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The Farmhouse occupies
one corner of the farmyard, though it faces into its own extensive
garden. It is a substantial, nineteenth century house, of whitewashed
stone and slate construction, with a modern kitchen extension. It
faces due South, with a large patio in front forming a sheltered
suntrap, and most of its windows look out over either garden or
farmland. It is the largest of our properties, having four double
bedrooms and three bathrooms, making it suitable for two families
or other large groups. However, the layout is such that the rear
portion of the house can be closed off, leaving accommodation of
a good size for small families, and we have many visitors who opt
for the Farmhouse even for just two in the off season when the prices
for all our cottages are lower and the difference between small
and larger is not all that much.
Accommodation

Downstairs, there is a
large living room(13' x 25') on two levels with a dividing door.
One end is used as a TV room, while the other has an open granite
fireplace with a woodburning stove and comfortable sofas and chairs
as well as a hi-fi.

Next to
this is a dining room (14' x 11') which has a good sized table for
up to eight, and an original built-in dresser with plenty of storage
space and shelves. The downstairs rooms have traditional open beamed
ceilings and are furnished with a mixture of antique, pine and painted
wood furniture which gives the house a pleasant homely feel.
From the dining room a door leads to the Kitchen (11'x 1 2') which
is in a modern airy extension which gets the sun at virtually all
times of day. A door opens onto the patio. The recently refurbished
kitchen is made up of hand built fitted units in 'shaker' style,
with a ceramic top electric cooker, fridge freezer, dishwasher and
microwave. Our usual complement of high quality equipment is provided
- sufficient for at least eight. We try to make sure that there
is all you would expect to find in a family home, not the minimum
needed to get by.
To the rear of the dining room, there is a utility room with an
automatic washing machine, and dryer, the central heating boiler,
a small freezer, and space for coats, boots, lifejackets etc. as
well as a shower room with shower, WC and washbasin. There is a
good selection of toys and games, and plenty of books and magazines
on the shelves.
Upstairs there are four good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Two rooms have double beds (one of which has its own en-suite shower
room) and two have twin beds. The bedrooms are all attractively
furnished, the beds comfortable, with a light and airy feel throughout.
There is full oil fired central heating throughout, as well as the
woodstove. Hot water is supplied by electric immersion heater as
well as by the central heating system.
Outside, there is a sunny south facing patio with table and seating
for outdoor meals ( a door opens directly from the kitchen onto
the patio), and a large garden which is mostly lawn surrounded by
trees and shrubs. The garden opens onto the track down the farm
to Scotts Quay. |