Mandalay photo blog.

Inside the house

Bedroom 1, overlooking the dunes

Bedroom 2, overlooking Ferry Road

Dining room, with built-in diswasher and washing machine.

Toilet/Washroom beside the seat. 

In the Sitting Room - paintings

In the Sitting Room. 100 year-old Sailboats

Exterior

Berlingo parked in the spacious plot outside Mandalay.

Front and side porch,

Side porch

View from Sitting Room 

View from front veranda

View from rear veranda

Environs

Denes Beach

Denes Beach towards Southwold town and pier

Denes Beach towards Southwold town and pier

The Dunes towards Ferry Road

The dunes and Denes Beach

Sweep of the sea on Denes Beach

Alf zoomies on the dunes.

Mandalay from the beach

Lighthouse from the dunes

Mandalay from Ferry Road

Walberswick from the Quay

Exploring

Pat on Denes Beach near Southwold Harbour entrance

Tea cabin at the Harbour care park.

Draco in the Harbour boatyard.

Samantha's fresh fish stall on the Quay.

Mrs T's Fish and Chip Bar, on the Quay

Le Roc French Cafe, on the Quay

Harbour entrance

Royal Beach Huts at the Gun Hill end of the Denes

Sole Bay Fish, on the Quay

Things to do

Sunset walks on the Denes Beach

Return from sunset walk. House lamps to guide us home.

Watch the Sunrise from the rear veranda

Watch the birds from the sitting room

Watch the birds from the sitting room

Watch the geese fly over Walberswick Marshes

Gull-spotting along the Quay

Oyster-catchers along the Quay

Sandpipers on Ferry Road

Meals on the Veranda - lunch

Meals on the Veranda - Morning Tea and Breakfast

Kisses at Gun Hill Cafe

Anniversary memories - at our table, Gunn Hill Cafe

Marking the 53rd Anniversary with friends

Mandalay - at last

 

Arrived on Sunday in glorious sunshine. First view of the sea, from the Sitting Room.

View from my bedroom.

Second bedroom overlooks Ferry Road.

Alf spent the first day on the beach, doing zoomies in the dunes and on the sand.

Pure joy.

Had a walk at sunset and was guided back by the lamps 

The sky was full of stars that night.

Plenty of parking outside the house, on private 'driveway'.

Monday 28th

We walked up to Gun Hill and took photos of our favourite table.

Alf really does enjoy the freedom of the beach. I'm a little wary while on the dunes, as he's just discovered yummy rabbit droppings and has found a couple of scrapes.

There are no tea bars open, despite the sunny weather. But, the house is right there, on the dunes, so it's not necessary to stop for a drink. 

It is necessary to stop for a rest. I'd forgotten how hard it is walking in wellies on the sand.

I've already had to refill the bird feeder. Once it falls below the level of the top perches, there are fights breaking out between all the birds that visit. 

I've seen lots of finches of the sparrow variety, blue tits, pigeons, magpies, gulls, starlings, and crows.

This video shows the interior of Mandalay.

Tour of Mandalay