Park Wells Cottage Builth-Wells-Newbridge-on - More details
- SLEEPS 2
- SINGLE 0
- DOUBLE 1
- FAMILY 0
- TWIN 0
- BUNKS 0
- KING 0
- BAND E
Sleeps 2, one bedroom. The cottage is on two levels on the ground floor is the bedroom with a double bed, below the bedroom are the three original mineral springs, now well insulted with a normal floor. There is a shower room with a good power shower, handbasin and wc. Up stairs to a spacious living room/kitchen with a fitted kitchen with an electric oven and hob, microwave, washing machine and a fridge; a dining table and chairs, sofa and chair, and an electric coal effect stove. TV, shared SKY with DVD etc.
Bedlinen and towels provided. All electricity inclusive. Ample parking for two cars. Pets welcome but please be aware the owner has dogs and there are poultry roaming free. Mobile reception variable. Welcome Pack on arrival. Large lawns with garden furniture and BBQ.
The views from the cottage over pastoral, over well kept lawns to a duck pond and weeping willow trees and the Original Bath House where the GYM is located. The GYM is very well equipped with a running machine, weights, exercise bike, cross trainer, polarities ball and in a separate private part of the garden is a "HOT TUB" and a wooden cabin dressing room. Visitors using the gym and hot tub do so at their own risk.
A Grade II listed "black and white" hexagonal cottage in the delightful, well kept grounds of the Park Wells House, there are ten acres where visitors can walk; visitors can use the large and well equipped GYM ; The HOT TUB (unavailable at the moment just being mended) all inclusive.
The cottage is about two miles from the small market town of Builth Wells, famous for the largest agricultural show in Europe - book early to be able to stay in the cottage for Show Week. The cottage also backs onto The Park Wells Golf Links so ideal for a relaxing holiday, walking in the hills, playing golf, fishing on the Wye, using the gym and hot tub.
It became fashionable in the 18th century for wealthy people to visit places with mineral springs "to take the waters". In 1747 a visitor to Park Wells at Builth Wells said they tasted strongly of sulphur and smelled "like gunpowder". During the second half of the 19th century large numbers of visitors came to Builth and with the arrival of the Heart of Wales railway, The Park mineral springs became very popular; people visiting these Wells over the years used to claim miraculous cures.
The River Wye is broad and slow flowing through the centre of the small town of Builth, with its several excellent cafes and local pubs and an exceptionally good Wyeside Theatre/Cinema showing "Art Films". The surrounding area is bracken and heather topped hills, with Brecon 24 miles, Llandrindod Wells seven miles and Hay-on-Wye 10 miles.