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Parts of the house date from about 1790, (the Master Bedroom and the Stone Room) and have stone walls two feet thick; it was extended in about 1880, (the Library, Bathroom and the Utility area), and again in 1965, (the Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen). During 2004, the house was completely overhauled: a modern boiler and central heating system were installed and the roof was insulated to current standards.
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Here is a floor-plan of Park Neuk. It may be helpful to refer to it when looking at the photographs and descriptions below.
All beds are provided with duvets, (US: comforters) and electric under-blankets. All duvet covers, sheets, pillow-slips, towels, cleaning cloths and dish-towels are included and are changed each week during your stay. In addition all utilities, electricity and heating fuel, are provided, including logs for the fire. When you arrive, there will be an initial supply of all the non-food consumable materials you might need, such as toilet paper, washing up liquid and cleaning fluids.
Maps and guides showing nearby activities and attractions are provided as are many games and amusements.
WiFi Internet access is provided, (256 K), and is useable throughout the cottage and most of the garden, although the signal is weak in the kitchen.
We welcome you in person when you arrive and offer tea or coffee to refresh you after your journey before showing you around the house and handing over the keys.
The accommodation comprises the following:
- Living Room
The living room (3.9 m x 5 m, 13 ft x 16 ft) has an open fire surrounded by cozy arm-chairs and a comfortable 3-seat sofa. There is an oak glass-fronted book-case and an oak dresser. A 14" colour TV with teletext and remote control is also provided, with a video recorder, (VTR), a DVD player and a digital "Feeview" top-box. There is also a hi-fi system with FM radio and a CD player.
- Dining Room
The Dining-room continues from the Living room; they are really one large L-shaped room. It is 2.7 m x 2.5 m, (9 ft x 8 ft). It has an oak dining table with 8 wheel-backed dining chairs. The house is equipped to feed 8 people around the dining table, making it suitable for family get-togethers. There is a double-glazed picture window looking south over the garden. You can watch wild birds feeding at the bird feeders just outside the window.
The panorama view below gives a better idea how the Living Room and Dining Room fit together. Click on the image below and explore it using your horizontal scroll bar.
- Master Bed-room
The Master bed-room (4.1 m x 4.8 m, 13 ft x 16 ft) is a spaceous room with white walls and ceiling and a beautiful polished pitch-pine floor. The furnishings include a double bed, a large wardrobe and a chest of drawers. The blanket-chest at the foot of the bed contains extra bedding. There is space for a baby's cot (US: crib) which will be provided when required.
- Stone Room
The Stone Room is so called because of its bare sand-stone walls, part of the original cottage dating from about 1790. It is 3.9 m x 4.8 m, (12 ft x 16 ft). Like the Master-bedroom, it has a polished pitch-pine floor. It contains two single beds; it also has a wardrobe, a small table and a comfortable chair. A pair of French windows leads out into the west-facing part of the garden, catching the evening light beautifully.
- Library
The Library (3.5 m x 3.2 m, 11 ft x 10 ft) is lined from floor to ceiling with books. It is a cosy room containing a single bed. Shelves and a hanging-space for clothes are built in. A small table, an uptright chair and an easy chair complete the furnishing.
- Kitchen
The Kitchen (3.5 m x 2.6 m, 11ft x 8 ft) opens off the Dining Room and is well-equipped: a 4-hob cooker with fan oven and grill, and an extractor fan; a refrigerator with a small freezer compartment; a microwave cooker; food-mixer; electric kettle; toaster and many pots and pans. It has a ventilated walk-in pantry with many shelves for storing groceries. Sufficient crockery and cutlery are provided to feed 8 people, ideal for family get-togethers. The windows provide a beautiful view to the north and east over open fields and woodland.
- Bathroom
The Bathroom (1.9m x 2.3 m, 6 ft x 7 ft) offers a modern shower-bath with a temperature-controlled shower and glass shower-screens, a wash-basin and a lavatory. The modern combi boiler provides constant hot water at high pressure ensuring an enjoyable shower at any time. There is a wall-mounted electric heater in addition to the central-heating radiator. An extractor fan comes on automatically when the light is switched on ensuring adequate ventilation. A lockable medicine cabinet is provided for the safe storage of medicines.
- Utility Area
The Utility Area (1.9 m x 1.8 m, 6 ft x 6 ft) has an automatic washing machine and tumble-drier, a traditional Belfast sink, plus storage space for cleaning materials, vacuum cleaner, iron and ironing board, brushes, mops . . . everything you might need for cleaning and hygiene is readily to hand.
- Garden
The Garden lies to the south and west of the house. It is midge-free, thanks to the use of a "Mosquito Magnet". A terrace beside the back door offers space to sit out in warm weather, and a garden table with six chairs are provided. It is a mature garden in harmony with nature, managed to give colour and interest all the year round. There are many fruit bushes and trees including black-currants, red-currants, goosberries, raspberries and brambles, (blackberries), also apple, plum and cherry trees. Their fruit can be harvested in the appropriate seasons.
For children, there is plenty of space to explore the undergrowth; a swing hangs from one of the trees, there is a wooden play-house, a child-scale picnic table and a small climbing frame and slide for toddlers. It is a garden where children are free to go anywhere without fear of causing damage.
If you have any questions or concerns, or if there are additional facilities that you feel should be provided, please write or email to Kim McCulloch via our Contact page.
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