Access Statement for Lumbylaw & Garden Cottages
Introduction
Two self-catering holiday cottages, both on one floor only.
Pre-Arrival
Website has information on transport, map, area. Our village does not have any public transport facilities. It does not have shops, pubs. It does have a telephone box, and a post box! Alnwick, which is 6 miles away, has the nearest facilities.
Arrival & Car Parking Facilities
There is car parking for two cars for each cottage. Assistance can be given to help with bags to the cottages. Lumbylaw Cottage is 10 paces from the car parking area. Garden Cottage is 30 paces from the parking area.
Surface of path - Lumbylaw Cottage has a concrete path. Garden Cottage has a gravel path. If visitors find this difficult to negotiate, they can park in an alternative place where they would have to walk along a stone flagged path of 30 paces.
On arrival, visitors will see a sign saying "Cottages", with an arrow.
All areas from cars to cottages are lit with security lights.
Main Entrance & Reception
Visitors are asked to detail their estimated time of arrrival within reasonable parameters. The proprietor or a colleague meets guests on arrival.
Laundry
Lumbylaw Cottage has: washing machine, tumble drier, washing line, available, clothes airer/stand.
Garden Cottage has: no washing facilities - proprietor can wash and dry clothes when/if necessary.
Leisure facilities
Brochures are placed in both cottages suggesting local places of interest. The farm itself also has several very nice walks shown on a map provided.
Outdoor facilities
See above.
Bedrooms
Lumbylaw Cottage: 3 bedrooms, one double (5 foot wide) bed, two twin rooms each with two single (3 foot wide) beds. Garden Cottage has one double bedroom (4' 6" wide bed).
Bedding: All beds have non-feather duvets, a choice of 4.5 or 9 tog or both together. All pillows are non-feather.
Hot-water bottles provided.
Bathroom, Shower-room & WC
Lumbylaw Cottage has: two bathrooms. One with bath/shower, basin, toilet.
The other with walk-in shower (& grab-rail), basin, toilet, shaver-socket.
Garden Cottage has: bath/shower (with grab-rail), basin, toilet, shaver socket.
Self-Catering Kitchen
Lumbylaw Cottage has: electric cooker, dishwasher, microwave, fridge-freezer, table, chairs for up to 6 people, and a good range of cookware, crockery & cutlery.
Garden Cottage has the same as the above (but no dishwasher), for 2 people.
TV's, Machines
Televisions have instructions in situ. Freeview. DVD Player (please bring your own DVD's).
Machines have instructions in situ.
Fire alarm procedures are provided in each cottage.
Grounds & Gardens
Both cottages have their own gardens, with a garden seat. Additional seating in the form of deck chairs, and portable chairs are also provided. Visitors can walk down the farm tracks, and farm drive. As it is a working farm, visitors are not encouraged to allow children unattended to enter the farm yard.
Additional Information
The proprietor provides information on the cottage website. Also prospective visitors can phone Lumbylaw Farm at any reasonable time to ask for additional information.
Contact Information
Name: Mrs S A Lee.
Address: Lumbylaw Farm, Edlingham, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2BW.
Telephone: 01665 574 277
Email: holidays@lumbylaw.co.uk
Website: www.lumbylaw.co.uk
Hours of operation: 0800 hours to 2000 hours.
Emergency number: 01665 574 277
Emergency number (fire, ambulance, police) 999.
Information on the above are provided in the visitor information files in each cottage, and can also be obtained from the proprietor.
