Thorpeness was built at the start of the last century by wealthy Scottish barrister Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie as a holiday village centred around a large lake (The Meare). The Meare is an artificially created, shallow boating lake covering 3 acres, with several streams running off the main lake.
The village, as we found out, is full of quirky buildings, some of which are more than meet the eye.
We went for a walk along the edge of part of The Meare and attracted the attention of quite a few of the feathery residents.
The most famous building in Thorpeness is 'The House in the Clouds'. Ogilvie ingeniously disguised the village’s water tower as this overgrown house. The five storey house is still in use today and overlooks the golf course on one side, with views of the boating lake, village and beach on the others. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to get a good photo of the house up close due to the trees surrounding it.
Near to The House in the Clouds stands Thorpeness Windmill. Originally built at Aldringham it was moved to Thorpeness in 1923. Built as a corn mill, the mill was converted to a water pumping mill when it was moved to Thorpeness and used to pump water to the House in the Clouds.
Sadly however, our visit to Suffolk was very short lived and after exploring Thorpeness and a spot of lunch it was time to drive home.
We went for a walk along the edge of part of The Meare and attracted the attention of quite a few of the feathery residents.
The most famous building in Thorpeness is 'The House in the Clouds'. Ogilvie ingeniously disguised the village’s water tower as this overgrown house. The five storey house is still in use today and overlooks the golf course on one side, with views of the boating lake, village and beach on the others. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to get a good photo of the house up close due to the trees surrounding it.
Sadly however, our visit to Suffolk was very short lived and after exploring Thorpeness and a spot of lunch it was time to drive home.
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