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PRICESBed & Breakfast includes a delicious quality continental buffet style breakfast including luxury muesli and cereals, Yeo Valley organic yogurt, fruit juice, toast and/or croissants/muffins. Prices are extremely good value from just £22-30 single room per night and from £45-55 double/twin room per night and family room from £55 per night, please ring or email to discuss your requirements. Prices depend on number of nights and occupancy, type of room, ages of children, etc. Weekend self-catering stays from £70 per person, minium numbers apply. Please contact us for details. Guided walking activities from £10 per person, minimum numbers apply - also see www.walkthemendips.com. Please telephone or Email: Ashcroft B&B us to make your reservation. 01761 463356. TERMS OF BUSINESSFor weekend self-catering accommodation, please request our terms of business. We accept payment by cash in pounds sterling or euros on arrival, but regret that we cannot accept credit cards, debit cards, or cheques. Our price includes a continental buffet style breakfast which is normally: a choice of quality muesli and cereals; toast with margarine or butter, marmalade & jams; a selection of fruit yoghurts; fruit juice; a selection of tea, coffee, herb and fruit teas, etc. Breakfast is available buffet-style in our cottage dining room, with beamed ceiling and woodburner. We are happy to prepare a packed breakfast of muffins, fruit, biscuits and juice if you are leaving for an early flight from the airport, please advise us 24 hours before your arrival. All rooms have hospitality trays with tea, coffee, fruit teas, water, & biscuits. Rooms also have colour TV, hairdryer, lint remover, shoe shine, tissues, cotton wool & cotton buds. Towels are provided. There is a shared bathroom with lavatory, basin, and bath with shower over, and a second shared cloakroom with lavatory and basin. One of our rooms has an en-suite cloakroom with lavatory and basin. These facilities are exclusively for the use of our guests. For the comfort of our guests, Ashcroft House is strictly no smoking, although you may smoke outside. Ashcroft House is a Bed & Breakfast, so unlike a hotel or holiday cottage, we are normally closed from 10am to 5pm. We have Arabian horses and miniature ponies at the bottom of the garden – although they usually love visitors, they can be unpredictable and guests should not visit the rear garden or stables without supervision, for their own safety. We welcome children, but they should not be left unsupervised in the house or garden and grounds at any time. Cars parked, or left, on or near the premises are entirely at the owner’s risk. No liability whatsoever will be accepted for any accidents or losses occurring on or near the premises or in the grounds. We don’t ask for deposits, but do request notice if you decide to cancel your booking. Late cancellations will attract a cancellation fee of 10% within 2 weeks, 50% within 1 week, and 100% within 24 hours. We do not expect to have to make any changes to your booking, but in the unlikely event that a problem does occur your booking may have to be changed or cancelled. If this does happen, we will contact you as soon as is reasonably practical, explain what has happened, and inform you of the cancellation or change. If a significant change has to be made (and the change is not acceptable to you) or your booking has to be cancelled, we will, if possible and as soon as reasonably practical, seek to identify an alternative B&B of similar type and standard in a similar location. If you do not wish to accept a significant change or any alternative B&B we may be able to identify or we cannot find and offer you a suitable alternative B&B, you will be entitled to cancel your booking without incurring cancellation fees. Except where otherwise expressly stated in these Booking Conditions, we shall not be liable, jointly or individually, for any changes, cancellations, effect on your holiday, loss or damage suffered by you or for any failure by us to perform or properly or promptly perform any of our respective obligations to you which is due to any event(s) or circumstance(s) beyond our reasonable control (referred to as “force majeure” in these Conditions). By way of example, force majeure includes fire, flood, exceptional weather conditions, epidemics, destruction or damage of the property by any cause (other than our negligence) and all similar situations. No compensation, expenses, costs or other sums of any description (including without limitation the cost of securing an alternative property/ accommodation) will be payable in any circumstances by us to you. We aim to ensure that the information provided to you about our B&B is accurate. However, information, facilities and prices do change from time to time and may be different to that advertised. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all information, changes and errors occasionally occur. You may find small differences between the actual property and its description, as we are always seeking to improve our property and the facilities, and occasionally problems can mean that some facilities may not be available. Please note that Ashcroft is currently not suitable for the disabled, although it may be suitable for people with certain special needs. If anyone in your party is disabled or has special needs, we must be informed at the time of booking so we can advise whether the property is suitable or not. Ashcroft has facilities for children and families, including a stair gate at the top of the stairs, a high chair in the dining room and a travel cot. The house has modern smoke detectors and emergency lighting for your safety – it is expressly forbidden for guests to tamper with smoke detectors in any way. EVENING MEALSThe Plume of Feathers at Rickford serves the most interesting food locally and Kate and Dan are excellent hosts who welcome families with children of all ages. It has tables outside, overlooking a pretty stream. Food normally served 12-2.30 & 7pm-9.30pm 7 days per week. Tel. 01761 462682. PARKING & AIRPORT PARKINGThere are two spaces on the drive in front of the garage but please park close to the house on the left to allow a car to pass. If you are leaving very early in the morning, please park on the gravelled verge just before the house (if approaching from the B3134) close to the hedge. Please do not park on the grass immediately in front of the house. Thank you. We can offer limited airport parking to B&B guests, by prior arrangement only. Cars are parked at our property entirely at the owners risk and no liability will be accepted for any damage, accidents or losses.
DIRECTIONS & HOW TO GET HEREBY CARFROM M5 / NORTH: (about 35 minutes from the motorway) Leave the M5 at the Gordano Services junction. Take the A369 towards Bristol - you'll go through Abbots Leigh and down a very steep hill. At the end of this road, you will reach a half-roundabout - go straight across, under a small flyover and around to the right. This brings you onto the A370 heading out of Bristol. Follow this road - goes up a long hill, then turns into dual carriageway. Shortly after end of dual carriageway you'll see a slip road off to the left - the B3130 to Barrow Gurney - follow this road around, turning right onto the B3130. At the end of the B3130, turn right at the traffic lights onto the A38. Stay on the A38 and go past Bristol Airport. After the airport you'll go down a huge hill - Redhill - also the name of the village on the hill. At the bottom, there are a couple of bends, then a turning on the left marked to Blagdon & Burrington. Turn left there, and go to the end. At the end, turn right onto the A368 (ignoring the sign to Blagdon pointing left), then take the second left (B3134) to Burrington Combe - travel up the Combe to the top, where you'll see a turning on the left to Blagdon. This is Ellick Road. Turn into Ellick Road, go past the small lane called Newfields (please do not turn into this lane, it is a private drive) and we're the first white cottage on the left. FROM M4 / BRISTOL: (about 40 minutes from the motorway outside of rush hour, up to 1.5 hours in rush hour) Leave the M4 at the Bristol junction and travel into Bristol on the M32. Follow signs for Bristol Airport. Go past Bristol Airport. After the airport you'll go down a huge hill - Redhill - also the name of the village on the hill. At the bottom, there are a couple of bends, then a turning on the left marked to Blagdon & Burrington. Turn left there, and go to the end. At the end, turn right onto the A368, then take the second left (B3134) to Burrington Combe - travel up the Combe to the top, where you'll see a turning on the left to Blagdon. This is Ellick Road. Turn into Ellick Road, go past the small lane called Newfields (please do not turn into this lane, it is a private drive) and we're the first white cottage on the left. FROM M5 / WESTON SUPER MARE JUNCTION: (about 25 minutes from the motorway) Leave the M5 at the Weston Super Mare junction. Take the A370 travelling towards Bristol. At the traffic lights on a sharp bend at Congresbury, turn right towards Langford / Churchill. When you reach the mini roundabout turn right and almost immediately afterwards, at Budgens garage, turn right onto the main A38. Within a few yards, turn left into a small lane called Says Lane. At the end of Says Lane turn left onto the A368. Take the next turning right into the (B3134) to Burrington Combe - travel up the Combe to the top, where you'll see a turning on the left to Blagdon. This is Ellick Road. Turn into Ellick Road, go past the small lane called Newfields (please do not turn into this lane, it is a private drive) and we're the first white cottage on the left. FROM A36/SOUTH: From Salisbury take the A36 towards Warminster. Don't go into Warminster, but continue on the A36 around Warminster until you come to a roundabout with a turning left onto the A362 (signposted to Frome, Cley Hill, and/or Longleat). You will pass Cley Hill on your right (big hill-fort, can't miss it!) and go right at a mini roundabout near the entrance to Longleat. After several miles, you will come to a 'T' junction - turn left here onto the A361 and continue on the A361 around Frome and towards Shepton Mallet. At Shepton Mallet you will reach a large crossroads, turn right here onto the A37 towards Bristol. After a couple of miles you will see a garage and pub on the right and on that crossroads, turn left onto the B3135. Continue on the B3135, going straight across a staggered crossroads (crossing the B3139) then continue on the B3135, going across a crossroads with traffic lights at Green Ore (crossing the A39). Continue along the B3135 and take the second turning on your right onto the B3134. Continue on the B3134, along the top of the Mendip Hills. As you drop down the other side of the hill, do not take the road called 'Two Trees' signposted to Blagdon, but slow down a bit (!) and continue a little further and you will come to the 'North Somerset' County sign on the left-hand side of the road - turn right here into Ellick Road. Once in Ellick Road, go past the small lane called Newfields (please do not turn into this lane, it is a private drive) and we're the first white cottage on the left. FROM BATH: Leave Bath on the A4 towards Keynsham. At the end of the dual carriageway just outside Bath you reach the roundabout with the pub - take the A39 and continue on this road without turning off (at Marksbury it becomes the A368). Continue on the A368 until you reach Chelwood roundabout - go straight across, continuing on the A368. Eventually you'll reach Blagdon village. Turn left, at the Seymour Arms pub, which is on a very sharp right-hand bend. This road is called Street End. Go up the hill until the road forks - take the right-hand fork, which is Ellick Road. We're the last white cottage on the right-hand side. If you see a small lane on the right called Newfields, or reach the main road, you have gone too far. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We would be very grateful if you could follow these directions and not go down the lane called Newfields or knock on any other neighbouring properties. Our cottage is clearly marked with a sign 'Ashcroft House'. If you cannot find us, please ring us. Thank you. BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTTAXIWe are about 10 minutes drive from Bristol Airport. A taxi to or from the airport is normally £13. IF YOU REQUIRE A TAXI TO GET YOU TO THE AIRPORT, it is ESSENTIAL to book it well in advance (as soon as possible) as they do become FULLY BOOKED and there is NO OTHER WAY of getting to the airport for early flights. We cannot emphasize this strongly enough. We are unable to provide lifts to the airport for guests who have not booked taxis. For airport taxis, please contact the airport’s dedicated taxi firm, Checker Cars. They are available 24 hrs a day. Tel: 01275 475000, Email: bristol@checkercars.com, Internet web site: www.checkercars.com For local taxis you can also call: Streets Ahead private hire taxi 01275 394949 / 07944 859974. TRAIN & BUSFrom Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station, you can get the Airport
Flyer bus to the airport, then a taxi to Ashcroft. Alternatively, there
is a bus from Bristol Temple Meads to Blagdon Village which takes a
scenic route:
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