Bella Vista

Built in 1898, and category B listed, Bella Vista offers spacious accommodation for up to 5 people (or 6 if the extra single visitor bed is utilised.) Retaining many charming original features, the house has very comfortable, modern & stylish facilities for a family, group, single business traveller as a home away from home, or indeed is ideal as a romantic holiday for two (Gretna is a 20 minute drive from the property.) There is a living room with direct coastal views, a fully equipped kitchen with fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, cooker and microwave, separate formal dining room with table and chairs seating 6, large bathroom with separate shower cubicle, and three bedrooms (one with a kingsize bed, one with a double bed and one with a comfortable single visitor bed. An additional single visitor bed can be provided - please note this must be requested on booking.) (the following text to be omitted -The reception rooms have open coal fires, and) A colour TV, DVD/CD player are all supplied (an X BOX with games can be hired upon request, subject to availability.) Externally, there is an attractive sheltered private front garden, with garden furniture, table and seating, and off street parking to the rear of the property for one car (or more by arrangement), with a storage building for golf clubs or cycles etc. (please note this must be requested on booking.) Beyond the front garden, there is also a public park (with pavilion and picnic bench), which also directly overlooks the shoreline. (the following text to be omitted - Picnic basket and disposable barbecue supplied. A travel cot/moses basket and stand/high chair/ baby change mat/ bouncy cradle can be hired upon) Please note that no smoking is permitted inside the property. There is a small local park, and good pub food is only 5 minutes walk away. The immediate area has many attractions, including a challenging 18-hole links golf course, an excellent, privately-hired Spa including small pool with current, sauna and hot tub (various pampering /treatment packages available including wedding packages - we have an exclusive spa package for our guests (please note the spa needs to be booked in advance and is not open in December.) Cycling, fishing, bird watching and walking. Bella Vista provides a perfect and romantic base for honeymooners and wedding parties alike (under 10 minutes from Comlongon Castle, and under 20 minutes from Gretna and Caerlaverock Castle.) Also ideally situated as a base from which to visit the world class 7 Stanes mountain biking trails. On the England/Scotland border, it is easily accessible from major road networks, and Carlisle is only a 30 minute drive away (also very accessible to the northern Lake District and Hadrian 's Wall country.) Powfoot is very accessible to the main trunk roads/motorways - A75, M6/M74, A69.