Durhamhill Coach House, llamas & games room/cinema

Stay in the lap of luxury, with panoramic views to the hills & have fun in any weather. Huge dining table for up to 16 & blazing woodburners. Games room for tournaments converts to cosy cinema for wine, woodburner & popcorn. Llama walk, egg collecting & motorbike sidecar trips on request. Hills, lochs & woodland rambles. Castles & stunning coastline, abundant wildlife & outdoor activities. Sleeps 12 easily & can have 4 extra people (see later). Max 16 guests. 6 bedrooms, 6 bath/shower rooms. The space Surrounded by the beautiful Galloway countryside, the Coach house at Durhamhill is an eco-friendly house, bathed in natural light with the llama field to the rear and great views to the hills at the front. 2 open-plan kitchens/dining/sitting rooms with comfortable seats and woodburners as well as underfloor heating. Guests can relax here, undisturbed, for the whole holiday, or go out to explore the stunning countryside and shoreline. Galloway is a 'mini Highlands' with hills, woodland, lochs, rivers and great beaches and coves, all still undiscovered by mass tourism. There are castles to explore and a great range of wildlife to spot :- otters, hedgehogs, badgers, deer, birds of prey and much more. Outdoor adventures beckon. The 7-stanes mountain bike trails are nearby, there are great golf courses and Loch Ken Activity Centre provides hilarious activities. Otherwise you can have a peaceful swim, canoe or paddle board and Alan can provide information on fishing permits. For rainy days (which occasionally happen here) the Cocoa Bean Chocolate Factory with a soft play area is great for children. The large games building here at Durhamhill is great for everyone. It has a pool table, table tennis, small air hockey table, chess and table football and it can convert to a cosy cinema, snuggling up on the sofas and bean bags with the woodburner blazing, to watch a good film with a glass of wine and warm freshly-popped popcorn. The garden is in several sections with a fantastic stone horseshoe seating area to soak up the Galloway sunshine and the stunning view. There's a stone barbecue (requires charcoal). There's a shed where bicycles/other equipment can be stored and the washing machine and dryer are here. Anyone enthusiastic is welcome to help feed the llamas and take one for a walk or to collect eggs and we can arrange motorcycle sidecar trips (depends on the weather) or a musical jamming session next door. The games room is versatile and can be used for residential yoga courses, craft groups, music groups etc. To set up the 2 extra guest beds we open a sliding wall between the bunk & twin rooms, making one room for 6 people with limited floor space (see photos - rooms 5 and 6). Also 2 sofabeds (small doubles suitable for one adult each), one in each open plan kitchen/sitting room (maximum 16 people in house). In summer, the sofabed in the games building could be used instead by an adult or a couple of teenagers (shower room and kitchenette here). Please contact owner to discuss bookings for more than 12 people. We are very happy to advise on accessibility for people with various disabilities. The downstairs ensuite room with twin beds (or linked to form a superking bed) is accessible to wheelchair users and we can provide a stool for the shower. We have an electric car charger and charge cost price for this (30p/kwh). Domestic electricity for the house, and logs, are included in the rental price. Out of peak season, one half of house can be rented on its own. We are sorry to say we don't allow dogs other than one well-behaved guide dog. This is because our hens and cats are free range and they like to visit the Coach House garden now and again. Hen/stag parties or single sex groups or groups of young doctors or people all under 25yo - please contact the owner before booking - sorry no 18th/21st birthday parties. Guest access Whole Coach House & garden, shed for bicycle storage, clothes washing and drying, separate games building/mini cinema with shower room and kitchenette. Two bedrooms (queen-sized- room 3 & twin/superking with small ensuite - room 1) are on ground floor, as is a shower room with wheelchair access, and a bathroom - please contact us beforehand to discuss requirements. We will do our very best to make the stay feasible for people with any disability. The llamas are particularly kind and gentle towards small children and vulnerable adults. Other things to note We are having trouble with the pricing system here & the quoted price may be vastly over or under the correct one so please enquire with owner before booking. From late June to end of August we take whole week bookings (Frid to Frid). At other times short break stays are welcome - an extra night or two is often given free - please contact owner to enquire. Hen/stag parties - please contact owner beforehand to discuss. Sorry no 21st parties. EPC: C Services: Electricity included (except for car charging - we have a car charge point and this can be done at cost price) Wood-burning stoves in the open plan kitchen/sitting rooms - kindling and logs provided. Bed linen and towels provided. Washing machine and dryer in shed. 2 dishwashers and fridge- Freezers. 2 electric cookers and microwaves. Free Wifi . Mobile reception. TV with DVD player in each open plan sitting room. Cot, high chair, stair guard and woodburner guard available on request. Plenty parking space. Large garden (young children need supervision as there are some drops etc). Garden furniture. Games building/cinema with shower room and kitchenette. Bicycle shed (can be locked). No Smoking. Sorry no dogs (we have hens, cats and llamas).