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We are always happy to discuss any aspect of the cottage and its suitability for your holiday, and to describe the cottage and its features to you over the telephone.
Please call us on 01600 860341 within the UK or +44 1600 860341 from overseas.
Inside the cottage, we maintain a visitors guide to the facilities, information about the locality as well as other important information including contact numbers for the local emergency services and hospitals.
We welcome Assistance dogs and the information pack also includes contact details for Vets that we are able to recommend.
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Car Parking
Unloading and loading passengers and luggage
- You may park in-front of the cottage front door to unload.
- The surface is firm tarmac with a very slight incline , kerb stone.
- At all other times we ask you to use our private off road car parking
- Can accommodate up to two large vehicles, might squeeze in a third if small.
- Firm asphalt surface
- 46 m from the cottage front door
- Slight gradient downhill towards the cottage via a firm tarmac lane
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Access to Foxes Reach Cottage
Access is via three steps
- Handrail on the right hand side of the 3 steps going down
- The edges of the steps are marked with white lines
- Average height of the rise of each step varies between 18cm and 23 cm.
- There is an external light triggered by movement that illuminates the steps at night.
- Porch
- Small step up from the level flagged path into the porch
- Height of step approximately 6cm
Maximum accessible width of the porch is 73cm
- Floor surface
- Flat, firm porcelain/stone tile which continues throughout the downstairs hallway, shower-room and toilet and kitchen and dining room.
- Light within the porch triggered by movement to enable visitors to locate the door lock in the front door with ease.
Front door
- Key operated using a Chubb type of key
- Lock located mid-way up the door on the right hand side
- Front door opens inwards
Hallway
- White walls and ceiling with a pinkish beige stone coloured tiled floor
- Lighting
- Wall mounted lights
- Switches to the right hand side of the front door as you come in from the porch
Downstairs bathroom
- Walls
- Tiled with small limstone mosaic style tiles with a pinkish beige tinge
- Floors tiles as previously described
- Lighting
- Ceiling mounted pull switch on the right hand side of the door upon entering the bathroom
- Five ceiling mounted halogen lights
- Designed to give good general light and highlight the bathroom mirror.
- Wash basin and toilet
- Shower cubicle
- An enclosed semi-circular unit
- White base and supports with two clear sliding doors
- Step up into the unit is 25cm from the floor to the top edge of the door rail
- Step down to the floor of the shower tray is 13cm from the top of the door rail.
- Shower unit
- Ceiling mounted pull cord to power the unit
- Two dials to control the temperature and water flow to the unit
- Hand wash basin
- Separate hot and cold taps
- Screw type taps
- “Pop up” plug type arrangement
- Toilet
Kitchen and Dining Area
Decor
- White painted walls with the far end and left hand wall built from natural unpainted stone.
- The right hand wall, upon entering the room has two sizeable windows set into it and the end wall one window.
- The kitchen is separated from the dining area by the sink unit set into the work surface.
- Cupboards are white with beech-wood work surfaces.
- Dining room table and chairs are in dark oak with dark brown padded leather seats.
Equipment
- Sinks
- Twin sinks with a Swan neck spout that can be swivelled from one basin to the other
- Separate hot and cold taps
- Screw type taps
- One sink has a plug that is inserted into a slot manually
- The other sink has a “pop-up” plug that is operated by twisting a knob.
- Kettle
- Dishwasher
- Push button operation
- Pull down door
- Electric hob, smooth glass surface
- A combination of pushing a button and turning knobs to operate
- We show you how to operate the unit safely on arrival.
- Electric Oven
- Operated using knobs that turn
- Microwave Oven
- A combination of push buttons and dials
- Located above the kitchen work surface but suspended from the wall mounted cupboards
- Electric toaster
- Push down lever and dial operation
Lighting
- Two areas of eyeball spotlights.One in the kitchen area and the other in the dining area
- Each area has halogen spotlights.
Cupboards
- Floor mounted and Wall mounted
- Knobs to open the doors which open outwards
- Glassware, Cutlery and cooking utensils are stored in the floor-level cupboards
Rear Door to the Garden and Laundry
Rear Door
- Maximum door width 76cm
- Locks
- Sliding and twist type locks and bolts
- Step
- Step down to the flagged area
Outside flagged area with access to the laundry and garden
Firm flagged area
- Gentle slope towards the laundry
Laundry
Access
- Key operated doorlock
- Small step up into the laundry – 3cm
- Lighting
- Tubular strip light
- Waterproof rocker switch mounted to right of door frame
- Equipment
- Washing machine
- Combination of push button and dial controls
- Tumble Dryer
Garden
- Patio
- Level, firm Flagstones
Hot tub set onto flagstones. Two wooden steps up to enter tub. No handrail. Tub itself can be slippery and a second person present is strongly advisable if the user is infirm. Certain medical conditions are listed by the tub manufacturers as rendering the tub unsuitable for sufferers. these include heart conditions, high and low blood pressures, epilepsy and diabetes. Those with contagious and infectious conditions and the incontinent may not use the tub.
- Chairs and Table
- Seating for up to six at the table
- Chairs have armrests
- Stretched mesh seating
- Slightly raked seatbacks (not vertical), sunloungers also available.
- Garden
- Laid to lawn
- Slopes gently uphill away from the cottage with the lower area near the cottage being relatively flat.
- There is a firm, level, flagged path alongside the cottage in the garden
- There are two steps located on the “upper” area of lawn which enable access to the car parking area.
- The steps are approximately 21cm high
- The surface of the steps is firm built from flagstones.
- The surface at the top of the steps comprises loose small gravel slate chippings.
- Garden fencing
- The garden is fenced and we have welcomed many dogs without a problem but any determined dog may escape if it has a mind to.Small dogs in particular may be able to exit through the gates when closed
Inside the Cottage
Sitting Room
Décor
- White painted and natural stone walls
- Dark oak furniture
- Blue carpet
- Dark blue and green sofas and chairs
- Windows in three of the walls
- Doorway
- Seating
- Soft leather sofas and easy chairs with armrests
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- TV and entertainment systems
- Teletext TV
- Remote controls for TV, Sky, Video, DVD player,CD Player
- WiFi internet access
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- Lighting
- Wall mounted lights
- Central wall mounted dimmer switch
- Additional ambient lighting from table lamps
- Flooring
- Fitted Carpet plus loose rugs
Stairs to bedrooms
Walls and decor
- Left hand wall going upstairs is painted white
- On the right hand side of the stairs the banister rail is wooden and a dark golden brown colour
- The fitted carpet is blue
- Stairs
- Width varies from 61cm to 71cm
- There are eleven steps
- The average height of the rise of the steps is 21cm
- At the top of the stairs there is also a white grab rail on the left hand side going up the stairs.
- Lighting
- Centre light mounted in the ceiling above the stair well
- Light switches to operate the light on the top landing and at the bottom of the stairs in the sitting room
Upstairs landing
Walls and decor
- The walls and doors to the bedrooms and bathroom are painted white
- The carpet throughout the landing and bedrooms is blue
- Flooring
- There is a gentle slope uphill from the landing towards the bathroom
Bedrooms
Walls and décor
- Blue fitted carpet throughout
- Each bedroom has its unique style of décor as described below.
- Door widths
- Vary from 63cm to a maximum of 73cm
Captains Cabin double bedroom
Walls and fitments
- Walls are painted blue
- Fitted wardrobes and dressing table are white
- Drawers slide to open by pulling handles
- Wardrobe door pulls open
- King size double bed
- Black iron bedstead
- Standard height
- Lighting
- Central light plus two halogen spotlights operated using a push button and turn dimmer switch
- Two bedside lights with push switches operated from the bed.
- Entertainment
- Hairdryer
- Hand held with press down switches
Queen sized double bedroom
Walls and fitments
- Walls are painted pale yellow
- Fitted wardrobes and dressing table are white
- Drawers slide to open by pulling handles
- Wardrobe door pulls open
- Lighting
- Central fitment with four halogen spotlights
- Two additional halogen lights angled over the mirror
- Wall mounted dimmer switch
- Two bedside lights switch operated from the bed
Front single bedroom
o Walls and fitments
- Walls are painted white
- Wardrobe has a blue finish
- Two front opening doors by pulling on knobs
- Tall drawer unit has a green finish
- Sliding drawers by pulling on knobs
o Single bed
o Lighting
- Central ceiling mounted unit with 3 halogen spotlights
- Wall mounted rocker switch
- One switch operated bedside light
Rear Single bedroom
o Walls and fitments
- Walls painted as follows
- Left hand wall on entering the bedroom is painted cream
- The far wall with the window and the right hand wall on the far side of the bed is lavender in colour
- The fourth wall has a fitted wardrobe painted cream
- Fitments
- Dressing table
- Blue finish with a wooden dressing table surface
- Sliding drawers opened by pulling on the knob
- Fitted Wardrobe
- Two full height sliding doors
- Bed
- Single bed with cream iron bedstead
- Standard height
o Lighting
- Central ceiling mounted fitment with three halogen spotlights
- Wall mounted rocker type light switch
- Two switch operated bedside lights
Bathroom
o Walls and fitments
- Walls - light green tiles
- Fitted cupboards
- White cupboards and doors
- Surface is grey marble effect
- Bath, Toilet and washbasin
- Flooring
- Floor tiled with grey “wood grain” effect finish
- Lighting
- Central ceiling mounted light unit
- Four lights above the washbasin
- Ceiling mounted pull switch to operate all of the lights
Taps and plugs etc
o Toilet flush
- Wash Basin
- Taps
- Two star type taps that have to be turned
- Plug
- “Pop-up” type using a lever
- Bath
- Access
- 54cm from floor to the top of the bath side
- 41cm from the top of the bath side to the bottom of the inside of the bath
- Grab Handle
- There is a small grab handle on the opposite side of the bath
- Taps
- Two star type taps that have to be turned
- Hand held shower attachment for rinsing hair
- Lever operated to enable water to flow to the shower unit.
Other
Ventilation
- All windows require a handle to be turned to unlock them
- Some windows open inwards
- Some windows need to be pushed open
- Heating
- Central heating
- Radiators have twist and turn thermostatic valves to set the desired temperature in each room
- Woodburning stove
- Pull up lever to open door
- Slide lever and an air vent that needs to be turned to control airflow and regulate temperature
- Smoke Alarms
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