There is a bus stop on the main road into Abergavenny, 200m from the bottom of Church Lane. There is a train station inAbergavenny, which is approximately a 40 minute walk or a 5 minute drive from the cottages; there is parking at the train station. Abergavenny bus station is opposite the Aldi store, about a 30 minute walk or 5 minute drive from the cottages. The information pack in each cottage gives details of local taxi firms.
The lane to the cottages climbs uphill from the village of Llanfoist. It is single track with passing places. The lane becomes the private driveway for Beacon Park Cottages (Dry Dock Cottage, Incline Cottage and The Boathouse), as well as our home (Wharfinger's Cottage), at a set of security gates with keypad access. The driveway continues across the private bridge over the canal.
You can unload your vehicle and passengers adjacent to the cottage you have booked. We ask that you then use the allocated parking space for the duration of your stay.
Floor plans for each cottage are available below, and in the gallery of images for each individual cottage.
Dry Dock Cottage floor plan
Incline Cottage floor plan
The Boathouse floor plan
Mobile phone reception at the cottages is good.There is free wi-fi throughout the cottages.
Parking for one car is available close to the cottage, with additional space next to the log store for unloading and occasional visitors.
Wooden flooring throughout, with the exception of the wet room which has a stone floor with underfloor heating.
Lighting, heating and music can all be operated from a tablet in the cottage, or manually if preferred.
All doors are 0.75m wide.
All sockets are at 0.5m high. However, in the kitchen, two sets of double sockets are at worktop height.
All light switches are at 1.2m high.
Bedside switches are at 0.7m high.
There is one point of access to Dry Dock Cottage. This is via a slightly sloping path(approximately 2m from the unloading area) and six steps to a covered entrance area, in which there is space to store boots and coats.
The garden and seating area is an elevated space to the rear of the cottage, accessed via a gravel and grass slope. There is a table and chairs, and space to put the BBQ which is stored at the top of the steps next to the entrance to the cottage.
Dry Dock Cottage is on four levels.
The dining and kitchen area are on the same level as the entrance door.
There are 4 steps down to the seating area in front of the bi-fold doors.
There are 3 steps up to the bedroom area on either side – meaning that the handrail can be on either side when ascending and descending.
There are 7 steps to the cinema area. There is no handrail but a wall to hold onto on the left-hand side when descending and on the right-hand side when ascending.
There is a large level access wet room behind the bedroom. The door opens inwards. Opposite the door is the toilet with a sink unit (and storage underneath) to the left of the toilet. The handbasin has turn taps. The shower has a fixed screen and an opening of 0.75m.
There is a double-ended bath in the bedroom area with a lever operated mixer tap.
There is a bedside table on each side of the bed with a lamp on each. The switch for these is on the power cord. There are switches next to each bed to control lighting in the remainder of the cottage.
There are smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in both the kitchen and bedroom. These are mains wired with battery back-up.
Parking for one car is available close to the cottage, with additional space on the gravelled area for unloading and occasional visitors.
There is stone flooring in the lounge, kitchen and bathroom, and wooden flooring in the bedroom. There is underfloor heating throughout the cottage.
All doors are 0.8m wide.
All sockets are at 0.5m high.
All light switches are at 1m high.
There are lamps either side of the sofa and either side of the bed, with toggle switches on the power cables.
There is one access point to Incline cottage. This door opens outwards and is accessed via a gently sloping stone path from the gravelled unloading area in front of the cottage. The door is approximately 3m from the gravelled area.
The entrance door takes you into the porch; there is a bench under which boots and shoes can be stored, and there are hooks for hanging coats.
The path from the gravelled unloading area in front of the cottage is stone, and splits in two: to the right the path leads to the cottage door, via a gentle slope; straight ahead, via a wooden bridge, the path leads to the seating area and hot tub. The seating area, where there is a table, two chairs and a small fire pit, is approximately 10m from the gravelled area. The hot tub is accessed via 3 steps.
There are no stairs at Incline Cottage.
There is a large level access wet room off the bedroom – the door opens inwards. Opposite the door is the toilet with a sink unit (storage underneath) to the left of the toilet. The handbasin has turn taps. The shower has a fixed screen and an opening of 0.56m.
There is a double-ended bath in the bedroom with two separate taps.
There is a bedside table on each side of the bed with a lamp on each. The switch for these is on the power cord. There is a blind for the Velux window above the bed, which is operated via a remote control.
There are smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in both the kitchen and bedroom. These are mains wired with battery back-up.
There is parking for four cars on the private driveway in front of The Boathouse.
There is stone flooring throughout the communal areas on the first floor of the house, and the kitchen/diner/lounge on the ground floor has a wooden floor. Each of the bedrooms is carpeted, with ensuites and the main bathroom having wooden floors.The stairs are wooden treads with bannisters on each side.
There are three access points to The Boathouse. The porch and side entrance are level with the parking area at the back of the property. The porch has a shallow step over a stone slab, and an additional shallow threshold step. The front of the property has sliding patio doors, and can be accessed in two ways: either via the driveway, and along the path adjacent to the side of Dry Dock Cottage, or via four stone steps from the driveway. The ground floor of the house is open plan with a threshold step from the patio doors to the outside, and one further step onto the terrace.
The Boathouse fronts onto the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, and the terraced area is paved with stone slabs. This ideal spot for relaxing and dining has Bramblecrest wicker garden furniture and an oval dining table.
The Boathouse is on two floors with a modern open-tread wooden staircase connecting the floors. This is a straight staircase with a flight of 14 steps, and bannister rails on both sides.
On the first floor, next to the boot room as you come into the property via the side access, there is a cloakroom with toilet and handbasin. Also on this floor is a family bathroom with toilet, handbasin, shower and bath. The taps for the handbasin and bath are lift-up level taps, moving from left to right to adjust the temperature. There is a shallow step onto the shower tray. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom. One of the king-size bedrooms has wheelchair accessible door widths and a wheelchair accessible wet room. Please contact us if you need further information to assess if this is suitable for your individual requirements.
Bedroom doors and doors to the family bathroom and cloakroom are 0.75m wide. The door width to the bedroom with the accessible ensuite is 0.83 m. The porch on the first floor has double doors with a maximum opening of 1.9m. All door handles are at 1m above the ground. The ground floor is open-plan, and the three sets of patio doors each have an opening width of 2m.
Ground floor
All light switches are at 1.4m high. There are three sets of double floor sockets on the canal side of the property and five sets of double wall sockets on the opposite wall. In the kitchen are, there are three sets of double wall sockets at 0.2m above the worktop.
Upper floor
The corridor has two sets of double wall sockets at 0.3m high. Each bedroom has a light switch at 1.4m high, and at least two double sockets. There are bedside lamps with toggle switches by the side of each bed.
There are three smoke alarms on the ground floor of the property. These are mains wired.
