The accommodation consists of: downstairs, bedroom with two single beds; bathroom with bath, wash-basin and WC. Upstairs, spacious lounge/dining room with colour TV and video; kitchen with electric cooker, fridge, auto washing machine and microwave; second bedroom with double bed; cloakroom with WC and wash-basin. Cot and high chair available on request.

Oil fired CH and electricity, duvets, bed linen and towels are all included in the rental.

Ample parking, patio area with picnic table. The Escley Brook runs past the end of the garden.

Michaelchurch Escley is situated close to the Black Mountains, a peaceful location in rolling countryside with a variety of lovely walks including nearby Offas Dyke and Black Hill.

• HAY-ON-WYE
The market town of Hay-on-Wye, also known as The Largest Second-hand Bookshop in the World is only 9 miles away and offers visitors a wealth of historic interest. The Norman Castle, home of 'The King of Hay' stands guard over the quaint little streets, with their antique, art, craft and curio shops.
The many bookshops and the annual Festival Of Literature, held at the end of May, attract world wide interest. Its unspoilt beauty has led to Hay and the surrounding area being the location for several films for television and cinema in recent years.
The more energetic visitors may enjoy the activities that are available, such as walking, climbing, pony trekking, fishing, canoeing, and hang gliding.

• BLACK & WHITE VILLAGE TRAIL
The circular route will take you about forty miles round some of the most picturesque villages in the north of Herefordshire. Their timber-framed buildings, many with thatched roofs, together with the churches containing records of people and events going back to the time of the Domesday Book and before, will give you a day to remember.

• THE MONMOUTHSHIRE & BRECON CANAL
The picturesque Monmouthshire and Brecon canal is easily accessible nearby. It winds through some of the most beautiful scenery of the Welsh border country, and offers easy walking along the well-maintained towpath. For the more adventurous, boats may be hired from the British Waterways centre at Govilon (about 14 miles from Michaelchurch House) either for a day trip or for more extended periods. Guided trips and dinner cruises are also available in season.
Along its length it is joined by many old tramways which were the commercial routes by which the industrial output of the region were once brought to the canal and thence to market. Today these offer easy walks through the local countryside to historic centres of the Welsh mining and steel heritage and their fascinating visitors' centres.

• THE VALLEYS
At the foot of the Black Mountains are South Herefordshire's Valleys - the Golden Valley, Grey Valley, Olchon Valley and Escley Valley. Largely undeveloped, they offer a step back in time to an almost forgotton England. There are many footpaths to follow, passing historic churches, ancient castles, remote farms and cosy villages. There are many less usual and natural attractions including Arthur's Stone - a neolithic burial chamber, Dore Abbey 12th Century cistercian monastery, remains of Craswall Grandmontine Priory dating from the early 13th century and Abbey Dore Court Gardens.

• HEREFORD
At a distance of 14 miles you may visit the city of Hereford, with its many attractions - the Norman Cathedral, with its renowned Chained Library and the famous the Mappa Mundi - Museums, including The Old House in High town. Dating from 1621, it is the sole survivor of a row of houses known as Butcher's Row. Churchill Gardens Museum where departure. you will find furniture, costumes and paintings dating from the late 18th and 19th centuries, a victorian Kitchen and Nursery, and the The Hatton Gallery featuring the work of local artist Brian Hatton, who was killed in the 1 st World War. - The City Museum & Art Gallery - The Broomy Hill Engines representing the age of steam at the Herefordshire Waterworks Museum. - The Bulmer Railway Centre housing a collection of locomotives and rolling stock.