Short breaks are OFTEN available - minimum booking of two nights @ £200-00.
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Green Man Cottage is a single storey building situated in the grounds of the owners’ Grade II listed cottage. We have tried to provide as much information as possible in this statement; please feel free to contact us if you have further questions.
Pre-arrival
- We
have a basic website www.greenmancottage.co.uk which has a page showing internal
and external photographs of the property and its garden.
- We
can be contacted by telephone or email (see below).
- The
postcode is NG13 0GB (no.8), should you require it for satellite navigation or
a Tesco/Asda delivery (please confirm convenient delivery time with the owner
prior to booking).
- We
are situated adjacent to the Peacock Inn on Church Corner, Redmile.
- Our entrance is on the right
hand side just before the Peacock Inn’s car park.
- Proceed down the drive past the owners’
cottage and follow the ‘Car Park’ sign.
- Green Man Cottage is on your right.
- Mobile
phone reception in Redmile is very ‘patchy’ – you may have to walk around both
inside and/or outside to find reception for your network.
- There
is wi-fi reception but this can also be patchy as we are at
the outer limits of broadband reception. The access code is in the visitor information booklet.
- The
nearest railway station is three miles away at Bottesford.
Arrival, Unloading and Car Parking
- We
ask that arrival is after 3pm unless otherwise agreed. Up
to two cars can be accommodated.
- To help with unloading/loading, vehicles can
be backed up to the front door.
- We
suggest that you park your car facing towards the exit as this makes it
easier when leaving the property.
- The
cottage will be unlocked, with a key inside the door and someone will normally
be available to meet and greet all guests.
- In exceptional circumstances the key will be posted out in advance
- Upon
arrival the ‘welcome pack’ will include tea, coffee, sugar, butter, milk,
bread, preserves, cereals and fresh local free-range eggs (when available) to
see you through your end of journey snack or first breakfast.
- Fresh flowers and/or house plants are always
in place throughout the property.
Main Entrance and Hallway
- The
front door of the cottage is 73cm wide and has a single step of 16cm height
which leads directly into the hallway.
- To
the left is the L-shaped kitchen/dining/living area and both this and the hall
have a solid pine continuous floor.
- On
the hall table can be found instructions for all the appliances, a welcome
folder with emergency contact details, inventory, places of interest (including
a map of Bottesford, the nearest village) etc, a folder with details of local
walks, the visitors book and a small book for you to leave details of the
places you have enjoyed visiting during your stay.
- The
hall has a window either side of the front door, each with curtains.
- Between the left hand window and the living
area is a small dresser housing books on shelves and in the cupboard below can
be found table linen, mats etc.
Kitchen area
- In
the kitchen area the work surfaces are all at a height of 90cm.
- There
is a clear access space of 119cm by 150cm in the work area. The oven, fridge, freezer, dishwasher and washing
machine are all under the work surface.
- The
overhead storage cupboards are at a height of 145cm and the electricity trip
switches are situated in the cupboard furthest to the left.
- To
the right of the front door are five hooks on the wall, at a height of 162cm
for coats etc as well as a mat underneath for outside shoes.
- At
the end of the hall corridor is an old pew from the village church.
- The
cottage is all at ground level, but there is a shallow slope to the bedroom
corridor.
- A
mains operated smoke alarm is fitted to the ceiling along this part of the
corridor.
Dining Area
- The
dining table, which sits on a coir mat, is at a height of 76cm and measures
90cm by 140cm. There are four dining
chairs
- .A
set of free-standing shelves houses books for visitors’ use.
Living Area
- The
living area has two leather settees, which can seat six people.
- There is a log-burning stove with fire irons
and a guard.
- The television has a
36”screen, surround sound, Freeview and a DVD player and sits on a wood stand.
- There
is a table lamp for subdued lighting, to the left of the fireplace.
- There
is a tiled coffee table to match the TV stand which sits on a mat
- There
is a set of French doors which lead onto the decked area and garden at the rear
of the property. This window has floor
length curtains.
Shower Room and WC
- The
doorway is 87cm wide.The heated towel rail is wall mounted, just
inside the door on the left hand side.
- There
is a step of 25cm high to walk into the quadrant shower cubicle.
- The
floor is ‘bathroom quality’ water resistant synthetic wood.
- There
is a toilet and a wall mounted wash hand basin, which has a mixer tap. In
the corner to the right of the door is a cupboard housing the hot water tank,
above which is the shaver point.
- There
is a mirror above the sink.
- The
room is naturally lit by a ‘Velux’ window in the sloping roof.
- There
is plenty of clear, unobstructed floor space, a row of hooks at a height of
160cm on the wall to the right of the door and a chair.
- Outside
the shower room is a built in cupboard; one side of which houses various games
for rainy days or evenings in front of the fire and the other side contains
cleaning items, spare toiletries, a clothes airier and a hair dryer.
Double Bedroom
- This
is accessed from the end of the corridor and the door is 74cm wide.
- There
is a double bed with all round clearance and a bedside shelf and reading light
at each side. There is a wardrobe, set
of drawers, dressing table with mirror, lamp and chair.
- A china pedestal stands in the corner with a
decanter and glasses.
- An electric
cooling fan is stored inside the wardrobe.
- The
window is an ‘emergency
escape’ type which, when opened, has no centre pillar and therefore can be used as an escape route in case of
fire etc.
- The
window measures 80cm by 90cm and is curtained.
- The window sill is 124cm from
the floor. WiFi
internet access is best obtained from this window sill – the code is in the information folder on the hall table.
Twin Bedroom
- This
is accessed from the bedroom corridor and the door is 75cm wide.
- There
are twin single beds with a bedside shelf between them with a reading
light.
- There is a space of 48cm between
the beds.
- There are also ‘over bed’ wall
lights and a centre pendant light.
- There
is a built in wardrobe behind the door, a set of drawers with lamp and a
dressing table with mirror and stool under.
- A decanter and two glasses are provided on the set of drawers.
- The
window measures 165cm by 90cm and is curtained.
The window sill is 74cm from the floor
Grounds and garden
- Green
Man Cottage has its own garden which is for the sole use of the cottage
occupants.
- Double doors lead from the
living area down a step of 15cm out onto a decked area with a table and chairs
and then down a further two steps of 15cm and 18cm onto a gravelled area with a
picnic table and parasol.
- Three steps of
15cm, 15cm and 17cm lead down from the decked area onto a gravel path which can
be used to exit the garden and enter the car parking area.
- There
is outside lighting for the decked area – the switch is inside the property to
the right hand side of the patio doors at a height of 141cm.
- To
the front of the property (outside the double bedroom window) is a small paved
area with a wooden picnic table.
Although this is the owners’ area, visitors are welcome to use this
space – especially if they require internet access (in good weather!).
- Smoking
is not allowed anywhere inside the building.
There is an ashtray provided on one of the garden tables.
Departure
- Departure
by 10.00am.
- Please
post keys through the owners’ letter box if no-one is available.
- We
would appreciate it if the cottage were left in a clean and tidy condition.
Contact Information
Mrs
Martha Lowther, 4
Church Corner, Redmile, Nottingham, NG13
0GB
Telephone:
01949 843847
Email:
greenmancottage@hotmail.co.uk
Website:
www.greenmancottage.co.uk
Your feedback is always welcome in order for us to update
and improve our facilities. Please phone
or email as above.
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