| Message: | This is a truly unique house and is both a testament to Miss Koo Haddock and Miss Connie McDowell who built it, and to the 1970's, which both of us remember from our childhoods. The house is spacious, light and extremely comfortable, with some wonderful views of the Isle of Wight coastline and of the sea beyond. The windows are enormous, and lying in bed each night looking up at the stars in the dark sky was wonderful.
The fact that the house comes without phone or mobile signal should not be worried about: we all managed without mobile phones in the seventies and maintained contact with familes and friends by means of picture postcards or the nearest telephone kiosk, if at all. For us, being uncontactable was a luxury in itself.
Ventnor is a beautiful town, with a windswept beach, beachside bars and restaurants and is immediately adjacent to a long stretch of wild and rugged coastline.
We have previously stayed in a number of traditional National Trust cottages - complete with beams, antique furniture and open fires - but Chert probably surpasses them all. Go on; give it a try.
Barry and Richard. |
