Dog Rose Cottage a lovely dog friendly home, Wales

Set in the beautiful village of Llansaint, in a county of Carmarthenshire and on the stunning South West Wales coastline, where the Welsh Coastal path passes right through, Situated between Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsular and Pendine Sands with beaches only 1.5 miles at Ferryside and Pembrey country park only 4 miles away, Dog Rose Cottage is the perfect place to relax and unwind for you and your family and is also dog friendly. Please read all information before booking. Thank you. Dog Rose Cottage is stone built and from around around 1880 it was a small 1 up and 2 down dwelling. The cottage had has been extended over the years, keeping the original cottage and added to, to make in to the lovely home it is today. you will have access to the whole house and private courtyard garden. Although we try and greet all our guests sometimes its just not possible due to other commitments, in that instance we will let you have all the information you need to settle yourselves in and we will try and meet you as soon as we can. If you have any questions or concerns we will supply you with a number to call in case you need it. The stretch of beach from St Ishmael to Ferryside was the epicentre of the cockle trade a century ago – there are some fascinating pictures in the King’s Arms. Apparently the men would work on the land or in the coal mines and the women and children would harvest cockles. This led to a strongly matriarchal society where the women controlled much of the wealth and owned much of the property in the village. To collect the cockles they would use nothing more than a rake and sieve; and transported via donkeys to the Kidwelly quay where the cockles were loaded onto barges and ships. this carried on until the last of the Llansaint cockle ladies called it a day in 1973. All Saints’ Church dates back to the 12th century, the tower was added in the 14th and – like many along the coast – is painted white as an aid to ships’ navigation, and two early Christian inscribed (Ogham) stones were found within the church's wall fabric during restoration in 1862, and were rebuilt into the south wall. These commemorate two 6th century Irish priests named Cimestle Avicat and Vennestl. A holy well, Ffynnon Saint ('Saint's Well') is located some 300m to the north east. The church is first mentioned in documents around 1115 at which time it belonged to Sherborne abbey, Dorset. In 1141 it is thought that it was granted to Gloucester cathedral. Subsequently St Ishmael's and Llansaint was granted to the Bishop of St David’s by John of Gaunt in 1368. After the dissolution they to the Crown. In 1833 Llansaint was a discharged vicarage in the patronage of the King, and a formal chapel of ease to St Ishmael's. All Saints is a Grade II listed building. constructed of limestone, Old Red Sandstone and rubble stone, with yellow oolite (egg stone) dressings. It consists of a two-bayed chancel, three-bayed nave, single-bayed north transept, west tower, vestry (south of the chancel's west bay) and generator house (between the west vestry wall and nave). The nave and chancel are thought to be medieval as are the square recess in the east wall and a similar one beneath the south window. The west tower dates from the late fifteenth century. It has three storeys and connects to the belfry via a stair set into the south wall, entered from the churchyard. Two blocked windows, in the sanctuary north wall and the south wall, are thought to be seventeenth century. There is a bus that services the village 3 times a day and you can also get the train from Kidwelly or Ferryside both only a mile away. there is parking for car at the cottage for one car and nearby there is on road parking just 100 yards away. if you travel down Y Crofft to the end you will be on the junction with Heol Llansaint, you can park anywhere long there, please be mindful when parking as roads are narrow here and parking is scarce, so we ask you kindly not to park in the village center or on Y Crofft. Thank you. Please fill in the names of All people staying at the cottage for the full length of time they are there. We have a cot available for children 3 years and under, can you please let us know if you would like the cot in place in your first message to us, this is so we can make sure its ready. Although there is wifi in the cottage we can not guarantee it, as the service is provided by BT. Although we welcome dogs, we are dog lovers ourselves with 2 little members of our family, We do NOT allow dogs in the bedrooms, on the beds or on furniture, please respect this as there will be a £200 cleaning charge applied. Please also note, we only accept 2 small/ mid sized dogs or 1 large dog. Thank you NB: please make sure you mention if you wish to bring a dog when you enquire to book the cottage. We require all dogs to be booked in and we have a dog maximum policy, and please confirm in your message that you agree with our dog policy. NB: Please confirm names of people staying and pets, please also inform us if you wish to charge and electric car and how many times you will need to charge as this will incur and extra charge of £15 per charge, ensure this is communicated at the time of booking or with in 48 hours of the booked arrival date and time, we reserve the right to cancel the booking if this is not supplied, thank you for you cooperation. If you are using the log burner, to light the fire, light the fire lighters and close the door, but not fully locked, pull out the air regulator out at the bottom of the fire, once the fire is alight, lock down the door. please DO NOT light the fire and leave the building, you must be there at all times when the fire is lite.