“The cottage is very quaint, quirky & charming with a beautiful garden.”
However, there are several safety hazards which you should be aware of. First of all it’s on the main A12 from Ipswich & the noise is immense, if you try & have a conversation in the garden, it’s impossible. It’s also very hazardous trying to get out on to the main road. The metal spiral staircase is scary, we are very agile people, but if you weren’t, had small kids or in our case a small dog, don’t risk it. We’d blocked it off from our dog, but there is a large gap at the top right & he got through it, how he didn't break his neck we will never know. The low beam doorways were ok for me but my poor husband cracked his head so many times, took skin off & made it bleed. In the end his head was such a mess we had to got to the pharmacy & get cream & dressings. The doorway to the kitchen is only 5’8” high & very, very deep, so you think you are through it & you're not. The decor is beautifully done but the basement bedrooms feel damp & smell fusty, the dehumidifier collected a full tank of water every day. We had a maintenance man come out as neither of the extractor fans work in either downstairs bathrooms, but he couldn’t fix them & stated they need replacing. We ended up sleeping in the top bedroom, which was dry & safer for our dog & us. Outside the decking has long seen better days, the struts underneath are rotten, so the decking bounces up & down & makes the screws come loose. Again the maintenance man tried to fix it, but stated that it needs replacing. It’s such a shame as it’s a lovely & interesting building, but the safety hazards outweigh the fun of staying there.
