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Comfortable Home in Essex, UK
House • Hadleigh United Kingdom
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Listed February 2024
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General overview
My home is situated a few minutes walk from the high street where you will find supermarkets, cafes, a pub, shops and bus stops.
Walking in the opposite direction down the lane there are fields and countryside. Hadleigh Castle is at the end of the lane with a great picnic spot and views of the Thames Estuary. Hadleigh Country Park where the 2012 mountain bike Olympics were held is a 15 minute walk away. There are rolling hills, children’s play areas and bike tracks. The cafe serve drinks and hot and cold food. Throughout the summer events are held in the park and every Saturday there is a park run.
10 minutes drive away is the beach in Leigh on sea. Leigh on sea has a train station going into London. This journey takes approximately 50 minutes. There is an old town in Leigh on sea where there a few pubs and eateries. It is still a working fishing town - mainly for cockles. The old cockle sheds are open selling fresh fish and shellfish at the weekends. In the town of Leigh on sea there are lots of lovely independent shops, resturants, cafes and bars.
Further along the coast there is Southend on sea with a big adventure park, airport and busy small city.
The space
Comfortable home with plenty of space. 4 bedrooms - 3 doubles and 1 single. 2 bathrooms, 2 lounges, a dining room and a kitchen/ diner.
Outside there is a patio area and small grassed area. To the front of the property there is a driveway.
Guest access
House is on two floors.
Notes
I have an old cat called Kitty. She would be left in the house and would need looking after - fresh water, food and cleaning of her litter tray daily.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
Smoke alarms
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
BBQ
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Travel Styles
Weekend
Budget
Family
Romantic
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
Beach
Hiking
Cycling
Last minute
Good public transport
House rules
Unsuitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Residential area with all local amenities- shops, supermarkets, cafes and restaurants within 5 minutes walk of the house. In the opposite direction to the town you’ll find yourself in the countryside within minutes of walking. The ruins of Hadleigh Castle are at the end of the lane and it’s a great picnic spot with views over the Thames Estuary, Southend Pier and the North Sea. The local country park is reachable on foot in 10 minutes. You can hire bikes there, have refreshments in the cafe, hire kayaks, bike on the 2012 Olympic mountain bike track on the rolling hills and use the great children’s playgrounds. There are many events going on in the park over the summer.
Also at the end of the lane is Hadleigh Rare Breeds farm which is open from Spring to Autumn. Nice variety of animals to stroke and feed. Fun for the kiddies.
All of this is on the doorstep.
Further afield you have the lovely town of Leigh on sea with its old town with numerous pubs, eateries and the beach. It’s an old fishing town with cockle sheds. At the weekend it’s a great place to go to get fresh fish. There are quite a few events going on in the area from the Leigh Folk Festival to live music popping up in the pubs. Up the top of the hill is the trendy town of Leigh on sea with independent boutiques, gift shops, cafes, pubs and resturants. A great place to spend the afternoon. All of this is about 1.5 miles away.
Southend on sea with its amusement park Adventure Island and the longest pier in the world is approx 5 miles away.
Getting to my home
5/10 minutes bus ride from Leigh on sea train station. 20 minutes drive from Southend Airport.
Local transport runs often and well. Go get into London you can get on a train at Leigh on sea. Takes around 50 minutes.
By car it’s around 20 miles from the M25.
Nearest airport
Southend 5 miles away
Getting around
3 minutes walk to the bus stop which will take you to Southend in one direction or as far as Basildon in the other.
5/10 minutes bus ride to the train station at Leigh on sea from where you can go to London in 50 minutes.
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