Saxmundham 3.6 miles. Settled into the quaint countryside village of Friston, near Saxmundham, Suffolk, Shoemakers Cottage is an ideal holiday base for a family looking to explore the coast and countryside of Suffolk. Be welcomed into a beautiful cottage, where a woodburning stove is settled into a traditional bare brick fireplace and warms the sitting room as you relax and plan the day ahead of you. The kitchen/diner creates a space for you to rustle up a storm, enjoying your meal at the dining table. Shoemakers Cottage houses two bedrooms, a double with an en-suite and an ornamental fireplace and a second bedroom with twin beds, and there is a ground-floor shower room for your refreshment. A beautiful garden accompanies this cottage, with a lawn to the front of the property boasting floral boarders, and a rear garden with a decked sun terrace, extensive lawn and mature trees, so dining alfresco is a must. Friston is a rural village with its own pub, The Friston Chequers, historic church and access to countryside walks. Within a short distance you can reach the town of Saxmundham, where there is a greater variety of eateries and convenience stores so you can stock up on essentials, as well as a local museum and countryside park. Also within easy reach of the property is the coast of Suffolk, so why not head over to the fantastic town of Aldeburgh and browse the local independent shops along the fashionable high street before enjoying walks at the pebble beach, Snape path and Haven Nature Reserve. Explore the wonders of Suffolk with a stay at Shoemakers Cottage.

The quiet Suffolk village of Friston is ideally placed to explore the beautiful Suffolk heritage coastline, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, including several nature reserves. Friston is also great for the attractive popular coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold, with an excellent choice of pubs, restaurants, independent shops, galleries and tea rooms. Two miles from Friston is the well-known Snape Maltings Concert Hall, offering world class concerts and musical events throughout the year, and home of the annual Aldeburgh Festival held in June. The Maltings also has interesting shops and galleries as well as an rspb nature reserve with lovely riverside walks and river boat trips along the estuary. Family fun can be found at nearby Leiston Long Shop Museum with 200 years of local history, or with the animals at Easton Park Farm or Africa Alive, while history is on display at Framlingham and Orford castles or the Anglo-Saxon site of Sutton Hoo.

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