A beautifully appointed self-catering one bedroom cottage in the village of Llanmadoc
Heather Cottage,
Catchpool Lane,
Llanmadoc,
Gower, Swansea,
SA3 1DE
(Rear of Gower Cottage, Post Office Green, Llanmadoc)
A dog friendly one bedroom holiday cottage in the idyllic seaside village of Llanmadoc. Walk to our local pub with food, sample coffee and home made cakes at our village shop and stroll down to the expansive beautiful beaches. Stop at '@Cwm Ivy Coffee' for a Coffee and Panini (with Crafts) of a summer day.
Sleeping 2 in a 6ft wide huge luxury bed, we offer fast free WIFI, Streaming TV, washer, dryer, dishwasher, woodburner, enclosed dog proof garden, and enclosed off road parking. We operate Sat-Sat changeover days. We sometimes do shorter breaks either starting or ending on a saturday.
Celebrating diversity & difference
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To make an enquiry
heatheranddaihowells@gowercottage.com
or Text / WhatsApp 07795 177663
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| Arrive on the afternoon of | Depart on the morning of | Price (£) GBP | HEATHER COTTAGE | Price (£) GBP | WAGTAILS COTTAGE | |||||
| Wed | 6 | Jan | to | Sat | 9 | Jan | £355 | AVAILABLE 3 nights | £312 | AVAILABLE 3 nights |
| Sat | 9 | Jan | to | Sat | 16 | Jan | £464 | DOHERTY | £408 | WATKINS |
| Sat | 16 | Jan | to | Sat | 23 | Jan | £464 | DOHERTY | £408 | WATKINS |
| Sat | 23 | Jan | to | Sat | 30 | Jan | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 30 | Jan | to | Sat | 6 | Feb | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 6 | Feb | to | Sat | 13 | Feb | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 13 | Feb | to | Sat | 20 | Feb | £505 | AVAILABLE | £444 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 20 | Feb | to | Sat | 27 | Feb | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 27 | Feb | to | Sat | 6 | Mar | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 6 | Mar | to | Sat | 13 | Mar | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 13 | Mar | to | Sat | 20 | Mar | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 20 | Mar | to | Sat | 27 | Mar | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 27 | Mar | to | Sat | 3 | Apr | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 3 | Apr | to | Sat | 10 | Apr | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 10 | Apr | to | Sat | 17 | Apr | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 17 | Apr | to | Sat | 24 | Apr | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 24 | Apr | to | Sat | 1 | May | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 1 | May | to | Sat | 8 | May | £663 | AVAILABLE | £583 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 8 | May | to | Sat | 15 | May | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 15 | May | to | Sat | 22 | May | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 22 | May | to | Sat | 29 | May | £663 | AVAILABLE | £583 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 29 | May | to | Sat | 5 | Jun | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 5 | Jun | to | Sat | 12 | Jun | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 12 | Jun | to | Sat | 19 | Jun | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 19 | Jun | to | Sat | 26 | Jun | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 26 | Jun | to | Sat | 3 | July | £609 | HUNT | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 3 | July | to | Sat | 10 | July | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 10 | July | to | Sat | 17 | July | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 17 | July | to | Sat | 24 | July | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 24 | July | to | Sat | 31 | July | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 31 | July | to | Sat | 7 | Aug | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 7 | Aug | to | Sat | 14 | Aug | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 14 | Aug | to | Sat | 21 | Aug | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 21 | Aug | to | Sat | 28 | Aug | £609 | AVAILABLE | £536 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 28 | Aug | to | Sat | 4 | sep | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 4 | sep | to | Sat | 11 | sep | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 11 | sep | to | Sat | 18 | Sep | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 18 | Sep | to | Sat | 25 | Sep | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 25 | Sep | to | Sat | 2 | Oct | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | WORSOP |
| Sat | 2 | Oct | to | Sat | 9 | Oct | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 9 | Oct | to | Sat | 16 | Oct | £510 | AVAILABLE | £449 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 16 | Oct | to | Sat | 23 | Oct | £510 | AVAILABLE | £449 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 23 | Oct | to | Sat | 30 | Oct | £567 | AVAILABLE | £499 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 30 | Oct | to | Sat | 6 | Nov | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 6 | Nov | to | Sat | 13 | Nov | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 13 | Nov | to | Sat | 20 | Nov | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 20 | Nov | to | Sat | 27 | Nov | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 27 | Nov | to | Sat | 4 | Dec | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 4 | Dec | to | Sat | 11 | Dec | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sat | 11 | Dec | to | Sun | 19 | Dec | £464 | AVAILABLE | £408 | AVAILABLE |
| Sun | 19 | Dec | to | Tue | 28 | Dec | £699 | AVAILABLE XMAS 2027 | £615 | AVAILABLE XMAS 2027 |
| Tue | 28 | Dec | to | Wed | 5 | Jan | £699 | AVAILABLE NEW YEAR | £594 | AVAILABLE NEW YEAR |
| Wed | 5 | Jan | to | Sat | 8 | Jan | £362 | AVAILABLE 3 nights | £308 | AVAILABLE 3 nights |
SHORT BREAKS
Summer short breaks
We look to encourage weekly-only bookings during summer but where we still have some late availability (let's say within a week of arrival date on our own web calendar as shown above) it may be worth contacting us as we may occasionally accept shorter breaks of 3, 4 or 5 nights.
Winter short breaks
Between start of November to end of March we will usually accept shorter breaks of 3, 4 or 5 nights. Short breaks must normally start or end on a Saturday. (NB: Due to the weekend exodus effect, traffic is much lighter on the M4 in south Wales on Saturdays than on the dreaded Friday M4). Between April and October (inclusive) we may take a short booking - especially if you book close to the arrival date - but we try to retain Sat-Sat weekly bookings wherever possible during this period.
Short break tariffs
4 night short break Tuesday to Saturday or Saturday to Wednesday 70% of weekly rate for both cottages
3 night short break Weds to Saturday or Saturday to Tuesday. 55% of weekly rate for both cottages
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER COTTAGE If we are full on the dates you need at Heather Cottage why not check the calendar for our other cottage namely; Wagtails Cottage - https://www.cottageingower.co.uk | ||||||||
Each has its own dates/availability Calendar |
MORE INFORMATION ON HEATHER COTTAGE
It is a well appointed self-catering one bedroom cottage in the village of Llanmadoc
Sleeps 2 comfortably
Super-kingsize bed (6x6ft) in the en-suite bedroom
One leather sofabed (in the open plan living space/kitchen)
Slimline Dishwasher.
Full size 8kg Washing Machine.
Separate Dryer
Superfast Broadband.
ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS
LOUNGE
Various television options are present in the lounge for your enjoyment namely:
You will find a 46" LG 4K SMART TV with streaming (but bring your own account details for Netflix, Prime or Disney)
&
We provide a BT Television Digital Box (with sports / movies subscriptions)
BT/EE Box offers: TNT Sports HD, SKY Sports HD, Sky Cinema HD, History, Discovery, Crime, etc.
watch the Test Match Cricket, Tennis, Formula 1, International, Uefa and Premier League football
BEDROOM
Freeview ('normal tv from an aerial'), PURE DAB Radio with alarm.
SLEEPING CAPACITY at Heather Cottage
For maximum comfort we feel that Heather Cottage best suits couples (or lone travellers). So for advertising purposes we correctly need to say it sleeps 2 when following Visit Wales Guidance.
But we have previously hosted occasional bookings with two parents using the main bedroom and the sofabed employed for one late teenage child or two smaller children.
What to Bring and What is provided
We provide:
Free Superfast Broadband
All bedding, towels, dog towels, Dog water bowl
Heating & hot water, Electric Wall Radiators (german style), the cottage is very well insulated.
TV entertainment as described above, incl. TV Licence,
Digital radios with Alarm
Pots & pans, crockery, cups/mugs, T-Towels, cutlery, wine glasses, salt & ground, bread-bin, toaster, obvious kitchen utensils, bottle opener, scissors/knife block
Cleaning materials, washing up liquid, Hand Wash in kitchen and bathroom
Sugar, tea bags, instant coffee, small packet of ground coffee, loo roll, bin recycling bags,
Cling Film, and Aluminium Foil in kitchen drawer
Twin oven twin grill Range cooker with ceramic 5 pan hob, Large Microwave Oven
Tall Fridge / Freezer (freezer drawers should have little ice trays in it)
Wheelie Bins for Recycling
Newspapers & matches for logburner if you wish to use it (NB it gets very warm with it on!)
We usually have fresh Herbs in the garden
Patio Table and two upright patio chairs
Small BBQ with Lighting Pot, and BBQ kit in clip down box
BBQ briquettes/charcoal
Am OS map of Gower (orange type) to borrow during your stay
You need to bring your own :
Food, Cooking Oils, Butter,
Washbag, Shampoos/Body Wash, Paper Tissues (but not loo roll which is provided)
Logs for logburner, firelighters, kindling
(we may occasionally have some logs & kindling available at cost price but no guarantees due to erratic local availability)
Firestick if you use one (but noting all the other TV options above)
Please no 'dodgy-boxes'!
Mobile Phone Charger plug and lead
Bring your own Password and Account Details if you intend to use Netflix, Apple, Disney or Prime TV.
Your own Dog food, dog bed if he uses/they use one, dog leads, dog toys etc
(We do provide a water bowl, a dog blanket and some doggie treats)
(We hope this is a helpful aide memoir of car packing items)
Other items we may be able to provide "on request"
(ideally prior to arrival & subject to availability at the time)
Spare bedding for sofabed (Pillows and Duvet, with covers/sheets)
Air-fryer / Ninja - we keep one spare for guests to borrow
Slowcooker
Breville Sandwich Maker
Kenwood Soup Maker
Additional pots or pans, additional kitchen utensils.
Emergency 'borrow' of phone chargers
Sun Lounger type chairs
NB: The Village Shop is usually closed by Saturday 4pm and doesn't reopen until the Monday 10am. Even then it is very much a coffee & cake shop that also sells some food items, wine and local beers, so can be limited in both choice/availability, for even basic food shopping. You are therefore advised to do any food shopping (including milk, bread, wine etc) BEFORE you get arrive in Llanmadoc.
Food Shops
You can always then top up some items as required during the week at the village shop, or if not available, drive to one of the local petrol stations (Llanrhidian or Knelston both around 3 miles / 12 mins drive) that have a slightly wider choice, or drive back 9 miles/20 mins to Penclawdd (CKs supermarket and two butchers) or the Dunvant Farm shop (at the road between Dunvant/Gowerton, around 14 miles/ 30 mins away), or drive the 14 miles/30 mins to Gorseinon to the major large chain supermarkets (Lidl, Aldi, Asda). It is around 15 miles to Swansea (Fforestfach) Tesco's Extra. (See booking form for more info)
These photos below are of our closest Beaches (Llanmadoc / Broughton Beach collectively known as Whitford Bay)
NB: Broughton Beach & Llanmadoc Beach are the same sweep of beach. They are continuous to one another, and are only really ever separated by a very high spring high tide which will reach the cliffs and separate the two beaches each with its own access "escape" routes so you wont get stranded even then. We walk our dogs down the lane due west from Llanmadoc Village down the gradually sloping country lane past St Madocs Church and St Madocs Christian Youth Centre and through the Whiteford Bay Leisure Park (caravan site) and through the narrow dune to the beach at Broughton. It takes around 25 minutes from front door to rock pool. We then take the dogs off the leads to run on the beach and swim in the rockpools or waves depending if the tide is in or out. Our two are corgis. They love to chase other peoples tennis balls.
Cancellations Policy
DEPOSITS
DEPOSITS
- We ask for a deposit of 30% on booking (we are happy to wait for the deposit payment for 7 days after the date on which you confirm a booking).
- Payment by BACS or Cheque. We unfortunately do not have facility to take credit cards.
BALANCE
- The 70% balance is due two calendar months prior to arrival (payment methods as above). If the date you make the booking is already within two months of arrival then the full balance is immediately due.
- Example: if you book on either the 5th or 17th March for a week’s stay on 30th May then you will only need to pay a 30% deposit and then settle the balance by 30th March. But if you book on 30th March for the same 30th May stay, the full balance is immediately due.
CANCELLATIONS – A SIMPLE AND FAIR POLICY
One benefit of booking with us directly and not via one of the major booking systems is that we can be more helpful when it comes to cancellations.
THE CANCELLATION POLICY
- If you cancel closer than two calendar months of arrival date our chances of re-advertising and getting a booking greatly diminish (experience tells us) so in this scenario (i.e. you cancel closer than 2 calendar months prior to arrival) - then unless we can rebook - unfortunately you can expect to lose your entire booking fee as paid.
- We do not want this to happen to you. So please consider annual travel insurance that covers you for UK holidays and covers you for the unexpected.
- If you cancel within two months of arrival and if we do re-book your stay dates (or some of your stay dates) we promise we will repay you 100% of whatever we receive from the replacement booking.
- If you cancel more than *2 months prior to arrival (*see note) we will refund you in full, no strings attached, including your deposit. These are better terms than any of the large holiday cottage booking companies. We hope this is fair.
- (note: *Two calendar months or longer e.g. if your arrival date was 12th August and you cancel by or on 12th June we will refund you in full. After 12th June any refund will be dependent on any replacement booking we manage to attract. )
Why we feel this is a good policy for you as Guests
If you cancel and we get a replacement booking we do not retain a spurious and questionable "admin fee" or “re-advertising fee” like the big chains. Furthermore, and very significantly, most other operators never refund the deposit element of the fee, regardless of when you cancel. Finally, many operators require a longer cancellation gap than our “Two Month” requirement rule.
We obviously still have to protect ourselves from unfair / un-insured cancellations, i.e. ones that we feel are made so close to the arrival date that we do not have realistic time, based on our experience, to advertise and re-book. This period is two months.
Our policy is fair, reasonable, stated in writing and is clear and in our opinion is far more forgiving for guests than the cancellaton policies you will find with other operators/cottages/chains/holiday companies. We feel this system fairly shares the cancellation risk between ourselves and our guests and offers one of the main benefits of booking with the owners of a small holiday cottage business directly.
Have you considered UK Travel Insurance?
It is not nice for us or for you if we ever have to retain peoples deposits or balances when they cancel at short notice. Several guests with travel insurance were luckily able to claim when they had to cancel within 2 months of arrival. Lots of companies offer such insurance. We strongly recommend that you take out travel insurance (covering UK based holidays) to cover you for the unexpected need to cancel. Hospital appointments, medical conditions, and family bereavements, sick pets, family weddings and other family obligations have all required cancellations in the past. We cannot refund either deposit or balanced paid within two months of arrival even for the above circumstances, unless we get a rebooking.