Colleton Cottage at Lovelady Shield

Food & beverage

While in Alston, you may want to check out the restaurants conveniently nestled nearby. It usually takes 6 minutes to reach Saddlers Bakery Bistro, The Top Café, and The High Plaice, from Lovelady Shield Cottages.  
Generally, the town offers full amenities, including an array of shops, schools, a doctor’s surgery, two petrol stations, and a post office.

Grounds & Gardens

Lovelady Shield Cottages is an excellent choice for travellers visiting Alston, offering a romantic environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. These Cottages are within 32 kilometres of Long Meg and Her Daughters, Northumberland National Park, and The Garden Station. High Force and Killhope Lead Mining Museum are also within 32 kilometres. Other landmarks you do not want to miss while you are staying in Alston are:
•    Northumberland National Park - 28.2 km
•    Lake District National Park - 40 km
•    Hadrian's Wall - 34.4 km
•    Long Meg and Her Daughters - 27.6 km
•    The Garden Station - 28 km
•    Talkin Tarn Country Park - 33.6 km
 

Other facilities

• The rooms of the elegant and modern Lovelady Shield Cottages have an array of amenities, including coffee makers, desks, private bathrooms, washing machine, and ironing facilities (upon request). Guests can expect to find flat-screen televisions providing exceptional comfort and convenience, and they can go online with free internet access. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, separate bathtubs, and free complimentary toiletries.
• If you are driving to Lovelady Shield Cottages, free parking is available.
• Also, the kitchen is equipped with an aga, wonderful for cooking and keeping the property warm and cosy, but there is currently no conventional gas/electric hob.
• The Cottages boast a detached four-bedroom bungalow called Colleton Cottage and a solid-stone barn converted into two-holiday cottages called Clifton cottage and Shieling Cottage. The cottages at Lovelady Shield Cottages offer accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms and living rooms with fireplaces. 
• Colleton Cottage is a well-presented stone-built four-bedroom bungalow in immaculate order throughout which has been recently refurbished to a high standard. The property is situated on the private grounds of Lovelady Shield Cottages offering exclusive accommodation for management and staff. Colleton benefits from its own private patio area and veranda overlooking the stunning extensive gardens of Lovelady Shield.
• Shieling Cottage is a stunning ground-floor two-bedroom studio that has been recently converted to a high standard. The property has been previously used and runs as a successful holiday cottage. Shieling Cottage benefits from two double bedrooms, double glazing, and LPG gas central heating.
• Clifton is a spectacular three double bedroom stone-built barn conversation that has been recently renovated to a high standard retaining characteristic features of openly exposed beams and arched stone entrance. Clifton has previously been run as a successful and popular holiday cottage retreat.
• Also, only 4-6 logs are complementary for each booking and guests can purchase extra logs themselves if needed.