White Cottage | East Ruston Cottages

Over 220 years old, White Cottage has been sympathetically renovated and is tucked away in the historic coastal Norfolk village of Happisburgh. From the back garden you have views across fields to the iconic red and white striped lighthouse. Throughout the house the owners have indulged their true love of dogs and there are many beautiful examples of dog art and tasteful decorations, making the house feel really homely.

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All about the inside:
Garden Room
Entrance to the house is through the large, heated garden room, one of two, with a tiled floor and a comfy 3 seater sofa. Designed not to get too hot in summer. Just off this is….

Downstairs shower room and separate toilet with plenty of hanging space for coats and dogs leads.

Entrance into the main part of the house is through the original old pine door with stained glass panels.

Kitchen/Diner
Original tiles on the floor and beams in the ceiling with a feature fireplace give this room a really homely feel and reflect the age of the cottage. Sit at the pine table and chairs at one end and use the Shaker style kitchen at the other end. Cook your meals on the Range cooker and there is a built in dishwasher, built in fridge, microwave and plenty of cupboards, all very well equipped with crockery, cutlery and cooking equipment.

Utility Room
This super useful room just off the kitchen has a 50/50 fridge freezer. The freezer section has 4 drawers – plenty of space for frozen food and especially useful for raw feeders. There is a washing machine too (human washing only please!) and lots of hooks and storage space. You can close this room off to the main kitchen if you need to feed one of your dogs separately. From the Kitchen/dining area, the original pine door leads into the…..

Living room
Lovely big room with polished floorboards, beams and wood burner in feature fireplace. Two big comfy leather sofas and a huge leather armchair are perfect for relaxing in front of the flat screen tv. Enjoy the surround sound and dvd player or just watch the fire blaze and listen to the flames. Some beautiful pictures and ornaments make this room really special and the window seats show just how thick the walls are.

And if you ‘want to be alone’ you can go next door into the …

Snug
More pine flooring in this cosy little room with a comfy leather sofa, rug, book shelves and a printer’s tray mounted on the wall; guests are invited to add their little beach combing finds to this tray for others to enjoy. A really delightful touch. Just through the double doors from this room is the…

Summer Room
This little conservatory is ideal for sunny days and has double doors leading out into the garden. A comfy chair in here with a beautiful view of the garden.

Upstairs
A door off the kitchen leads up the straight and carpeted stairs to the landing, running the length of the house.
Off this is…

Bedroom 1
Superking size bed with stylish bedside tables, chair and built in wardrobe and shelves behind tasteful Shaker style doors.

Bedroom 2
Twin Shaker style trundle beds (best as a single but can be twin beds), small antique wardrobe, hanging hooks and shelf. Unusual landscape window gives a view across the fields to the lighthouse. This small room is best made up for one adult or two children.

Bedroom 3
Double bed, antique wood with slatted head and foot board with carved decorative detail. Lovely oak wardrobe, chest of drawers and chair.

Bathroom
Large shower cubicle with drench shower head, separate bath, toilet and sink. Views over the garden and to the lighthouse beyond.

All about the outside:
Park up to two cars in the secure gated parking area on gravel, then come through the lockable garden gate. When you let your dogs out into the garden, you can be confident that it is into a fully dog proof large, grass and gravel garden with shrubs. The majority of the fencing (and lockable gate) is solid panel and approx 6ft high. The hedged area is backed up by small mesh stock fencing. (We consider that a very determined Chihuahua puppy or dog of similar size might be able to squeeze through here at a push but no-one has to date!).

If your dogs come back sandy or muddy from a walk, there is a warm tap/hose in the garden, right by the garden room, for you to wash your dogs.

There is a wood store for firewood for the wood burner and for games there is a lovely large wooden shed fitted out darts, table tennis and table football!

When the weather is warm, sit outside at the table or the Kettler garden furniture including sun umbrella – there is plenty of room. And now there is a fire pit to enjoy; perfect for toasting the marshmallows in the welcome pack.