Lovely 3 Bed home in Ipswich, England

ABOUT OUR HOME
Modest 3 bedroom semi-detached house with underfloor heating, recently modernized to provide spacious open plan living/dining/kitchen area with stunning views over open farmland, salt marsh, river estuary (AONB) and RSPB reserve. So if you are interested in peace and tranquility with bird watching, boating or walking on your doorstep, this is the place to be.

Beautiful spot located edge of village (pop.2,500) with facilities, so not remote.
Regular bus service to Ipswich (pop 128,000).– takes 30 mins. From there, mainline train to London only 75mins.

THINGS TO SEE
East Anglia has many historic and culturally important sites, beautiful villages, timber framed colour washed houses and country cottages, and a wonderfully varied landscape – but no mountains!! Within a 2 hour car ride we have:-

- Roman castle at Colchester
- Norman castles at Framlingham, Orford and Castle Hedingham
- Churches and the Cathedrals of Norwich, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, Peterborough, Chelmsford
- The beautiful wool towns of Lavenham, Hadleigh, Long Melford, Thaxted, Finchingfield
- Anglo Saxon burial site at Sutton Hoo
- University of Cambridge
- Napoleonic forts
- and a coastline punctuated by tidal estuaries and rivers, all overhung with huge East Anglian skies.


LOCATION
By Sea - Directly opposite Harwich International Port with regular ferry sailings to Holland and Scandinavia. (www.stenaline.co.uk & www.dfdsseaways.co.uk )

By Air - Stansted Airport, with hundreds of budget flights all over Europe - 90 mins. by car. (www.ryanair.com & www.easyjet.com )

By road & Train - London, with it’s myriad of sites, cultural activities and unlimited entertainment - under 2 hrs.

NON-SIMULTANEOUS EXCHANGE
We have a campervan so can consider if someone wanted to come to UK, avoiding our winter months.


Type of swap

  • Home Exchange
  • Housesitting Offered
  • Long Term Exchange
  • Non Simultaneous Exchange

Conditions of exchange

  • No small children
  • Non smokers only
  • No pets allowed

Ipswich (HE23984)

Suffolk,   England

  • 3 bed   (sleeps 5) 1.5 bath

Preferred destinations

  • Australia
  • NZ
  • US
  • Central America
  • S.Africa or anywhere warm

Dates available

November 2010 - March 2011
November 2011 - March 2012

Swap duration: 3 - 6 months

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Adults: 2      Children: 0

Membership expiry date: 22 Feb 2011