A neatly set dining table with plates, bowls, cups, and silverware, featuring a centerpiece of a variety of pastries and sweets, with wine glasses and a coffee pot.

A Beautiful Period Cottage in West Mersea

Your Home Away From Home

Cosy and Comfortable by the Seaside

Welcome to Sunrays, West Mersea! Our comfy period cottage is one of the original bungalows built in Mersea in the early twentieth century. Full of period charm and original features, it has been a family home for over a century and we decided to share it with others as a holiday home.

Bring the whole family, including your pets, to our enchanted cottage set in its own garden. There is plenty of room for the whole family and the garden is fenced all around to help keep your pets and young children safe. The garden is grassed with well established mature fruit trees and there is a patio and barbecue area with large dining table and chairs for you to enjoy on warm evenings.

The cottage is within walking distance of West Mersea High Street and an easy ten minute stroll gets you to the centre of town and only five minutes more to the beautiful sandy beach and marina. There are plenty of pubs and restaurants nearby and an excellent fish and chip shop. Down where the fishing boats land their catch, there is an award winning fish restaurant serving freshly caught fish straight from the boats.

We very much hope you will want to spend your holiday at our lovely home. Please click the reservations button below to talk to us about your plans.

RESERVATIONS

A bedroom with a white metal bed frame, white bedding, striped throw blanket, plaid pillow, wooden walls, window with plaid curtains, and a rug on wooden floor.

Relax in comfort

Our cosy living room has plenty of room for everyone with three sofas, one of which is a high quality sofa bed. The sitting room is a wonderful quiet space to take a break, read a book, or even watch TV. Decorated in a classic seaside style, with persian style rugs and warm wooden floors, it’s a perfect place to relax after a day at the beach. There is even warming stove (electric these days!) for you to use if the day has been a little chilly.

Cozy living room with two white sofas with plaid pillows, a window with plaid curtains, wooden walls, a small side table, and decorative nautical and heart-themed items on the walls.

A cozy living room with two cream-colored sofas, a wooden floor, a brick fireplace, a flat-screen TV, a nautical painting, and decorative hearts on the wall.

A living room window with a view of a green yard and trees outside, decorated with various figurines and a vase of white flowers on the windowsill.

Sleep sound

The cottage has two bedrooms, both with comfortably sized double beds and plenty of storage space for two people in each room. Windows onto the garden let in plenty of light, and each room has its own heaters to keep you warm and cosy at night.

A cozy bedroom with a white metal bed frame, striped beige and white bedding, and a plaid pillow. The room has wooden walls, a window with plaid curtains, sunlight, and a colorful rug on the wooden floor.

A white dresser with four drawers and black handles, topped with a flower vase, a small mirrored photo frame, and a decorative container, is reflected in a large wall mirror with a white ornate frame. The setting appears to be a bedroom with wooden floors, a window with plaid curtains, and a partially open wooden door.

A cozy bedroom with a white bed, green checkered blanket, white pillows, dark wood paneled walls, framed nautical prints, a white dresser, a table lamp, a decorative ship model, and nautical wall art.

A bedroom with wooden walls, a white dresser, a mirror above it, and a nightstand with a lamp and tissue box. There is a bed with a white quilt and a green and yellow throw blanket. Decor includes a colorful lion wall art and a small model sailboat on a shelf.

The kitchen is the heart of the home

A warm and inviting kitchen is always a pleasure, and the beautiful red dresser in our kitchen has stood there for over one hundred years and seen countless family meals.

The table will comfortably seat everyone in the house and the well appointed kitchen allows you to cook up anything you want to.

There is a dishwasher, a washer/dryer , and all the normal appliances and comforts you would expect to have in a real home-from-home.

A red kitchen cabinet with cups, glasses, a plate, a mug, and decorative items on it, next to a white chair and a window, with a bouquet of pink and white flowers in a vase, a fire extinguisher on the wall, a space heater on the floor, and a dining table with blue and white tablecloth.

A cozy kitchen with a dining table set for a meal, featuring white dishes, glasses, and cutlery. There is a red hutch with cups and decorative items on the left, a window with sunlight streaming in, and white and cream cabinets on the right. Wooden flooring and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling add warmth to the room.

A view into a small laundry area with a washing machine, a kitchen sink, and a window, seen through an open framed doorway in a cozy, rustic kitchen with wooden floors and red and green decorative accents.

Ideal for a beach holiday for the whole family - including your pets!

There is a welcoming hall with a full size door mat, just right for getting sandy feet clean before coming inside! There is plenty of room for boots and coats to be taken off and space for dog beds and anything else you need to tidy away before relaxing.

The bathroom has a full size bath and a full height shower with a proper glass shower panel to keep things dry and easy to clean. There is even a foot stool for little ones to reach the sink. The heated towel rail will keep your towels warm and cosy.

The mature and well sized garden is fully enclosed, making it safer for your children and pets to run around outside. We welcome pet owners and hope you will find the house is ideal for you and all the family.