Tintern Abbey Cottage

Tintern Abbey Cottage photographed on a sunny autumn day October 09 and waiting for Christmas guests December 09
The unparalleled Abbey and Valley view from the front and back doorsteps of Tintern Abbey Cottage
Whirlpool upstairs bathroom and well equipped kitchen
Dining room with massive old beams
Spacious master bedroom
View from bedrooms and the smaller second upstairs bedroom
Downstairs bedroom with ensuite
Downstairs bedroom ensuite bathroom with dinnerplate shower head and the dining room ready for Xmas
The bright and cosy sitting room with woodburner and leather sofas is toasty even when its snowy outside

The cottage has been totally renovated during 2009 to a top of the range standard. It gained its five star award plus Walkers and Cyclists awards from the Visit wales inspector on 19 November 2009. We have since gained the Croeso Cynnes Cymreig ( A Warm Welsh Welcome) award for our hospitality

Originating from the 18th century, Tintern Abbey Cottage is chocolate box cute and has been transformed into a smartly contemporary and deliciously comfortable holiday house in an ancient body. Right across the road from the mighty roofless Abbey, of which it has glorious panoramic views,(now there's a renovation project!) the photo above shows how amazingly close we are to it! The cottage directly adjoins the Wye Valley Walk, is in the heart of the ancient conservation area of Tintern and yes, there are several pubs a couple of small cafes and three hotels in easy strolling distance -all offering food and several featuring local produce. The village even has a prizewinning vineyard! Also in the village are a craft centre and small shops. There's a bus stop at the bottom of our drive so you could walk along the wonderful Wye Valley or visit Chepstow Castle or Racecourse and get a bus back .

It sleeps 6 and has three bedrooms with superking ( 6feet wide) beds which can become twins on request. One of the bedrooms is spacious but the others have less spare space as they are original cottage rooms and in the 18thCentury beds were not 6 feet across!, Two bathrooms with both baths and showers , a whirlpool in one of the bathrooms , a dinnerplate shower head in the other, cosy woodburner, fenced garden with furniture, private off road parking. It has all our usual top of the range equipment from 5 flatsceen Tvs and Wifi to a fully fitted kitchen with all mod cons ( washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, fridge, freezer and a super range cooker with extractor hood) A very full inventory including many extras ,and basics like double glazing , excellent insulation, and a green central heating system go without saying. All in all it is well up to our usual 5 star standards- standards our many repeat guests at Foxes Reach and Vanilla have come to trust. If you would like to know more about anything specifically please ask us.
If you are interested in how this was acheived you can follow the progress of the building and renovating work by going to Tintern Abbey Cottage on the left hand side of this screen and then opening the gallery of pictures.In the gallery you can see the mess first getting worse as the entire building was gutted back to a skeletal form( most of what we had expensively bought was taken away by skip!) , and then the mess gradually improving as the work progresses and the new fitments arrive and exterior landscaping gets under way and then you can see it in completed form room by room above.
Commentary of progress is on the blog too!

We opened to guests in October 09 and have been busy ever since.We e mail our newsletter subscribers and also tweet our Twitter followers and Share with our Facebook Fans immediately we add new pics or if we have special offers so be sure you have signed up to these to receive updates.

GOLF! Tintern Abbey Cottage is ideally placed for spectators and stewards visiting in connection with Ryder Cup Wales 2010 ( see special page of this website) the Celtic Manor Open or just to play at the 20 or so courses in under an hours drive. We can even help you to locate a caddy.

Amazing food!
Two Michelin starred restaurants in the county ( Walnut Tree and Crown at Whitebrook 10 mins away)plus Matt Tebbut TV chefs Foxhunter at Nantyderry and several other really great chefs locally. Local produce market monthly in Tintern. Come experience the True Taste of Wales!

Watch this space for new developments!!