Thorpeness (Suffolk) Reviews
Description:Thorpeness in Suffolk.
Newest Review: ... in 1910. At the centre of the village is a meare - a shallow large kind of boating lake which was built to resemble elements of Ogilvie's friend J M Barrie's most famous work - the children's favourite "Peter Pan". The meare has little boats and islands and is very quaint. There is also a pub (The Dolphin) which we didn't visit but have heard good things about and a tea room and ... more
... "junk shop" in which to waste time rifling through the wares.
The main reason for our visit was to see the "house in the clouds", which is perhaps Thorpeness's biggest tourist attraction. An old water tower, it was clad and made to ...moreCustomer Thorpeness (Suffolk) Reviews (1)
by - written on 11/08/12 (Useful, 39 readings)
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We visited Thorpeness whilst staying in nearby Aldeburgh on holiday. Situated in Suffolk, about 9 miles West of Saxmundham, Thorpeness is a quaint seaside village which began life as a fishing village but was changed by Stuart Ogilvie, a Scottish businessman, into a "private fantasy holiday village" after be bought the entire village in 1910. At the centre of the village is a meare - a shallow large kind of boating lake which was built to resemble elements of Ogilvie's friend J M Barrie's most famous work - the children's favourite "Peter Pan". The meare has little boats and islands and is very quaint. There is also a ... Read the complete review
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