Aldeburgh Area

For a self catering break in the heart of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty choose one of our Aldeburgh holiday homes, set mid-way between Southwold and Felixstowe. Once an important centre for fishing and shipbuilding, this charming seaside holiday town is today a fashionable self catering break destination, offering plenty for all ages at any time of year.

Our Aldeburgh cottages are perfect for those who like the finer things in life - Aldeburgh self catering holidays are great for enjoying contemporary galleries, chic boutiques and tasty eateries. But this is a place for home-made fun too – buy your dinner freshly-caught by a local fisherman and cook up a tasty treat in your quality Aldeburgh holiday cottage!

The surrounding Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is perfect for a coastal walking and cycling holiday, and a great place to visit if you enjoy wildlife and birdwatching breaks – the RSPB reserve at Minsmere, a few miles north of Aldeburgh, is said to be the best place in Britain to see Bitterns.

History and culture fans are well catered for here too – our  self-catering cottages in Aldeburgh are a short distance from the ancient Moot Hall which has been used for council meetings for over 400 years, and are perfect if you wish to attend the famous Aldeburgh Festival - founded in 1948 by composer Benjamin Britten. The Festival actually takes place each summer just outside Aldeburgh in the small village of Snape – described by former resident Britten as “just heaven” – where the beautifully restored Maltings Concert Hall is picturesquely situated near our self catering holiday homes on the River Alde.

North of Aldeburgh our Thorpeness holiday lets can be found. Originally a small fishing hamlet and a route for smugglers into East Anglia, Thorpeness was developed as a private resort by Scotsman Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie in 1910, complete with quirky mock Tudor architecture and a country club, golf club and boating lake – this truly is a delightful location for a seaside holiday on the Suffolk coast!

Nearby is the North Warren RSPB reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest where visitors can explore a mixture of heathland, reed bed and coastal grazing marshes – a fantastic location for a wildlife self-catering retreat!

This tranquil part of the county is smattered with quaint little villages where our holiday homes are set in the quintessential Suffolk countryside. Our self catering cottages in Friston, a few miles inland from Aldeburgh, are near its  delightful picturesque central green, which is overlooked by a historic church that shares the skyline with a restored post mill - the tallest in England! And to the south-west of Aldeburgh, our holiday homes in Iken – reputed to be the base of Boudicca –  enjoy a commanding position overlooking the beautiful estuary of the River Alde.

Just a few miles from Suffolk’s major road and rail network, Aldeburgh and the surrounding area is easy to reach for a relaxing Suffolk short break on the coast, while the laid-back lifestyle and breathtaking coastal scenery make this the perfect setting for a longer self catering break in Aldeburgh.