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Donkey Shed

Wye Valley, Monmouthshire
Self-catering
+44 (0)7879 644053
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Per night
£100 - £136
Per week
£700 - £950

3 beds

Bedroom

2 bedrooms

Sleeps

Sleeps 4

Children welcome
Babies welcome

View-filled, beautifully converted and toasty warm, this old donkey shed is perfect for walkers, cyclists, peace-seekers and lovers

Per night
£100 - £136
Per week
£700 - £950

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£100 - £136 per night

£700 - £950 per week

The Experience

You’ll feel calm here, high up on one side of the Wye Valley, with the river winding its way through an ancient tree line below you. However bad-tempered the weather, it’s uplifting to sit by the large windows in the open-plan sitting room, wood-burner warming you, views straight across the valley.

A bunk room on the ground floor has a bookcase stuffed with books; up open wooden stairs is a neat, beamed double, warmed by the wood-burner flue, and overlooking the grand view – you’re facing east so sunrises will be lovely. Outside the front door you’ll find a little private patio with table and chairs for sunny meals and big views. Seren, next door, is a sweet retreat for two which you can also take if you need more space.

 Hugh and Catherine live over the road and leave you logs, bottles of local beer, homemade biscuits and honey bee soap made in Usk. Hugh’s a keen mountain cyclist and will happily chat about routes, walks are straight from the door, you can canoe and fish, or take yourselves off to the local Michelin-starred pub.

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We think you'll love

  • A proper big bath tub for walk-weary limbs
  • Taking both spaces together and having a larger party
  • Walking all day in this unsullied landscape
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You should know

  • You need to get in the car for shops, restaurants, etc
  • It may feel a tad remote for some

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

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Pricing

Nightly price
from £100
Weekly price
from £700
1 Cottage for 4
From £1003 beds2 bedrooms

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Information

Booking information

Check in
From 4pm Friday-Friday
Check out
By 10am Friday-Friday
Other details
Minimum stay: 7 nights.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets
Animals living on the property
Meals
Restaurants 4 miles away.

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Reviews

Wendy, Harpenden

Lovely property. Stunning views. Great walks round about. Hosts could not be more welcoming. Will definitely return.

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Katrina and Dave, Brighton

A perfect week at the Donkey Shed: warm welcome from Catherine and Hugh, a mine of cycling information; perfect setting, so peaceful and the view over the valley is stunning; the cottage is perfect, the cosiest upstairs, the best shower, properly equipped kitchen, maps, guides, and the enormous top to floor window overlooking the misted valley - and the stars on a clear night, stunning! Our week was made perfect by our electric bikes. Heaven. So many forest trails as daring or as peaceful as you wish and keeping right off main roads, great pubs and amazing local history. We will be back!

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Beverley, Newport, Shropshire

A delightful stay with beautiful views, a luxurious bathroom and endless walks. We cannot recommend the Donkey Shed more highly.

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Wendy, Bristol

We spent a week at The Donkey She’d and didn’t want to leave...I mean we REALLY want to leave! To wrench ourselves away from the view, the peace, the wildlife and the cosiness was not easy! We wanted peace and a connection with nature and that’s exactly what we got...and more. Catherine and Hugh are perfect hosts: available and friendly and the cottage, buried deep on the wooded hillside was just perfect.

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Douglas, Pontyclun

We had a wonderful week at the Donkey Shed. We were made so welcome and thank you for the fabulous biscuits. The views are stunning and we whiled away many happy hours gazing at the mist or watching deer walk past. The weather was good to us and we visited local nature reserves and were very lucky to see a family of wild boar at Nagshead Reserve. The Donkey Shed is the perfect place to spend time as a couple or family. Thank you for making us so welcome and we're sure we'll be back again.

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Location

The neighbourhood

You're down a narrow lane (which forms a section of the Wye Valley Walk) through beech woods carpeted with wild daffodils and bluebells in the spring. Seren and Donkey Shed overlook the river and there's wildlife spotting from the sofas (deer, swallows in the summer, buzzards, foxes, badgers). There are great walks from the door - head down the hill and follow the river to The Boat Inn.

Local points of interest from Catherine Marsh

  • Step out the door and onto the Wye Valley Walk. Explore ancient woodlands, carpets of bluebells, wildflower meadows, autumn leaves and frosty winter mornings. Head down to the river to join Offa's Dyke. Head up to Beacon View and take in the Brecon Beacons
  • Monmouthshire has some great pubs and Michelin starred restaurants. The Whitebrook Restaurant is 10 minutes by car (or a lovely walk), The Pig & Apple, The Black Bear Usk, Walnut Tree, Bell at Skenfrith and Kingstone Brewery are all within reach
  • Well situated for Abergavenny Food Festival, Green Man and Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival. Visit Tintern Abbey or explore the castles of the Welsh Marches. Also a great spot for taking in Monmouthshire's beautiful and inspiring open gardens
  • The Black Mountains are 35 minutes away, the Brecon Beacons are 1 hour. Please ask for some of our favourite routes - walking or mountain biking
  • Canoe the River Wye - there are several canoe hire outlets in Monmouth who also provide guiding. Local fishing. Road cycling - including the alpine Lydart ascent from Monmouth. Mountain Biking - home of Dirt magazine, ask Hugh about local singletrack
  • Experience a unique blend of foraging and spirit-distilling at the award winning Silver Circle Distillery. Go Ape in the Forest of Dean or get lost in Puzzlewood, climb Symonds Yat Rock and get back to nature with Forest Bushcraft!

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Introducing

Catherine Marsh

Catherine and her husband live on a smallholding with beautiful views over the Wye Valley. They've loved welcoming guests to stay at the Donkey Shed in this special spot. Recently they decided to convert another outbuilding to form Seren so that they can share it with more people! They would love to welcome you here for some fresh air and relaxation. They live across the lane so there is an equal share of privacy and availability. They love the outdoors and are more than happy to offer recommendations of our favourite local spots.

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