What to Expect

Otter Rise

A Warm Welcome

On arrival at Otter Rise you will receive a warm welcome from your hosts and lots of goodies – some treats, some essentials and many home-grown and home-made goodies to get your holiday off to a great start and help you relax into your new home.

Otter Rise has been carefully and thoughtfully refurbished to a high standard throughout with comfortable, quality furnishings and fittings so that you feel at home as soon as you step through the front door.  We have designed the accommodation to be easily accessible to all our guests and to make sure that the amazing and very special countryside views can be enjoyed from all windows.

The cottage inside has a cosy, homely feel with well thought out details such as soft lighting, rugs, cushions and tartan throws.  While, as you’d expect, the same level of thought and care has been applied to the outside areas; the large, well-fenced and mostly level garden has been designed to take advantage of the south-facing position and glorious views and is divided into distinct areas of lawn which is mostly level; level patio area with table and chairs and barbecue.

Otter Rise has been designed so that whether you visit in the warm, balmy days of summer sunshine or the crisply cold, star sparkled nights of winter, you will feel at home.

Facilities

Indoors

  • Four wide steps up to front door, thereafter level access to all rooms.
  • Large open plan kitchen/living room with wood burning stove. Beautiful, oak Paula Rosa kitchen units, electric cooker with oven and grill, microwave, Bosch Tassimo coffee machine, toaster, kettle, fridge/freezer.  Farmhouse table and chairs to seat 6.  Plenty of storage and every piece of crockery, cutlery, utensils, pots and pans you could ever need.  Cloths and tea towels are all included.
  • Comfortable 3 seater sofa and armchair next to wood burner, log basket and fire tongs, toasting fork for marshmallows and chestnut roasting spoon, pine dresser, flat screen free view television, DVD player, music centre,
  • Selection of DVD’s and CD’s, lots of games, books, toys and jigsaws for young and old.
  • Maps of the area.
  • First basket of logs for wood burner included.
  • Utility room with dishwasher, washing machine and sink.
  • Two bedrooms – Bedroom 1 with en-suite shower room,  antique style metal bed. Wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside tables, lamps. Space for travel cot. Chair.
  • Bedroom 2
  • Zip-lock beds, which can be made up as 2 singles or one king size bed, chest of drawers, lamps, chair.
  • Level, wooden or tiled floors throughout.
  • Family bathroom with twin-ended bath, shower over bath, towel rail, washbasin and cupboard, toilet.
  • Large en-suite shower room with shower on small plinth with seat, raised toilet, victorian washstand with washbasin and leg room under.
  • Both bathrooms finished to high standard with neutral wall and floor tiles, mirrors, shaving points.
  • All linen, towels included.
  • Electric storage heaters throughout.
  • Electricity included.

Outdoors

  • Outdoors
  • Ample, level parking.
  • Large, well-fenced mainly level south-facing lawned garden.
  • Level patio area with table and chairs, sun parasol and barbecue.
  • Rotary washing line.
  • Outdoor toys for children.
  • Abundant wildlife in it’s natural habitat.
  • A sky full of stars and the milky way on clear night

Special Notes

  • We ask that guests don’t smoke inside the cottage.

  • We are lucky enough to have a private, spring fed water supply. This is tested annually and a copy of the most recent report is available to guests.

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Testimonials

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