Fairytale park cottage now available to all
EVER fancied a little break in a fairytale-style thatched cottage?
An opportunity has come up to do just that in one of Swansea’s most beloved parks.
Back in August last year we reported on the grade Ii-listed Lower Sketty Green Lodge inside Singleton Park going up for sale for £359,950.
The unique and individual detached two-bedroom thatchedroof cottage was originally built in the 1830s as one of the gatehouses and boasts a wealth of history.
If you fancied moving in but couldn’t afford it, an opportunity has now come up to at least get a sense of what it would be like to live there, thanks to the new owner who has turned it into an Airbnb property.
George Gilberthorpe bought the cottage last November together with a friend, and initially lived there, but then admitted he saw an “an opportunity in lockdown” due to the staycation boom, and decided in March earlier this year that it would be a unique property to rent out as an Airbnb.
He said: “We’ve had quite a few people to stay so far, it’s been pretty busy and it’s nice that people can come and experience staying at a thatched cottage. It’s a unique opportunity to be there and it’s in a perfect location because it’s out of the way of the busy-ness, but still close to Mumbles, close to Gower.”
Mr Gilberthorpe likened the experience of staying there to that of a popular Hollywood rom-com.
He said: “If you’ve ever seen the film The Holiday, it’s very much the feeling of that. It has got a little gas fire inside, it’s a thatched cottage, it’s very similar to that, it’s idyllic in many ways.
“The price to stay varies: if it’s high season it’s a couple of hundred, otherwise it is £100 and something a night.
“It’s a quirky experience which a lot of customers like, it’s very romantic.”
Mr Gilberthorpe also offers up the old Oystermouth Chapel as an Airbnb, which has recently been converted into a three-bedroom home with a mix of contemporary and traditional features incorporated from the original chapel.
To enquire about booking a stay at Lower Green Sketty Lodge or the former Oystermouth Chapel, visit Airbnb online.