Picturesque Welsh Cottage near Pontypridd

A delightful 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom cottage that has a small private garden and patio with incredible views over the countryside. Located 1.5 miles north of Pontypridd town centre, high up on top of Graigwen Hill, the perfect place to explore South Wales with walks directly from the door. The property is part of an active smallholding, the full land mostly used to graze horses. The cottages backs onto 100 acres of grazing land, home to a herd of cows, a close encounter with them is very likely! The property is located at the top of Graigwen Hill. After the cattle grid you will turn right off the main road and drive up a pretty single track lane for around quarter of a mile that leads directly to the property. You will know your here when you arrive at the gateway to the smallholding. The cottage is situated in front of the main house, with its own private parking space. Upstairs the cottage has two lovely bedrooms, the main has a King bed with plenty of storage space. The second bedroom has a zip and link bed that can be converted from two singles to a Super Kingsize with Small TV and storage. The bathroom has an electric shower with its own disco lights and radio, basin and toilet. Bedding and towels inc in rental Downstairs the kitchen is fitted with a full range of equipment, electric oven, microwave, kettle, American fridge freezer with ice machine, washer, dryer and dishwasher. In the centre of the kitchen is an breakfast island with 4 stools. The living area is comfortable with sofas surrounding the electric fire and TV. It also has an Xbox 360 with games, a selection of books, board games, DVDs and a 4 seated dinning table. At the side of the cottage there is private parking for one vehicle, at the back there is a small garden with a low wall overlooking our neighbours grazing fields. In the back garden there is a patio area with outdoor seating. Near the back door there is a boot box provided to store outdoor shoes, also an outdoor tap and hose to wash down muddy dogs. There is bike storage on site if required. There is room on site to park an extra vehicle. Well behaved pets are welcome but need to be kept under control. Please note that we do have our own animals on site inc; farm dogs, chickens, cats, ducks, horses and cows. Strictly no smoking. Guests are welcome to use the cottage, please let us know if you or your children would like to meet the horses and we will arrange a time to take you up to the barn so your visit is supervised. If the children would like to pick their own eggs for breakfast in the morning please let us know and we will pre-arrange a morning meet up with you/them to take them to see the chickens. Visiting the animals on site is at your own risk, they are well behaved but can be unpredictable as with all animals. It’s likely the cows will come and say hello over the cottage wall, again petting them is at your own risk but some are very friendly and love the attention! The cottage is part of our smallholding, you’ll drive through private gates onto a shared drive with the main house. The cottage has parking for one car next to the cottage. Any problems on your stay you can contact us straight away at the main house. You’ll be provided with a list of contact numbers and arrival details upon confirmation of booking. Pontypridd is a perfect place to stay for visiting a wide range of the sites South Wales has to offer, from local sites such as; Bike Park Wales, Llancaich fawr, Pontyprydd lido, Taff Valley Quad bike and activity centre to the larger sites such as The Brecon Beacons National Park, Caerphilly Castle, Cardiff City, Cardiff Bay, The principality Stadium and St Fagans National museum to name a few. The town centre, Pontypridd is 1.5miles away (a short drive, you could walk but the hill is very steep so it’s not for the faint hearted). Pontypridd has a range of restaurants, take aways, pub, shops and a local indoor market. The train line in the town is perfect for a quick 30min journey into Cardiff City centre. The town also has the lovely Parc Ynysangharad, with its lido as well as a small golf course. The local country pub is approx. 4 miles away through country lanes in the opposite direction to the Town. The nearest Supermarket; Lidl 1.5mile/6min away by car, Sainsburys 2.1miles/8min away by car, there is also a small village shop on Graigwen Hill. There are many walks straight from the front door, you can continue as far as you would like to venture across the fields using one of a number of local footpaths or take a quick and beautiful stroll through Lan Woods. This hillside wood is around 5.6 acres and is now community owned, it was once home to Daren-ddu colliery and has numerous coal levels and stone quarries cut into the hillsides. There are also many walks within driving distance as you have the taff trail 1.6 miles away, Barry Sidings Countryside Park 1.7miles away, and some longer walks around the Brecon Beacon National Park, Pen-y-Fan only 23 miles away. You can also cycle directly from the cottage, through country lanes towards the local pub 4 miles away and Llanworno or take a short drive to use local routes such as the famous Taff trail 1.6 miles away. The Taff trail runs for 55 miles between Cardiff Bay and Brecon. For the more adventurous cyclists, it’s simply a short drive to visit Bike Park Wales (12miles-21min drive away) , the park has the UKs greatest and most diverse selection of all-weather mountain bike trails.