Forest of Dean holiday manor house rental with walking, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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The Coach House (manor house)

Home description

Situated on the western border of the beautiful Royal Forest of Dean, The Coach House is the perfect place for reunions, family gatherings and holidays for painting groups, rambling groups, writing groups, photography groups and history groups. The home has 5 bath/shower rooms, 2 sitting rooms, large kitchen with Aga and flagstone floor, large conservatory overlooking garden, and parking for several vehicles.

The home has a fantastic garden which offers complete privacy, a gravelled terrace and stone-built barbecue making The Coach House a fantastic place to enjoy special outdoor meals. The garden is bounded by Mork Brook, a delightful stream descending by a series of waterfalls to the River Wye. This is a truly stunning holiday home as you will see from our photo gallery, located in a great area where you could do something different each day for a week and still have plenty for return visits.

aerial view	the courtyard
the house from the lawn

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/52780

The Central England / Cotswolds / Cheltenham / Gloucester region

The Wye Valley is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in recognition of:
1/ Exceptional Landscape- dramatic limestone gorge and some of the most outstanding native
woodlands to be found in Europe.
2/ Impressive geology- from Silurian limestones to plateaux of old red sandstone.
3/ Historic legacies- Ironage hillforts, Norman Castles, the first Cistercian Abbey in Wales and a pioneering
industrial heritage in iron, brass, wire, tinplateand copper works.
4/ Wildlife- A quarter of Britain's population of lesser horseshoe bats, a growing population of peregrine
falcons, goshawks, ravens, rare whitebeam, nightjar and lesser known fish like the shad and twaite.

The Coach House, Mork, St. Briavel's is situated between the Wye Gorge, the jewel in the area's crown and the
St. Briavel's plateau. Villages in the area include Goodrich , overlooked by its impressive castle and the riverside settlements of Symonds Yat, Redbrook, Brockweir, Llandogo and Tintern with its wonderful Abbey.

The stunning landscapes and spectacular scenery of The Wye Valley have inspired artists and writers, such as William Wordsworth, Dennis Potter, JRR Tolkein and JK Rowling as well as the many visitors who return year after year.

Use footpaths to explore the woodlands and discover hidden beauty spots or if you prefer more rugged pursuits, there's a choice of cycling, canoeing, rowing, horse riding, rock climbing, abseiling, caving, off road driving, and fishing. If you wish to take a course in painting, drawing, sculpture writing or photography there is the Wye Valley Arts Centre at Llandogo which offers 2 and 4 day courses. For horse lovers and racegoers there are Racecourses at Chepstow and Hereford and Cheltenham is only an hour away. Golf Courses include St. Pierre near Chepstow and Forest Hills.

Within easy driving distance are Bath and Somerset across the Severn Estuary and in the other direction the beautiful Cotswolds and Stratford upon Avon.

Forest of Dean area

The Forest of Dean was designated a National Forest Park in 1938, the first in England and offers its natural beauty and outdoor leisure facilities. It is one of England's few remaining ancient forests covering 110 square kilometres of woodland for you to enjoy.

Outdoor pursuits include Symonds Yat Canoe hire, Go Ape High Ropes Action, Clay shooting, Archery, Whitcliff Off Road Driving Experience near Coleford, The Beechenhurst Sculpture Trail, Puzzlewood with its pre Roman opencast iron ore mine and unusual maze, Angling Tuition, Family Cycle Trail, Llama and Camel Trekking, Kingfisher Cruise,Dean Forest Railway and lots more. The footpaths nearby include The Wye Valley Walk, Poets Path Walk, Wysis Way and Offa's Dyke Path which runs the whole length of the Welsh Border and passes close by Fly Fishing at Big Well.

The Wye Valley is ideal for walking and seeing wildlife and there are many attractions nearby; There are Several Golf Courses including The Rolls at Monmouth, and the international course St Pierre near Chepstow.
Castles at Chepstow, Raglan, Goodrich and Caldicot.
Tintern Abbey
Clearwell Caves
Wyedean Canoe and Adventure Centre
Go Ape Forest Adventure Activity Centre
Severn Estuary
Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust
Dean Heritage Centre
Dean Forest Railway
Norchard Steam Centre
Offa's Dyke Path which runs the whole length of the Welsh Border passes close by
Fly Fishing at Big Well

Historic towns nearby include Gloucesterand Tewkesbury with their impressive cathedrals, Regency Cheltenham, Monmouth and Chepstow. There are museums at Chepstow and the Nelson Museum in Monmouth and All Saints Church in Newland known as 'The Cathedral of The Forest ' is worth a visit with it historical goodies. Lots of the nearby villages have local festivals throughout the summer and there are Christmas markets too. Of course its not far to Cheltenham and the The Gold Cup Festival in March.

How to get there

The Coach House is located between Chepstow and Monmouth just off the A466 in the Wye Valley, the border between England and Wales. It is in a hamlet called Mork and the nearest village is St. Briavels. It is easily accessible by car being approximately 1.5 hours from Birmingham, 2.5 hours from London,45mins from Bristol and Cardiff.

Activities near Forest of Dean

Facilities

Further details indoors:
6 bedroooms: 2 en suite bathrooms: 1 en suite shower room: 2 additional shower rooms; large kitchen with Aga and electric cookers and flagstone floor: 2 sitting roooms: large conservatory overlooking the garden: utility room with washing machine and clothes lines.

Further details outdoors:
The Large Garden offers complete privacy, a gravelled terrace and stone-built barbeque adjacent to the kitchen door for those special outdoor meals. The garden is bounded by Mork Brook ,a delightful stream descending by a series of waterfalls to the River Wye.
Parking for several vehicles.
There are shops in Monmouth (6 miles), Chepstow (9 miles), and Coleford (4 miles). St. Briavels is about 1 mile away where there are 2 pubs and Llandogo in the other direction about 1.5 miles just across the Welsh border has a pub and an excellent village shop which sells nearly everything.

Further details

Pets by arrangement

Conditions

Returnable deposit equal to half the weekly rent is required and will be returned after the holiday assuming everything is left in order.
Booking Conditions are sent out with the brochure.
Information sheet about the house is included in the Welcome Pack but can be requested beforehand
The inventory will be sent on request or at time of booking

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
March to June	17 May 08	6 Jun 08	2250£  2,250	325325	450450	3 Nights
June to July	6 Jun 08	26 Jul 08	2600£  2,600	400400	520520	3 Nights
July to August	26 Jul 08	1 Sep 08	2600£  2,600	400400	520520	3 Nights
September	1 Sep 08	29 Sep 08	2600£  2,600	400400	520520	3 Nights
October	29 Sep 08	3 Nov 08	2250£  2,250	325325	450450	3 Nights
November to December	3 Nov 08	22 Dec 08	1500£  1,500	250250	400400	3 Nights
Christmas	22 Dec 08	29 Dec 08	3500£  3,500	0-	0-	1 Week
New Year	29 Dec 08	5 Jan 09	3500£  3,500	0-	0-	4 Nights

The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

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

Guestbook

THANK FOR A GREAT TIME. ITS BEEN ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL! TOBY

THANKS ALOT. WE HAD THE BEST COUNTRY EXPERIENCE. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE CARE AND HOSPITALITY YOU HAVE GIVEN US. DUSHYANT

THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN FABULOUS. YOUR HOME IS AN AMAZING SPACE WITH A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. PRAMILLA

' WHEN TO THE SESSIONS OF SWEET SILENT THOUGHT, I SUMMON UP REMEMBRANCES OF THINGS PAST....' SUCH BLISS! THANX BAROTA

Availability notes

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To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/52780

Contact details for home 52780 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Valerie Welham
Tel:	+44 (0)1291 689463
Mobile:	+44 (0)7796 697226
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