ENTRANCE TO COACH HOUSE AND PARKING AREA is off the main road through Newland. When travelling from the Monmouth direction, turn left immediately after the red telephone box (which is on the right) and before you reach The Ostrich Public House.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT from Newland this is not daily - telephone 01452 425543 or 0870 608 2608 for up to the minute details. There are regular services from Coleford, which is 1.5 miles away.

ON-SITE PARKING - each cottage has two car parking spaces allocated to it within 6 metres of each cottage gate. The tarmaced parking area slopes towards the main road.

LUGGAGE - I am happy to assist with getting your luggage from your vehicle into the cottage.

ENTRANCE TO COTTAGES - from the parking area to the cottage gate, there are no steps to negotiate. Once through the gate, the yard is laid out to thick gravel. The distance from the gate to the front door of Cottage 1 is 5.5m and from the gate to the front door of Cottage 2 is 20m. The front door is reached by a flag stone step and then a built up step to the front door which is 16 cm high. The width of the front door is 76cm. The threshold of the front door is raised and is not flush with the top of the step.

DECORATION - throughout the cottage, the walls are painted gardenia (light cream) and the door frames and skirting boards are stained light oak.

GROUND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION - the front door leads into a small reception hall with coat hanging (lit by 60 watt bulb) and stairs to the first floor. A glazed door 70cm wide leads into the sitting room. A further glazed door (70cm wide) leads into the kitchen/dining area. This area has double glazed doors to the court yard and one step of 20cm onto the gravel.

SITTING ROOM - there is one 2 seater and one three seater settee, and one higher level cane arm chair. The centre light piece contains three 60w bulbs. There are two reading lamps each containing a 60w bulb on low tables. The television is equipped with the Sky basic package, so subtitles are available on most programmes. Please ask if you wish me to set this up for your arrival. There is a video recorder. The sitting room in Cottage 2 is particularly spacious.

KITCHEN - the oven with grill, dishwasher and washing machine are at low level and there is a cordless kettle. The dining facilities consist of a pine farm house table and 6 pine high backed chairs. The kitchen area is equipped with 4 Halogen bulbs in the ceiling and four halogen lights under the top units to light the work surfaces. In the dining area, there is a central light fitting with 3 x 60 watt bulbs and a wall light with 1 x 60 watt bulbs (Cottage 1) or 2 x 60 watt bulbs (Cottage 2).

STAIRS TO FIRST FLOOR - there are 3 angled steps and then, 9 steps to the first floor. There is a banister on one side of the stair case adjacent to the 9 steps. There is a 100 watt bulb over the stair well, a central light fitting with 60 watt bulb on the landing and a table lamp on a low table (60 watt).

BEDROOMS - Both cottages have a double room. There is access at either side of the double bed. The double rooms have a bedside cabinet/shelf at either side of the bed with energy saver bulbs equivalent to 60 watts and a central light with a 60 watt bulb. Cottage 1 has a small twin room with access to each bed on one side only, and a bunk room with 2 bunks with access on one side only. Cottage 2 has one small twin room with access to each bed via one side only and a large twin room with access on both sides of each single bed. All bed rooms have bed side cabinets with a low energy 60 watt equivalent bed side light, and dressing table with table lamp (60 watt bulb) and stool. If you need the bulbs upgrading, please ask at time of booking. All upstairs door ways are 70 cm wide except for the twin room in Cottage 1 (64cm wide) and the double room in Cottage 2 (64cm wide).

BATHROOM - Both cottages have one bathroom with lavatory, basin, bath and electric shower above the bath. The central light in the bathroom is 100 watts and there is a shaver light over the basin mirror.

MOBILE PHONES - reception on the Vodaphone and O2 networks is good. Orange can be accessed from the car parking area. It should be assumed that other networks will not be accessible.

SERVICE DOGS - are welcome but should not be permitted to sleep on beds or climb on furniture including settees.

WRITTEN INFORMATION - where information has been prepared by me, I am able to reproduce it for you in large text. Where information has not been prepared by me, I will do my best to enlarge it on a photocopier.