Llanwenarth · 整套度假屋 · 5室6床3.0卫 · 可住11人 · Beautiful 5 bedroom house with hot tub & fire pit
The Old School House is spacious, beautiful & perfect to get away from it all. Bring the whole family & enjoy our hot tub, outside kitchen & fire pit, whilst embracing stunning views of the Sugarloaf & Blorenge Mountain. Situated in a small village within the Brecon Beacons & one mile outside of Abergavenny (best known for its eateries, vineyard & much more), this substantial Victorian brownstone house is surrounded by an acre of mature, tranquil gardens.
We had a hen weekend here and loved it. Great location, stunning house with beautiful gardens and outdoor facilities. Highly recommend
lovely large house with brilliant outdoor spaces. Peaceful location with stunning surroundings. Was a perfect base for cardiff and swansea without the hustle of a City.
A home from home. Beautiful home with all the amenities you need. Great outside space for our family around the fire pit and hot tub. Great play room for the family we enjoyed spending quality time together. Host very helpful and with our circumstances made us feel welcome and supported during a difficult time. Highly recommend A*******
We’d just like to make you aware that we ask that no music is played outside for BBQs etc after 8pm, as we have neighbours with small children.
Abergavenny Castle & Museum: Abergavenny Museum, founded in 1959, is set in the grounds of a 'ruined' Norman Castle. The Museum building was formerly a hunting lodge built by the Marquess of Abergavenny. The displays tell the story of this historic market town.
Abergavenny market: quaint indoor market with a general market held on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays & a flea market on Wednesdays. Throughout the months there is also a craft fairs, antiques fair & artisan market. Abergavenny Farmers’ Market is held on the 4th Thursday of every month where you can pick up local cheeses, pork, honey, pastries, chocolates, bread, crafts or be eco-friendly and fill up your household products with Little Green Refills.
Kingdom Come: soft play for small children, perfect on rainy days.
Linda Vista Gardens: formal gardens laid out with trees, shrubs & rare specimens of orchids. A good place for a stroll & a picnic.
St Mary’s Priory: a beacon of serenity in an otherwise bustling market town. The abbey houses an impressive collection of tombs & effigies
Tithe Barn: is a sixteenth-century marvel that offers great insight into the history & culture of the town.
Broadleaf Books: a delightful secondhand bookshop that covers a huge range of genres & ticks all the boxes that bookshops should.
The Art Shop: burrowing back from a 16th century townhouse front door into a warren stocked with every art material under the sun, gorgeous cards, & books from Welsh presses. It also has a gallery upstairs, which hosts fantastic small exhibitions, artfully tucked around corners & even into the shop’s tiny kitchen.
Abergavenny Leisure Centre: involves a gym, fitness classes, swimming, squash, badminton & outdoor tennis courts.
Sugarloaf Vineyard: set on the lower slopes of the Sugar Loaf mountain overlooking the town. Drop in for a tasting of some award-winning Welsh wines, take a tour of the vineyards & enjoy the views over the Usk Valley. There’s also an onsite café & shop, plus self-catering holiday cottages if you feel like staying a bit longer.
Things to do around Abergavenny:
Big Pit National Coal Museum: An award-winning national coal museum which offers a 300 ft journey down into the mine. Worth a visit.
Blaenavon: Once a busy landscape of mines & foundries producing huge amounts of steel & coal, it’s now a living reminder of Wales’ industrial heritage.
Blaenavon Heritage Railway: runs for 3.5 miles through the Blaenavon World Heritage site on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Blaenavon Ironworks: a former industrial site which is now a museum. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide.
Court Cupboard Craft Gallery: a mile out of town. Holds regular exhibitions with items for sale from the artists who have workshops there. Includes a cafe.
Crickhowell: Winner of the Great British High Street Award 2018, its bustling main street is packed with independent shops & boutiques. It hosts a popular walking festival every March. There are nice walks through the Glanusk Estate which has green fields, trees and well-kept gardens.
Goytre Wharf: Sitting on the Monmouth and Brecon Canal, this is a beautiful place to have a walk along the canal, see wildlife and learn about limekilns. The wharf used to process limestone which was brought there from the local mountains before being taken away by boats on the canal. There is a visitors’ centre, gift shop & coffee shop. You can also hire bikes or canoes to see more of the canal.
Llanthony Priory: Built in the 13th century on the site of an older church, what remains today bears the scars of centuries of conflict & political upheaval, from Owain Glyndwr’s 15th-century Welsh rebellion to Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. Despite all the drama, Llanthony Priory surviving windows & sweeping arches are still a powerful reminder of mediaeval Wales.
Perrygrove Railway: Perrygrove is a dog friendly family attraction, aimed at those with children up to ten years old. There are four stations on our railway, each with paths leading to lovely walks through beautiful woodland. A round trip takes 30 minutes & there is no charge for extra train rides.
Raglan Castle: 10 miles from Abergavenny. Dates back to between the 15th & early 17th centuries and is set in parkland with terraces & water gardens to explore. After the English Civil War, Parliamentary forces rendered the castle unable to be used for military purposes. The castle was not restored & became a tourist attraction.
Outdoor sports
Golf
There are various golf courses around Abergavenny including:
• The Monmouthshire Golf Club:an 18-hole mature parkland course set against a backdrop of Blorenge, Sugar Loaf & Skirrid.
• Wernddu Golf Club: with a nine-hole pitch & putt, a driving range & an 18-hole course.
• Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club, nestled in valleys not far from town.
Boating
Monmouthshire & Brecon canal: The tree-lined 200-year-old waterway provides the perfect setting for a day out on a boat. At Beacon Park Boats in Llangattock, you can hire an electric boat for up to eight people or a sleek pedal boat for two.
Tandem paragliding flights take place off the Blorenge, one of the three peaks surrounding Abergavenny. The South East Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club own the top of the Blorenge so you’ll regularly see its members launching off the top and landing in Castle Meadows alongside the river Usk.
Triley Fields: one of Wales’ largest equestrian centres, providing lessons for all levels of experience.
Champagne Hot Air Balloon: they launch from Llanarth, flying in the beautiful Usk Valley.
Abergavenny Leisure Centre: involves a gym, fitness classes, swimming, squash, badminton and outdoor tennis courts.
Walks
You can’t go anywhere in Abergavenny without noticing you are on the lush edges of the Brecon Beacons. Abergavenny is surrounded by lush hills, simply begging to be explored through vigorous hiking or relaxed ambling.
Sugar Loaf mountain takes roughly four hours to walk up from the centre of town via a path that takes you past trickling creeks, forested areas, grassy plains & rocky peaks. (is also accessible by car) –Offers panoramic views of the south slopes of Abergavenny & over the local countryside.
The Blorenge: With views over Abergavenny, Blorenge’s summit is easier to access – there’s a long, twisting road to the top – but the beech-tree lined walk to the stunning Punch Bowl lake shouldn’t be missed.
The Skirrid: starts with a steep climb, jagged & dramatic, but plateaus out to a long ridgeway. At the highest point are the ruins of an old chapel. There are car parks nearer to the summits of the mountains if you want to have a shorter climb. You can see the Severn & the Malverns from here on a clear day.
Pen-Y-Fan: a short car-journey away, this the highest mountain in South Wales.
Tread & Trot Trails: this app will help you discover the area’s heritage as you walk.
Guided walks: there are plenty, organised by Blaenavon World Heritage Site, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, Brecon Beacons Park Society & Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Here are a few walks we recommend:
• Walk from the house by the river Usk into Abergavenny centre
• Sugar Loaf and Usk valley circular
• Blorange circular
• Skirrid circular
• Llanthony Priory Circular Walk
• Swan Meadows and the river Gavenny. Health Walk - Swan Meadows & the River Gavenny.
• Abergavenny to Little Skirrid – one of the seven hills overlooking Abergavenny.
• Castle Meadows and Linda Vista Gardens.
• Llanfoist Canal East Walk - Dog Friendly Walk.
• Llanover and Out!
This area is great for bikes! The towpath from Abergavenny has many easy, family friendly cycle routes such as the Abergavenny circular route via the Blorenge, the route from Abergavenny to Hay on Wye. For mountain biking, the Crickhowell loop is great. There are also many trails in Brecon Beacons National Park
自我介绍
Welcome to our beautiful Old School House. It is a family home, which we share with you & many other guests. My family live mostly 50 miles away, so don't worry you won't see us around the house when you are our guests. We have been hosting our home for the last year but managed by another host, so we may look new but we aren't. We took the decision to handover the management of the house to a local lady called Taryn. She has extensive experience in the hospitality industry & is a fabulous chef. You may want to ask her to prep some food for a special occasion. She specialises in South African delights.
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