Apple Bough Cottage
Grafton, Herefordshire, England
"a gorgeous holiday cottage, lying within the farmhouse walled garden surrounded by apple blossom, flower filled borders and lavender hedges. The cottage has wonderful views over farmland."
Things You'll Love
The cottages are all set within a flower filled walled garden, from snowdrops in spring to roses and then hellebores through the winter a true delight.
Birds nest and feed from blue tits to Lesser spotted woodpeckers and the Grafton gang of hens will also visit!!
Each cottagebeing a former farm building have exposed beams, lovely brickwork and oak floors, all insulated to a high standard so very warm in winter and cool in sunny times.
Location
Herefordshire, the Wye Valley and the Golden Valley are all very much unexplored and undiscovered areas of England, hidden beyond the Cotswolds from London and nestling against the border of Wales. It is, therefore, peaceful and picturesque and offers many outdoor activities with numerous walks through majical countryside or more challenging hillwalks. Canoeing on the Wye, quad biking, horse riding across the Black Mountains plus hang gliding off the Black Mountainside there is plenty for the most daring or just meandering through the countryside visit bustling Market Towns, historic border castles and glorious gardens. It really is all on Grafton Villa Farm doorstep!
Owner's Description
Bough, formerly a granary and stable block constructed with local red brick has been converted into a gorgeous holiday cottage, lying within the farmhouse walled garden surrounded by apple blossom, flower filled borders and lavender hedges. The cottage has wonderful views over farmland looking towards Aconbury woods and Ridgehill.
Enter the cottage from a paved patio up a gentle slope with handrails into a green oak wood porch leading to a large lounge and dining room, furnished with a leather suite and light wood and glass dining table and matching chair.
The kitchen has maple wood units, oak flooring throughout and quality fabrics compliment the décor.
Leading from the lounge is a downstairs double bedroom and adjoining wet room shower, toilet and wash basin. Rails are fitted for less able and wheelchair guests, no shower tray just non-slip flooring sloping to a drain, plus a shower seat.
Upstairs the double room has a Oak four-poster king-sized bed , ample wardrobe space ,soft furnishings in lavender toile material, panoramic views from each window. The twin bedded room with oak beamed ceiling, quality furniture and a chesterfield seating area and colour TV, also great views towards Dinedor hill. The bedrooms share a large shower room, toilet and wash basin.
The cottage is heated by a combi Worcester boiler with heat controlled on all radiators.
A complimentary Herefordshire produce hamper is included in the rental.
Things You Need To Know
Rails are fitted in a downstairs bathroom for less able and wheelchair guests, no shower tray just non-slip flooring sloping to a drain, plus a shower seat.
Directions
Grafton Villa drive leads off the A49 HEREFORD/ROSS-ON-WYE Road, two miles south of HEREFORD City, when leaving the city you travel along some flat open farmland, the first building on the right is the Grafton Inn, 120 yards past is the farm drive, also on the right. Ref. 214098.
Travelling from the south, Monmouth or Ross-on-Wye, we are 400 metres from the garage complex at Callow , Toyota, Renault and Saab Garages, now on the left hand side, if you reach the Grafton Inn you have just missed our driveway!
Grafton Villa Farm Cottages are well placed for motorway access. The car journey from London will normally take under three hours and from Birmingham or Cardiff a around an hour, this is based on a relatively clear road.
The nearest rail station is Hereford, ten minutes taxi drive away. Times and details look on www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.networkwestmidlands.com/train. Phone number 0845 484950
The main A49 road has a regular bus service to Hereford or Ross-on-Wye, the bus stop is at the Grafton Inn, 300 metres from the farm.
Coaches services from London , Cardiff and Birmingham run daily stopping off at the Hereford bus station is again only 10 minutes from the farm. Times and details can be accessed on www.traveline.org or www.herefordbus.info phone number 0871 2002233
Other Information
SORRY, NO SMOKING AND NO PETS ALLOWED.
