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Welcome to Ty-Coch
Your home from home, where you can enjoy lovely home cooked food. Sit and relax in our lovely garden, and watch the world go by or wander around our smallholding and meet our friendly animals. Very often you can sit in our garden or in the newly built gazebo and watch the large buzzards flying high in the sky, very often hearing their call before seeing this beautiful graceful bird.The finches & bluetits visit the feeding station on the gazebo as we sit there, we also have a woodpecker visiting very often.
Enjoy a lovely relaxing time in traditional country style with many places of interest to visit locally. We are surrounded by beautiful countryside. Your hosts are Bill & Julie Lee who have run this family guest house along with their two grown up children, Matt & Jemma, for the past 26 years. Julie's grandmother also ran a guest house here; we have carried on the original visitors book which dates back to 1934 and makes very interesting reading.We are now grandparents ourselves with four beautiful grandchildren.
We look forward to meeting you, a warm Welsh welcome awaits you, With complimentary tea/ coffee & homemade cake on arrival
2009 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS, come and join us and make this year a very special one.Heres to the next 25.
We are a smallholding with sheep, manalitza pigs chickens ducks & geese, all of whom are very friendly. As you can see from the picture on the left, the sheep especially love eating bread out of our hand. We have got hatching chicks & ducks this year, this seems to be a favourite with everyone. We also have young lambs which love a lot of attention. Angus our friendly ram loves to have a fuss made of him & always expects a crust of bread from you! You are welcome to walk around our fields and enjoy the lovely surrounding views.Bring your walking boots or wellingtons with you. We have had many customers over the 26 years that we have been doing B&B, with many guests returning every year.
You are assured of a warm welcome and a very hearty Welsh breakfast which will keep you going until supper!
Evening meals are also available, as are packed lunches. We use our own free range eggs and whenever possible our own seasonal vegetables. All jams & marmalades are homemade. Home cooking is a speciality at this guest house.
CAMPING ALSO AVAILABLE.
We also have a field for campers to use, this is nothing fancy but a field with outside drinking water, a washbasin & toilet and a shower to use. The peace and tranquility of the countryside with the wildlife and our friendly Hebredian sheep in the next field for company, safe play area for the children, they can help us to feed the ducks & geese or even collect the eggs from our free range hens.There are also picnic tables for you to use. Meals are available in the house, breakfast, evening meals or packed lunches, please ask for details.
Tariff for 2009 for camping,
CAMPING ; £5 per person per night
TO LEAVE A CAR PARKED HERE FOR MORE THAN ONE NIGHT £5 per car per night.
Directions
The map points to the centre of the postcode for Ty Coch Bungalow and may not indicate the exact position of the property, you can zoom in or out and move the map around to get the best directions for your journey there.
By Car: We are situated on the side of the A483, midway between the villages of Llanymynech and Four Crosses. Also midway between the market towns of Welshpool and Oswestry. There is a map in the photo gallery. Accomodation is on the opposite end of the bungalow from the road.
By Bus: As we are on the side of the main A483 and are serviced by buses almost hourly during the day from the market towns of Oswestry & Welshpool. Buses go to Shrewsbury twice a week.
By Train: We have three train stations within 10 miles at Welshpool, Gobowen and Shrewsbury.
Accommodation
The accommodation is all on the ground floor and consists of one twin & one double room, both en-suite. One double with private bathroom.
There is an entrance for guests own use which allows them to come and go as they please.
New for 2009 our newly built gazeebo. To sit under in our garden and eat alfresco in the summertime, for guests to enjoy and relax.On those chilly summer evenings the chimenea is lit for you to enjoy that lovely glass of wine outdoors
Facilities
There is always a good selection of books and magazines for you to browse through and sit and relax under the newly built gazeebo, weather permitting. We have ample parking, away from the road on our very large drive, plenty of room for twelve cars. The accomodation is all on ground floor with one step in and out of our property for disabled visitors. Locally, there are pubs & shops at both the villages of Llanymynech & Four-Crosses. There are lovely walks locally, the canal is very close to us with a newly opened Heritage Centre having just been opened in Llanymynech, there are boat trips along the canal which is very pleasant.
- Parking
- Disabled facilities
- Home produce
Amenities
We have 3 rooms, two with en-suite bathrooms & one double with a private bathroom, all rooms have beverage trays with tea, coffee, fruit infusions, & biscuits. All rooms have hair dryers and colour TV. All accomodation is on ground floor. At Ty-Coch we have a NO SMOKING policy. Guests have thier own private entrance, where they are able to come & go as they please. Relax in the lovely garde with that glass of wine or two or a good book, tea/coffee can be served outside on warmer days or in the dining room..
- Cots available
- Extra beds available
- Shower ensuite
- TV in room
- Wake up call available
- Coffee & tea in room
- Bath ensuite
- Highchairs available
- Hair dryers available
- Radio alarm
- Central heating
- Double glazing
- Shaver point
Extra Info
A warm welcome awaits you at Ty-Coch Bungalow, providing home from home accommodation where you can enjoy lovely home cooked food in traditional country style and enjoy exploring this part of Wales.
We have many interesting places for you to visit locally: Powys castle, Lake Vyrnwy, Llanrhaeder waterfall,( which is one of the seven wonders of Wales) is not far from us. We have many lovely golf courses close by; Llanymynech golf course nestling on top of Llanymynech hill is visible from our accomodation - this is where Ian Woosnam learnt to play golf.
We are situated between the market towns of Oswestry & Welshpool, both being interesting shopping towns.
These are to name but a few places to visit - there are many more too numerous to mention.
Leisure
The mid-Wales county of Powys has many interesting places to visit, having in Welshpool the largest sheep market in Wales.
There are many places to visit, including Llanrhaeder Waterfall which is one of the seven wonders of Wales. We are also within easy reach of several National Trust properties, including Powys & Chirk Castles to name but two. Just a few miles away we have Lake Vyrnwy, a man made lake under which is a village.
When the lake is very low, parts of the walls can still be seen. There are many areas that you can walk, either an easy stroll in the countryside or a longer walk such as parts of the Offa's Dyke or one of the footpaths that weaves its way over Llanymynech Hill. There is a new Heritage centre in Llanymynech that has just opened that makes interesting viewing.
We have Oswestry market on a Wednesday, Shrewsbury market on a Tuesday.
Llangollen is approx 15 miles from us so we are an ideal place to stay for the famous Llangollen international music Eisteddfod held here every year,
Now we have the FRON MALE VOICE choir just up the road, we have concerts locally featuring them.
Below are some other activities which can be done locally.
- Fishing
- Golf
- Horse riding
- Walking
- Bird Watching
- Cycling
- Castles
Food & Drink
You can start your day with a hearty cooked Welsh breakfast, after which you won't want to eat until supper time.! A full Welsh Breakfast consists of:
A choice of Cereals, Homemade Muesli, Yogurt or Fruit.
Cooked Breakfast consisting of 2 Rashers of Bacon, Pork sausages, Tomatoes, or Baked Beans, and Two Freerange Eggs
Lashings of hot homemade Bread Toasted. Homemade Marmalade & Preserves.
Freshly ground Coffee, Fruit Infusions, Earl Grey or Breakfast Tea.
OR.
Smoked Haddock or Kippers.
OR.
Freerange Scrambled Eggs & Smoked salmon & Horseradish Sauce.
Vegetarian options are always available.
Welsh rarebit
We can accommodate almost any dietary requirement; as Bill is a Coeliac we specialise in gluten free food. Bill has been Coeliac for almost ten years now, Julie has had many years cooking for special diets including wheat free, dairy free, diabetic, yeast free, and vegetarian. Running her own Cafe for many years & cooking in Nursing & Residential homes, she was then a Cook Instructor for students with learning disabilities. Breakfast is included in the price. Home cooking a speciality, using our own eggs and vegetables when available, all produce used is fresh and locally produced. Evening meal and packed lunches are also available.
SAMPLE MENU:
Julies Leek & Potato Soup.
Parsnip & Pumpkin Soup.
Homemade Salmon Mousse.
Homemade Pate.
All the above served with homemade bread ( gluten free for Coeliacs)
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Roast Welsh Lamb
Welsh Blackmountain Beef Encroute
Roasted Free Range Chicken served with homemade stuffing & bread sauce.
Fillet of salmon.
Herb & Almond Trout.
All the above are served with an assortment of seasonal vegetables, out of of own garden when possible.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Strawberry Shortbread & Homemade mousse
Chocolate fudge cake.
Homemade Meringues.
Apricot Bread & Butter Pudding.
All served with custard, cream, or icecream.
All my food can be adjusted to suit any diet. This is just a sample menu; daily specials and a menu are on display at Ty-Coch.
My meat is bought from our very good local butcher who buys his meat from the local market, freshness is his main priority. All our meals are homemade using fresh ingredients.
I do not hold a drinks licence but you are always welcome to bring your own wine with you, which i will chill for you.
Special diets such as Gluten free, wheat free, dairy free & diabetic are catered for (please give prior notice). Vegetarian & Vegans also catered for.
Some of the special dining features that we have to offer
- Home cooking
- Home produce
- Vegan food
- Vegetarian food
Deals & Promotions
SIB deal 1
Stay three nights or more and recieve a complimentary evening meal on one night , children under 3 eat free.
Reference: SPECIAL PRICE.
Valid dates: 1/9/2010 - 1/1/2010