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Stable Court - If you're looking for a Holiday Home which combines country living, absolute peace and tranquillity, fabulous scenery and an incomparable sense of history - Welcome to Stable Court.
The 4 star, Gold Accolade, property, which sleeps 7 to 8, is suitable for a wheelchair but with restriction to the use of the ground floor bedroom, shower room and dining room only.
As well as excellent grocery shops, pubs and restaurants, the towns of Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale can cater for all your holiday requirements.
This property is set high on a hillside overlooking the Tees Valley, an area of outstanding beauty long known as the Secret Dale.
A holiday here can be as active or as peaceful as you wish.
Stable Court is a Grade II listed property and is close to another historic property once reputed to have been used by King James II in the days when the surrounding area was a deer forest.
The Estate is thought to have belonged to Richard III and given to Miles Forrest for his alleged part in the murder of the Princes in the Tower.
All fuel, power, bed linen and towels are included in the rental. A cot and high chair are provided.
The garden is enclosed and has garden furniture.
We are confidently awaiting inspection for Cyclists are Welcome and Walkers are Welcome recommendation.
Please note: Because of the close proximity of other property and nearby fields we cannot allow any pets on your holiday.
This spacious accommodation which sleeps 7/8 comprises the original stone flagged hallway leading to kitchen / breakfast room.
Also on the ground floor are the dining room and twin bedroom.
Upstairs are the family bedroom, the Teesdale bedroom and the lounge. All bedrooms are en-suite.
The large dining kitchen which is fully fitted offers cooks scope and every modern convenience with Aga, Electric Hob, Elec Microwave/Combination Cooker, Separate Built-in Electric Oven, Food Processor, Elec. Mixer and all baking and cooking utensils, Dishwasher, Large Larder Fridge, Sep Fridge/Freezer.
There is a utility room with automatic washing machine and tumble drier.
A rear porch provides ample space for boots and the drying of clothes and there is a lockable store shed for bicycles.
People can enjoy cosy kitchen suppers around the Aga, or dine more formally in the 'olde worlde' charm of the large Dining Room with the log fire roaring in the original stone Inglenook fireplace.
The dining room has beamed ceilings and a separate TV lounge.
Ground floor twin bedroom with en-suite shower room. This bedroom would suit anyone with a partial disability.
On the first floor are the Teesdale bedroom, the family bedroom and the lounge.
The "Teesdale" bedroom boasts a four-poster bed fully restored (formerly from the home of Miss Hannah Hauxwell) and en-suite shower room.
The family bedroom has an antique king-sized brass and iron bedstead and a single bed with "trundle "mattress to accommodate an 8th person and en-suite luxury bathroom.
The lounge has a large, open fire and colour TV.
Easy access to lovely walks direct from the property to the picturesque villages of Cotherstone and Eggleston, both offering pubs, shop and Post Office.
Countless hiking possibilities during the summer and ideal skiing slopes during the winter as well as fishing, sports centre with swimming bath, pony trekking and a very good 18-hole golf course at Barnard Castle (4 miles).
Close to the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the Scottish Borders
Tel 01263 862 500
www.stablecourt.co.uk
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