Access Statement

A Self-Catering Holiday Cottage at Rhosesmor in North Wales

The Coach House is a converted stone built cottage.

The conversion was carried out in compliance with Building and Planning Requirements around 1990.

The "Coach House" is situated in the grounds of "The Old Vicarage" just outside the village of Rhosesmor on the road towards Halkyn. The entrance is a 5 bar oak gate with a strong spring catch on the top left side of the gate facing away from the road. The gate is recessed from the road and has space for a normal sized car to park at, off the road, whilst opening the gat

The "Coach House" is situated to the right and behind "The Old Vicarage" and is about 60 metres and slightly uphill from the front gate. The drive is a rough stony surface.

There is single line parking for about 3 cars in the drive up to the "Coach House". The entrance is via a smooth stone step up (about 15 cms) on to a rough bricked path to the front door. There are variations of height of up to 3 cms between bricks on this path. The front door is operated by a lever style handle at around 1 metre height on the left hand side. The door is locked with a normal mortice lock key.

The Lounge is directly accessed from the outside via a step and a draft excluder with two rises of about 5cm and 2 cm respectively. Once inside the Kitchen-Dining area is accessed to the right via two fully glazed doors, centre opening doors with small brass pull handles.

The accommodation is on two floors. The ground floor has the Lounge and Kitchen/Dining areas. The first floor has the Bathroom and two Bedrooms off a carpeted landing. The first floor can only be accessed via the staircase.

The first floor is connected from the open plan Lounge via a staircase of 10 steps and consisting of two flights with a right turn on the intermediate landing. There is a single handrail on the right when ascending. The stair treads are of plain, varnished, wood with no other covering. The ground floor is quarry tiled throughout and the first floor is carpeted except for the bathroom.

There is not a lot of space for someone who requires to use a wheelchair and access to the property would be difficult as a reasonable degree of mobility is required to access and safely use the property.

There is a large, sharply cornered, wood burning stove in the body of the lounge. Although this is a standard available stove, this could present a potential hazard both from collision and heat perspectives.

The kitchen uses standard electrical appliances, and eye level cupboards hold the crockery and some utensils.

There is a twin bed and two single beds of standard divan construction on castors. There are bedside tables with standard bedside switched lamps. The bedrooms are large.

The bathroom is compact and with a tiled floor. There are no hand rails or grab bars. There is a small bath with an over bath shower on a thermostatically controlled mixer. The toilet is a standard design.

Note: The hot water is HOT.

Internal light levels are reasonable to good in daylight and electric light switches are at waist height.

Externally there is a grassed area with a brick constructed barbeque area.

The nearest towns are Mold and Holywell both being about 5 miles away. There is an infrequent bus service to both. Both towns have shops and cottage hospitals with modest A&E facilities. Nearest railway station is Flint. Mobile phone reception is poor to non-existent.

Only you can decide to what extend this accommodation is suitable for your own specific needs. We are pleased to answer any queries you may have regarding access or facilities but please allow adequate time for a response. Please contact us if you require a larger printed copy of this statement.

History

The Coach House, built in the 1880's, was originally used to stable the Vicar's coach and horses.

The Vicarage was sold out of the Church Estates in the early 1970's. In 1992 the building was converted and modernised after half a century of neglect.

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