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The Waterhouse |
Kirkcudbright, South - Borders, Scotland |
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The Waterhouse is a newly built eco, oak framed timber pole holiday house in Scotland, supported by square oak posts. A stream runs under the deck and feeds a large pond; your immediate surrounds are private and peaceful and further afield you are surrounded by undulating countryside, woodland and coastal walks. |
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Property Info |
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Accommodation Type:
| Cabin |
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Property Setting:
| Romantic / Rural |
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Holiday Type:
| Relaxing / Family |
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Bedrooms:
| 2 |
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Guests:
| 4 |
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Catering:
| Meals Available |
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General Info |
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Although the owners live on the same site, their cottage is not visible from the Waterhouse and high fencing and thick planting of trees, shrubs and climbers, makes the site very private and peaceful. A stream runs under the deck and feeds a large pond, a major feature of a series of beautifully planted terraced gardens surrounding the house. The building is of exceptionally high quality and has been built by our-selves, from our own design and using the skills of local craftsmen. Holidays here are aimed at natural, peaceful living, eco-friendly, enjoying nature in the gardens as much as possible. The place is a little alternative, but very comfortable. We welcome naturist guests. We offer a complimentary 3 course meal in The Cottage Kitchen for guests staying a week. Your choice of night. Menus are available other nights and for guests staying for short breaks,at £15 and £20 for adults. Children half price. |
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Details on the area surrounding the property/accommodation |
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Dumfries and Galloway is one of the most outstandingly beautiful, least spoilt and least known parts of Britain. Galloway, in the Southwest of Scotland has a stunning coastline, with many beautiful, secluded, sandy beaches. The Southern Uplands contain breathtaking hills and mountains, with flora and wildlife to match anywhere in the UK. The local towns and villages are outstanding, with the jewel being the Artists town and fishing port of Kirkcudbright, only 3 miles from us. The food town of Castle Douglas is 7 miles away and is an excellent shopping area for quality food and drink, including Sulwath Brewery that produces award-winning ales. The cultural life is excellent, with regular Music, Arts and Crafts festivals throughout the year.
If you like cycling, we have 2 bicycles for loan, to explore the beautiful surroundings. If tennis is your sport, we can loan rackets and organise use of local courts in Kirkcudbright. If you want a night out, we can arrange reliable childminders. |
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Getting there & away/local amenities |
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Getting There:
| Directions to the holiday house in Scotland will be provided on booking. We are only 3 miles from Kircudbright which has a railway station, and 50 miles from Prestwick, the nearest airport. |
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Nearest airports:
| Prestwick 50 miles |
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Nearest train station:
| Kircudbright 3 miles |
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Car Hire:
| Optional |
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Nearest restaurant:
| on site |
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Nearest beach:
| 3 miles |
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Nearest shop:
| Kircudbright |
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More Info |
Owner Info |
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Name |
Martin Gould |
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Contact Phone No. |
+441557331266 |
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Accommodation details |
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Activities Nearby |
Beach within 5km / Cycling / Golf within 20km / Tennis / Walking
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Interior Facilities |
CD Player / DVD player / Linen provided / Log Fire
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Interior Details |
The Waterhouse has a double bedroom with a chunky wooden bed and a glass door opening on to the deck. There is a second, small bedroom with built in, comfortable, wide bunk beds for children or agile adults. The bathroom between bedrooms has a solar heated shower (with mains back up), WC, washbasin and heated towel rail. The well-appointed and fully equipped kitchen, with gas hob and oven, is part of the open-plan living space, which has wrap around South facing windows overlooking the pond. This has a dining table for 4, a leather sofa and chairs. Large oak framed class double doors open onto a large deck for exclusive use by Waterhouse guests. All furniture is high quality, UK crafted and wooden, like the house. Heating is from a wood pellet biomass stove in the living room, which is like a wood burning stove, but with the push button convenience of an electric stove. Small space heaters are fitted in the bedrooms.
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Exterior Facilities |
Balcony / Garden / Garden Furniture / Hot Tub / Terrace
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Exterior Details |
The deck has tables and chairs where you can eat and relax, sun-loungers and a single hammock, umbrellas and a basic movable barbecue. This leads onto a communal, pond side sundeck with a heated outside jacuzzi that can be used anytime. We find this wonderful in winter months and we think The Waterhouse makes a perfect winter-break as well as Summer holiday, particularly from nearby cities like Glasgow or Edinburgh.
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Further Details |
In keeping with the environmental ethos of the holiday house in Scotland, the building and contents have been designed to minimise carbon emissions and to be as natural a build as possible. All timber in the building and decks comes from local and/or sustainable sources. The living roof is clad in green sedum to lessen environmental impact on the landscape. The thick insulation is natural Thermafleece, sheep’s wool. Interior paints and varnish are safe and natural green products. The windows have heat reflective glass. To reduce energy use, all light bulbs are low energy and electrical appliances have been kept to a minimum. Water is heated using a solar panel and a bio-mass wood pellet stove is the main source of heat.
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Conditions of Rental |
20% is payable on booking the holiday house in Scotland. The balance of the booking fee is payable on departure. Arrival should be after 4.00pm and departure time before 11am. Electricity, gas and wood pellets are included in the holiday price.
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Other Information |
Child Friendly / Cook available / Short breaks available
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What visitors have said about The Waterhouse |
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The very interesting building is sure to inspire. The lovely gardens and pond are a delight, especially when viewed from the hot tub with a glass in hand! Martin and Sharon are wonderful hosts who ensure their guests are well looked after.
Pete & Wendy,
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Aug 2006 
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There has been so much TLC and attention to detail for your visitors-from the beautiful bedding, fresh veg and welcome food. We have thoroughly enjoyed it all and look forward to being back as soon as possible.
Grahame & Yvonne,
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Apr 2007
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