Bishop's Castle Barn

About this property

Bishop's Castle 1.5 miles or 30 mins walk across the fields. A superb, detached stone cottage with a hot tub, in a rural location next to the owners home less than two miles from the popular market town of Bishop's Castle in the heart of Shropshire. This delightful cottage offers stunning unspoilt views across the valley and access onto the Shropshire Way, and it provides excellent accommodation for families and friends to enjoy the area. Guests can enter into the property to find a useful, heated drying room, ideal for drying off wet coats and boots after a bracing walk in the beautiful surrounding area. With split-level, upside down living, the cottage feels bright and airy inside, entering into a double height entrance hall with staircase up to the mezzanine kitchen and dining area with high ceiling. A further short flight of stairs leads into the L-shaped sitting room with balustrade overlooking the kitchen, giving a feeling of openness to the living space. On the ground floor are a bedroom with a king-size zip/link bed (available as two twin beds on request) and a family bathroom with bath and electronic-controlled rainfall shower. Four steps lead down from here to a welcoming double room with an en-suite shower room. Outside there is a raised decking area which is the perfect location to sit and relax in the peace and tranquillity of the countryside whilst absorbing the breathtaking views. At night, the sky comes alive with stars due to the lack of city lights and the luxury hot tub is the ideal location from which to lie back and enjoy the spectacle, perhaps with a glass of wine. A footpath runs past the cottage leading onto the Shropshire Way and on into Bishop's Castle, or west and linking up with the nearby Offa's Dyke Path. This lovely cottage has been well equipped and furnished throughout to provide a delightful holiday location all year round.

Located just a few miles from the Welsh border in the South Shropshire Hills, Bishops Castle is a town with a rich heritage boasting a weekly market and a wide range of shops, cafes and restaurants and is well known for its annual Real Ale festival (and 2 local breweries) as well as numerous other events throughout the year. The town is an ideal base for walkers as it is close to the Welsh Marches and Offa's Dyke which formed the ancient boundary between England and Wales, as well as being within close proximity of the delightful market towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow.

Accommodation

Two ground floor bedrooms with TV: 1 x king-size double (zip/link, can twin on request) with Jack-and-Jill access to bathroom, 1 x double with en-suite shower, basin and WC.

Ground floor bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC.

First floor kitchen with dining area and four steps up to mezzanine sitting room with sofa.

Heated drying room.

Electric central heating.

Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher.

1 x TVs with FreeSat, 2 x Smart TVs, DVDs and WiFi.

Fuel and power included in rent.

Bed linen and towels included in rent.

Parking for 1 car, plus further parking available in Bishop's Castle.

External bike rack and cleaning area.

Elevated decking with hot tub, furniture and barbecue.Sorry, no pets and no smoking.

Shops 1.7 miles, pub 1.2 miles.

Note: Four internal steps down to en-suite double bedroom and four up to mezzanine sitting area and external steps to decking, care to be taken.

Note: Property accessed via 0.1 miles along an unadopted sloping track;
this track also provides access to owner's home.

The track may be unsuitable for vehicles with low ground clearance.

Note: Owner can offer a pick-up service from local train station for walkers and cyclists on request.

Note: Guests can order a Sainsbury's or Tesco delivery to be delivered to the cottage prior to arrival, please contact the owner directly to inform him of this and for more information.

Note.

Please note that the Hot Tub may not be up to the recommended temperature on the first night of your stay due to a water change.

Note - If there are sheep in the field surrounding The Barn, they have access to
the parking area.