GREENBANK BED & BREAKFAST
GREENBANK CHURCH STREET BOWERCHALKE SALISBURY WILTS SP5 5BE
Telephone 01722 780350 e-mail suelee@greenbank101.com
A B&B SITUATED IN HEART OF THE WESSEX COUNTRYSIDE
IDEAL BASE LOCATION FOR TOURING WESSEX AND ITS ATTRACTIONS
OR A WELCOME RESTING PLACE TO UNWIND FROM THE WORKING DAY
Statement
of Intent
It
is our aim at Greenbank Bed & Breakfast to ensure that the needs of all
the guests are adequately catered for during their stay. The following
statements detail our provision of service and should you have any specific
questions in relation to the provision, please feel free to contact us and
we will endeavour to help. We have also addressed fixtures that assist people with reduced mobility such as grab rails, handrails and lever handle taps.
Pre-Arrival
Greenbank,
Bed & Breakfast is a country house offering two en suite ground floor
double rooms set in peaceful rural surroundings and catering for both adults
and children.
It
is located in the centre of
Bowerchalke village 50 metres east of the Church and on the north side of
Church Street. The frontage is fenced and it has a circular drive with a
large Oak tree to the left side of the entrance.
Our
web site www.greenbank101.com provides details and
photographs of our accommodation, information of our services and contact
details.
For
people travelling by car and using sat/nav, GPS or Internet mapping sites,
typing in our postcode SP5 5BE will provide an adequate guide to our
location.
Access
by Public Transport
can be by
Train or the National Bus Service to Salisbury then by the Wilts
& Dorset Bus Service Number 29 to Bowerchalke. The Bus Stop is right
next to Greenbank Bed & Breakfast. There is no Sunday Service
Accommodation information and Breakfast
Menu’s are available in large print by prior arrangement.
Arrival
& Car Parking Facilities
At
the time of booking we try to establish an estimated time of arrival with
our guests so that we are always here to welcome you on your arrival and
provide assistance with luggage if required.
We generally try to have accommodation ready
for guests to arrive from 16.00hrs onwards with the latest check in time of
21.30hrs unless by prior arrangement.
Off road parking around the circular drive is
provided on a tarmac surface with a gentle slope; however the initial slope
to the drive from the road is a bit steeper and owners of cars with a low ground clearance need to be aware of this during entry and exit. At night movement activated
security lights operate.
From the driveway, the entrance to B&B
wing is up a gentle slope at the side of the house to a path under the
carport that leads to the accommodation entrance. There are no steps on this
route.
During inclement weather guests can use the carport for shelter while loading/unloading their luggage if they so wish.
Main
Entrance
There are 3No paved steps to the
Front Door porch, which have a minimum width of 1.2 metres and an overall
height of 0.5 metres from the driveway. There is a small step into the
porch, which is 75mm high. Please ring the bell on your arrival.
After you have been made welcome you will be
shown to the B&B wing entrance, which is at the side of the house. From
the main entrance to the B&B wing there is one step down to the carport
pathway, which has a depth of 100mm. The B&B wing entrance door has a
threshold up stand of 100mm above finished floor level.
Public
Areas
Reception / Breakfast Room / Bedroom Corridor
The Breakfast Room is a spacious area being
2.35 metres by 5.35metres that accommodates the dining area and provides
access to the ground floor bedrooms and conservatory. Access to the ground
floor bedrooms is via a dogleg corridor (6.25m
Long x 1.0m
wide). The
floors in the Breakfast Room/Bedroom Corridor are tiled throughout with 2No (200mm High x 1.0m
Wide) steps leading
into the Bedroom Corridor and 2No (200mm High by 900mm
Wide) steps leading
into the Conservatory with a door threshold up stand of 100mm above the top step.
Whilst the elevation of the steps is minimal all have handrails that
denote the presence of steps. Unfortunately owing to the dogleg configuration of
the steps access to the bedrooms for people in wheelchairs is restrictive as there is inadequate space for fitted ramps. The tiled steps to the Bedroom Corridor have an anti slip surface
treatment applied to the top edges. Heating is provided by a Thermapanel
Radiator thermostatically controlled.
Furniture in the Breakfast Room consists of a
sideboard, a bench seat and a single leaf table that will seat 4 people. The
table has a 620mm under clearance with solid armless chairs
having a seat width of 450mm.
A
fridge is also located in the room for storage of cold drinks food and
guests medication. An area is also set aside for various guest information
leaflets and a visitor’s book.
Conservator
The Conservatory (3.5m x 3.2m) with its tiled
floor doubles as a guest’s lounge and also provides guests with access to
the garden. The Conservatory door threshold has an up stand of 100mm above finished floor level. Furniture in the
Conservatory consists of a sofa, 4 armchairs, a coffee table
and a mini Hi Fi
system.
A freestanding electric fan is also kept in the area mainly for summer use.
Heating is provided by a Thermapanel Radiator thermostatically controlled.
The
Garden
We have a large
mature back garden complete with patio that guests are welcome to take
advantage of when the weather permits. Apart for the patio there are several
seating areas away from there, where one can sit back in garden and take in
the relaxed atmosphere. The centrepiece of the front garden is an ornamental
fishpond, which is situated within the circular driveway with the remainder
of the frontage laid out to lawns and flower borders. Both the front and
back gardens are on gentle slopes and have access steps at various points,
which can be avoided. In the summer, weather
permitting breakfast can be served on the patio. The garden has been open to
the public on four occasions in order to raise money for charity and local
good causes.
WC’s
As both bedrooms are en suite there is no
requirement for a public toilet
Guest
Accommodation
Bedrooms
There are two bedrooms, located on the ground
floor both are carpeted and both have tiled floor en-suite facilities
consisting of a shower WC and washbasin with lever handle taps. Tea and Coffee making facilities
are provided in both rooms along with remote controlled flat screen colour
televisions complete with freeview, radio alarm clocks, hair dryers, shaver
sockets and emergency torches. Additional pillows and blankets are available
on request.
A guest
information folder is kept in each bedroom, which contains
details of local amenities and the Fire & Emergency Plan.
Bedroom
1
Size
4.1m x 3.5m including 2.3m x 1.2m en suite facilities
This bedroom is situated
at the beginning of the corridor after turning left coming out of the
breakfast room and looks out over the back garden. It is furnished with a
standard size double bed (height 600mm) with access to both sides, a wardrobe, a
chest of draws, bedside tables, and a side stool. The en suite has a glass
fronted shower cubicle (door width 700mm,
opening width 560mm)
with a 200mm step,
a rounded edge wash hand basin with lever handle taps(width 450mm
depth 3500mm)
a towel rail and a WC suite with a seat height of 430mm.
The width of the bedroom door is 750mm
and width of the en suite door is 700mm.
Bedroom
2 Size
5.2m x 3.5m including 2.3m x 1.2m en suite facilities
This bedroom is situated
at the end of the corridor after turning left coming out of the breakfast
room and looks out over the back garden. It is furnished with a king size
double bed (height 500mm) with access to both sides, a wardrobe, a
chest of draws, bedside cabinets, two armchairs, an occasional table and a
side stool. The en suite has a glass fronted shower cubicle (door opening width 560mm
with a 200mm step)
a rounded edge wash hand basin with lever handle taps(width 450mm
depth 350mm)
a towel rail and a WC suite with a seat height of 430mm.
The width of the bedroom door is 750mm
and width of the en suite door is 700mm.
Breakfast
Last orders for Breakfast are at 09.30hrs.
Departure
On the morning of departure guests are
required to vacate their room by 10.30hrs; later departures are by prior
arrangement.
Additional
Information
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the
premises, but guests are welcome to smoke on the patio where an ashtray is
provided.
Smoke Detectors are fitted in the bedrooms
& breakfast room of the B&B wing and in the main house. When activated the green standby light flashes red along with sounding alarm.
All bedrooms and public
areas have Fire Action Instructions in place
All bedrooms and public
areas have WiFi
A Fire & Evacuation
Plan for the premises has been prepared and forms part of the guest information folder. For safety reasons
it is recommended that guests take 5minutes to read the plan.
Ironing facilities are
available on request.
Special dietary requirements can be catered
for provided advanced notice is given.
We are happy to refrigerate any medicines on
behalf of our guests if they do not wish to use the fridge in the breakfast
room.
With regard to mobile
phones, owing to our geographical location placing us in a valley, there is
limited reception for the majority of service providers until you climb out
of the valley. Use of the house landline is available at the cost of the
call when calling mobiles, alternatively you can use the Public Phone Box, which is a short walk
away. (150metres)
We are open throughout
the year.
Contact
Information
Greenbank Bed & Breakfast; Church Street Bowerchalke Salisbury Wilts SP55BE
Greenbank is owned
by Sue & Paul Lee
Telephone
01722 780350
Mobile
07812 486045
e-mail
suelee@greenbank101.com
Web Site
www.greenbank101.com
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