Hi I’m Mark After travelling the world, I decided to settle down in Suffolk twenty years ago and started my own little business with a beautiful old derelict farm complex, which I converted into six lovely little cottages for people to escape from city life and enjoy the wonderfully rural experience that this area amazingly has, despite it’s close proximity to London. I love what I do and am ‘Hands On’ with welcoming guests to my own six cottages, as well as looking after my Cottage Agency 'The Grove Cottages' that soon developed as other owners came asking me to take on their cottages and give them the same level of personal customer care, attention, and promotion that we are known and appreciated for. I don’t want to be a huge company, I’m very happy to have a small agency where personal involvement is always the priority and where I can pick only places which I love and know inside out to join us. I am always available to answer any questions and above all else I want you to be in a cottage that suits you, so you will become our ambassador. Please do ask me a question about this cottage and I will give you a very honest answer. Best Wishes Mark - The Grove Cottages

Queenies is a lovely character cottage with some treasures that the antique hunting owners have furnished the place with. See the beautiful bed and the lovely Victorian bath, the chandelier and the antique table and sofa. What makes this cottage special is that it is in the owners private Nature Reserve, where you can wander along the special walkways and marvel at the mighty Cedars of Lebanon and be enchanted by the changing spread of flowers that cover the ground like Primroses, then daffodils and then Bluebells. There are walks to the nearby forests, or via the arts centre at Snape onwards round the lakes to the seaside at Aldeburgh. Up to 2 Pets are welcome: Banned Dogs: Please also note that if you are considering bringing a dog breed which may be thought of as a danger or a concern to others, then Please check with us first before booking and we will discuss the suitability of our cottage. There is a 20 Pound charge per pet for up to 7 nights. Please note that cottage owners cannot accept pets that have not been paid for, so please make sure that you have paid for your pet before arrival. Some clarity about Deposits and Cancelations: A 20% deposit is payable at the time of booking and the balance due one month before arrival. Full payment is due if the booking is less than one month away. If you need to cancel you can receive a full refund up to 30 days before arrival. Furthermore, you also get a 24-hour Grace Period when making a booking, during which you can cancel and get a full refund.

Aldeburgh has some famous top class restaurants like The Lighthouse and The Wentworth Hotel as well as a host of others – a real foodie’s delight. You are just 2 1/2 miles from Snape where the famous Snape Malting’s Arts, Crafts and Music Centre is, a really interesting place to explore its many shops and perhaps pick up a ticket for a concert or have an evening meal in one of their excellent restaurants. The Tunstall Forest of UFO fame is close by and many guests enjoy walking round the lakes to Aldeburgh. Aldeburgh is a quick seven minute drive away and is what has been described as England’s best unspoilt seaside town. it has some famous top class restaurants like The Lighthouse and The Wentworth Hotel as well as a host of others – a real foodies delight. The seaside at Aldeburgh is also where you can buy fish and crabs straight from the fishermen’s huts on the beach, there are unique walks from there along the famous Orford Ness Nature Reserve or beside the salt lakes to Thorpeness. Cissy’s is perfectly situated to explore the famous local forests, and the pretty little Seaside towns in this area.