Glastonbury self catering accommodation
| country: | England |
| location: | Glastonbury, Somerset |
| price: | From £395 per cottage per week or £150 for 2 nights (Sep onwards). The cottage sleeps 4 persons. Please note the cottage is only availabile for rent 15th May to 3rd Oct |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
A perfectly secluded hideaway with fabulous misty mornings and sunset views over the Vale of Avalon and Wearyall Hill. Tucked away off Bove Town, this lovely self-catering house is only minutes on foot from the High St, the Tor and Chalice Well. Ideal for a relaxing retreat or as a base for exploring the town and further afield.
In the early 20th Century, the house was the Cook’s Cottage attached to “Mount Avalon” - once the home of Rutland Boughton, composer of the famous opera, The Immortal Hour. Sadly, this impressive Victorian mansion burnt to the ground about 10 years ago but the strip of six workers’ cottages has been preserved.
In the early 20th Century, the house was the Cook’s Cottage attached to “Mount Avalon” - once the home of Rutland Boughton, composer of the famous opera, The Immortal Hour. Sadly, this impressive Victorian mansion burnt to the ground about 10 years ago but the strip of six workers’ cottages has been preserved.
rooms, food and facilities
The cottage is centrally heated and double-glazed and sleeps 1 – 4 people comfortably in 1 double bedroom and one large double sofa bed. The dining area accommodates up to four. The living area has two sofas – one of which turns into a double bed - TV, DVD and hi-fi. A good library of books is yours to peruse during your stay. The kitchen is fully equipped including gas cooker, fridge and microwave. The bathroom has a shower over the bath.
Outside, at the front of the house, a small private west-facing garden has outdoor seating for enjoying afternoon heat and spectacular sunset skies. Bedding and towels are supplied. Secure bike storage is available. Family friendly: Children and babies are welcome.
Walking & cycling: Walking around the Tor and the sacred landscape of Glastonbury and cycling on the Somerset Levels, just outside of town, are lovely experiences. We have all the information you need to guide you on your explorations.
how this holiday makes a difference
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We use environmentally safe cleaning materials as much as possible, provide bins for recycling and composting (and strongly encourage our guests to use them). The house is powered with green electricity and we use low-energy bulbs wherever we can.
We recommend shopping in the High Street, especially for local food to reduce food miles; we supply our visitors with information on walks to reduce car use and also provide safe storage for bicycles. By staying with us, you are actually supporting financially a whole array of community projects. Both owners choose to give a great deal of their time in coordinating the Transition Town Glastonbury project on a voluntary basis. The project is a a grassroots community wide initiative to re-localise our town, rebuild community resilience and reduce our carbon footprint. We furnish our guests with leaflets on local activities, places of interest, workshops, conferences and events, thereby ensuring they contribute to the local economy. We employ one part-time local cleaner and all our contractors for garden maintenance, plumbing, electrical repairs etc. are all small local firms. The garden is small, organic and kept very simple. It is visited by many species of birds and the dawn chorus in early summer is truly lovely. |
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