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Bryansford holiday cottage rental with walking

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  • Cottage
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • Min stay varies
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Key information

  • 100% refund within 24 hours after booking. See Policies & House Rules
  • Child friendly
  • Car advised
  • No pets allowed

From the owner

Happy Vale, located in the heart of the Mourne Mountains, has two luxury cottages Bearnagh and Meelbeg separated by a courtyard. A walking equipment/bike store/heated drying room is provided. The cottages have been designed to suit families, walking groups, mountain bikers and other outdoor enthusiasts who want a warm cosy base with mountain walking from the door.

Situated on a hill farm close to Happy Valley in the Mourne Mountains. Happy Vale with a mountain stream running past is a smaller version of Happy Valley.

Meelbeg cottage is ideally suited to a small family or group of walkers/mountain bikers. A well equipped live in kitchen has a sofa that easily converts to a double bed. Outside, a picnic table is perfect for groups eating outdoors while enjoying views of the mountains above and the farmland below the cottage. Ample parking space is provided. The cottage is Northern Ireland Tourist Board approved but not star rated.

One bedroom, sleeps 2 in bunk beds

Luxury bathroom with walk in shower and facilities for wheelchair users.

Happy Vale is a showcase for environmentally friendly systems: ground source heat pump linked to under floor heating, solar hot water, solar PV electricity, grey water system from our mountain spring for flushing toilets, external sockets for charging electric vehicles.

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Amenities

Bed & bathroom

  • 1 Sofa Bed
  • 1 Bunk Bed
  • 1 Family bathroom

Families

  • Great for children of all ages
  • No pets allowed
  • High chair available

Access

  • Parking
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users

Essentials

  • Mountain Views
  • Central heating
  • High chair available
  • Linen provided
  • Towels provided
Happy Vale - Meelbeg Cottage – Home 5644566

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    Things to know

    Check in: 17:00 Check out: 11:00
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    This rental can only be paid for online through Holiday Lettings using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
    Damage deposit: £100.00

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    Smoking

    No smoking at this property

    House rules

    Ball games are not allowed beside the cottages but guests are welcome to use the field above the cottages for ball games provided children are suitably supervised. Due to the Covid19 position, the all quilts and pillows etc will be changed, not just the covers. Guest access to the drying room will be limited.

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    About the owner

    Gerry K.
    Average reply time:
    21 minutes

    Calendar updated:
    20 Apr 2024

    Years listed:
    9

    Based in:
    United Kingdom
    Languages spoken: English
    This Cottage has 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and sleeps 4. It has been listed on Holiday Lettings since 08 Jan 2015. Located in Newcastle, it has 25 reviews with an overall rating of 5. The average weekly rate varies from £310 to £390.
    The Owner has a response rate of 100% and the property’s calendar was last updated on 20 Apr 2024.
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    catherinehV3282ZT

    Excellent Accommodation
    May 2023

    The cottage is set in the beautiful rural countryside outside Newcastle. Well equipped and very comfortable. The owner is so welcoming and such a gentleman. Enjoyed a few relaxing days and the amazing… More 

    Reviewed 20 May 2023

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Connector540947

    Perfect peace and rest.
    Jul 2022

    If ever there was a place for perfect peace and rest, this is it. Mountains, sheep, very little traffic and a host who you feel at ease with. Thoroughly enjoyed our 2nd stay here and will be back. … More 

    Reviewed 16 Jul 2022

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    Owner's reply:
    Thankyou for your kind words and delighted you enjoyed your second stay at the cottages. The sheep are outside my control but guests always love seeing them in my fields about the cottages :-)

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    Happy stay
    Mar 2022

    A great cottage in a great setting. The owner has great communication. It's a well thought out layout. Having a drying room for hiking gear being a bonus.

    Reviewed 21 Mar 2022

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    Owner's reply:
    Thanks Susan for your kind comments. It does rain at least twice most years ;-) so the drying room can be useful. Hope to see you again. Gerry

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    764winstonc

    Superb cottage
    Jul 2020

    This was our third time in 5 years staying in this immaculate cottage. Gerry is a fantastic host who does everything he can to make our stay as pleasant as possible. We used cottage as a base for moun… More 

    Reviewed 26 Jul 2020

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    Owner's reply:
    Thanks again Winston, your young sons are already skilled Mt Bikers. Looking forward to next time, hopefully when things are back to "normal" again

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    Happy vale weekend
    Mar 2020

    From the moment we stepped into meelbeg cottage until the moment we left we had nothing but fun! Gerry is a great host and runs a great establishment. Very comfortable beds and everything you would ne… More 

    Reviewed 30 Mar 2020

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Owner's reply:
    Great to have you staying just before the country goes into isolation. You will be very welcome to return again. Gerry

    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.

    Review 1-5 of 25

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