Vacation Rental Description
Wheatsheaf cottage was originally the miller's cottage and barn on theEstate. Vaulted oak beamed ceilings, thick welsh slate window sills and doublefrench doors leading out onto a brick paved terrace overlooking theview down to the valley make this a stunningly beautiful holiday property.
The cottage is centuries old and most of the really unusual featureshave been retained, including some arrow slit windows, a huge liftingwheel and a beautiful original exterior stone staircase. The "Great Room" features a woodburner with a plentiful supply of logs, highvaulted ceiling and original stone floors. The conservatory/sunroomis a great place to relax in as it overlooks the adjacent water garden. It does contain a day bed and therefore will accommodate a 5th person.
The living area of Wheatsheaf Cottage has arrow slit windows, stable doors and huge glass French windows in the great room that open out onto a private terrace. This impressively large great room has a high vaulted ceiling with green oak A-frames, natural finish oak panelling from the estate and incorporates some really beautiful ancient curved long oak beams. It also features a unique antique wooden lifting wheel that was still actively in use until a few years ago.
Relax on one of the two huge and comfortable 8-way hand tied sofas with tapestry fabric and loads of throw cushions. These superb quality soft furnishings are complimented by some handsome pieces of furniture including a magnificent 8 feet tall mahogany grandfather clock. A remarkable collection of paintings features countryside wildlife including badgers and otters painted on large thick slabs of Welsh slate that were rescued long ago from an old manor house. Reclaimed rustic flag-stone flooring with an under floor heating system keeps this room warm & cozy during the cooler months and a large Jotul woodburner provides a roaring open fire to curl up beside. Open the oak shutters beside the fireplace and find a 36” TV & DVD. Guests have also been provided with a stereo/CD player. On long lazy Summer days and balmy country evenings, leave the huge outward opening French windows open to enjoy gentle breezes and stroll out onto the expansive brick paved terrace to enjoy lunch, supper or a quiet drink overlooking one of the most spectacular views in the whole of Carmarthenshire.
The bespoke hardwood conservatory overlooking the water garden is a great quiet space to enjoy a good book or a glass of wine at sunset. This room contains a day bed that will accommodate a fifth person.
Bedroom 1 has burnished wide plank oak floors with cosy underfloor heating, a 5 foot wide antique style pine bed with best quality extra thick pillow top mattress, 100% cotton sateen 400 thread count linens, television and DVD. Southerly views from the windows are down over the valley and westerly views out over the walled water garden. There is an en-suite bathroom and a fitted closet.
A hand built oak staircase utilising original byre metalwork as a handrail leads up from the great room to Bedroom 2. It has exposed oakbeams, cottage-style maple wood floor, central heating and a 5 foot wide antique pine bed with best quality extra thick pillow top mattress, superb quality linens, television and DVD. Views are southerly down over the valley and also easterly (in the Spring you can see a huge swathe of golden daffodils running from the Estate entrance gate right down to the courtyard). This second bedroom has an armoire and an en-suite bathroom.
Facilities
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
Dryer
DVD
Ice Maker
Kitchen
Linen Service
Microwave
Amenity Parking
Private Pool
Refrigerator
Sterio
TV
Washer
The eat-in Kitchen has a large scrubbed pine table and chairs, together with freestanding dressers topped with thick blue-gray Welsh slate worktops. This traditional style kitchen has all new appliances including an extra wide ceramic top range style cooker with self cleaning oven, a microwave and dishwasher. The kitchen is fully equipped with crockery, cutlery, pots & pans, utensils and small electrical appliances.
The adjacent utility room contains an extra large high capacity washing machine & a large dryer, iron & ironing board, plus an American style side-by-side larder refrigerator/freezer with ice-maker.
Activities
Biking
Horse Riding
Mountain Biking
Restaurant
Shopping
Nearby settlements include the Welsh country towns of Llandovery,Llandeilo and Lampeter with their eclectic mix of restaurants,shops, galleries & pubs and the tiny picturesque village of Cilycwm. Attractions to explore are Country Parks, a Roman gold mine, a series of spectacular waterfalls, historic houses and castles. Day trips can encompass the vibrant City of Cardiff or the dramatic coastline of Carmarthenshire and neighbouring Pembrokeshire to spend time on some of the UK's best beaches.
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