Abereithrin Cottage

Access Statement

Abereithrin stands in its own private grounds in the small hamlet of Pentrebach, 3 miles north of the village of Sennybridge on an unclassified road off the A40 trunk road from Brecon to Llandovery (Llanymddyfri). There is a bus service from Sennybridge to Brecon, Llandovery and Swansea.

The map ref is SN909329 and there is a wooden sign “Abereithrin” on the outside of the front of the property.

The property consists on the owner’s home with the adjacent holiday let to its right when viewed from the front. There is also a large black painted zinc garage and a small stone building, which was an outside toilet (tŷ bach), next to the river.

The river, which runs alongside the property, can be accessed by 3 steps to the side of the tŷ bach. The river is not fenced and children should be supervised especially if the water level is high.

The property is accessed from the road via a gate with a clear opening of 2700mm. Parking on gravel, is available for 2 cars. The ground around the property is level with a mix of gravel, concrete paths and grass.

A large lawn to the rear has two wooden picnic tables. Plastic chairs and a sun lounger are also available and are stored in the tŷ bach by the river. Extra wood for the woodburner is also stored in the tŷ bach.

To the front of the property is a small sitting area with a wooden bench against the front wall. This area also provides alternative parking.

The holiday home has 2 entrances, front and rear both with outside lights. The front door has 2 steps to access the property of 80mm and 170mm. The front door opens directly into the main living room and is 900mm wide.

The rear door has one step of 230mm and opens into a small lobby where the boiler for the hot water and central heating is located. The controls are located in he owner’s half of the property. The bathroom and toilet is accessed from the lobby which also leads through to the kitchen. The kitchen and living room are connected by a clear opening of 1250mm. There is no door but a curtain provides privacy. The ground floor, consisting of the living room, kitchen and bathroom/toilet is all at one level.

The stairs are accessed directly from the living room. Two stone steps to a half landing followed by 8 open tread oak steps to the small top landing. The handrail is to the right going up.

The 2 double bedrooms, to the right and left of the top landing, are accessed through oak doors and frames with a clear opening of 700mm.

Walls and ceilings throughout are pale with the exception of 3 bare stone walls in the living room, including the chimney breast where the wood burner is located. Floors downstairs are all tiled while upstairs is bare oak floorboards.

In the living room an oak door in the wall opposite the chimney breast leads through to the owner’s half of the property and is kept locked.

The bathroom is tiled floor to ceiling and has a pine door and frame with a clear opening of 700mm.

Lighting is good throughout with both ceiling lights and spots. The bedrooms also have table lights.

All electric power points, except for those above the worktop in the kitchen, are at 500mm. The lights switches are all at 1100mm.

The Smart TV DVD and music centre all have remote controls. BT wireless broadband is also available. Mobile phone signal is poor to non-existent inside the property but is a little stronger outside.