Riverside Pied a Terre, in Town, Two Acre Garden

Riverside Lodge is an additional holiday rental adjacent to popular Weir Cottage, also listed on this site. Best suited to younger guests, Riverside Lodge offers bijou high quality accommodation throughout. Downstairs, a luxury fitted kitchen and cloakroom with French doors to a deck & outside seating. Upstairs, a small sitting area, QLED TV, queen sized bedroom & lovely shower room. PLEASE NOTE OPEN TREAD, PADDLE STAIRS ARE UNSUITABLE UNLESS SURE-FOOTED. SOME HEADROOM RESTRICTION UPSTAIRS. Slightly quirky this place particularly delights the young and and young at heart! There is no separate cleaning charge but we ask that the property is respected and left clean and tidy. The Lodge is exceptionally well equipped. The kitchen has quality quartz work surfaces and Neff appliances. Upstairs the small sitting area has a three seater bed/settee that would be suitable for maximum two children sharing what becomes a double bed accessed from one side. It is not suitable for toddlers nor younger kids because of the steep stairs. Not suitable for two couples sharing as the sitting area and bedroom is semi-open plan and only upstairs WC/Shower room is at the far side of the bedroom. There is a cloakroom with WC on the ground floor. Please note no bath tub, but spacious shower with very high quality fittings. Quality linen and towels ARE provided. Upstairs is very light and cosy with restricted headroom in places. Dormer windows to one side and a window overlooking the beautiful garden and river. Off street parking for one car. Arguably, Riverside Lodge has the best position of all three units at the address. Riverside Lodge has its own wooden deck immediately off the kitchen French doors. Al fresco dining not shared with others. Elsewhere the other two cottages also have their own outside dining spaces. The rest of the two acre garden is effectively shared. Children must be accompanied at all times outside as there is unfenced river, ponds and even a fast flowing weir. The garden is used by guests at their own risk. The lower garden and boardwalks in particular have multiple trip and water hazards. The owner will usually meet guests but in Covid-19 times not necessarily show you around the property inside. There may well be guests staying at Weir Cottage during your stay and the owner or his friends may be at Duck Cottage which at the moment is not available to rent. Very often the owner is at an alternative address or abroad. Fordingbridge town has almost everything one needs on the edge of the New Forest National Park. Pubs and restaurants, supermarkets are a two minute stroll away as Riverside Lodge is rather surprisingly town-centre. Salisbury, Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton and Portsmouth are all easy drives. Public electric car charging is only 100m walk. A car is preferable to see the many attractions in the area. The X3 bus service connects Salisbury in the north with Bournemouth in the south with Fordingbridge half an hour south of Salisbury. Buses run every 30 mins in the day and hourly at night. Salisbury offers main line rail connection to London and the west country. Bath, Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral easy to reach. To Repeat: Stairs are steep, paddle design. Must go up and down left, right, left etc (not two feet on one tread!). Easy but unusual. Large sofa only for two children sharing and used to regular bed (not adult couple) Water and trip hazards in garden