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Cowes, Isle Of Wight

East Rosetta Cottage

The exterior at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The exterior at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight | © National Trust / Mike Henton
The sitting room at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The double bedroom at East Rosetta, Isle of Wight

East Rosetta Cottage

On the seafront at Cowes, this beautiful 19th century house is full of original features.

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The sitting room at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The double bedroom at East Rosetta, Isle of Wight
The exterior at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The kitchen at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The dining room at East Rosetta Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight
The double bedroom at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The first twin bedroom at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The second twin bedroom at East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The bathroom at East Rosetta Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight
The bathroom at East Rosetta Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Rosetta Cottage and East Rosetta Cottage, Isle of Wight
The garden at East Rosetta, Isle of Wight

© National Trust / Mike Henton

On the seafront at Cowes, this beautiful 19th century house is full of original features.

At a glance

Guests
6
Bedrooms
3
Number of dogs welcome
0
Reference
001004
Acorn rating

About East Rosetta Cottage

You can sit and watch the ships go by from the garden of this Victorian seafront house, or even get the whole family together for a beach holiday as it adjoins five-bedroom, Rosetta Cottage. Inside, it has all the charm of a 19th-century house with wooden floors, traditional fireplaces and a roll-top bath. There are sea views from many of the rooms.

An easy, ten-minute walk takes you into the vibrant town and marina which comes to life in the summer with sailing boats bobbing on the waters. There are lots of great places to people watch, and to eat and drink. Or venture further along the island to Newton Nature Reserve – a quiet backwater with a busy Medieval past, now bursting with wildlife.

By staying in East Rosetta Cottage, you’ll be helping to conserve one third of the Isle of Wight’s coastline that the National Trust look after with your support. 

Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair, available
  • Fridge, available
  • Dishwasher, available
  • Tumble dryer, not available
  • Television, available
  • WiFi, available
  • Garden, available
  • Microwave, available
  • Freezer, available
  • Washing machine, available
  • Telephone, not available
  • DVD, available
  • Open fire / wood burner, not available
  • BBQ, not available

Location

Accessibility

Adjoins Rosetta Cottage. Access through Rosetta's front gate, around side to separate entrance. Steep and difficult stairs to first floor. Shared enclosed garden. Garden raised at rear. Find more information in the Accessibility Guide. Accessibility questions? Email holiday.enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk or call us on 0344 800 2070.

Read our accessibility guide 

Layout

Ground floor layout

Lobby entrance into dining room, spacious kitchen and sitting room.

First floor layout

Steep stairs leading to three bedrooms (1 double with 5' bed and 2 twins) shower room with electric shower and lavatory, bathroom with bath and separate shower cubicle and separate lavatory.

More information

Access: Access is by the front gate to Rosetta and around the side of the property to a separate entrance. The stairs are steep so can be difficult.

Heating: Night storage heating included.

Parking: Space is available for one car on the gravelled parking area.

Garden: There is a shared, enclosed garden with a lawn to the side. The garden is raised to the rear of the cottage.

*WiFi: This is now available, but please note that intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and should not be relied upon. We are pleased to provide free WiFi at this cottage which is supported by BT.

Ferries: We recommend that if you are travelling to the Isle of Wight, you should book the ferries early due to the high demand for popular crossing times at busy times of the year including holiday periods. There are currently three options available depending on your preferred route:

1) Wightlink Ferries - www.wightlink.co.uk - National Trust Holidays guests receive a 15% discount with Wightlink ferries between Lymington and Yarmouth, Portsmouth and Fishbourne and the catamaran between Portsmouth and Ryde (foot passenger service only). The discount is applied once you have selected the crossing times in Wightlink's booking system.

2) Red Funnel Ferries - www.redfunnel.co.uk - National Trust Holidays guests receive a 15% discount between Southampton and East Cowe in Red Funnel's booking system.

3) Hovertravel - www.hovertravel.co.uk – foot passenger hovercraft service only from Portsmouth to Ryde