Self-catering holiday cottage near Newgale beach, Pembs: The Granary at Roch Mill
The Granary at Roch Mill is close to Newgale beach and Solva on the edge of St Davids peninsular in west Pembs. It is ideal for a couple or small family, though it can accommodate up to five people if required*. It comprises three rooms: bedroom, shower room and a large living area divided tastefully into three zones for cooking, dining and relaxing. Part of the Granary's charm lies in its creative design. The bedroom, for example, includes a “croglofft” sleeping space for two children, located above a king-sized bed. This is accessed by a short but steep paddle-tread stair and, because of restricted headroom, is best suited to children under about 12. Is the Granary too small or do you want to bring a pet? - Perhaps our friends Jacqui and Jan at Rosemoor will have a cottage available better suited to your needs.
*There is also a double sleep sofa in the lounge.
We are open all year and prices range from about £300 to £600 per week. Weekend and mid-week breaks are available during low and mid-season - just ask.
Extensive use has been made of natural materials such as slate floors and oak doors and we have reused many of the original timbers in inventive ways. The Granary self-catering holiday cottage is fully equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge, TV, DVD, video recorder and Hi-Fi and is furnished to a very high standard. A shower room completes the accommodation Photos.
Of course the Pembrokeshire weather is superb all year round, but just in case you should hit a cool spell the Granary self-catering holiday cottage is fitted with underfloor heating throughout and, for that cosy feel, a wood-burning stove.
Immediately outside the front door is a seat and picnic table overlooking the beautiful Roch Mill gardens through which the lower mill-race meanders, and beyond that to the Brandybrook river, and two large ponds, only a few yards away.
An ottertook up residence under our upturned boat at Roch Mill - but now moved on - with her pups
We have all manner of wildlife here at the Mill, both resident and passing through our six-acre patch. For a few days we had an otter swimming in the pond and even caught a fleeting glimpse of an otter pup. We think that "mum" was raising a brood under our upturned boat, but the onset of grass cutting was just too noisy for her.
The pheasants are getting frisky too!
And now the ducklings have hatched
