Old School House

About this property

A quaint former schoolmaster’s cottage that is part of an old school house. The school building is now an art gallery and café which is open from Easter to November. The cottage is a perfect base for walkers and those wishing to explore the Welsh Marches and Radnor hills.

This tiny, cosy cottage, right next to Bleddfa church, comprises a snug living room with sitting and dining area and small kitchen downstairs, with a double bedroom and en-suite shower and toilet upstairs. To the side of the cottage is a gate that leads to the fully enclosed lawned garden area where you can sit in the summer and enjoy a drink.

Nearby Knighton has a selection of local pubs, as well as the Offa’s Dyke Centre where you can find out more about the famous ancient landmark. There are local footpaths and the Radnor Forest is only a mile away. Not far is the fabulous countryside of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, peppered with picturesque historic towns and villages.

You are twelve miles from Llandrindod Wells, a Victorian Spa town and twenty miles from the Elan Valley, a magnificent series of reservoirs and Victorian dams, a real piece of industrial of heritage. Slightly further afield, you are twenty miles from Builth Wells, home of the Royal Welsh Showground with its timetable of annual events. Alternatively a 25 mile drive will take you to the pretty town of Hay-on-Wye, famous for its bookshops, with nearby canoeing, kayaking and horse-riding.

Bleddfa is a small quiet village in the rolling hills of Radnorshire, on the edge of Radnor Forest with walks through the village to a view point above. This lovely village, with a quaint pub, is just a short drive from the popular market town of Knighton, situated on Offa's Dyke and opening up fabulous walking along the border and into the stunning countryside of the Shropshire Hills aonb, dotted with pretty historic villages.

Accommodation

One double bedroom with en-suite shower, basin and WC.

Kitchen.

Sitting room with dining area.

Oil central heating.

Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, WiFi.

Fuel and power incl.

in rent.

Bed linen and towels incl.

in rent.

Off road parking for 1 car.

Front enclosed gravelled area, shared use of the enclosed lawned garden with the café at weekends and during exhibitions.

One well behaved pet welcome.

Sorry no smoking.

Nearest shop 7 miles.

Note: couples and singles only.

Note: sloping ceiling in bedroom and steep, narrow, uneven stairs, not suitable for those with limited mobility.

Note: the kitchen window is an interior window that looks into the café area of the gallery (there is a blind for privacy) When the café is open there will be some noise audible,.

The café is open at weekends and Bank Holidays and during exhibitions from 11am to 5pm.

Note: property is on the A488, some associated road noise will be heard