Heather Cottage

All the essential details.

Here's your full run down of this place, inside and out...

Inside

This charming 1930s period property is colour-washed duck egg blue under a tiled roof with dormer windows, arched porch, stained glass window panes, old-fashioned pull doorbell and interior doors of country planking with ironwork handles.

Inside the ambience is fresh, bright and relaxed in keeping with the well-travelled owners’ style (he
makes prosthetic legs for British Paralympians; she plays viola professionally).
Along with their children (aged between 13 and 16), the house has been tried and tested as a family-friendly escape.

The sitting room is cosy with deep, squashy sofas, wooden boards, wood fire in an exposed brick fireplace (for autumn and winter stays), Smart TV and bi-fold doors onto the wooden terrace and gardens.

There is a spacious farmhouse style kitchen/dining/family room including painted cupboards, butler’s sink, range cooker and old-fashioned airer and wood stove. With windows overlooking open Forest at the front and French windows onto the wooden terrace at the back, this room allows parents to keep an eye on children from a comfortable distance. In addition, centre stage, is a big old dining table seating eight to 10 people - large enough for everyone to eat together. The family room has a Smart TV and further doors onto the terrace.

Styling is chic, yet quirky combining Victorian and Edwardian pieces with retro gingham and calming neutrals. One bedroom is decorated in coastal blues and stripes, another in textured greys, while yet another, under sloping eaves, features Cath Kidston’s classic spotty designs.

Altogether there are five flexible bedrooms, sleeping nine at most.

Bedrooms include two doubles upstairs, one with en-suite shower room, a double and single room downstairs (this bed is the top part of a bunk). Adjacent, there is a further shepherds-hut styled room with a single bed on the ground floor, plus mini kitchen area and ladder to a small low bed space in the eaves with king-sized mattress.

Bifold doors from the sitting room and French windows from the family room both open onto a new decked terrace that runs the length of the back of the house with al fresco dining area and relaxed seating area of wicker armchairs and sofa, topped by plump cushions, and funky bean bags for lounging.

Floor plan

Sleeping...

Bedroom 1	Upstairs, double, ensuite shower. Feather bedding. Space for a cot here too.
Bedroom 2	Upstairs, double or 1 single in a kids room. Feather/synthetic bedding.
Bedroom 3	Downstairs, double or 1 single. Feather/synthetic bedding.
Bedroom 4	Downstairs, one high single bunk type bed or we can move the mattress to the floor, space for a cot. Synthetic bedding.
Bedroom 5	Downstairs, one pull-out double bed. Feather bedding.

Bathrooms...

Family Bathroom	Upstairs, shower in bath
En-suite	Upstairs shower room
WC	Downstairs
En-suite	Shower & WC in Bedroom 5

All the rest...

Kitchen	Electric oven with gas hob / Washing machine / Condensing drier / Cafetiere. Big kitchen table seats 8-10.
Mod Cons	Roberts radio in the kitchen / Sound doc for MP3 players / 2 Smart TVs in the house.
Connectivity	The house has good WIFI and the downstairs en-suite room has an ethernet cable.
Kids' Stuff	One travel cot 100cm x 74cm x 74cm. Two high chairs are provided. There is a good selection of toys and games for older children (from 5 upwards). A swimming pool and a medium size trampoline with cage in the garden.
Pets	2 medium sized dogs welcome here for a small charge per dog per stay. Medium sized means smaller than 20kgs. The garden is enclosed here but Houdinis may jump out over the front picket fence.

Outside

The back garden view is into the pony paddocks and woodland. It gets masses of summer sun making it ideal for sunbathing.

The house has a heated outdoor pool. The pool is available to use from late May (starting with half term) - September (please confirm with team when booking)
The pool dimensions are L5,49m x W2,75m x D1,32m.
The pool will be standing 1m above ground approx with a 60cm approx of surround decking.

More fun for little ones is provided by a trampoline with a safety net enclosure. The house is south-facing, getting sun all day long, so it is super-hot in the summer, and gorgeous sunsets bathe the cottage in a golden glow in the evening. A chiminea stove can be lit to take the chill off evenings outside. Finish off your day by toasting marshmallows over a fire.

Gas BBQ for guests use.

Garden

Enclosed garden is well fenced behind. To the front, jumpy dogs might escape into the forest over the picket fence. Huge deck runs the length of the cottage at the back for summer evening sun. There is a gas BBQ here. There is an outdoor pool. The pool dimensions are L5,49m x W2,75m x D1,32m. It will be surrounded by wooden decking and accessed via a ladder.

Parking

Parking for 2 cars on the drive and 2 others outside (off the road), in front of the cottage. Vehicle charging is possible via the mains electricity in the property. At the time of booking, you will be required to select how many electric vehicles you will be charging during your stay; as a £35 surcharge is applicable for each EV car per booking. Please only use the external plug point and bring your own charging cables.

Home truths

In the adjacent, shepherds-hut styled room the ladder up to the small low bed space in the eaves is steep and not for the faint hearted. There is no wall at the end of the bed, so definitely adults only. It can get hot up here in summer, but you can open the Velux.

The pool is only available to use from late May (starting with half term) - September (please confirm with team when booking) + all guests wishing to use the pool will be required to sign a waiver + pay an additional fee.

There is an extra charge for logs and kindling to burn on the fire (October- March) but feel free to BYO!

Accessibility

You can park within 15 metres of the front door. The path to the front door is flat. There is a small step to access the house. There is a shower room downstairs. The deck at the back of the house is flush with floor level inside.

Booking Information

Included in your booking cost are: all bedding and linen, towels for the house, kitchen essentials, any baby kit you've requested and cleaning the house after you leave. We also supply some treats to get you going for tea when you arrive. Enjoy!

Arrival & Departure

Arrive from:	4pm
Depart before:	10am

Payment Info

Deposit:	50%
Balance Due:	45 days before your stay
Security Deposit:	£500