairs. There is a contemporary family bathroom with separate wet room and shower on the ground floor and a cloakroom with WC on the first floor.

The living area is a cosy room with polished oak floor, comfy sofas and a large double glazed door multi fuel burner. The fitted kitchen also has a polished oak floor and lovely dining area looking out the French doors to the pretty paved garden. There is some garden furniture in the shed and a BBQ and BBQ utensils are also provided.

The ground floor bedroom has a double bed, hanging space and storage and the main family bathroom (off the kitchen downstairs) features bath, WC, hand basin, tiled walls and flooring and a separate shower room.

The cottage-style staircase leads up to a large double bedroom and a twin bedroom, both with a sink and wardrobe space. There is also a separate WC upstairs.

Accommodation

Living area with two two-seater sofa, two armchairs, large double glazed door multi fuel burner.
BT Broadband, TV with Freeview, DVD player, radio, CD player, books.

Kitchen
Dining table with six chairs.
Electric cooker, gas hob, microwave, fridge/freezer.
Washing machine.

Bathroom
Ground floor: shower room, bath, WC and hand basin.
Upstairs: WC and hand basin.

Bedrooms:
One double on ground floor, one double, one twin, each with hand basin on first floor.

Outside:
Enclosed garden
Garden furniture
Barbeque.

The area:

Southwold's charming high street offers many fine places to eat and boutiques/gift shops to browse, while a short walk to the sandy beach and iconic pier or further along to the atmospheric harbour will help blow any cobwebs away! Relax with a pint of Adnams in the Lord Nelson pub on your return, which is just round the corner from the holiday cottage.

Notes:

Bed linen, towels and all energy costs are included. The holiday cottage is centrally heated.

Unlimited fast BT Broadband wifi is available which also includes free access to the BT Sports Channel to lap tops, smart phones, tablets and similar devices.

There is no parking, but you can unload outside the front door and then park in one of the town's free car parks close by.

  • 3 bedrooms – 2 doubles, 1 twin
  • 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower, bath with handheld shower attachment and WC, plus 1 additional WC
  • Electric oven, gas hob, fridge/freezer, microwave, washing machine
  • TV with Freeview, BT Sports, DVD, CD, radio
  • Enclosed patio garden with outdoor table and chairs, and BBQ
  • Parking in (free) public car parks; guests can unload at the front door
  • Shop, pub and beach 200 metres
  • Low, sloping ceilings on the first floor
  • This property will be decorated for Christmas
  • Arrival: 16:00 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00
  • Sorry, no dogs allowed

Heidi Brackenbury

This property is personally managed by Heidi.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 15 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Cynthia 3rd April 2025

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Thoroughly recommend Smuggler's Cottage, Been several times. Excellent location, house very accessible, lovely coal fire.

Reviewed by Nick 17th March 2025

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A very comfortable cottage in a perfect location on a quiet side street in the centre of Southwold. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend or use again.

Reviewed by Margaret 7th September 2024

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This cottage is well equipped, clean and full Of character. It is also in a great location. We had clear instructions for finding the cottage and entry.0

Reviewed by Alex 2nd September 2024

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Smugglers Cottage is the perfect place if you're planning a visit to Southwold! Clean, comfy and spacious it was perfect for us (a group of 3 couples). The location couldn't be better, just off the main Highstreet and minuets walk from all the shops, the beech and most importantly the lord nelson!

Reviewed by Claire 24th August 2024

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Run down property in a good central location.

Reviewed by Stefan 18th August 2024

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Excellent location, a pretty cottage.

Reviewed by Chris 11th August 2024

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The boiler failed on Monday evening. Suffolk Secrets got on the case, but it wasn't until late Thursday afternoon that it was restored. Information with us during this period was generally good.

Reviewed by Helen 20th July 2024

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A great cottage, close to the prom and the shops. Very close to Adnams. The cottage had everything you need. The stairs are very steep and the bath and shower are both in the same room downstairs, there is a loo upstairs and a basin in each room upstairs. The garden was blooming with hollyhocks and roses and we watched a baby seagull grow.

Reviewed by Diana 8th July 2024

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We found Smugglers Cottage to be an excellent place to stay in Southwold. It was clean and well furnished. Although we didn't use many of the available facilities (we were only two people in a three bedroom property) we enjoyed the space. I booked it partly because it had a downstairs double bedroom and I know that all these cottages have very steeRead morep stairs. I had thought we would use the downstairs bedroom but there was little storage in it and my husband wanted to use the upstairs double. The stairs (eight of them) are very steep and twisting but the hand rails are excellent and so long as you don't want to rush up and down they are okay. There is an upstairs toilet and hand basin in a very small space but well designed. The outside courtyard was very attractive during June/July but we didn't sit out in it due to the weather. Fortunately we didn't need the wood burner! The bathroom downstairs was very efficient and there is a separate shower as well... However the mixer tap on the bath appeared to be missing a small part to change between the two and you had to push it with a finger - not ideal. The cottage is very well situated and so convenient for shops and seafront. During June/July we did not find parking nearby a problem. Hide

Reviewed by Cynthia 6th November 2023

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We have been to Smugglers Cottage 4 times. Love it, perfect position - and a coal fire.

Reviewed by Margaret 12th September 2023

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Reviewed by Nina 4th September 2023

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Reviewed by Clare 30th August 2023

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Reviewed by Jennifer 12th August 2023

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Reviewed by Peter 13th July 2023

Guest rating 4.6 starsGuest rating 4.6 starsGuest rating 4.6 starsGuest rating 4.6 starsGuest rating 4.6 stars

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Location

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