High Rising is situated within a few minutes walk of the sea at Gurnard. Here there is a quiet beach where visitors can enjoy paddling swimming and boating. A pleasant café and nearby public house provide refreshments. There is easy access to the west side of the Island with its quiet sandy coves and the nearby National Nature reserve of Newtown – an area of outstanding Natural Beauty and a wonderful area for walking and bird watching. Cowes is a short drive away – a small town famous as a sailing centre with cobbled streets, pleasant small shops and several restaurants.
High Rising is an attractive detached house clad in Siberian Larch with lovely sea views from many of the rooms. It has been furnished and equipped with great care to provide attractive and comfortable accommodation of a very high standard. It has three bedrooms, all with en-suite bath or shower rooms. The house has been specially designed with large open plan areas and many windows to give a good feeling of space and light. This is accentuated by the attractive mix of real wood flooring and cream fitted carpets throughout the house. High Rising is furnished with a combination of modern furniture and antique items which have been in the family for generations.
On the ground floor the front hallway opens into a pleasant dining area with windows overlooking the garden. This is furnished with a wonderful antique oak table and chairs and a beautiful French dresser. Two steps lead down to a very delightful sitting room area with views of the sea. The sitting room is furnished with large comfortable sofas, a colour television/DVD/BBC free to view channels.
Visitors can relax in front of a real wood fire and a French door opens onto the terrace. The kitchen is beautifully equipped with high quality fitted units, a gas hob, double oven, microwave, fridge freezer and an integral coffee machine. Washing machine/tumble dryer are in a separate utility room. The house has three lovely bedrooms – on the ground floor there is a double bedroom with a king size bed and a spacious en-suite bathroom with a bath, overhead shower, basin & W.C.
Upstairs there are two additional attractive bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms – one double room with a king size bed and one twin room. The double room enjoys sea views. Also upstairs there is a delightful second sitting room area with large windows overlooking the sea. Here visitors can relax and watch the yachts and boats passing. Adjoining this room is a balcony which is an attractive spot to sit on warm evenings. The house has been designed with energy efficiency in mind and has a highly effective underfloor central heating system and a soft water system which enables visitors to have constant hot water for baths and showers.
A high chair, wooden cot and folding bed can be provided. High Rising has a secluded fenced garden with a sunny terrace with garden furniture and a gas barbecue so that meals can be enjoyed outside. Jacuzzi available by prior arrangement at an additional cost. Parking is available for two cars. Public houses, restaurant, general stores, newsagents, telephone and bus service within 5 minutes walk.
Anne F - 10/09 - "WE were really delighted with the cottage and had a wonderful time. It was especially good to find that the brochure told the real story of the house....we were not at all disappointed."
Veronique E - 01/09 - "Enjoyed a very good stay at the high rising, which was well equipped and in a good location"
Visitor Comments
David W - 06/10 - "Excellent, excellent, excellent!
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Mrs K E P - 01/10 - "Beds and chairs were very comfortable. Nice touch that owner called in person to check everything was OK and left flowers on table for arrival."
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