This cheerful cottage is located approximately 10 mins off I75 (Exit 41) in beautiful Southeastern Kentucky! This ideal location offers guests the best of both worlds, providing the peace & quiet of the country with the close convenience of the city of London, KY. Visit Wildcat Adventure Off-Road Park only 10 mins away! Enjoy exploring southeast Kentucky’s abundance of gorgeous hiking trails, as well as the stunning beauty of our lakes, caves, rivers & waterfalls! This cozy cottage features the following: • 3 inviting bedrooms with comfortable bedding (two Queen & two twins). Nightstands with lamps adorn both sides of the beds, and each bedroom is equipped with USB outlets and alarm clocks. The cottage comfortably sleeps up to 6 people. • A clean eat-in kitchen fully equipped for cooking/baking and has new 2022 appliances. • Please enjoy the well-stocked coffee & tea station, complimentary starter snacks, and light breakfast items. • Our cottage laundry room area is equipped with a washer & dryer for our guests' convenience. • Wifi is provided for our guests, and a large-screen smart TV is in the living room. Guests can log into their streaming services or enjoy a variety of DVDs in our movie library. • An assortment of board games, cards, books, and magazines are also provided for our guest's entertainment. • A dedicated workspace is provided for those traveling for business. • Enjoy the coziness of the patio, complete with furniture, a fire pit, and a Weber Charcoal Grill. *(Your hosts may provide starter wood for the fire pit if available; if not, it can be purchased at Lowes or many local gas stations. Charcoal is not provided for the grill, but it is available at the nearby Dollar General Store and Walmart.) • PARKING: A gravel parking area is located on the side of the house, easily accommodating 2 to 3 cars. Please note: The driveway and parking area will accommodate a trailer if backed in from the road. If you need additional parking, you can find it across from the property. Please message me for more information. A security camera is placed facing the driveway. It will alert me when someone is there. Notifications are silenced once the quest has safely arrived. A doorbell camera is at the backdoor. Please just press the doorbell if you need help. Notifications are also silenced once guests have checked in. Guests of the Mountain Laurel Cottage have access to the entire cottage. The hosts, Kay and Eric, are available to offer help and live nearby. Guests are encouraged to contact the hosts via text or private message if any assistance is needed during their stay. You will be provided our phone number at check in. Please do not hesitate to reach out, we are very happy to help! •Please remember to enable wifi calling on your phone before you arrive. The reception is very spotty, but if you enable the wifi calling on your cellphone you should have no trouble making or receiving calls while at the cottage. You can also use FaceTime or FaceTime audio with the wifi to make and receive calls. • PARKING: A gravel parking area is located on the side of the house that easily accommodates 2 to 3 cars. Please note: The driveway and parking area will accommodate a trailer if backed in from the road. The Mountain Laurel Cottage is located on a quiet country road with farmland, pastures, trees and a few neighboring homes and barns. The neighborhood is very peaceful and serene. It is our pleasure to bring you the comforts of home as you relax in this adorable cottage nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Appalachian mountains. The Mountain Laurel Cottage is located approximately 10 minutes off I75 (Exit 41). We are approximately 12 minutes from the city limits of London, Kentucky. You’ll find a variety of dining experiences that include: •Texas Roadhouse •Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen •Cracker Barrel Old Country Store •Old Town Grill of London •Local Honey- A Farm to Table Restaurant •Fiesta Mexicana •The Abbey Restaurant •The Butchers Pub - London •As well as many fast food restaurant chains. Shopping: • Dollar General (this store is only 3-4 minutes from the cottage and has grocery and basic items one may need during their stay.) Address: 1301 Hwy 490 East Bernstadt, KY In London: • Walmart • Kroger • Marshall’s • Kohl’s • Lowes • Planet Fitness Places to visit while staying at The Mountain Laurel Cottage: •Wildcat Adventures Off Road Park •The Mint Gaming Hall -Williamsburg, KY approximately 40 minutes south of the cottage right off I75. •Wildcat Harley Davidson- London, KY ~10 mins from the cottage. •Camp Wildcat Battle Monument at Wildcat Mountain, the site of one of the earliest Kentucky battles in the Civil War. •Wood Creek Lake. •Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail ~ Beautiful hiking trails with majestic views, creeks and waterfalls. Several trails to choose from. •Rockcastle River Trading Company and Riverside Gardens Botanical garden · Livingston, KY •Historic Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park •Treetop Adventure at Levi Jackson Park~ an aerial adventure park features 60 elements of fun, including zip-lines, rope bridges, suspended tunnels and much more! •Mountain Life Museum-Levi Jackson Parkin London, KY •Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg, Kentucky ~ Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is an historic landmark destination that shares 3,000 acres of discovery in the spirit of the Kentucky Shakers. Home to the third largest Shaker community in the United States between 1805 and 1910, the vibrant site offers experiences designed to ignite curiosity, expand imaginations and inspire generations. Visit the Trustees’ Table Restaurant at Shaker Villiage and dine on traditional favorites and seasonal Kentucky dishes prepared with straight-from-the-garden ingredients. Steeped in tradition, The Trustees’ Table’s menus celebrate Shaker Village’s roots by featuring dishes made of seasonal ingredients from our garden and local farmers. The menus offer dishes inspired by the seasons, changing based on the freshest locally available ingredients. •Renfro Valley Entertainment Center-Mount Vernon, Ky •Bittersweet Cabin Museum - Mount Vernon, Ky •Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum Museum · Mount Vernon, KY •SANDERS CAFE & MUSEUM- “IT ALL STARTED IN CORBIN”, Colonel Sanders’ original restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken®. Carefully restored and placed on the National Register of Historical Places, you will see it as it appeared in the 1940’s. Experience eating delicious Kentucky Fried Chicken® in the Colonel’s dining room and take in his innovative open-kitchen and model motel room. Also view the exhibits featuring the Colonel’s artifacts and memorabilia from the early days of KFC®. •Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Corbin, KY Top Things to Do At Cumberland Falls State Park: 1. View the epic Cumberland Falls. 2. Tour the Pinnacle Knob 1937 Fire Tower. 3. Hike Eagle Falls Trail. 4. Gem Mine for fossils in season. 5. Go horseback riding through the forest. 6. Dine at the Riverview Restaurant Enjoy gorgeous scenery while dining in the restaurant. As a supporter of the Kentucky Proud program, we use local meats and produce when available. 7. Fishing~ Enjoy fishing in the Cumberland River, where there is an abundance of bass, catfish, panfish, and roughfish. A Kentucky Fishing License is required. 8. Moonbow Cumberland Falls is one of the few places in the world that regularly produces a moonbow. The “moonbow,” also called a white rainbow or lunar rainbow, is formed just like a rainbow—light is refracted in tiny water droplets—and appears for the two or so days, as long as the sky is clear, on either end of the full moon. Moonbow Dates 2023 January 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 April 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 30, 31 Aug 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, 30, 31 Sept 1, 27, 28, 29, 30 Oct 1, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Nov 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Dec 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 •Daniel Boone National Forest London, KY •Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve Historical landmark & tourist attraction Livingston, KY •Just Kik-N-It Ranch Outfitters & Rentals- Kayak and canoeing on Rockcastle River. Livingston, KY •Laurel River Lake~ Laurel River Lake is in the London Ranger District and features 5,600 acres of clear, deep water and nearly 200 miles of tree-lined shore. The quiet coves and cliff-lined shores offer relaxation and calm reflection, as well as boating, fishing, skiing, and scuba diving in one of Kentucky's deepest and cleanest lakes.