Red Kite Lodge

Pre arrival

• Valley View Cottages signage is prominent at the driveway entrance from the road
• The driveway/track is well made of concrete and stone leading to the car park area

Arrival and car parking

• The car park area is approximately 16 metres from the gateway to the cottage
• There is a roadway leading directly to the gateway into the cottage and is for unloading/loading purposes
• Surface is slightly sloping and rolled stone and lighting is provided
• Red Kite Lodge has a gateway 1370mm wide with a 70 mm step upwards onto a level concrete pathway 1300mm wide leading to the front door
• Lighting is provided from the front of the cottage
• The entrance to the cottage is easily identified with the name of the cottage next to the front door
• The entrance door is a manual stable door with top half glazed and is 930mm wide.There is one step up into the cottage 100mm high

Inside

• Open plan living/ dining and kitchen area
• Ground floor bathroom
• Staircase winding up to second storey (Mezzanine Floor) with 12 steps of riser 200mm
• Two steps of riser 150mm lead down to two bedrooms
• Kitchen • Flooring is vinyl and level throughout • Manoeuvrability is good • Colour contrasting is good in terms of cupboards, walls, handles and worktops • Lighting is good • The worktop is situated at 900mm high • There is a cordless kettle and microwave provided • Cupboards are both floor and wall mounted
• Living/Dining area • Flooring is vinyl and level throughout • Lighting is adequate with two additional uplighter lamps provided • Manoeuvrability is good and the furniture is unfixed and could therefore be moved to create more space where required. • Dining table is provided with four chairs plus two further folding chairs stored in an under stairs cupboard • There is a two-seater settee and two armchairs • A TV with DVD player is provided on a stand. Both are remote control operated
• Mezzanine Floor • Flooring is carpeted and level throughout • Lighting is adequate with an additional lamp provided • There is a two-seater sofa bed, one armchair and two beanbags • A wardrobe is also provided and is movable
• Bathroom • Transition into the bathroom on the ground floor is level • The handle is a lever style • Flooring is vinyl and level throughout • Lighting is good • The step into the bath is 550mm and shower is over the bath. Bath has grab rails on both sides • The toilet seat is situated at 410mm high • The toilet roll and bin are located within easy reach of the toilet • The sink is at a height of 820mm with a mixer lever action tap • The flush is a push-button action • The shaving socket is located next to the sink
• Bedrooms • Located down two steps from Living/Dining area • There is a level transition from hallway into each bedroom. Both rooms have carpet flooring and are level throughout • Each bedroom door is a single leaf wooden door with lever handle • Lighting is adequate in both bedrooms with additional lamps provided in each • All furniture (with the exception of the hanging wardrobe areas) is free standing and can be moved to create more space if necessary • Non-feather pillows and duvets with poly cotton covers and sheets. • Bedroom one has a double bed, two bedside cabinets, one chest of drawers and hanging space. • Bedroom two has a triple sleeper bed, which is a double bed with single bunk over the top, one bedside cabinet, one chest of drawers and hanging space

Outside

• The cottage has an enclosed garden to the front with lawn to one side of the pathway and two steps leading up to a further lawned area and patio with garden table and four chairs
• Sloping hard surfaced roadway leads down to the communal garden area, accessed through a gateway 1480mm wide. This area is enclosed and laid to lawn
• The communal garden leads to a further gateway 1530mm wide leading into an enclosed dog garden

Other information

• Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the cottage (cost £10 per dog per week)
• Fire alarms are present on both levels of the cottage and are audible
• Some mobile phone networks are unreliable in the cottage
• Checking in and out times are 4pm and 10am respectivel
• The owners live on site and are available to assist wherever possible
• We welcome enquiries from visitors with disabilities and are happy to discuss individual requirements.

Eco-friendly features

At Valley View Cottages we try to be more sustainable by:

• Using eco-friendly laundry and cleaning products
• Using recycled products
• Reducing waste by using reusable containers and washable products (such as washing up scourers) in the cottages
• Encouraging guests to recycle as much as possible
• Generating some of our electricity through solar panels
• Managing the grounds in an environmentally-friendly way – planting pollinator-friendly flowers & leaving areas ‘wild’ to provide food for insects.