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December in #Southwold

Posted on December 30, 2014 by nickwood

December in #Southwold has been a mixture of winter high winds, calm seas, and freezing and very mild weather. Take your pick, but that’s what makes winter interesting in Suffolk; there’s no guessing really what is coming next. The month started with a Christmas Fayre at the “Cathedral of the Marshes”, Blythburgh Church, where next[…]

Posted in 2014, beach huts, Cory Museum, flowers, high tide, lifeboat, Southwold, winter
alstromeria

Nearly December, but late colour in the garden still

Posted on November 24, 2013March 9, 2016 by nickwood

It may be almost December, but there is still an amazing amount of garden colour in the Southwold area – probably because we haven’t had heavy frosts yet, and as always, it’s remarkably dry. All of these photo were taken in our Reydon garden, and at Mandalay, there are nasturtiums and lavatera still managing to[…]

Posted in 2013, flowers, Out of season, Southwold

Uggeshall Country teas

Posted on August 5, 2013September 5, 2014 by nickwood

Definitely an event not to be missed and you need to starve yourself a bit before you go to make the most of it. On the last weekend of July, and the first weekend of August, this unique event has been taking place for the last 40 years or so. Set down a quiet country[…]

Posted in 2013, events, flowers, food, Uggeshall

Westleton garden trail

Posted on June 9, 2013September 4, 2014 by nickwood

If you’re a gardener, three’s nothing better than being able to nose around someone else’s garden, as there is always something to learn, so the Westleton Garden Trail on Saturday 8th June was worth the short trip from Southwold. The curious thing this year was that many plants were a month behind, so some magnolias[…]

Posted in 2013, events, flowers, Southwold, Westleton

Late snow delays Southwold spring

Posted on March 10, 2013September 4, 2014 by nickwood

I knew that it was too good to be true; a few days of warmer weather does not mean Spring has arrived, particularly when the wind then swings round to the North-East and brings a dump of snow from Siberia and dumps it on the first available land-mass. Us. Hopefully, it won’t last long, and[…]

Posted in 2013, flowers, Out of season, snow, Southwold, winter
Birds foot trefoil

Wild flowers in the dunes near Mandalay, Southwold

Posted on August 15, 2012September 4, 2014 by nickwood

It’s always a surprise to find just how many wild flowers there are hidden in the marram grass of the sand dunes, but they are there if you look hard enough. Today I have found sea peas in abundance, with their tiny bluey-purple and white flowers, the bright yellow and orange tiny flowers of birds[…]

Posted in 2012, flowers, wildlife

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Reviews

"A lovely retreat! Everything you need for the perfect break away."

"We’ve finally stayed at Mandalay – bliss! Spent the week doing nothing – perfect holiday."

"What a wonderful break! Everything was so cosy and comfortable and clean! Daniel loved the beach, as did we. Can’t wait to come back! Southwold is charming and the shops are great."

"Good weather. Loved 'Mandalay' perfect spot to stay – wish it were longer – the dunes, the sea, the quiet – wonderful."

"A lovely cottage - warm and cosy in spite of the snow. Everything we could have wanted. Our stay was over all too quickly."

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A peaceful coastal holiday cottage in Southwold: Mandalay is right on the dunes of the beach
A peaceful coastal holiday cottage in Southwold: Mandalay is right on the dunes of the beach
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Beach vista: open Mandalay’s doors onto decking and dramatic skies
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