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House By The Dyke

Wrexham, Clwyd
Exterior of House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Exterior of House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
The sun terrace at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Sun terrace at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Sun room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Sitting room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
kitchen at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Dining room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Master bedroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Twin bedroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Single bedroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
The kitchen garden at Chirk near House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Dog kennel at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
The utility room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Bathroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham
Exterior of House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Exterior of House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham The sun terrace at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Sun terrace at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Sun room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Sitting room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham kitchen at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Dining room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Master bedroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Twin bedroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Single bedroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham The kitchen garden at Chirk near House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Dog kennel at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham The utility room at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham Bathroom at House By The Dyke, Chirk, Wreham, Wrexham

At-a-glance details

  • Guests 5
  • Bedrooms 3
  • Preferred changeover day Friday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 2
  • Acorn rating 4 What's this?
  • Reference 008030
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About House By The Dyke

At the top of Offa’s Dyke this 1930s villa is in a great spot for exploring nearby Chirk Castle.

The holiday home boasts a large rear terrace with a seating area and lawned gardens, perfect for relaxing and admiring this spectacular countryside.

Enjoy a long, lazy alfresco lunch with all the family before exploring the nearby Chirk Castle and its grounds. Take a tour with one of our rangers and see how the support from your stay helps us to care for these special places. You can also pick up information on the many walking trails available, including the famous Offa’s Dyke. 

Further afield, experience the slower paced life of the beautiful canals of Llangollen. Snowdonia, with its spectacular mountains and towering waterfalls, is also just a short drive away
 

Why book with us?

  • Unrivalled locations
  • Free entry to our places
  • Award-winning customer service
  • Help us care for nature, beauty and history

Our Covid promise

  • Postpone or refund with no admin fee
  • Enhanced cleaning regime
  • Discover more about our Covid promise

Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer available
  • Telephone not available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* not available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Entrance porch, three bedrooms (1 double with 5’ sleigh bed, one single and there is a twin bedroom which can be made as a 6' double on request), bathroom with electric shower over bath, lounge with patio doors open out onto the terrace, kitchen, lavatory, utility room, dining room with double doors leading into conservatory.

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Heating: The cottage is heated by an air source heat pump.

Parking: Parking for 3 cars on a graveled area at the front of the cottage. 

Garden: Main Garden at rear of property with decking area. Garden furniture on terrace.

Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 12pm at this cottage. A 10% discount applies when booked with Chirk Home Farm Cottage or Ty'r Stocmon.

Guided tours 'Behind the scenes' of the castle are available, normally starting at 11am on open days - ask at the ticket office for further details. Events happen throughout the year.

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Approaching the north front in winter from the drive at Chirk Castle, Wrexham.

Chirk Castle

Magnificent medieval fortress of the Welsh Marches
Elevated view from the east of Erddig house and garden

Erddig

Explore a much-loved home, garden and estate filled with the stories of a family and their servants.
A view of National Trust, Powis Castle, in the snow

Powis Castle and Garden

Medieval castle rising dramatically above the celebrated garden
The view of Town Walls Tower, looking east along Town Walls

Attingham Park Estate: Town Walls Tower

Shrewsbury's last remaining watchtower
Attingham's parkland covered in bright yellow daffodils

Attingham Park

An 18th-century estate for all seasons with 200 acres of parkland and Regency Mansion
Cronkhill the Italianate villa on the Attingham Estate, Shropshire

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill

One of the first and finest examples of John Nash's Italianate villa designs

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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