Country Cottage With Views Over Orchard And Surrounding Countryside
Peaceful, Rural Cottage set in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Sleeps 5/7 (2 Bedrooms)
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Our beautiful cottage is in a peaceful, rural setting. This part of the Wye valley is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Cottage overlooks our large traditional cider orchard and is ideal for a peaceful country holiday. Access by road is good, being only 10 minutes drive from the M50 motorway. The Cottage is five miles from Hereford and seven miles from Ross on Wye, 30 miles from Hay on Wye and within easy reach of the Malvern Hills, Forest of Dean and the Brecon Beacons. It is ideally sited for local attractions like Ross on Wye's International festival. the Ledbury petry festival and the Hay on Wye Jazz and Book festivals. Canoeing on the Wye, game and coarse fishing on the rivers Wye and Lugg, sports centres, swimming, horse riding and trekking are all available locally. Walkers have the Wye Valley Walk (five minutes from the Cottage), the Brecon Beacons, the Malvern Hills, and a variety of local footpaths to explore. The area has many pubs which serve good food.
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| Rental periods | |
| 3 January - 15 February 2009 | £380 |
| 14 February - 28 February 2009 | £400 |
| 28 February - 4 April 2009 | £380 |
| 4 April - 23 May 2009 | £400 |
| 23 May - 5 September 2009 | £450 |
| 5 September - 24 October 2009 | £400 |
| 24 - 31 October 2009 | £450 |
| 31 October - 19 December 2009 | £380 |
| 19 December - 9 January 2010 | £450 |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK Pounds.
Long weekends out of season £230 Friday anytime - Monday anytime. Part weeks also available out of season, or if available by negotiation. Where weekends are already booked, please ask about availability during weekdays. For bookings of 2 weeks or longer there is a £50 reduction.
Changeover day
Booking are from Saturday to Saturday. Arrive after 2.30pm leave by 10am.
Out of season we are more flexible, or where there is a part-week available on the availibility calendar. Please ask!
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom 1 with twin beds pushed together to make double. Can be separated into 2 if required. Please let us know when booking. Bedroom 2 with 3 single beds. Double sofabed in the living room. |
| Bathrooms: | Ist floor bathroom with bath/shower, basin and wc. Ground floor wc with basin. |
| Kitchen: | Large L shaped kitchen diner with well equipped kitchen: gas hob, electric oven, microwave, fridge and food mixer. There are basic foodstuffs, eg. cooking oil, flour, herbs and spices in the kitchen cupboards. |
| Utility Room: | Utility room with washing machine, clothes rack, ironing board and iron, large sink and oil fired water and central heating boiler. |
| Living Rooms: | Living room with digital TV, video, DVD/CD, radio, sofa, chairs etc and woodburning stove in original beamed fireplace. There is a second living room area adjoining the kitchen/diner with double sofa bed and wood burning stove.There are books and games. |
| Other: | Downstairs cloakroom with toilet and wash basin. Hall with rocking horse. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Linen is provided. You will need to bring your own towels, unless you are an overseas visitor, in which case I will provide them. Visitors are asked to leave the cottage in a clean and tidy state. |
Notes on accommodation
The cottage is fully central heated and in addition has two woodburning stoves. All fuel is included in the rental.Children are welcome and a cot is avilable on request.
- hob/stove,
- oven,
- fridge,
- microwave,
- washing machine,
- iron/ironing board,
- tv,
- central heating,
- cot,
- barbecue
Accessibility
As this is an old cottage with steep stairs and level changes between rooms, regrettably it is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility difficulties.
Outside
The cottage has a flower and vegetable garden (guests are welcome to pick vegetables in season) with a woodshed,a sloping lawn and a paved patio area with a table and small barbeque. The garden enjoys views of the orchard and the surrounding countryside and there is a bench down by the orchard.
Travel
Fownhope is about ten minutes drive from the end of the M50 motorway at Ross. A car is recommended, although there is a regular bus service from the village to Hereford. The nearest train station is Hereford.
The nearest airport is Bristol (64 miles). East Midlands Airport is a two hour drive and Birmingham is (73 miles) an hour and a half away.
Distances
The Cottage is 1/4 mile from the village of Fownhope. The village has a late opening, well stocked shop,an excellent butcher, hairdresser, two pubs, a medical centre, a garage and a church (C. of E.).
Hereford, 6 miles, has good shops, the Cathedral with chained library and Mappa Mundi, leisure centre and pool, and a new hospital with an excellent A & E dept! Ross on Wye and Ledbury, 5 miles, are both charming market towns with interesting shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants and swimming pool
Further details
Hay on Wye is 30 miles away and hosts both the well known jazz and book festivals. The Forest of Dean is 10 miles, Gloucester 25 miles, Worcester 25 miles, Malvern and its hills 20 miles.
The Wye is a mile from the Cottage and the Lugg is three miles away.
Booking notes
A £80 non returnable booking deposit is required, the balance to be paid 6 weeks prior to the letting date. Bookings taken less than 6 weeks from the letting date to be paid in full. A full refund wil be paid for cancellations up to 21 days before the start of the letting date. Cancellation after this time will result in forfeiture of the full rental unless we can let the property for those dates. We recommend that you take out cancellation insurance.
For booking and further information
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Mandy Roland-Smith
Tel: (UK) + 44 (0)115 9704804
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