Balgonar Cottage
Saline, nr Dunfermline, Fife

• Sleeps - 5-6
• Bedrooms - 3 (1 kingsized double, 1 twin, 1 small double)
• Bathrooms - 1 with bath and shower
• Additional accommodation for 2
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• Washer/dryer
• Microwave
• TV/video/DVD/stereo
• Open log fire
• Oil fired central heating and double glazing throughout
• Telephone for incoming calls
• Travel cot can be provided
• Enclosed garden
• Garden furniture with a round table and parasol
• Pets only by prior arrangement

• Dollar and Dunfermline - both 6 miles
• Airports - Edinburgh about 45 mins and Glasgow about 1hr
• Dunfermline Station - 7 miles, links to Edinburgh by a regular service (40 mins)
• Choice of restaurants in Dollar and Dunfermline
• Golf - 40 courses within easy reach including Gleneagles and St Andrews
• Go-karting, off-road driving and race track driving at Knockhill Race Circuit - 4 miles
• Public swimming pool, gym, tennis courts - 6 miles
• 10-pin bowling, large cinema complex - 6 miles
• Horse riding - 3 miles
• Fishing
• Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument - 17 miles

Accommodation:
From parking, the cottage is entered via three wooden steps in a shelter porch - there is an alternative access at the front of the bulding which is on one level - with no steps involved. There is a lobby with space for boots and coats. Walk through into the kitchen – very spacious – this opens onto a parquet floored hall. Balgonar Cottage has 3 bedrooms sleeping a total of 5-6 people. The cottage is all on one level and the bedrooms all open off the hall. The master bedroom has a king size bed from which you can enjoy uninterrupted views of the rolling hillside. There is a wall-mounted TV and dvd and two large built-in wardrobes. In addition there is a twin bedded room and a third bedroom with a small double bed (4ft 6in). The bathroom has a large old-fashioned bath with shower, basin, WC and airing cupboard. There is an additional WC outside!

The sitting room has a large open log fire which forms the central feature of this comfortable and spacious room. There are views to the hills and onto the cottage garden. There is TV with DVD/video player and a stereo music centre. The well equipped kitchen is spacious and has a washer/dryer, microwave and coffee maker. There is masses of cupboard space and an old pine dresser and table with built in upholstered bench on two sides. This is a deceivingly spacious cottage and all rooms are furnished with old-style furniture.

The cottage has a telephone for incoming calls and emergency calls only. The property is all on one level so is suitable for moderately disabled guests but the doors are not widened for wheelchairs and there are no special adaptations. Outside there is off road parking for 3-4 cars beside the cottage. There is an enclosed garden with garden furniture and parasol.

Location:
By road from the south via Forth Road Bridge: take the M90 towards Perth. Leave motorway at junction 4 (Kelty/ Dollar) and turn left towards Dollar. After 1-2 miles fork right at toll house towards Saline. Follow the road signed to Saline. At the crossroads go straight on still following signs to Saline. (It is about 5-miles from the toll house to Saline). You will pass through Steelend and then Saline. Leave the golf course on your left and go to the bottom of the hill. Turn right (signed for the cemetery) and immediately right again opposite the post office into Bridge Street. Follow Bridge Street for about 1 mile. You will leave the village and pass through several fields before coming to a turning on your left with a big white sign to “West Balgonar”. Take the next entrance on the left and there is a small sign saying “Balgonar” in the wall. Follow the drive down around the hairpin bend at the bottom, pass the steading and the cottage will be right in front of you.

From the south via Kincardine Bridge: This is the preferred and most direct route from the south as it is motorway all the way to Kincardine Bridge via the M6 and M74. At Kincardine Bridge follow the signs for Perth via the new bridge. Stay on the A77 Perth road for about 4-miles until you come to a small roadside settlement called Forest Mill. Turn right via the filter in the middle of the road. Go out of the village and just keep following the road for another 3-4 miles until you come to a T junction. Turn right here and follow the road into Saline. The turning to the cemetery will be on your left – the rest is as above.

What's included:
All linen and towels are provided and included in the rental.
Electricity is included as well as central heating to the value of £25 per week. As a result of the huge rise in fuel costs the oil is metered and the owners regret that they have to charge cost-price for any oil used in excess of £25 per week.
Logs for the open fire are provided free of charge.

Cost and availability.
The cottage is rented out year round.
The normal change over day is Saturday. Leave by 10.30am and new arrivals at 4pm. There is however flexibility if required.
Short breaks are available, minimum of three-nights.

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