3 Bed Bungalow To Let
€495 to €1,200 / week
Enchanting is the only word to describe this traditional stone and silver granite 3-bedroom Wicklow cottage that is also a luxuryious abode on the inside with graceful high vaulted tongue and grooved ceilings in the livingroom and sunroom, adorned with black gothic-style elegant chandeliers (which are all on dimmers to adjust the atmosphere as required) and flagstoned floors in the kitchen with wide plank solid oak flooring throughout the rest of the cottage; recessed lighting, stained glass lamps; sunroom with high windows looking down over the river; sitting room with multi-fuel stove and wallmounted plasma tv with Sky channels; 2 bathrooms (one en-suite and one walk-in shower room with separate bath plus guest w.c.), a large integrated kitchen with stove/oven and induction hob, feature handpainted tiles on the kitchen walls, separate microwave with built-in oven, dishwasher; large fridge in the utility room with tall freezer, washing machine and condenser dryer plus numerous storage cupboards); furnished and equipped to an exceptional standard with soft Avoca throws on all of the comfortable sofas; bedrooms with freestanding period and handpainted wardrobes; romantic big brass bed in the main en-suite bedroom; painted iron bed in the second bedroom and comfortable bed in the third bedroom which is adorned with attractive Edwardian furniture. The walls of the cottage are over two feet thick to provide warmth and insulation in the colder winter months.
Two bedrooms have double doors leading out to the flagstoned verandah with direct views of the river and gardens; the third bedroom has lovely views over the gardens; the whole cottage is double glazed for comfort and warmth with oil-fired central heating to hand for chilly winter nights or lighting the stove with the abundant wood provided for the comfort of each guest as required which are stored in the 200-year old hen shed at the back of the cottage.
There is external lighting in the patios and gardens for dining al fresco; gravelled areas around the cottage planted with wisteria and climbing roses, passion flowers and honeysuckle with wild cottage flowers growing rampantly around the flower beds and the lawn with herbs such as fennel, thyme, sage and rosemary planted in deep pockets of the stone walls and beds outside the cottage which can included in any cooking or making of salads. also in Spring there is wild garlic growing prolifically in edges of the river banks the leaves of which are delicious added to salads with wild strawberries also growing later in the summer months and blackberries in August and September along with apples from the apple trees in the garden, both cooking and eating apples.
On the river bank itself there is a little mooring for a boat or just for danglling feet in the cool river water which is accessed via a granite semi-circle flight of steps cut into the riverbank; further down the one and a half acre gardens is a unique 'beach' area accessed via a curving walkway with handrails that is elevated above the river and leads to the little beach area which, when arrived at, feels as though you are actually in the middle of the river - the vistas from here are staggeringly beautiful with the ancient boulders and rocks in the river covered in moss whilst the brown trout lie still in the river waiting to catch the mayflies which hover above the river in Spring and Summer.
In the garden itself there are two little wooden bridges which connect one part of the garden to the other and divided by a stream which runs down to the Avonbeg. this stream is very pretty and covered in anemones and celandines in early Spring along with bluebells, primroses and violets which flourish in the Spring along with the daffodils and towering rhododendron shrubs, camellias and magnolia trees. Roses and honeysuckle bloom in the later months along with jasmine and a multitude of cottage garden and bee-loving plants such as teasel, ragged robin, sedums, verbena bonariensis and a whole host of flowering plants too numerous to mention.
The Avonbeg River, together with the Avonmore River forming the 'Meeting of the Waters' made famous by Thomas Moore the poet and songwriter over 200 years' ago was acclaimed for its beauty by Thomas Moore and to this day and in this setting Brook Cottage which is situated on the banks of one of the rivers that inspired Thomas Moore, is truly inspirational with an atmospheric tranquility that instantly induces calm and peace when you pass through the gates and the 150-foot high majestic cedar trees that flank the entrance: all cares seem to dissolve once through the gates and you enter a different world that can only be described as balm for the soul. It is an exceptional retreat filled with birdsong, butterflies and the hum of bees for the cottage is planted to attract wildlife whose habitat it is especially for the wild pheasants and their families that parade through the gardens every day and whose undignified squawks are in sharp contrast to the lyrical chirruping of the birds that mingles with the sounds of the rushing waters as they hurtle towards the Meeting of the Waters, there to conjoin with the Avonmore and flow onwards to the sea in Arklow Bay.
also just built, a savannah-style treehouse with willow ceilings fern roof (is made waterproof with an asphalted roof. the views from it are glorious over the river, the hills beyond and the cottage gardens. It is set with romantic twinkly lights that automatically go on st night, it is a lovely place to go to for a romantic evening with a bottle of champagne for two! it is also of course a magnet for children as well as adults.
security features are burglar alarm and cctv.
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