It’s tiny, but full of spirit with its wiggly lanes and un-tapped antique shops lying hidden just beyond the high street. It feels like there’s so much to explore and you could go on rifling, roaming and rambling, for days, weeks, months…
In the midst of it all is Rogue’s Cottage. This gorgeous stowaway is in a suitably old building, a Grade II Listed Georgian cottage with over 200 years of stories and memories within its walls. Unusual, for a cottage, it spans three floors with a delightfully helter-skelter staircase and sprawls back further than you’d think.
Megan Rose Murray
Megan Rose Murray
Downstairs, the front door opens into a warming living room, complete with cosy hearth. Behind it, a chic kitchen, and beyond that yet another space, a snug dining room with banquette. This, followed by a beautifully-designed downstairs loo and then – yes, and another space! – a small outdoor terrace. This is what I love about Deal – it’s full of little quirks and nothing is quite what it seems.
To give the space further context; upstairs, the first floor is home to a large, generous bathroom with a stunning copper tub, as well as a master bedroom, and finally a sweet twin room on the top floor. Oh, and the location is pretty flawless, too. Step outside and look left: there’s the sea. You’re probably 38 seconds walk from the beach, which is hard to beat when you’re on holiday.