Guests say
Blackbird Cottage is a peaceful and welcoming retreat, ideal for families and guests with accessibility needs. The owners are friendly and knowledgeable, offering a warm reception and helpful advice about the local area. The cottage is spacious, with excellent lounge and kitchen areas, and is well-equipped for those with mobility requirements. Guests appreciated the tranquil setting and thoughtful touches, such as complimentary tea, coffee, and homemade preserves. While the cottage was generally clean and tidy, there was a minor oversight in cleaning on one occasion. Overall, guests enjoyed their stay and found the cottage comfortable and relaxing.
Most guests found the cottage clean and tidy, though one review mentioned leftover food from previous guests, indicating a rare lapse in cleaning standards.
The cottage is praised for its peaceful, quiet setting with beautiful valley views and walks nearby, making it an excellent location for a relaxing break.
Guests found the cottage spacious and comfortable, with special mention of its suitability for wheelchair users and those with mobility needs.
The cottage offers good facilities, including accessible bathrooms with grab rails and wide doorways. Some guests noted a few house rules, but overall facilities met expectations.
Guests appreciated the warm welcome and thoughtful touches such as tea, coffee, milk, biscuits, and homemade jam and marmalade. Please note that such gifts are not guaranteed for every stay.
About this property
This detached cottage boasts wheelchair access and many fantastic facilities for a great holiday.. Ramp access to entrance.
All on the
Ground Floor:
Open plan living space.
Living area: Freesat, DVD Player, CD Player
Dining area.
Kitchen area: Electric Oven, Gas Hob, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, Washing Machine
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 2: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 3: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Wet Room: Shower, Bath, Toilet, Grab Rail, Shower Seat
Separate Toilet..
Oil central heating, gas, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Payphone (shared with other properties on-site). Sitting-out area with garden furniture. Grounds with sitting-out area and garden furniture (shared with other properties on-site). External games room with pool table, table tennis and darts (shared). Private parking. Wheelchair access. No smoking.
This property is inspected and quality graded by Visit Wales’ own inspection team and we are advised by them that the property is 4*..
All properties: Gas, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Payphone (shared with other properties on-site). Grounds with sitting-out area and garden furniture (shared with other properties on-site). External games room with pool table, table tennis and darts (shared). Private parking. Wheelchair access. No smoking.. Situated in 8 acres of beautiful countryside with woodland walks and plenty of wildlife, these disabled friendly, detached holiday properties (refs 31030, 31031 and 31032) are wonderfully situated for bird watching, walking or touring mid Wales. They are located in a great area for exploring Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales Borders. All three cottages are wheelchair friendly. There are bed-guards and bed-blocks available for some of the beds, a wheeled shower chair/commode with removable arms, a free-standing toilet frame and chair-blocks available for guests use, as well as a hoist (at cost). There is a children’s play area, a games room and a basketball ring in the grounds. Try our scaled solar system walk up a mountain to Pluto, or the woodland walk which skirts a pond, crosses bridges and makes its way around an acre of mixed woodland, with bluebells, primroses, wild roses, broom and gorse. Local places of interest include the National Trust Properties, Powys Castle and Gardens, Chirk Castle, Erddig and Attingham Park, as well as the Welshpool to Llanfair Steam railway, the Montgomeryshire Canal Lake, Vyrnwy and Lake Bala, Glasevern Hall and Gardens, Dingle Nurseries and Gregynog Hall. For those wishing to partake in activities, there is plenty of excellent walks, cycling, quad trekking, clay pigeon shooting, paintballing, go-karting and watersports available nearby. Shop, pub and restaurant 3 miles.
Limited mobile reception at the property, for emergency calls, guest are welcome to use the Owners house phone. A travel cot and highchair are available on request. Wifi is available, however, please note, this facility cannot be guaranteed to be available at all times due to the unpredictability of Service Providers.
Additional charges
A hoist for the disabled is available at a cost of £20 per week.
Suitable for up to 2 pets
Nearby points of interest
Reviews (5)
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Andrea Bradley
Had a lovely short break at Blackbird Cottage. Took my disabled mum and the place was great for her to get around using her 4 wheeled walker plenty of grab rails in the bathroom and nice wide doorways. It is tucked away so lovely and peaceful. No local ammenities but we were prepared for this and did a shop the day we arrived. No rush to do this as the hosts had left tea, coffee, sugar, milk and biscuits (as well as delicious homemade jam and marmalade)Ann and Michael are very welcoming and have good knowledge of the area.
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Jackie Till
This cottage really worked for us as my husband is a wheelchair user and needs a wet room and toilet with hand rails.The valley setting was wonderful and so peaceful.The owners were very welcoming & helpful and were a mine of information about the local area and accessibility of tourist attractions, cafes & restaurants.
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Confirmed Guest
We had a family weekend away with our grown up children and their partners. The cottage was idea as plenty of lounge and kitchen space. Great views and walks on our doorstep.