Isle of Wight self catering accommodation

Brighstone Downs looking West - Isle of Wight

View from downs above Brighstone looking west towards the Needles


Isle of Wight self catering accommodation situated in the beautiful countryside of Brighstone, the ideal Isle of Wight holiday location, surrounded by forest, downs, fields, sea and good beaches. Downs, forest and coast mainly owned by the National Trust or forestry commission with free access. Half of the island is classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which the whole area around Brighstone being part, also the coast is classified as Heritage Coast. Many local footpaths with fine views and the round island cycle route crossing our road further up on the slope of the downs.

Carriers Stable


Tourism 4 star Enjoy England self catering accommodation

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Gold Green Island Award 2007/8
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Carriers Stable - self catering accommodation

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self catering property viewed from drive

Converted Early Victorian Stable called Carriers Stable - Enjoy England rating English Tourism Council4 star Enjoy England rating


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Isle of Wight location of Carriers Stable Brighstone
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Our Address

Bowness
Moortown Lane
Brighstone
Isle of Wight
PO30 4AN

Tel 01983740717

The Carriers Stable was built during early Victorian times as a stable that has now been converted into a beautiful detached holiday cottage (2003) to accommodate 4 adults and one small baby. It is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the rural south west of the Isle of Wight in the picturesque village of Brighstone, near to forest and downs, and within a mile of the sea (Heritage Coast designation). A pub, tea gardens / restaurant and village shops are within easy walking distance and a second pub is just outside the village, both have restaurants. The area has excellent access to hiking and cycle routes with excellent views across the island from the top of the downs (see picture links), just up the road (half a mile). The cottage itself has its bedroom located upstairs with a king size bed, ample cupboards, drawers and wardrobe space and an en-suite shower room with hand basin and toilet. Downstairs there is an open plan layout with kitchen, dining room and lounge area containing a bed settee. French doors open out from the dining area onto a patio with garden furniture, gardens, and drive. In total a delightful quiet country holiday experience. The cottage is well equipped so you shouldn't need to bring anything other than food.

downstairs kitchen

Downstairs  lounge area in accommodation

Down Stairs

  • Bed settee and settee
  • Television 21", DVD player & video (some recorded videos & blanks also some DVD's).
  • Downstairs television has Freeview Satellite Receiver which picks up a considerable number of useful channels.
  • Table with 4 chairs.
  • Cupboard with clothes hanging space and shelves.
  • Washer / Drier with soap provided
  • Large Fridge / Freezer
  • Electric cooker & 4 ring hob with extractor fan
  • Microwave oven
  • Kettle and usual cutlery, saucepans, crockery & glasses
  • Radio / Tape / CD player
  • Ironing board & iron
  • Plenty of cupboard space & additional wardrobe unit in under stairs cupboard
  • Small combination lock safe to keep any minor valuables or documents
  • Vacuum cleaners, Brushes & cleaning materials etc.

Upstairs Bed in cottage

Upstairs

  • One Large 5 feet King size Pine Bed upstairs
  • All bed linen & house towels, tea towels etc. included in price
  • En-suite bathroom (shower not bath) with support hand rail
  • Television 14"
  • Bed side cupboards & lamps
  • Two chester drawers
  • Wardrobe
  • Full length mirror
  • Hair dryer
  • Two clock radios
  • Fan
Shower room and toilet

Limitations:-

  • no smoking  - Carriers Stable
  • Non Smoking Inside, Sorry no pets
  • The property is not fully fenced off , so is not suitable for children.
  • Bedroom upstairs is open to the stairs the only door is to bathroom (no stair gate, or suitable anchor point).
  • The stable flooring is almost all varnished pine and easily damaged by stones in walking boot treads, as we have found, if you could please not wear them in the stable it would be appreciated - thank you
  • We do not take any breakage deposit as yet but do expect any damages to be paid.
  • There must be at least one person in a group that is staying, over 18 years of age.

Other Services

  • We can transfer full camera memory cards to CD Rom, to allow further use of the memory card, as an additional backup, pictures can be retain on hard disk for one month after return if required.
  • Can send faxes if required at cost price.
  • Can send dictated emails.

Accommodation Features

  • The stable conversion is all electric and insulated to modern building control standards. There are electric thermostatic radiators on both floors which can cope with the coldest weather.
  • Electricity charges are included in the prices quoted.
  • A welcome pack of food and drink is provided
  • All linen (bathroom towels, bed linen & tea towels) are included in price, except for beach towels which are not provided.
  • Soap is provided for hand basin, shower (shower gel) & kitchen sink (hand and dishwasher soaps) & washing machine with colour soap capsules.
  • We now have available FREE a modern quality pine baby cot with safety mattress. We do provide plug covers and electric night lights. We only ask that you bring linen for cot as most people like to use their own.
  • There is an outside secure bike rack with tarpaulin cover, rack not visible from street.
  • Outside there is a patio with picnic table with umbrella and two bench seats (one on shaded lawn area), with lawns & shrubberies.
  • There is a large gravelled drive which means that there is room for more than one car and both can exit independently.
  • There are mains linked smoke detectors down stairs & upstairs and fire extinguishers on both floors.

Local Resources

  • Two local Public Houses in village with restaurants
  • One tea room / restaurant (not open every night)
  • One Mace Shop
  • One Newsagent that sells groceries and other useful items
  • One Post Office (sells some Sainsbury's goods)
  • Local doctors surgery
  • Hairdressing salon
  • One National Trust Shop.
  • Brighstone's small local library
  • Garage - on coast road (approx. 1 mile)
  • Bus service to all towns

Tariff / Prices

*** A fine welcome pack is provided with all holiday duration's ***

During cold weather we preheat Carriers Stable to normal living temperature so it is warm on entry

As a separate bonus we will give a 5% discount for all customers for any second consecutive week booked.

As part of a Green initiative there is a 4% discount if you don't bring a motor vehicle - we can also help those without a car with the transport of additional purchases of food items (there is a Mace and also a newsagent that sells food, and the Post Office sells a few Sainsbury's food items in the village). Also as from 1st April 2008 people from England (possibly also Wales & Scotland soon) there will be off-peak free bus travel for over 60's and disabled in England see further details from Direct .gov.uk site

*** Weekend bookings and short breaks are available outside normal peak season ***

Entry to property after 15:00 (3pm) on first day and exit by 10am on morning after last night of stay. It would be appreciated if you can arrive soon after 15:00 on first day or ring to tell us if you will be late. We may complete cleaning before this time if the previous occupants leave early, so you can leave a mobile telephone number if you wish us to contact you if accommodation is ready earlier.

A cheque deposit made out to Vanessa Mills is required initially to confirm booking or you can use PayPal credit card payment instead of cheque payments (see below). Final balance required six weeks before arrival.
On receiving the deposit, we will send you a receipt and directions details from your home town and local maps to assist finding Carriers Stable in Brighstone.

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Normal prices for 2008 (Per Week)


In the colder months of the year we are rewarding those people that moderate their use of electricity as we are an eco minded establishment as per our Gold status with Green Island Tourism
See discounts available in section above.
  • January 5th - February 15th - £229 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • February 16th - February 22nd - £305 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • February 23rd - March 14th - £278 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • March 15th - April 4th - £303 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • 5th April - 18th April - £353
  • April 19th - April 25th - £287
  • April 26th - May 23rd - £300
  • May 24th - May 30th - £380
  • May 31st - June 20th - £353
  • June 21st - July 4th - £380
  • July 5th - August 29th - £497
  • August 30th - September 5th - £353
  • September 6th - September 26th - £336
  • September 27th - October 24th - £278
  • October 25th - October 31st - £339 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • November 1st - November 14th - £266 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • November 15th - December 19th - £260 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • December 20th - December 26th - £485 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • December 27th - January 2nd - £453 - minus eco discount on electricity not used
  • Other holiday variations during Christmas + New Year - POA
3 day price example (only available out of season - 2008)

Price out of peak season and school holidays, normally taken only near to booking dates, November - end of March for 3 days from - £175 for two people - minus eco discount on electricity not used We normally only take 3 day bookings as our minimum stay and then only out of season.


E-mail enquiry@wighthols.co.uk

E-mail or Telephone/Fax +44(0)1983-740717 to book, we will ring you back if we are out, just leave your telephone number.


Isle of Wight self catering accommodation contact details

Location:-

The Isle of Wight is an island of 38,000 hectares, enclosed by ninety-seven kilometres of open coast.


Isle of Wight location
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Pages Last Updated 27/6/2008

Additional Photos of Brighstone and the South West of the Island

View from downs above Brighstone looking north west View of Compton beach looking towards Brook and Brighstone beyond View from Compton beach car park
View from Compton beach in January View on Compton beach looking East then turning around and looking West - Isle of Wight View from downs above Brighstone looking north through forest across Solent to Hampshire
View from cliffs looking towards Brook beach View of Freshwater Bay View from Tennyson down across the Solent
Totland Bay beach close to Freshwater (West Wight close to Yarmouth) Colwell Bay beach just north of Totland (West Wight close to Yarmouth) Bird map of Isle of Wight with sighting information
Kite surfing at Compton Bay

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Route plans to Brighstone with maps

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History

Useful Information

Travel by Isle of Wight Ferries Telephone Numbers & Links
  • Wightlink Ferries
    Reservations & Enquiries 0870 582 7744
    Reservations 0870 582 0202
    Wightlink on-line booking
    Can I pay for my ticket with Tesco Clubcard vouchers? Yes, we accept Tesco Clubcard Deal tokens for bookings made at least 2 weeks in advance of travel via our call centre. Unfortunately, we can not accept these vouchers for bookings made online or at the port. £2.50 in Clubcard Vouchers equals £10 worth of Clubcard Deal Tokens see link below:-
    Tesco Clubcard page for Wightlink offer
  • Redfunnel Ferries
    0870 444 8898
    Geographical Tel No 02380 334010
    Possible free phone No 0800 343333
    Redfunnel on-line booking
  • Redfunnel Post Codes - Southampton - S014 2AQ.
    East Cowes (IoW) is PO32 6RF

  • Hover Travel - 023 9281 1000 or 01983 811000 (Passenger only)
    Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 3AD
    Hover Travel web site

E-mail enquiry@wighthols.co.uk

E-mail or Telephone +44(0)1983-740717 to book, we will ring you back if we are out, just leave your telephone number.

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Additional payment method, we accept credit cards and debit cards payments via PayPal (as used by Ebay, there is a 3% surcharge for this service to cover part of the Paypal charge).

We also take payments via http://www.moneybookers.com at the same rates as for PayPal detailed above, funds should be sent to email address vanessa@wighthols.co.uk

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