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6 Guests
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3 Bedrooms
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3 Bathrooms
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Pets No
Features
- Off road parking
- Ground floor bedroom
- Cot available
- Highchair available
- Pub/shop < 1 mile
- Seaside
- Broadband / WiFi
Reviews & Ratings
17 Customer Reviews
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"This was our first time in Crabapple Cottage and what a lovely property where we spent 10 days."
The house is spacious. The ground floor has a good sized bedroom with access to the main bathroom. Opposite there is a separate toilet and a utility room. There is a well equipped open plan kitchen and comfortable living area, leading to garden. Upstairs are two further stylish bedrooms both en-suite , one twin and the master with views looking across to the sea. All in all a great time was had by all. We will be back!
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"This was a great holiday cottage and ideal for 3 generations."
The 2 yr old loved the secure garden space and so lovely to have parking too. The cottage is a real home from home and so spacious & comfortable. An easy walk to all amenities - beach, shops, pier, pubs & chippy. A holiday home I’d definitely recommend and hope to return to.
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"Great location."
Clean and modern. Perfect size for us. Well equipped with lots of cooking utensils. We would have appreciated a coffee cafetière. Perhaps there could be one for next year (we’ve already booked 2025 stay). It really is a super house. We all enjoyed our stay..
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"This is the nicest place we have stayed over our many years of coming to Southwold!"
It had everything we needed, and was spotlessly clean. It was so lovely to have three ensuite bathrooms as well.
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"Cannot do better than say that it’s our fifth time here and we have already booked for 2025."
Perfect for a family holiday.
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"A lack of instructions for tv, microwave, heating."
We didn’t use gas hob as horrified at having to light it with ‘wand’ as in my grandmother’s house. The water softening process left scum in any hot drinks so we reverted to cold drinks. The tv aerial and cables to three attachments were reconfigured to allow access to BBC channels after three visits by various ‘staff’. This took four days. We stripped the bed when we left and wished we hadn’t as the mattress was stained and bobbled. We’re not sure whether the owners are reluctant to correct issues/spend money or this standard is considered acceptable by Sykes and Best of Suffolk.
We are sorry that you struggled with the TV, Microwave and Heating. We do have an Appliances file in the property, which has all necessary instructions to use these. This is kept in the Utility Room. The gas hob is a regular hob, that has auto ignition – so you do not need to use a wand to light this. The water softener is separate from the drinking water. Unfortunately, Suffolk is a hard water area and sometimes this can lead to a few marks – which is outside of our control. We do regularly descale the kettle. We appreciate that the TV did go wrong (the first time in several years of holiday letting) and thank you for your patience in this matter that has now been resolved. Regarding the bed, we will investigate further. However, we do check all bedding on a regular basis to make sure that it is up to our high standard. We are always willing to fix issues (as demonstrated by getting the TV fixed as quickly as possible during your stay) and wish for guests to have a fantastic stay - as you can see is usually the case from the other 5* feedback left. Property Owner
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"Crabapple Cottage gave us the wonderful break that we needed."
Its close proximity to the pier, sea and high street meant that we were able to walk everywhere that we needed too. The house its self is probably one of the best equipped that we have stayed in. Everything we needed had been thought about. Beautifully decorated throughout. Super comfy beds, decent sized towels, all clean and tidy, meant that we didn’t really have to worry about anything.
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"Crabapple Cottage is a lovely house, warm and comfortable, well presented and with everything provided that you could possibly want, and in sufficient quantities."
Its also in a very convenient position for the Pier/Beach and shops at Southwold. We had trouble getting in once and the speed of local response was excellent over a B/H weeklend. I think the deadlock button partially drops down inadvertently, preventing operation of the Yale lock. Leaving the inside key out of the patio door lock does enable access from the rear as a contingency. There are a couple of minor issues for the maintenance team: The Oven bulb has gone The under basin cabinet handle in the shower room of the master bedroom pulls away on the LHS and needs a more effective screw Ian & Lone
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"Lovely property in a great location."
The owners really have tried to cater to all your needs. Personally I would like a dressing table with a mirror to sit and dry and style my hair. Also felt the size of the living area would benefit from a larger tv. That said, didn't detract from our stay. Would definitely return and wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Thank you for a great stay.
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"Great place, it’s our 3rd stay here and we always love it."
(an extra set of door keys would be useful)
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"We enjoyed our stay."
It's a lovely warm house, close to Southwold town centre and the beach.
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"Lovely cottage with home from home facilities."
Very well stocked with everything you might need and located perfectly for beach and town centre. You would be very sad to find anything wrong with this place!
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"Beautiful house,so near the town and beach Thank you"
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"This is the second time we have visited Crabtree Cottage, last time in 2018 October."
Loved the cottage, very comfortable, everythiing we needed, Love Southwold and the weather was sunny all weekend, it is expensive but would recommend it to anyone. Pauline & Andrew, Trevor & Sally + Yvonne.
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"3rd stay clean lovely cottage could do with a better tin opener sorry to nigle excellent"
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"A delightful place to stay for a special birthday weekend."
Well-equipped cottage very clean and beautifully presented. Would definitely recommend.
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"Lovely property second time here with friends."
The house is so relaxing and space has been thought out so well. Lovely to have our own bathrooms. We are old school friends and have been many places for breaks together, but crabapple has spoilt us and hard to find anything so good. So easy positioned for all facilities in Southwold.
This property is part of the Best of Suffolk collection.
Best of Suffolk is an award-winning, local holiday cottage lettings agency, bringing the experience of a boutique hotel to self-catering cottages in Suffolk.
Summary
- Three bedrooms: 1 x ground-floor king-size with en-suite with bath, shower over, basin and WC, 1 x king-size with en-suite with walk-in shower, basin and WC, 1 x twin with en-suite with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC
- Open-plan living space with kitchen, dining area and sitting area
- Utility
- Cloakroom with basin and WC
- Playroom with TV
- Gas central heating and underfloor heating
- Electric oven, grill and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher
- 2 x flat-screen TVs, WiFi
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- A travel cot and highchair are available on request at time of booking
- Off-road parking for 1 car
- Front and rear gardens, terrace, patio furniture
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop 0.7 miles, pub 0.3 miles
- Note: Sorry, no unaccompanied teenagers
- Note: This property cannot accept Sunday arrivals
The property
In the heart of the beautiful seaside town of Southwold in Suffolk, Crabapple Cottage offers stylish and well-presented accommodation, ideal for family holidays.
Inside, the property is contemporary in style and guests are welcomed into a really inviting space in the form of a light and airy open-plan living area which has extensive seating, a separate, elegant dining area and a fully fitted kitchen which has everything needed for even the most experienced of cooks.
The upstairs playroom offers a fantastic alternative space with seating, a flat-screen TV and a feature porthole window offering stunning coastal views.
At bedtime, there are three impressive bedrooms with the master bedroom enjoying particularly captivating sea views.
All the bedrooms come with en-suite facilities, so there is no need to queue for the bathroom in the morning!
Literally just a few seconds from the sandy beach of Southwold, the town has plenty to offer with some great shops and amenities as well as its iconic brightly coloured beach huts, a pier and the famous Adnams Brewery.
A little further along the coast lie attractive towns such as Thorpeness, Aldeburgh and Walberswick.
Jump in the car for attractions such as Halesworth Museum, Framlingham Castle, Somerleyton Hall, Africa Alive Zoological Reserve and Bewilderwood.
Stylish and contemporary, Crabapple Cottage offers a relaxing and enjoyable family holiday destination.
Note: This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £200.
About the location
SOUTHWOLD
Lowestoft 13.4 miles; Ipswich 35.1 miles
Southwold is a seaside town situated along the East Suffolk coast within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and resting between Lowestoft and Ipswich. Southwold is known as the home of Adnams Brewery which was established in the town in 1872 and it also has its own lighthouse, a museum and a picturesque pier which has a selection of colourful beach huts and which plays host to the regular Southwold Model Yacht regatta. The town boasts a number of excellent restaurants and eateries with a particular nod to its seaside location so there is always plenty of seafood and fish on the menu. Southwold has some fantastic independent shops, boutiques, galleries and pubs which are great for a browse and to stock up on essentials for your holiday. Just outside Southwold there are a number of great attractions for the whole family including Africa Alive Zoological Reserve, RSPB Minsmere and Dunwich Museum as well as scenic towns such as Aldeburgh, Thorpeness, Leiston and Lowestoft to visit.
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Note: If you wish a travel cot and highchair to be available please request at time of booking.
Note: Sorry, no unaccompanied teenagers.
Note: This property cannot accept Sunday arrivals
This property offers the following short breaks:
- Winter
- Off-season
- Last minute