Cheddar holiday cottage rental, Shipham with walking, rural retreat, TV

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Fernacre (cottage)

Home description

The Cottage, sleeping a maximum of two people, provides an ideal romantic retreat for those wishing to unwind in a secluded environment. The newly decorated cottage is a self contained, detached property, adjacent to the owners main residence.

Set in 2 1/2 acres of private gardens, The Cottage is ideally located to explore local tourist attractions including the world famous Cheddar Gorge, Bath, Wookey Hole and the UK's smallest city of Wells and its glorious Cathedral. For those wishing to enjoy a more relaxing holiday, breathtaking views can be enjoyed via innumerable countryside walks, immediately accessible from the cottage. A fantastic location for a romantic getaway.

Fernacre Cottage	Glastonbury Tor
Double bedroom with king size bed	And pine wardrobe!

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The West Country / Somerset region

Easily accessible, Somerset enjoys numerous areas of interest for tourists and is well suited for a seaside or touring holiday. Easily accessible via the M5 motorway and Bristol International Airport, Somerset is an ideal base for tourers wishing to explore the West Country, with the surrounding counties of Devon, Gloucester and Wiltshire providing further tourist attractions.

With a wealth of glorious countryside, Somerset provides an ideal location for those wishing to enjoy a more sedate break and enjoys fantastic walks and mountain bike trails. Home to the world famous Cheddar Gorge, Somerset also boasts the UK's smallest city of Wells, with its breathtaking cathedral, Bath, famed for its Roman baths and Glastonbury Tor and Abbey, all of which are easily accessible from The Cottage.

Further attractions include the city of Bristol, perfect for shopping, the seaside resort of Weston Super Mare and Blagdon and Chew Valley Lakes, ideal for walking, sailing and fishing.

Cheddar / Shipham area

Excellent walking in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, The Cottage is well placed enabling easy access on the Mendip Hills, offering amazing, far reaching views. The area is popular with walkers, mountain bikers, horse riders and cavers alike.

Alternatively, other areas of local interest include the world famous Cheddar Gorge and caves, Wookey Hole, The UK's smallest city of Wells and its breathtaking cathedral and Glastonbury Tor and Abbey, all of which are within a 40 minute car journey away. The seaside resort of Weston Super Mare is just a 15 minute drive away.

A five minute drive from the cottage is The Avon Ski Centre. Featuring a dry ski slope, offering a course for beginners, or a more serious challenge for the more able and adventurous! Other outdoor pursuits include 4 x 4 driving, quad biking, archery and rock climbing.

Cheddar Caves and Gorge are a 10-15 minute drive away. A major tourist attraction, Cheddar is home to cheddar cheese and the world famous Cheddar Man, Britain oldest complete skeleton. Well worth a visit!

To enjoy Britain most spectacular underground caverns, visit Wookey Hole. With its new KING KONG and the Valley of the dinosaurs attraction now open, visitors can wonder through the valley of the dinosaurs, featuring over 20 life size dinosaurs! Alternatively, the nostalgic visitor can enjoy the heyday of the Great British Seaside Holiday. With the largest collection of original Edwardian Penny arcades, visitors can play them with real old pennies.

For those aspiring Tiger Woods tourists, there are several local golf courses, all within easy reach. Mendip Spring golf club is just a 10 minute drive away. Benefits include a fabulous setting on well maintained and manicured parkland turf.

Horse riding is available at nearby local stables, either instructional or hacking up onto the Mendip Hills. A small, friendly yard accomodating the requirements of both beginners and the more experienced rider alike.

Within 10 minutes walk of The Cottage is Shipham Village, with its pub, small shop and butchers. For a wider selection of shops, the Village of Winscombe provides a good selection of banks, local stores and takeaways and is conveniently and easily accessed via car or on foot.

The Star Inn, opposite the property provides good food and a superb carvery and offers good value for money. However, for a real taste of Somerset, try the Swan Inn at Rowberrow. Created from three miners cottages, the pub has been around since the late 1700s and started its life as a cider house. Home-made food served 7 days a week and with local thatchers cider brands available, a visit to the Inn is highly recommended.

How to get there

Star is a small village, in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is easily and conveniently accessed via the A38. Situated just 7 miles from Bristol International Airport and 14 miles South of Bristol, Star is easily accessible from junctions 20, 21 or 22 of the M5 motorway.

Alternatively international visitors may travel via Bristol International Airport (with cheap flights throughout Europe and direct flights from New York), prior to continuing a short onward journey into Star.

Activities near Cheddar

Facilities

Further details indoors:
A small, well equipped kitchen features a fully fitted kitchen with an electric fan assisted oven and hob, a washing machine and microwave oven. A door leads to the small, but adequate and brightly decorated shower room. The open plan living/ dining area benefits from a leather sofa with recliners, a 37in colour television with sky package and a Hi Fi.

The bedroom, with its neutral tones, contains a pine king size bed, a double wardrobe and bedside drawers.

Further details outdoors:
The Cottage at Fernacre is accessed by a sweeping drive off the A38. Secure parking for one car is available immediately outside the property, enabling easy access and maximising the convenience of loading and unloading.

The large shared garden is home to an abundance of wildlife, including our own pony and donkey.

Further details

A large garden is shared with the owners of the property. Garden furniture is available on request.

Conditions

A £100 pound security deposit is required with the final payment, which will be refunded within 10 days of departure (subject to a satisfactory property inspection). Regretfully, The Cottage is a no smoking property and pets are not permitted.

1-2 night stays will be charged at 50% of the weekly rate and 3-4 night stays at 70% of the weekly rate.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	31 Oct 09	19 Dec 09	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
	19 Dec 09	9 Jan 10	420£ 420	0-	0-	1 Week
	9 Jan 10	13 Mar 10	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
	13 Mar 10	22 May 10	330£ 330	0-	0-	1 Week
	22 May 10	3 Jul 10	360£ 360	0-	0-	1 Week
	3 Jul 10	11 Sep 10	430£ 430	0-	0-	1 Week
	11 Sep 10	30 Oct 10	360£ 360	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Please note: A non refundable deposit of 25% is payable on booking, with payment in full being due 8 weeks prior to holiday commencement. In the event of a reservation of less than 8 weeks between booking and commencement of a proposed reservation, we would kindly request payment in full, to enable confirrmation of booking. A Late booking is defined as a booking of less than two weeks prior to holiday commencement.

Preferred method of payment is a cheque. NB: A £100 refundable breakages deposit is payable with the final balance. This will be reimbursed within 10 days of departure.

Guestbook for Fernacre

Here are the comments of our first visitors!

As your first guests, we would give you 10/10 and definitely recommend to others. The cottage was really lovely, very comfortable, quiet and well located for all the places we wanted to visit. Thanks for such a warm and friendly welcome!

'We came away to relax and recharge our batteries, somewhere quiet and 'the cottage' has enabled us to do this and we cant wait to return. We have had a wonderful stay!' Tamsin & Marisa.

'It is by far the best we have stayed in so Far,very comfortable and well equipped. Will certainly recommend it'!

Availability

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Contact details for the advertiser of home 64178
Name:	Dawn & Tony Smallwood
Tel:	+44 (0)1934 844472
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