House Notes

Welcome to Monastery Barn. We really hope that you enjoy your stay with us as we have taken pleasure in preparing the Barn to ensure that your stay is a happy and memorable one.

Mobile & Internet Communications

The Broadband Wi Fi Nework router is located on the Entrance Hall table. BT Hub 6-P69Q. Wireless Password/Key is tweHhriQNGY3.  The telephone on the Entrance Hall table can be used if you need to make local/UK landline calls (not Mobile or International calls). It can receive incoming calls during your stay - the telephone number is 01295 788692.  

Sky TV

The flat screen TV is in the Sitting Room and has a Sky Q box. The Pin Number is 1959. Additional Channels that are available include: Sky Sport, Box Sets, Netflix. Sky Shop & Catch Up TV.

Games & Books

A selection of large scale board games inc Backgammon, Connect4, Scrabble, What the Butler Saw etc are located in the Chests of drawers in the Sitting Room (both chests - 2nd drawer down). Additional smaller scale grown up games are located in one of the two padded seating storage cubes in the Dining Room/Conservatory.

A selection of Books from Autobiographies to Novels, Cookery books to Thrillers and more are available for your enjoyment in the Entrance Hall Understairs Cupboard.

Childrens Toy Box & Village Playground

There is a wide selection of childrens games, jigsaws and reading books stored within one of the two padded seating storage cubes in the Dining Room/Conservatory.

The childrens Village playground is located on the Dairyground (West Street) a 2 minute walk from Monastery Barn - new rustic wooden swings, see-saws, slides, climbing frames and more have been recently built on the grass.

Welcome Drinks

Please feel free to help yourselves to a welcome drink from the Drinks Tray in the Dinning Room. You will also find a bottle of tonic water & lemon slices in the fridge with ice cubes in the freezer.

Sound System

The Sitting Room Sky TV has the full range of Radio/Music channels and also "Spotify". There is a Radio/CD player in the Kitchen with a selection of CD?s in the Kitchen drawer (below the kettle) available.

Heating (Oil Fired Boiler) - CO2 Alarm Sensor - Fire Extinguisher - Fire Blanket

The Boiler is in the Utility Room/Cloakroom. The Central Heating thermostat is on the wall in the Entrance Hall to the right of the Sitting Room door - it is usually set at 15 to be warm. Each radiator has its own thermostat valve which are all pre-set at max (V ie 5) . The Sitting Room has a log effect electric fire, that has two settings (glow effect or heat & glow). The electric fire control buttons are under the fire hood canopy.

The CO2 alarm sensor for the Boiler is on the wall to the right of the wall cabinets in the Utility Room. Also in the Utility Room on the top of the worktop are the Fire Extinguisher and a First Aid Kit. The Fire Blanket is in the Kitchen base cupboard to the right of the Hob.

Water & Electricity

There are ample supplies of water (mains water supply) and electricity.

The Mains water cock is in the Kitchen under the sink. Please ensure that the taps are fully turned off everywhere after use. In the event of a flood in the upstairs Bathrooms it would probably bring the ceilings down.

If the fuses do trip, the fuse box is located in the downstairs Cloakroom/Utility Room next to the window on the right.

Smoke Detectors (2)

When using the grills in the ovens, please ensure that you open the Kitchen window or Kitchen door, as sometimes the smoke detector will go off. The Smoke detectors (2) are located on the Entrance Hall ceiling and the Upper Landing Ceiling.

Kitchen - Rubbish & Recycling

There is a rubbish bin in the Kitchen. When disposing of the rubbish outside the Kitchen door you will see 3 x large bins - "blue bin" for paper/plastic ..."green bin" for waste ..."brown bin" for garden leaves & cuttings. If you leave your bottles outside the kitchen door we will dispose of them for you at the end of your stay

Breakages & Spillages

Please write down any breakages or spillages before leaving. If you do spill red wine or the equivalent on the tiled floors please do mop up immediately just in case it stains the terracotta or marble tiles. It is best to absorb it into a clean cloth but please don?t treat it with any chemicals or products as we will call the carpet cleaners to remove the stain.

House Security

We have provided you with 3 keys for the Front door bottom lock. The key to the Kitchen door is in the door. The keys to the French Doors in the Sitting Room and Dining Room are in the doors. Please ensure that all the windows and doors are locked if you are going out. We have never had a problem however best to be prudent !

Smoking

Although we are a smoke free zone inside Monastery Barn feel free to enjoy cigarettes/cigars in the Garden and Courtyard, ashtrays are provided.

Garden & Garden Lights

We really hope you enjoy our garden however we would ask you to be respectful of our neighbours and not play loud music outside as the sound does carry. We respectfully ask that any celebrations move indoors after 10pm as some of our neighbours have children.

The switch (on/off) for the Garden lights are on the outdoor garden post (with the gold ribbon tied around it) to the left of the Kitchen door.

Fireworks are not able to be permitted as there are animals in the neighbouring fields and also some of the cottages in the Village have thatched roofs.

Courtyard & Lights

The Courtyard has parking for up to 5 cars and has light sensors so when you drive/walk into the Courtyard the lights automatically come on. At night if any bunny rabbits, neighbours pussycats take a short cut across the Courtyard, they too can trigger the light sensors to automatically light up the Courtyard. The Courtyard Door Lanterns can be switched on/off in the Entrance Hall (Light Switch panel - 2 x dimmers + 1x on-off switch - located to the right of the front door).

Doggies

A basket of doggie toys and a bowl of water will be ready to greet your doggies on arrival. The garden is safe, secure and totally enclosed with solid fencing that is over 6ft high. In front of the fencing are trees & bushes. In our welcome pack we also have maps of the local dog walks both short & long. The majority of the local pubs are very dog friendly with bowls of water & doggie biscuits behind the bar. Our previous four legged guests have included St Bernards, Irish Wolfhounds, Red Setters, German & Belgian Shepherds, Labradors, Springer Spaniels, Poodles, Terriers, Cockerpoo's, Beagles, Pugs.

Check In & Check Out

Check In is from 4.00pm on the day of arrival. Please advise us of your likely time of arrival so that we can meet you and show you around. (Earlier times by special arrangement).

Check Out is at 9.00 am - 10.00 am. Late check outs are available by prior arrangement and incur an additional charge. Check out at 2.00 pm incurs an additional payment of £90. Check out at 5.00 pm incurs an additional payment of £120 as the Barn will not then be available to guests for an overnight stay.

It would be appreciated if you can leave the house as you found it, although we don't expect you to lay the table or do the cleaning, dusting, hoovering!

CONTACT US

We can be contacted on 01295 780877 or our mobile 07979 225979. We wish you a most enjoyable stay in our home.

Alastair & Patricia

PS Our local pub is a short walk down the High Street - The George & Dragon. A warm welcome awaits you from Stuart and Carol (Landlord/Landlady) - serving good local ales & light snacks with log fires, beamed ceilings & a lovely sun terrace overlooking the village. Very dog friendly. T: 01295 780033 W: georgeanddragonshutford.co.uk