The Old Coach House
Nettlebridge
Overview
The Old Coach House is a charming holiday cottage nestled in the heart of stunning countryside. It is the perfect retreat for couples, families, or solo travellers seeking a peaceful and relaxing getaway.
Inside the cottage, you'll find a warm and inviting atmosphere, with comfortable furnishings, a fully equipped kitchen, and a separate snug for those wanting a bit of peace and quiet. The master bedroom is a tranquil haven with a comfortable bed, romantic chandelier hanging from a vaulted ceiling and soft linens, ensuring you will enjoy a restful night's sleep.
Outside, the cottage boasts a lovely private and fully enclosed garden with a lawn and seating area where you can soak up the afternoon sunshine and enjoy the fresh country air. A BBQ and garden games are also provided for your enjoyment. There's off-road parking for 2 cars and plenty of space to store your bicycles if you plan to explore the beautiful surroundings.
Located within easy reach of picturesque villages, historic towns, and stunning natural landscapes, our holiday cottage is the perfect base for exploring the best that Somerset has to offer. Whether you prefer hiking, cycling, sightseeing, or simply relaxing in the peace and quiet of the countryside, you'll find plenty to see and do.
Suitability
Not suitable for the very infirm
No smoking or vaping
No pets allowed
General
Superfast Broadband
Gas Central Heating
All linen and towels provided
Welcome pack
No extra charges
Bedrooms
2 x bedrooms, sleeps 4
1 x double bed in master bedroom
Second bedroom has 1 futon bed + 1 shorty high-sleeper bed
Travel cot and sheets available on request
There are two bedrooms on the first floor, both of which are light, bright and airy. The master bedroom has a really comfy double bed, ample clothes storage and a high, vaulted ceiling complete with a chandelier.
The smaller bedroom, contains a shorty, high-sleeper bed, over a single futon bed which has been upgraded with a full-size single mattress. This space is suitable for a single adult, or two children.
A hairdryer is suppled for guests' convenience. All bedlinen and towels are provided. Both bedroom windows overlook the garden and yard, with views across to the countryside beyond.
Bathrooms
1 x family bathroom upstairs with bath and electric shower
1 x downstairs cloakroom with WC and wash basin
The family bathroom is situated upstairs and is complete with toilet, washbasin, an electric shower over the bath and plenty of storage for your toiletries. There is a large mirror with shaving socket and a towel rail.
Hand towels and bath towels are provided for each person. There is an additional toilet and washbasin on the ground floor.
Kitchen / Family Room
Electric cooker with oven, hob & grill
Family-sized fridge-freezer and separate drinks fridge
Dishwasher
Kettle, toaster, microwave & slow cooker
Dining table and seating for 4 people
Comfortable/relaxed seating for 4 people
Selection of games and puzzles
Smart TV
Bluetooth speaker for playing your own music
High chair available on request
The kitchen area contains everything you need to cook up a storm during your stay. It has an electric cooker (with extractor fan), dishwasher, microwave oven and a family-sized fridge-freezer. Kitchen essentials such as kettle, toaster and all the utensils and pots and pans you need are supplied, as well as extra touches such as baking tins, a slow cooker, useful kitchen gadgets and a small selection of cookery books.
Sharing the modern bright space of the kitchen, is the family room which contains the dining room table and chairs, comfy sofa and arm chairs, A smart TV, side tables and plenty of games and puzzles to entertain you can be found here too. There are wide patio doors that you can throw open onto the garden and the steps outside make a relaxing place to sit with a book in the evening.
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Snug
TV and DVD player
Comfy sofa & oversized armchair
Selection of books to suit all ages
Selection of DVDs to suit all tastes
Our snug is the perfect place to relax and recharge your batteries
Step inside and you'll find a warm and inviting space, with plenty of books to choose from. Whether you're in the mood for a classic novel, a gripping thriller, or something lighter to pass the time, you're sure to find something to suit your tastes.
For those who prefer a more visual form of entertainment, the snug is also equipped with a television and a large selection of DVDs, so you can catch up on your favourite shows or watch a movie in peace and quiet.
In the spring, you may glimpse a neighbour's lambs frolicking in the field beyond.
Utility / Boot Room
Washing machine
Ironing board & iron
Clothes airer
Clothes pegs for the outside line
Coat hooks
Storage for muddy boots
Hoover, dustpan & brush
The utility room may not be the most glamorous room in the house, but it's certainly one of the most practical and useful!
Our utility room is a real asset, containing a washing machine and folding clothes airer, an iron and ironing board, clothes pegs for the outside clothes line and a small supply of washing powder and fabric softener.
The utility room is also a great space for storing outdoor gear, such as muddy boots, wet raincoats, and umbrellas and has a framed QR code on the wall linking in to our digital guide book for guests.
Garden
The Old Coach House has its own private garden. The driveway is gated, which you can either leave open - or close to make your garden fully enclosed.
Parking is available for 2 cars, with a tarmac area outside the gate suitable for turning and manoeuvring in.
There is a paved, patio area with table and chairs which enjoys plenty of afternoon sun and is a lovely place to enjoy an evening meal or glass of wine. A BBQ is provided, along with a couple of garden games to enable you to make the most of this space.
Games Room
Also available for use by our guests is a recently converted games room.
The games room is found in the old Milking Parlour, located across the yard from the Old Coach House. In here you will find a pool table, bar area, comfy seats and a variety of board games and bar games for your enjoyment and sole use.
The Llamas
The Old Coach House has the unique position of being situated in a quiet corner of a llama farm!
Guests will be able to see one herd of llamas from the comfort of the cottage, the second herd are a short walk up the lane.
Whilst we cannot let guests roam freely amongst the llamas, we are very keen to share them with you and offer all our guests the chance to have a guided introduction to them all, with the chance to feed them, groom them and maybe even take a couple of llamas for a short walk around the block!
We also have smaller pets - a rabbit and some guinea pigs that our smaller guests may enjoy meeting!
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Local Wildlife
Nature-loving guests will not be disappointed with the abundance of wildlife that can be spotted during their stay. We have a huge variety of wild birds in and around the garden of the Old Coach House- including the cheeky swallows that perform acrobatics over the garden and are so much a part of the summers in Netlebridge, that they've become our logo for the cottage! Bats can also be seen flying high above your heads in the summer months, whilst rabbits, foxes and deer can regularly be seen in the lane and surrounding fields.
We encourage a variety of bees, butterflies and insects into the area with considered planting and sporadic weeding; whilst horses, sheep, chickens, cows, goats, cats and geese can all be spotted in the surrounding fields from the windows of the cottage.
If you explore Harridge Woods Nature Reserve at the top of the lane or follow the footpaths through the fields beyond the llamas, you may also spot badgers, frogs and toads, hear the owls hooting in the evenings and may even see an otter or kingfishers around the stream in the woods.
An eco-friendly, sustainable holiday?
We employed traditional building methods and local craftsmen to restore the building and reclaimed and re-used building materials wherever possible during the conversion.
Now we're up and running we use eco-friendly cleaning products, leave locally sourced produce for your welcome pack and have refillable hand soaps to limit our use of single use plastics. We obviously recycle as much as we possibly can and even have a zero-landfill policy for all the rubbish created.
