The Old Church, Ardvasar

The cottage is incredibly well prepared, including Sky TV, Wi-Fi, DVD player etc. Local amenities, including shop, resort & Post Office within walking distance. All resources, bedding etc included. Pets welcome. The Old Church is a home that is wonderful with character. It was built in 1895 and transformed into a homely home in the early 1990's. Most of the walls have oak panelling, there is a magnificent image window into the lounge overlooking the bay and a oak staircase that is gorgeous. It is located in the town that is pretty of on the Sleat Peninsula (The Garden of Skye) just a mile through the ferry terminal at Armadale. There is an hotel that is very good effortless walking distance that has a restaurant and additionally acts bar dishes. Additionally there is a local store that is well stocked.Photographs & information about the house can be located by clicking on the graphics link in the remaining hand side.In summary the home has:-4 bedrooms, 1 king size with en-suite (new in 2012), 2 master sized/twins, 1 bunk bedded room (downstairs)2 further restrooms, one with shower over shower (downstairs) plus one with bath (refurbished in 2012)L shaped kitchen with casual table, multi-fuel stove, lounge area and cooking area.Utility space with washer, tumble drier, dishwasher & big fridge/freezer.Large formal dining room with double couch sleep (a privacy display is provided)L shaped lounge with magnificent window overlooking noise of Sleat, Sky TV & sufficient seatingWiFi, DVD player/recorder, iPod docking place, films, games and literally hundreds of books!Pretty cottage style garden that is fully enclosed.Skye is a really popular destination for holidays - you may understand why when you have been. The scenery is unsurpassed and abounds that are wildlife. Otters are regularly seen along side seals and dolphins. Anyone who saw the 1000 pod that is strong of in July 2010 will really never forget it. There are sea eagles as well as golden eagles.The Sleat Peninsula on Skye is extremely distinctive from other areas associated with area - the land is very fertile so that the landscape is greener that is much luxuriant. The Old Church is only 22 kilometers through the Skye Bridge and 15 miles from Broadford. In addition has the advantage of being close to the Ferry Terminal - it really is well worth making the trip across to Mallaig in order to explore the countryside that is gorgeous Arisaig and further inland - there are some great beaches. Your house can be in effortless reach associated with the pretty town of Plockton therefore the Eilean Donan that is nearby castle. There are several excellent restaurants within accommodations over the peninsula that is sleat. The Ardvasar Hotel is a one moment stroll through the Old Church where you could make sure of a warm welcome and good food from Richard and their staff.In belated 2011 we took our courage inside our fingers and made a decision to undertake a significant building project during the house to ensure that we're able to include an bathroom that is en-suite. For this we had to truly have the timber that is current stove taken out having its associated flue that went up through the bedroom!! Shall we say getting the flue into the bed room did rather limit where in fact the bed could possibly be positioned - i.e. one destination just. And so the kitchen stove that is old and had been changed with a new (and very efficient) one with all the flue properly embedded in the metre thick walls. This intended that unused space over the utility room could be changed into an shower room that is en-suite. During the time that is same decided to get the primary upstairs restroom totally refurbished. Regrettably a damp wall dictated additional work and brand new windows within the home along with a bill that is big. Finally - to re-create a small amount of history, we thought we would disguise the flue for the kitchen stove that is brand new a mock bell tower filled with silent bell! A number of our guests return after 12 months ; lets hope they like exactly what they see year! Photographs may be available March that is belated 2012.