The Monthly Tutor's Cottage At Fishguard
The Monthly Tutor's cottage is a Grade II listed holiday cottage in Fishguard, built at the beginning of the 19th century. It was professionally restored and completed in 1992. Its walls are of local quarried and sea washed boulder stone and are a metre thick. It has the traditional original appearance of a Pembrokeshire cottage. The original beams and wooden bedroom floors make up the ceilings with the height of the rooms about 2.5 metres. As a consequence, all lights are wall mounted.
Downstairs:
Kitchen/dinerfarmhouse table and six chairs, Welsh dresser, electric double oven, ceramic hob and fitted units with lights underneath, sufficient crockery and cutlery for 3 sittings for 6 people, coffee percolator, toaster, iron with board, electric kettle, wok, cafetierre etc. There is a payphone in the kitchen as well as fire blanket and extinguisher. The kitchen has a Welsh quarry tiled floor. Off the kitchen:Utility roomfridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and mains gas combination boiler with constant hot water. An inner hallway leads to Separate toiletw.c with hand basin, Welsh quarry tiled floor and separate bathroom with Victorian bath, electric shower, wash hand basin and wall cabinet, Welsh quarry tiled floor.LoungeThere is a cosy carpeted lounge with wood burning stove, comfortable seating for six, flat screen TV with DVD player, radio with CD player, bookcase, games and jigsaws, Standard and table lamps. The wood burning stove can be used as an open fire with a fire guard supplied. All logs are provided free of charge. DO NOT USE COAL.
Upstairs:
3 bedroomsAll bedding is provided. Flooring is the original plank floors with occasional rugs. The main bedroom with low level window has a double bed, vanity unit, wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside cabinets and lamps, occasional chair. The second bedroom with low level window has twin beds, vanity unit, wardrobe, 2 chests of drawers, occasional chair, bedside lamps. The third bedroom is a small room with full size bunk beds, individual wall lights and skylight window. For a 2-week stay clean bed linen can be supplied (should you wish) at the end of the first week. A travel cot and high chair are available but cot bedding is not provided.
Fire detectors are fitted to the ceilings of the landing, bedrooms and the kitchen. There are electric shaving sockets in the 2 main bedrooms and the bathroom.
Outside:
A security light and antique wall mounted lantern lamp are fitted to the front wall of the cottage. The security light is activated at night when entering the cottage via the side gate to the property. The lower garden has a wood shed with logs for the fire, barbecue and garden furniture. Gardens are mowed, cleaned and weeded, and rubbish removed weekly. The 2 gardens and orchard are south facing with sunshine here from early morning until sunset.
