Welcome aboard Newclose Houseboat.
Relax and enjoy the sea views from the bi-fold doors.
Stunning views from the bow across Bembridge harbour at high tide.
The beautifully designed open plan kitchen/dining area.
Gorgeous main bedroom 4 with en suite bathroom and shower.
Plenty of outdoor seating is on the main deck (please note, the sunloungers have now been replaced with deck chairs). The spiral staircase leads to the upper deck which boasts fantastic views.
Relax on the comfy sofa with a good book.
The welcoming entrance hall to Newclose Houseboat.
The super sociable open plan living space is beautifully designed.
The sleek kitchen has all the equipment you'll need to cook a holiday supper.
A handy cloakroom is located off the entrance hall.
Bedroom 1 on the main deck with en suite shower-room also benefits from patio doors leading to the outer deck.
The en suite shower-room to bedroom 1, perfect for a refreshing shower.
Sweet dreams in bedroom 1.
Stairs lead to the lower deck and bedrooms 2, 3 and 4.
The utility-room on the lower deck is home to the washing machine and tumble-drier. You are welcome to use the fishing equipment and try your hand at fishing.
Inviting bedroom 2 with en suite shower-room is on the lower deck.
The en suite shower-room to bedroom 2.
Bedroom 3 also has the luxury of an en suite shower room.
The charming portholes let light into bedroom 3.
The main bedroom 4, has a super-king size bed for a restful night's sleep.
The fabulous bath for a long soak in the en suite to bedroom 4.
Bedroom 4 en suite is cleverly designed.
Relax on deck and enjoy the views. Please take care while on board. Children should be supervised at all times.
A walkway leads from land to Newclose Houseboat with the patio doors leading to bedroom 1. The entrance can be found on the right.
Enjoy the panoramic views from the upper deck. Please take care on the staircase and supervise children at all times.
The floorplan onboard Newclose Houseboat.
The entrance to Newclose houseboat from the private parking space across the road.
Bembridge has a dramatic lifeboat station which is worth a visit.
Shop at the local village shops for the freshest of island produce.
Bembridge harbour looking towards the houseboats at the far side.
St Helens has a delightful beach and fabulous Solent views.
Visit Osborne House and explore the gardens, house and private beach.
The view from Culver Downs across Sandown Bay is stunning.
Newclose Houseboat
5200Bembridge | Sleeps 8 (no children under 9)
10% off for parties of 4 or less at certain times of the year, view offer...
7 Nights from £1428
Miss Yates July 2024
This house boat is lovely and has amazing views and plenty of space. We had a great stay here
Mrs Joyce August 2024
We had a wonderful week aboard the Newclose Houseboat. The location, with the everchanging view across Bembridge Harbour, was enchanting. The setting was very peaceful but with lots to do and explore on the Island. The Houseboat itself is extremely spacious with excellent accommodation and is very well equipped making for a wonderful home from home holiday....
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Mr Fuller May 2024
The property was not that clean, we found sweet wrappers, lots of cobwebs and even bird poo on the inside of the doors. Lights were hanging out of the ceiling in the main living area, a cable passed through the doors to the outside lights was dangerous as this had been damaged and crushed. thus the outside festoon lights were intermittent, but more importantly, this has the potential to cause an electric shock as the doors are aluminium framed and good become live with the damaged cable. BBQ was unusable and was a health hazard with mould growing on the grille. Fire escape blocked with bean bags! There were no wardrobes in any of the bedrooms, just hanging rails! given the issues above, for £2600 this was very overpriced and I would not recommend this property to anyone! given that we have been holidaying with Classic for almost 20 years, i have to say that this is the worst one that I have come across....
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Reply from Classic Cottages
Thank you for reviewing your stay at Newclose Houseboat. We are very disappointed that you found a few areas that you weren't happy with. Your comments have been discussed and therefore rectified by the owners so thank you for passing on these invaluable insights. The safety of our guests is one of our main priorities. The cable you mentioned has been removed and we have updated the property description to make others aware that this property provides rails for clothing instead of wardrobes. We have also taken away the mention of the BBQ as this is not for guest use. It is a great shame that we did not have the opportunity to assist with these issues during your stay, we openly encourage our guests to contact us upon discovery of such findings so that we can help solve any issues. Newclose Houseboat is a lovely property which is furnished to a high standard and has good quality structure throughout. It is such a disappointment that on this occasion it did not live up to expectations. However, due to your feedback we have had the opportunity to improve and for that we are very grateful. We hope to see you again soon. Chloe, Customer Support. ...
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Mrs Hoffmann July 2023
The houseboat is a lovely and extremely well maintained place, with all amenities in place that we could think of. The immediate surrounding of the Newclose Houseboat is a harbour, and not all the houseboats there are as well maintained as the Newclose Houseboat, but it is easy to ignore them. It takes not much more than five minutes to walk out of the harbour area, and then you will find yourself in a beautiful scenery with beaches, nice villages, restaurants (we loved the Chinese restaurant in Bembridge) and some shops. During our stay, there were two minor (technical) issues where we needed support from the local Classic Cottages staff, and in both cases friendly, immediate, and helpful support was provided. Excellent. Believe us: we actually thought about problematic things one should know before renting the Newclose Houseboat (and as Germans we usually identify something), but in this case we couldn't find anything....
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Mr Delgado-Morgan June 2023
We were a bit trepidatious about booking Houseboat Newclose because there were no reviews available. But our stay was fantastic. The houseboat is spacious and generally equipped and furnished to a high standard. The view is beautiful, whether or not the tide is out. It does get noisy at night in the front bedroom when the tide comes in. The location is good. Nowhere on the island need take more than 55 minutes drive (to the Old Battery at the Needles), but most of the places we visited took no more than 30 minutes to get to: Osborne House, Carisbrooke Castle, Brading Roman Villa, Ryde, Arreton Barns, the Garlic Farm. Great beaches at Compton Bay and Seaview. We can strongly recommend a visit to the Bembridge RNLI station, open daily between 2 and 4. Once a fortnight on a Tuesday evening you can visit and watch when they do a practice launch of the All Weather Lifeboat: that was truly thrilling....
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