Old School Cottage is perfectly located in the centre of the small village of Gilwern just a couple of minutes walk from the canal bank with its many gaily painted boats. Govilan is approximately three miles from Abergavenny. The village has several shops, a post office, hair dressers and three or four inns serving good food. The Monmouthshire and Brecon canal passes through the village with its traditionally and gaily painted narrow boats always a spectical for visitors walking on the tow path. A few miles further along the canal is the quiet market town of Crickhowell with its stone arched bridge, trout and salmon fishing and inns with welcoming log fires, food and good ales. Abergavenny the traditional Gateway to Wales is a bustling town with a weekly Farmer's Market selling organic and local produce, a flourishing and interesting Live Stock Market and now Abergavenny is now famous for The Food Festival held in September. On Gilwern Hill Escarpment is the World Heritage Site at Blaenafon, a book town with old ironworks, steam railway and free entrance to Big Pit National Coal Mine. From The Old School House there is very easy access right down to all The Welsh Valleys and Cardiff.
Cottage accommodation
Sleeps 2, 1 bedroom. A delightfully carefully designed kitchen area with a Belfast sink, electric oven with a ceramic hob, microwave, fridge and a washing machine. In the sitting area there is a a dining table and chairs, a leather sofa and chair. Flat screen TV with DVD which also plays CD's, stereo radio, CD, i-pod player.
Up spiral stairs to
Bedroom 1: with a double bed and a shower room with shower, handbasin and toilet.
Useful information
Abergavenny 3 miles.
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