Oakbank
Cottage Accommodation: Self Catering for 6 people.
- Ground floor
- Well equipped dining kitchen with wood burning stove
- Comfortable sitting room with multi fuel stove
- Bathroom
- Utility room
- Upstairs
- Three bedrooms; 2 twins and a double
- Bathroom
Ground floor
Dining kitchen
The spacious dining kitchen has spectacular views to the east, south and
west room the dining kitchen. There is a breakfast bar where a leisurely
breakfast looking out over the river towards Beinn Bhuidhe (949m) can be
enjoyed. There is an electric cooker with double oven, fridge,
dishwasher, microwave, toaster, and electric kettle. There is a wall
mounted flat screen TV with Freeview and a telephone. Internet access is
available by arrangement at no extra cost. There is a wood burning stove
and background electric heater. Furnishings include a dining table to
seat 8 and a leather sofa.
Sitting room
The cosy sitting room has windows to the west and north. It is furnished
with comfortable British made sofas complimented by antique pieces and a
piano. There is a flat screen TV with Freeview and DVD. A multi fuel
stove and an electric storage heater heat the room. Various board games
are available.
Utility room
Boots and waterproofs may be stored here. There is a washing machine,
tumble dryer, iron with ironing board and small freezer.
Bathroom
The small traditional bathroom has a good sized cast iron bath, toilet
and wash hand basin. There is an electric towel rail and small storage
heater.
Upstairs
Twin bedroom with views to east and south.
There are 2 comfortable beds with electric blankets, a wardrobe and
antique chest of drawers for storage.
Twin bedded room with east facing window.
This room has 2 comfortable beds with electric blankets, a wardrobe and
antique traditional Scottish desk with drawers for storage of items of
clothing.
The double bedroom has a wooden double bed with electric blanket, wardrobe with hanging space and shelves. The window faces east and has a charming view of the garden.
There is a small anti room leading to the shower room with storage.
The shower room has, walk-in shower, washhand basin and wc with integral cabinet. There is a small window looking to the north.
Amenities
- Electric storage heaters
- Multi fuel stove
- Wood burning stove
- Linen and towels are provided
- WiFi available
- Additional electric heaters
- Electric towel rails in the bathrooms
- A small supply of Anthracite is available for the multi fuel stove and wood for the living room stove
- Additional bed suitable for a child available on request
- Cot is available on request, please bring your own bedding
- Garden furniture
- Barbecue available on request
Garden
The cottage has a large garden sloping down to a small river at the
bottom known as the Kilchrenan Burn. Another small stream runs to the
south of the cottage near the kitchen door. Please feel free to use the
garden but beware especially in the lower part that is wild and close to
the river. The garden is unfenced to the burn and children should be
supervised at all times. There is a small green house where bikes can be
securely locked to a bike rack fixed to the floor with your own bike
lock. The garden and grounds may be used by guests at their own risk.
Please be aware that there are internal and external steps at Oakbank.
The cottage and gardens are non smoking
Electricity is included in the price
Starter packs of wood and smokeless fuel are provided
All bedlinen, bath and hand towels, kitchen towel and tea towels are
provided and included in the cost.
Small to medium sized dogs are welcome by prior arrangement.
There is an additional charge of £20 per dog per week, maximum of
two dogs.
Oakbank- Sustainability and Quality
Our Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for Oakbank is:
Rating of D for energy efficiency and E for CO2.
At Oakbank we aim to minimize our impact on the local and wider
environment whilst
complying with relevant legislation and regulations. We are regularly
look for new ways to
reduce our impact on the environment.
Our welcome pack contains local and Fairtrade products where
possible.
We encourage wildlife by feeding the birds, avoiding chemicals in the
garden and keeping
wild areas for wildlife.
We have an established 'reduce, reuse and recycle' policy including;
- Waste wood from garden used in kitchen stove
- Use of refilled detergent/soap dispensers.
- Paper products primarily from recycled waste
We recycle
- Rubbish sorted on site and recycled as far as possible:
- Paper/card,
- Tin-foil & bottle-tops,
- Aluminum/steel cans
- Plastic bottles and tubs
- Suitable organic food and waste composted on site
- Glass removed and recycled in town.
We encourage our guests to use their cars less
- Public transport information in full and updated
- Cycle friendly with lockable discreet storage
- Comprehensive info regarding cycle routes and tracks.
- Promotion of walking opportunities in the area.
We aim to protect the environment by
Using only non-biological, eco-friendly cleaning products throughout
the house and for
linen washing
- Using a minimum of electronic equipment, ie clothes dryer and vacuum, when cleaning
- Switching off appliances when not in use
- Replacing light bulbs with low energy/LED where possible
- Double glazing and draught proofing our windows and doors, where we are able
- Providing background heating with top-up portable heaters for additional comfort
We look beyond our local area
- Both our toilets in are "twinned" with a latrine in Bangladesh and
Botswana (via Toilet
Twinning from Cord and Tearfund)
