ARRIVE at the cottage, unpack then park in the lower car park. We have wash-down facilities and secure storage for bikes.

EAT IN and use the excellent fully equipped kitchen with dark oak worktops, fridge freezer and versatile three-way microwave combination oven.

RELAX on the sumptuous couch in the lounge with log stove and window shutters whilst contemplating the carving on the stone mantelpiece rescued from the floor of the byre. Make your way upstairs to the luxurious bedroom with lots of original oak beams and even a chandelier over the bed (swinging from this is discouraged please!).

GET READY in the stunning shower room for your big night out, with heated floor, walk-in shower, built-in hair drier, huge heated lighted mirror and separate magnifying mirror. Everything to help make you look and feel special.

WAKE UP the next morning and open the shutters to let in the morning sun. Look out of the windows and you have the opportunity to become part of the local countryside with butterflies, deer, raptors, foxes, owls, bats, bees, squirrels and badgers.

SIT OUTSIDE with a coffee in the morning sun on the stone bench and try to decide what to do first! End your day with a drink and nibbles in the evening sun on the area cobbled with stones from the byre, surrounded with herbs grown for your use.