Old Forge House is a self-catering accommodation business on East Mersea Road in West Mersea, built around a house dating from the 1600s that was home to the illustrator and cartoonist W. Heath Robinson between 1913 and 1920. The property offers a barn-style cottage, The Lodge, sleeping up to six, a separate self-catering studio, and a bed and breakfast double room, set in grounds that include chickens kept by the owners. It sits a short distance from West Mersea's waterfront cafés, pubs and oyster stalls, in a quieter, more rural setting away from the seafront itself. Guests have booked directly with the owners as well as through Airbnb, where the studio and B&B room are separately listed. The operator's own website markets the accommodation toward visitors wanting a quiet, countryside base within easy reach of the water and the wider Mersea Island coastline.
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