Station House, Pontrilas, Herefordshire
HR2 0EH • United Kingdom
Tel / Fax: (01981) 240564
email: gwrstation04@tesco.net
We are a family run business situated in the beautiful 'Marches' area, where England and Wales meet, surrounded by superb countryside and many interesting places to visit, both by car and on foot.
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Our accommodation comprises, a
ground floor family room with en suite facilities, which sleeps up to 3
people. There is also a self-catering
holiday cottage which sleeps up to 5 people. All accommodation overlooks
the railway line.
Station House is the original GWR station, built in the 1850s, and converted
to domestic use on the closure of the station in the 1960s. Pontrilas
Station, midway between Hereford and Abergavenny, was once the junction
for the Golden Valley Railway to Hay-on-Wye.
• 1 ground floor family room (1 double, 1 single) with en suite facilities.
Self-catering cottage
(adjacent
to Railway line)
Sleeps 5. 1 Double room and 1 twin with single in alcove.
Kitchen, bathroom, WC, Lounge with dining area. Access to platform and
large garden.
• Children very welcome • Pets no problem • Ample parking •
Come and enjoy an unusual holiday in our friendly, knowledgeable railway accommodation. All ages of visitors are very welcome both human & animal. Once having stayed with us you will come again and again, as our visitors book will testify. We have many interesting photographs which show all the work we have done on renovating the self-catering cottage (even finding a well in the process) and train photos showing all our passing traffic both freight & passenger.
• Original GWR station buildings.
• Passing passenger and freight services on the 'North and West' route from Cardiff / Newport to Shrewsbury / Crewe and the North.
• GWR lower quadrant semaphore signals.
• Superb photographic locations.
• Preserved railways within reach including Severn Valley, Dean Forest and Brecon Mountain.
Nearby traces of the long closed Golden Valley branch to Hay-on-Wye.
• Easy access from the A465 Hereford to Abergavenny road, only 30 miles from the M4 / M5. • Good 'B' road access to the Golden Valley, Black Mountains, Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean, and the interesting towns of Brecon, Hay-on-Wye, Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. * Many other beauty spots within easy driving distance, including the Brecon Beacons, the Severn Estuary, the Shropshire Hills, the Malvern Hills, Radnor Forest and the Gower Peninsula. * We can advise the best local view-points and places of interest.
• Local walks in beautiful surroundings. The charming villages of Ewyas Harold, Abbeydore, Grosmont and Kilpeck are within walking distance.
• The Offa's Dyke path and the Wye Valley walk are within reach. (Transport to and from available) The bus service gives access to many other places of interest.
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