Valentine Lodge

Luxury Self Catering Accommodation on the Isle of Wight

Address: Valentine Lodge, Blakes Hill, Limerstone Road, Brighstone, Isle of Wight, PO30 4AE.
Tel: 01983 740677 Email: chrisatblakes@btinternet.com

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Access Statement

Introduction

Valentine Lodge is a luxury romantic hideaway for two nestling in a secluded Coombe on Limerstone Down, in an AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The property is set within Blakes Hill, an estate of nearly ten acres comprised of terraced gardens, paddocks and woodlands and affords seclusion, tranquillity and some of the finest elevated views to be found on the Isle of Wight. Valentine Lodge is directly accessible from Limerstone Road, Brighstone via a private drive.

Pre-arrival

• You can view our comprehensive and informative website at www.valentinelodge.co.uk which includes photographs of the interior of the Lodge, the views from the Lodge and of the surrounding area.
• Bookings and enquiries can be made directly from the website via email or by telephone or letter.
• All guests are provided with written directions to Valentine Lodge and two maps showing the location which are available in a larger font on request.
• The nearest bus stop in either direction is 600metres from Valentine Lodge serving both Newport and the West Wight on a regular basis.
• The nearest ferry terminals are:-
• Red Funnel - Southampton to East Cowes - 11 miles
• Wightlink - Lymington to Yarmouth - 9 miles
• Wightlink - Portsmouth to Fishbourne - 12 miles
• We can arrange for shopping to be delivered on arrival.
• Information and directions can be provided in large print on request.
• The public conveniences in Brighstone (Warnes Lane Car Park) provide disabled facilities.
• The Access Statement is available on our website and in the Welcome File in Valentine Lodge.

Arrival & Car Parking Facilities

• Please advise us of your time of arrival (after 3pm unless special arrangements are made) so that we can be available to welcome you personally.
• Our private drive from the Limerstone Road is tarmac, concrete and then concrete strips and gravel.
• There are signs showing the location of Valentine Lodge at the bottom of our drive and at the turning to the Lodge.
• Parking is available next to Valentine Lodge and is under cover on a flat concrete base.
• The car can be parked so that the rear access is available.
• There are three shallow steps (17cms high, 34cms deep and 87cms wide )at the entrance to Valentine Lodge. All the rooms in the Lodge are all on one level.
• The front doorway is 76cms wide and 197cms high.

Main Entrance

• The Lodge has an three external lights; a lamp post 30 metres from the entrance, a lamp outside the front door and a light over the undercover parking area.
• The keys are handed to guests on arrival.
• There are two locks on the front door which is a stable door type, one lock in each part of the door.
• The front door leads directly into the open plan living area.
• The light switches for the internal light and three external lights are inside and to the right of the front door.
• There is an inset door mat immediately inside the front door.

Public Areas

Valentine Lodge has no stairs.

Public Areas - Sitting room, lounges, lobbies etc

• There is a carpeted floor in the living room, bathroom and bedroom. The kitchen has wood floorboards.
• Lighting is provided by a variety of lamps in the living room and bedroom and by ceiling spot lights in the kitchen and bathroom.
• A Welcome File containing information and instructions will be on the dining table.
• Instructions on operation of the appliances can be found in the cupboard under the sink.
• The dining table has two drop leaves and measures at maximum 132cms wide x 92cms long x 75cms high and two dining chairs.
• There are two sofas, one three seater and one two seater.
• The living room has a fixed log burner with top and front opening doors and a guard.
• There is a large padded footstool/table between the two sofas.
• A TV/DVD/CD player and speakers are situated to the side of the log burner on a small table. A remote control is provided.
• The carpet in the living room and bedroom is of a wool mix berber type. The carpet in the bathroom is short pile.

Laundry

• There is a built under front loading washer/dryer situated in the kitchen.
• A retractable washing line is available outside under cover and a folding drying rack is provided for indoors.
• In some circumstances we will be able to provide additional facilities for drying at the main house.

Outdoor Facilities

• To the front of the Lodge there is a small paved patio accessed by two shallow steps.
• A patio table and two chairs are provided. (Cushions for the chairs can be found in the outside cupboard to the rear of the Lodge).
• The patio is raised above a sloping planted rockery and is accessed via a narrow path.
• A bench is provided in a small private grassed area. (The cushion is stored in the outside cupboard to the rear of the Lodge).
• A BBQ and tools are available. This is stored under cover to the rear of the Lodge.
• Two sunloungers and a fan together with a patio table umbrella are all provided.
• Guests are welcome to walk around our terraced gardens and grassed walkways. Due to the sloping nature of some parts of the site, and our population of rabbits, please be aware that the gardens and walkways can be slippery with some rabbit holes and is very steep in places. Some pathways in the gardens have chalk stones which can be slippery when wet.
• When walking around above the middle paddock and near the Barn please be aware that an amateur radio aerial is sited with guide wires located around it. This is 200metres away and cannot be seen from the Lodge.
• There are a number of wooden benches placed around the site for the benefit of guests.
• The Lodge is situated within an area with very little light pollution and it can therefore be very dark at night. A rechargeable torch is provided for guests in the Lodge.

Bedroom

• The doorway to the Bedroom is 76cms wide hinged to the left hand side.
• The carpet is a beige fleck wool mix berber type.
• The bed is 6' wide with a sprung base and two zipped together mattreses.
• The bedding is all very good quality cotton or percale with feather pillows and duvet.
• The space to the door side of the bed is 106cms, the space to the left of the bed is 60cms.
• There is a light switch to the wall to the right of the door and bedside lamps on small chest of drawers to either side of the bed.
• A Radio/CD player is situated in the bedroom.

Bathroom

• The bathroom is immediately adjacent to the bedroom.
• The door to the bathroom is 76cms wide. The hinges are on the right hand side.
• The bath is double ended with the taps situated to the back of the bath in the middle.
• The flexible shower hose retracts to and from the side of the bath.
• The bath height is 55cms, the toilet seat is 44high and the sink 79cms high.
• The free space in the bathroom is 1.6m x 2m.
• The flooring consists of short pile carpet.
• The bathroom suite is white and the carpet light beige.
• The washbasin has a pedestal.
• The bathroom is heated by a storage heater and a large towel rail which gets very hot to the touch.

Self-Catering Kitchen

• The kitchen is situated adjacent to the living room area.
• There is a small change of floor height from the living room into the kitchen and from the kitchen into the bathroom.
• The hot water is thermostatically controlled.
• The tap is a mixer type with two cross head adjusters.
• The worktop height is 90cms throughout and is on one side 60cms deep and on the other 66cms deep.
• The oven door drops down and can be accessed from the side.
• The ceramic electric hob is flat with a small lip situated above the oven.
• The full size dishwasher has a drop down door which can be accessed from the side.
• There are spot lights above the centre of the kitchen area and under cupboard lights over the sink area.
• The flooring is varnished oak boards.
• There is a full size fridge including a 3* freezer compartment under the worktop.

Grounds and Gardens

• Valentine Lodge is located within nearly ten acres of terraced gardens, paddocks and wooded areas with wonderful views from all windows across the rural countryside towards the Heritage Coast and out to sea.
• Guests are able to walk around the site, apart from the area directly around the main house.
• The main house is situated about 100 metres from the Lodge with a small wooded area between the two properties.
• Valentine Lodge has its own access drive.

Additional Information

As Valentine Lodge is located within our small estate and the main house where we live is 100 metres away we are happy to provide local information and are available if required either by direct contact at the house or by mobile phone.

Valentine Lodge is non-smoking

Contact Information

Address:

Valentine Lodge
Blakes Hill
Limerstone Road
Brighstone
Isle of Wight
PO30 4AE

Contact Telephone Numbers:

01983 740677
Mobile: 07718767944 or 07518348200

Email: chrisatblakes@btinternet.com

Website: www.valentinelodge.co.uk

Grid reference: SZ43595 83195 Lat: 50.646819 Lon:1.384918

Hours of operation: Available 24 hours all year.

Emergency number: 01983 740677 or 07718767944/07518348200

Local carers:M Carewatch: 01983 530981; Wight Homecare Ltd: 01983 813000

Local equipment hire companies: Benefitsnow Ltd 01983 529590

Local public transport numbers:

Southern Vectis: (Bus) 01983 523831,
Wightlink Ferries: 0871 3761000,
Hovertravel: 01983 811000,
Red Funnel Ferries: 0844 8449988

Local accessible taxi numbers: Wight Knight Cars: 01983 533335

Future Plans

We are committed to continually upgrading equipment and ensuring that all our guests are provided with a highest quality self catering establishment with great personal service.

Contact Telephone and Email Address

We welcome your feedback to help us continually improve if you have any comments please phone 01983740677 or email chrisatblakes@btinternet.com

How to find us

Valentine Lodge is location in the southwest of the island, in an area called Brighstone. For a closer look and to prepare direction, please see the map below.

What people say

"So much peace and yet so much going on! We have seen and heard so much wildlife; barn owl. stoat, green woodpecker to name but a few. It also has such tremendous views and beautiful surroundings, it really has been an ideal cottage. A and J - Shropshire"

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