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A short
grassy drive leads up to a private but sunny garden. (It never rains in
Wales, honest!) Slate stepping stones guide you to the front door of
this beautiful, typically asymmetrical, 17th century stone cottage.
Open the door and step onto the warm slates which cover the ground
floor. (This under floor heating is a marvellous thing) The entrance hall
leads to the kitchen on the right. We’ve tried to combine modern
integrated facilities, dishwasher, washing machine etc with original
features like the ledged and braced doors and exposed beams.
Opposite there’s a cosy lounge complete with obligatory inglenook or
‘simne fawr’. Historically this room would have been the kitchen and the
cultural heart of the house. The cast iron log burner is dwarfed by the
supporting oak beam and is perfect for those romantic evenings cuddled
up together on the couch. Flat screen TV and DVD for the children (or
for dad to watch the football)
Upstairs there’s a modern bathroom where the original and ancient
timber structure of the house is evident. Complete with ceramic bath and
power-shower, there’s a nice view of the cows from the bath if you
leave the curtains open.
One bedroom has a fitted wardrobe etc and can be set up as a twin or
double. The pine doors with cast iron latches and uneven floor ensures
that oldy worldy atmosphere prevails. The doors are painfully low and
few ‘fisitors’ leave without banging their heads. The second bedroom
across the landing has a double bed. We’ve left this one uncarpeted to
show off the original gnarled oak floorboards. Both bedrooms have window
seats overlooking the fabulous coastline about half a mile away and the
Llyn Peninsula beyond. |
The cottage bathed in sunshine.
The cast iron log burner, perfect for those romantic evenings.
Marble washstand and bottles that were found during the restoration. |
