features
For the rates for the cottage for the year 2007 and 2008 please visit the relevant pages.
Accommodation
The accommodation is on two floors.
Entrance
This is up a steep step into the kitchen, through a stable door. The 3 rooms on the ground floor are all on different levels.
Kitchen
The kitchen is very well equipped, with a gas cooker, washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave, fridge-freezer, dishwasher (from 2007) and all essential cooking utensils.
Dining Room
Up a step from the kitchen, the dining table seats 5.
Sitting Room
Up a step from the dining room. There is a television DVD/VHS player/recorder with Digital TV, a radio/CD player, a selection of books, DVD's and games, and a coal-effect gas cast iron stove.
Stairs
The staircase to the first floor, located in the kitchen, is very steep with open steps.
Bathroom
Off the first floor corridor, the bathroom has a bath, over-bath electric shower, a shaver point and electric heater.
Bedrooms
The main bedroom is at the end of the corridor and has a double bed. There is also a radio-alarm clock, a convection electric heater and hairdryer. There is an external door and staircase leading from the bedroom to the courtyard below.
Next to the bathroom, the smaller of the bedrooms has two single beds, with an oil-filled radiator and radio-alarm clock.
There is also a sofa bed in the sitting room which means the cottage can sleep up to 5.
Heating and Electricity
The cottage is heated with night-storage heaters with additional heaters in the bedrooms and sitting room. There is a water tank, heated by an immersion heater. Rental is inclusive of electricity.
Bed Linen & Towels
We provide non-feather pillows and duvets with poly-cotton covers, sheets and pillow slips, always washed in non-biological powder. Bath and hand towels can be provided on request. There is an additional charge of £2.50 per person for laundering. Beach towels are not provided.
Laundry
There is a washing machine, tumble dryer and iron in the cottage. There is also a washing line in the cottage garden.
Bicycle, Sports Equipment and Dinghy Storage
It is possible to store bikes and water-sports equipment behind the cottage, by arrangement. The Yacht Club has space for parking dinghies and small boats. This can be arranged in advance through Dale Yacht Club - telephone 01646 636 625. Visitor moorings for yachts can also be arranged.
Communication
There is no phone in the cottage, although in emergencies a phone in the main house could be used, if we are at home. Mobile phone reception is good, especially for Orange and Vodaphone networks. There is Broadband Internet access in the cottage.
Children
Children and babies are welcome. A travel cot and highchair are available. We do not provide bedding for the cot.
Dogs
We welcome dogs, but no larger than a Labrador. We sometimes accept two dogs if they are small. We ask that the dogs are not left unattended in the cottage for long periods and that they are not allowed to go upstairs or to wander the grounds. There is a paddock close to the cottage where dogs can be exercised off the lead.