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Southwold Accommodation of the Month - Sleeps 4
 The Penthouse, Southwold - Sleeps 4 
This sophisticated penthouse apartment is an exceptional find. It has breathtaking panoramic views of the sea over Southwold’s South Green and Gun Hill from almost every room, and there’s a fabulous French-influenced interior mixing vintage and new contemporary pieces of furniture. This apartment will appeal to couples and small families who appreciate quality and luxury as well as those who simply love Southwold and the sea.
This first floor apartment has a large living area with tall floor to ceiling windows to take advantage of those panoramic sea and Southwold views, an original conservatory-style kitchen/dining room with further large windows and views, two bedrooms (1 double four poster, 1 twin), and a shower room, all in stylish French style.
With designers Vivienne Westwood and Ralph Lauren wallpapers, mini Ghost chairs and a Conran desk table, and breathtaking views of the Green and the sea - at any time of the year, this property is simply stunning!
For full details: www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk
 Large Southwold Accommodation of the Month - Sleeps 6
Sailors Rest, Southwold, Suffolk - Sleeps 6
This light and airy property is just a few minutes walk from Southwold’s delightful thriving pier and of course the famous sandy beach, lined with colourful beach huts.
The owners, an English family living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, chose this house as their English home, loving Southwold as the perfect seaside town.
The house is the ideal setting from which to enjoy beach front activities, favorite walks, biking round town, local pubs and the many pleasures of the town.
On the ground floor there’s a large open living/dining room with an open fire, a kitchen and a garden room. Upstairs are three bedrooms (1 king, 1 twin and 1 bunk bed room) and a bathroom.
There’s an enclosed garden to the rear with grass and mature shrubs and a patio with a table and chairs. A large beech tree at the bottom of the garden provides natural shade. There is a gate to the side of the house allowing access to the back patio and garden if you wish to bring bicycles and there is parking in front of the house for two cars and further free on-road parking on Pier Avenue.
For full details: www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk
A Breath of Fresh Air
  
Southwold architect and artist Juliet Blaxland, who lives on the cliffs at Easton Bavents, has just launched a bright and breezy new website selling high quality prints from her quirky seaside paintings and photomontages. Many of these images are understatedly hilarious in an old-fashioned sort of way, celebrating a collective British stoicism in the face of everything going slightly wrong. Swimmers are cold, picnics are wet, chips are stolen by seagulls, but still everyone claims to be "Having a wonderful time!". For a more reflective mood there are also some atmospheric, almost abstract, depictions of the empty beach at night and in winter. Commercially published postcards from the series are currently for sale at typical seaside postcard shops countrywide, including in Southwold. Ideal for jollying up spare rooms, holiday houses and coastal businesses, A3 signed prints from more than 60 of these refreshing pictures are available at the gloom-busting price of £15 each, from www.julietblaxland.co.uk.
  
The Southwold - Walberswick Ferry
A book by Dani Church and Ann Gander
Ferrywoman Dani Church is a familiar sight as she rows locals and tourists across the River Blyth, but few people realise that there is a fascinating history behind the service, going back to at least the 13th century. Now Dani, with the help of author-publisher Ann Gander, has put together a book telling all about the history of the ferry and of the ferrymen and women who have worked the route.
Read more about the story of the Southwold-Walberswick ferry.
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