House in the Clouds

#1211 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The House in the Clouds is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill and was designed to improve the looks of the water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weatherboarded building more in keeping with Thorpeness's mock-Tudor and Jacobean style, except seeming to float above the trees. The original capacity of the water tank was 50,000 imperial gallons but during the Second World War, the House in the Clouds was hit by gunfire from anti-aircraft guns based at Thorpeness. The water tank was repaired using its own steel, which resulted in a reduced capacity of 30,000 imperial gallons. In 1977 the water tower was made redundant by a mains water supply to the village, and additional living space was created. In 1979 the main water tank was removed to fully convert the building into a house. The building currently has five bedrooms and three bathrooms; it contains a total of 85 steps from top to bottom and is around 70 ft high. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°10'54"N, 1°36'34"E

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House in the Clouds – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Cinema, Long Shop Museum.

2.2 miS
Museum, Art gallery
Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Aldeburgh
56 min walk • The Aldeburgh Beach Lookout is a historic landmark on the Aldeburgh sea front, in Suffolk, England. Grade II listed, it was built around 1830 as a lookout tower to assist or plunder shipping along the hazardous North Sea coast. It now houses an artistic space, hosting exhibitions by British artists including Sir Antony Gormley RA.
4.9 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Shopping
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh
126 min walk • Snape Maltings is an arts complex on the banks of the River Alde at Snape, Suffolk, England. It is best known for its concert hall, which is one of the main sites of the annual Aldeburgh Festival.
1.9 miS
Nightlife, Cinema
Aldeburgh Cinema, Aldeburgh
50 min walk • Aldeburgh Cinema is one of the oldest, continuously running cinema houses in the United Kingdom. It is located in the town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
2.3 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Historical place
Long Shop Museum, Leiston
59 min walk • The Long Shop Museum is an industrial museum in the town of Leiston in the English county of Suffolk. The museum is dedicated to the history of Richard Garrett & Sons who manufactured agricultural machinery, steam engines and trolleybuses in Leiston.
3 miNW
Monastery
Leiston Abbey, Saxmundham
78 min walk • Leiston Abbey outside the town of Leiston, Suffolk, England, was a religious house of Canons Regular following the Premonstratensian rule, dedicated to St Mary.
~180 ftSW
Museum, Windmill
Thorpeness Windmill
1 min walk • Thorpeness Windmill is a Grade II listed post mill at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England which was built in 1803 at Aldringham and moved to Thorpeness in 1923.
1.9 miS
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh
49 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
2.5 miS
Windmill
Fort Green Mill, Aldeburgh
64 min walk • Fort Green Mill is a tower mill at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
2.1 miS
Church
Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Aldeburgh
53 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It is part of the Diocese of East Anglia. The church is still not complete. A wood-paneled north wall indicates uncompleted plans for further extension. The building is aligned north–south rather than east–west, and the porch faces east.
1.5 miSW
Specialty museum, Historical place, Museum
The Red House, Aldeburgh
39 min walk • The Red House, in the coastal town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten, from 1957 until his death in 1976, and of his partner, Peter Pears, until the latter's death in 1986.
4.7 miW
Museum
Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
120 min walk • The Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery is a place of burial dated to the 6th century AD located on Snape Common, near to the town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, Eastern England.