The Great Room
The heart of the house: a double-height Victorian room with original proportions carried through the 2015 restoration. A full private bowling lane runs down one side, the 14-seat feasting table anchors the middle, and there is easy floor for dinner that becomes an evening, a ceremony reception, a workshop, or a launch. Light pours through the south wall from morning to late afternoon. The room comfortably hosts the whole guest list seated, and stretches further for grazing or standing receptions. This is where groups come together and stay together.
- Capacity: 14 seated at the feasting table, up to 30 grazing or standing
- Full private ten-pin bowling lane in situ
- 14-seat solid-wood feasting table
- South-facing daylight through original Victorian glazing
- Underfloor heating and clear floor for dancing or setup
The Bowling Lane
A full private ten-pin bowling lane, threaded into the great room during the 2015 restoration. It is not a mini-lane and it is not decorative: it is the real thing, with proper pins, shoes, balls, and the reset mechanism guests drive themselves. Included in every rate, always — never an add-on, never locked behind a booking tier. Children play it; adults play it harder after dinner; filming crews have run it on camera. It is one of the two things, along with the cinema room, that most guests remember first.
- Full-length ten-pin bowling lane
- Included in every stay at no extra cost
- Proper pins, balls, shoes, ball-return and reset
- Signage, scoring sheets and a small bar to one side
- Suitable for children and adults alike
The Cinema Room
A small, deliberate cinema room sits inside the house: projector, screen, upholstered seating, dark walls, good sound. It was built into the 2015 restoration as a quieter counterweight to the bowling lane — a slower room for late screenings, rehearsal playback, private previews, or an early-evening film for the children. Crews have used it as a grade room; retreats have used it as a listening space; celebrations have used it for a late-night screening after dinner. It is not a home-theatre gimmick: it is a proper, dark, working small cinema.
- Dedicated cinema room inside the house
- Projector and fixed screen, good-sized for 10–12 people
- Upholstered fixed seating and dark acoustic walls
- Discrete sound system — audible from the lane side without leaking
- Blackout by design — suitable for day-time screenings
The Master Bedroom
The principal bedroom sits at the quiet end of the house: a king bed, soft morning light, and the house's only en-suite bathroom with a generous shower. Linen is changed between every booking and provisioned for two. The walls have been repainted in warm muted tones that flatter low-angle seafront light. It is the room couples tend to take for celebrations or anniversary stays, and the room a single lead guest takes for a retreat. Furnishings are simple, comfortable, and chosen to stay out of the way of the building's original features.
- 1 king bed
- En-suite bathroom with walk-in shower
- Black-out curtains and original shutters
- Seafront-direction light
- Linen and towels for 2
The Guest Bedroom
The second bedroom holds a double bed and sits close to the shared family bathroom. It suits a couple travelling with friends, or a second principal guest for creative retreats. Windows face into the courtyard side of the house, so the light is gentler and the room stays cool through summer. Like the master, it has been repainted in muted tones designed to flatter rather than compete with the original Victorian detailing. Linen and towels come provisioned for two; a folding luggage rack and generous hanging space mean longer stays unpack without visual clutter.
- 1 double bed
- Access to the nearest shared bathroom
- Courtyard-facing — gentler morning light
- Wardrobe and hanging space for longer stays
- Linen and towels for 2
The Twin Bedroom
A twin room with two single beds, sized for friends travelling separately or children on a family stay. The layout gives both beds proper side-table space and keeps a walkway clear between them. It is the room most often used by travelling colleagues on a retreat or by children on a family celebration weekend. The shared family bathroom is a short walk across the landing. Like every room in the house, the finish is restrained, the bed linen is provisioned fresh between bookings, and there is cot availability on request for younger children.
- 2 single beds
- Access to the shared family bathroom
- Suitable for children
- Cot available on request
- Linen and towels for 2
The Kitchen
A working kitchen built to host, not just to cook. Range cooker, large oven, full induction hob, two dishwashers, two large fridge-freezers, generous prep surfaces, and enough good knives and pans to actually cater a feast. Guests who cook themselves have everything they need for a long weekend with eleven; guests who bring a caterer have the working room and equipment a caterer expects. Filming productions have used it as a set and as a unit base. A pantry adjoins for dry storage and keeps bulk supplies out of sight line of the great room.
- Full range cooker plus second large oven
- Induction hob and extractor
- 2 dishwashers
- 2 large fridge-freezers
- Caterer-ready prep surfaces and pans
The Sun Terrace
A south-west facing terrace at the back of the house, sheltered from seafront wind, laid out for long table dinners, morning coffee and late afternoon drinks. It catches direct sun from mid-morning through the evening in the summer months, and stays usable with blankets through the shoulder seasons. Ceremony couples have used it as the post-registry drinks location. Retreats use it as a break-out. Guests staying over a long weekend tend to migrate here for breakfast. Planted with drought-tolerant Mediterranean herbs; paved in reclaimed stone from the original building.
- South-west facing — sun from mid-morning onwards
- Seats 10–12 at an outdoor long table
- Sheltered from seafront wind
- Reclaimed-stone paving from original building
- Mediterranean-herb planting throughout
The Bathrooms
Three bathrooms serve the house: one en-suite to the master bedroom, two shared between the remaining rooms. Every bathroom has been re-fitted during the 2015 restoration with generous showers, good-quality ceramics, proper ventilation, and hand-finished tile. Towels and toiletries are provisioned for eleven guests at every changeover. Two of the three have over-bath showers and a proper soak bath; the en-suite is a walk-in shower only. Ceiling heights remain generous throughout. A small drying room adjoins the main bathroom for filming days or wet-weather arrivals.
- 3 bathrooms in total
- 1 en-suite (walk-in shower) to the master
- 2 shared (over-bath shower + soak bath)
- Towels and toiletries provisioned for 11
- Drying room adjoining for wet weather