The Cottage is 25 minutes drive away from Rhossili Village but can be walked in a morning across beautiful Rhossili Beach.
The Cottage is 25 minutes drive away from Rhossili Village but can be walked in a morning across beautiful Rhossili Beach.
A dog friendly small one-bedroom self-catering holiday cottage in the beautiful village of Llanmadoc, in the peaceful & friendly north west of Gower Peninsula Welcoming happy guests since 2007 Perfectly located and very comfortable ground floor cottage with quality facilities and fittings
WAGTAILS COTTAGE A small and perfectly formed self catering cottage in Llanmadoc Village
Why Stay at Wagtails?
Heather & Dai feel that our unique selling point is probably our gorgeous rural, village, seaside location and proximity to the year round dog friendly beaches at Broughton and Llanmadoc. (We are dog friendly).
Folk from all over Swansea Bay, Cardiff and further afield often take day trips to walk our National Trust Woodlands and walks around Whitford Bay to the lighthouse peninsula and Berges Island which are all right on our doorstep. Guests who stay a few days usually walk over to Rhossili Beach, Llangennith Village and Burry Holm Island, even Rhossili Village.
We are also a short walk to the Award Winning Community Villlage Shop "Siop y Bobl" and post office. There are two coffee & cake venues and a pub with excellent food in the village. You can walk or drive to 5 pubs within 5 mins. Open the front door at 1am and you will often hear the local owls hooting, or shrieking. And on clear evenings see beautiful starry skies.
We are only a 5 mins drive to the various local wedding venues of Fairyhill, Oldwalls, King Arthur and Ocean View, for which our two or three night breaks might be of interest to you. After a busy wedding take a leg-stretching beach stroll the next day.
WEEKLY PRICES & AVAILABILITY FOR NEW SEASON
AVAILABLE BREAKS 2025
As you may have noticed, From Autumn 2024 at Wagtails Cottage, we have added flexibility to our weekly stay arrival/departure day to allow guests to arrive on any available any available day if they so wish. So you can do Saturday to Saturday or Friday to Friday or Monday to Monday etc etc
Furthermore, you can now book a weekend only stay, and this can be for 2, 3 or 4 nights. Supporting Diversity, warmly welcoming all.
WAGTAILS COTTAGE - AVAILABILITY & PRICES
Arrive on the afternoon of
Depart on the morning of
Price (£) GBP
2024
Sat
5
Oct
to
Sat
12
Oct
£415
AVAILABLE
Sat
12
Oct
to
Sat
19
Oct
£415
AVAILABLE
Sat
19
Oct
to
Sat
26
Oct
£415
AVAILABLE
Sat
26
Oct
to
Sat
2
Nov
£415
AVAILABLE
Sat
2
Nov
to
Sat
9
Nov
£415
AVAILABLE
Sat
9
Nov
to
Fri
15
Nov
£345
AVAILABLE 4 nights £295
Mon
18
Nov
to
Sat
23
Nov
£415
Booked 15-18th Nov Rachel Jenkins for Sobell
AVAILABLE Monday - Sat 5 nights @ £340
Sat
23
Nov
to
Sat
30
Nov
£350
AVAILABLE
Sat
30
Nov
to
Sat
7
Dec
£350
AVAILABLE
Sat
7
Dec
to
Sat
14
Dec
£350
AVAILABLE
Sat
14
Dec
to
Fri
20
Dec
£300
AVAILABLE 6 nights
Fri
20
Dec
to
Sat
28
Dec
£420
ALICIA J XMAS 2024 8 nights
We threw the 8th night in free of charge.
Sat
28
Dec 2024
to
Sun
5
Jan 2025
£485
AVAILABLE NEW YEAR 2024/25 for 8 night We threw the 8th night in free of charge.
2025 Weekly Prices
Arrive on the afternoon of
Depart on the morning of
Price (£) GBP
2025
Sun
5
Jan
to
Sat
11
Jan
£340
AVAILABLE
Sat
11
Jan
to
Sat
18
Jan
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
18
Jan
to
Sat
25
Jan
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
25
Jan
to
Sat
1
Feb
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
1
Feb
to
Sat
8
Feb
£390
BINGHAMS
Sat
8
Feb
to
Sat
15
Feb
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
15
Feb
to
Sat
22
Feb
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
22
Feb
to
Sat
1
Mar
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
1
Mar
to
Sat
87
Mar
£425
BANNISTER
Sat
8
Mar
to
Sat
1157
Mar
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
15
Mar
to
Sat
22
Mar
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
22
Mar
to
Sat
29
Mar
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
29
Mar
to
Sat
5
Apr
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
5
Apr
to
Sat
12
Apr
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
12
Apr
to
Sat
19
Apr
£425
TRIMBLE
Sat
19
Apr
to
Sat
26
Apr
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
26
Apr
to
Sat
3
May
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
3
May
to
Sat
10
May
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
10
May
to
Sat
17
May
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
17
May
to
Sat
24
May
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
24
May
to
Sat
31
May
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
31
May
to
Sat
7
Jun
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
7
Jun
to
Sat
14
Jun
£495
GORNWOOD
Sat
14
Jun
Sat
21
Jun
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
21
Jun
to
Sat
28
Jun
£550
AVAILABLE
Sat
28
Jun
to
Sat
5
Jul
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
5
Jul
to
Sat
12
Jul
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
12
Jul
to
Sat
19
Jul
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
19
Jul
to
Sat
26
Jul
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
26
Jul
to
Sat
2
Aug
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
2
Aug
to
Sat
9
Aug
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
9
Aug
to
Sat
16
Aug
£495
BISHOP
Sat
16
Aug
to
Sat
23
Aug
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
23
Aug
to
Sat
30
Aug
£495
AVAILABLE
Sat
30
Aug
to
Sat
6
Sep
£450
AVAILABLE
Sat
6
Sep
to
Sat
13
Sep
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
13
Sep
to
Sat
20
Sep
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
20
Sep
Sat
27
Sep
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
27
Sep
Sat
4
Oct
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
4
Oct
Sat
11
Oct
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
11
Oct
Sat
18
Oct
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
18
Oct
Sat
25
Oct
£425
AVAILABLE
Sat
25
Oct
Sat
1
Nov
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
1
Nov
Sat
8
Nov
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
8
Nov
Sat
15
Nov
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
15
Nov
Sat
22
Nov
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
22
Nov
Sat
29
Nov
£390
AVAILABLE
Sat
29
Nov
Sat
6
Dec
£350
AVAILABLE
Sat
6
Dec
Sat
13
Dec
£350
AVAILABLE
Sat
13
Dec
Sat
20
Dec
£350
AVAILABLE
Sat
20
Dec
Sun
28
Dec
£420
AVAILABLE 8 nights XMAS 2025
Sun
28
Dec
Mon
5
Jan
£485
AVAILABLE 8 nights NEW YEAR 25/26
Mon
5
Jan
Sat
10
Jan
£300
2026 AVAILABLE 5 nights
At Wagtails we take short breaks or week long stays all year around
DEPOSITS
We ask for a deposit of 30% on booking and balance due two calendar months prior to arrival. (Payment by BACS or Cheque)
Our other Cottages If we are full on the dates you need at Wagtails Cottage don't forget to also check the calendar for our other two cottages namely Heather Cottage and Middle Cottage which have their own dates/availability calendars Heather Cottage - https://www.Gowerholidaycottage.com Middle Cottage -https://www.cottages-gower.co.uk
About Wagtails Cottage
Walk to: Our Village Shop "Siop y Bobl" in 2 minutes, pub in 10 minutes, beaches in 20 minutes.
We are dog friendly (no dog limit it is at owners discretion what is manageable. We invite guests to bring dogs provided they are declared on booking.
From the doorstep you will find some of the most stunning landscape in Wales from the doorstep. Wind-swept beaches, woodlands, dunes, rocky cliff paths. Woodlands with streams and limestone valleys, and hills (Tors such as Cwm Ivy Tor, and Hill Tor, or Prissens Tor) overlooking Pembrey/Cefn Sidan across the Water due north west. Found locally are several SSSIs and Nature Reserves, much of it on National Trust Property. We have both the estuary and beaches into the open beaches one end facing towards Carmarthen Bay and beyond to Ireland, the other end (being dog legged) facing towards Pembrey Country Park and Burry Port.
Just leave your car in the drive and just enjoy the local area and walks.
External
Parking for Wagtails guests is in the drive up to the front door. Taking the side path into a paved back yard with small patio chairs and table, leading through a wooden gate into a substantial dog secure rear "Woodland" style garden. Entrance
To enter Wagtails Cottage via the solid oak "Stable-style" front door from the driveway, which leads into kitchen area. This stable door allows you to allow in some fresh air on a hot day whilst keeping your dog safe inside. Kitchen area (joins into Lounge)
A neat functional convenient kitchen including a ceramic cooking hob, slot under oven with grill, sink with drainer, and the usual basics of a toaster, microwave, kettle, tall spacious 70:30 fridge/freezer, full sized dishwasher. There are no laundry facilities. Lounge
From kitchen area (open plan) into lounge/dining area. A gorgeous reclaimed antique pine table and two cottage style beech chairs. This table offers guests the space they may need to work from home or just use a laptop, read a newspaper, play card games whatever. We increased the size of this table following guest feedback around covid where people wanted the chance to "work from home" while staying away from home for lovely beach walks. The table also obviously offers dining space as and when needed. High quality double leather sofa (metal action sofabed) One additional high back Armchair. (Guests tell us how much they love reading in this chair). Reading light located on ceiling above leather sofa (to aid reading a book). Side Lamp. Nest of three small solid oak tables. S'fast WIFI BT Broadband (password issued on arrival) 40" Panasonic SMART TV with Freeview Play, Netflix, Prime, and Apps like 'NOW' (streaming services such as netflix and amazon prime, disney, subject to customers using own account logins) Radio alarm in bedroom and in lounge with good reception.
Bedroom
Ledge and brace oak door into bedroom (double bed, oak chest of drawers, oak wardrobe, bedside table, radio with alarm, TV.
Bathroom
Leading via further oak ledge and brace door into the spacious bathroom which has a large steel/ceramic bathtub (very nice for a hot bath after a long days walk across Gower's many dunes, hills and beaches), with a mixer shower over. Wc, pedestal basin with backlit large mirror above, plenty of bathroom shelf space. The wall above the bath has big easy grip handles to aid your footing during a shower.
Heating & Hot Water
Heating is via owner's combi-boiler system. Radiators have TRVs (if it gets too warm) but it is never too cold. Constant combi hot water for bath, shower, basin and kitchen sink. Owner provides additional portable oil-heater on wheels (De Longhi type) if required. NB: Wagtails external walls have been cavity wall insulated using high quality carbon black beads. It's 'above ceiling' area is extremely well insulated too.
Included
Towels, bathmat, bed linen, toilet rolls, are all provided within the price. Obviously heating/electric is included. Whilst the cottage is no smoking - has mains smoke / fire detectors - you are welcome to smoke in the front driveway or at the rear patio or rear gardens. We offer fresh bedding for guests staying more than a week or on request.
Laundry facilities
There are unfortunately no Laundry Facilities in Wagtails Cottage itself. For bookings over a week (NB: 8 nights or more) we will include in the price two loads of laundry for you free of charge (washed and tumble dried) - using our own utility room (we live next door). Dogs
We welcome dogs and allow multiple dogs. Dogs are charged at £20 per dog, per stay. This is for any stay up to a week. There is no additional dog fee for a two week stay. It is a one off fee for any length of stay. There is a large black public litter bin on the village green barely 25 metres away from the front door in which you are allowed to dispose of 'doggy waste' bags. We never ever hear guests dogs barking. So please don't worry if your dog barks. They nearly all do. We do not tell guests where their dogs can and cannot go. It is only a small Cottage Apartment so we use common sense as fellow dog owners and say that if your dog likes to sit on the sofa with you at home, or sleep on your bed, please feel free to let him/her do it at Wagtails too. The four main stones of the geology of Gower all in one wall. Millstone grit, carboniferous limestone, old red sandstone and gower conglomerate.
Arrival and Departure times
Departing by 11.30am on departure day Arrivals after 4pm on arrival day
ABOVE: Photo taken in 2020 - of Whitford Bay / Broughton Beach taken from Blackrock Point looking east. Llanmadoc Village - where WAGTAILS is located - will be to the right of this photo and above/behind the caravan park visible in this photograph.
(The rear garden has grown more mature since the photo below. It is now more woodland style and shaded.).
Llanmadoc Village with Broughton Beach (top left) and Llanmadoc Beach (Top Right) separated by Hills Tor Cliffs. The caravan site on show is Whitford Bay Leisure Park. There is a lovely gently sloping walk along the lane then through this caravan park and onto the beach which we walk our dogs every day. Take your dog(s) off the lead once on the beach.
HOW TO MAKE A BOOKING Please send an email with your enquiry or booking request to heatheranddaihowells@gowercottage.com or you can Ring 07795 177663 or Text or WhatsApp us on 07795 177663 Heather will then Email you with any information you have asked for and/or the booking form.
To make an enquiry
heatheranddaihowells@gowercottage.com
or Text / WhatsApp Mob: 07795 177663
What to Bring and What is provided
We provide:
All utilities (electric, water, heating, etc) Heating & hot water, the cottage is very well insulated. Free Fast Broadband All bedding, towels, dog towels, dog water bowl 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 Slot in Oven grill & Ceramic Hob), Large Microwave Oven Tall Fridge / Freezer (freezer drawers should have little ice trays in it) Wheelie Bins for Recycling, with all necessary coloured recycling bags Patio Table and two upright patio chairs Small BBQ with Lighting Pot, and BBQ kit in clip down box BBQ briquettes/charcoal An OS map of Gower (orange type) to borrow during your stay We usually have fresh Herbs in the garden
You need to bring your own :
Food, Cooking Oils, Butter, Washbag, Shampoos/Body Wash, Paper Tissues TV Firestick if you use one (but noting all the other TV options above) Mobile Phone Charger plug and lead Password and Account Details if you intend to use Netflix, Disney, ITVX or Prime TV. Dog food, dog portable water bottle, dog bed if he uses/they use one, dog leads, dog toys etc (We hope this is a helpful aide memoir of car packing items) Spare clothing as there are no laundry facilities at Wagtails.
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 Electric Cordless Hand Blender Clothes drying Horse if you hand wash anything
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, 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. The Post Office within the shop is open 10am-12noon around 3 days per week - it varies.
Food Shops You can top up 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)
Cancellations Policy
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 balance of 70% is due 2 calendar months prior to arrival. If the date you confirm a booking is already within two calendar months of arrival then the balance in full is payable on booking.
Example: if you book on either the 5th or 17th April for a week’s stay on 30th June then you will only need to pay a 30% deposit and then settle the balance by 30th April. But if you book on 30th April for the same 30th June stay, the full balance becomes due immediately.
CANCELLATIONS – A SIMPLE AND FAIR POLICY
By booking with us directly and not via one of the major booking systems it means that we can be more helpful than the big operators.
THE CANCELLATION POLICY
If you cancel nearer than two calendar months of arrival date our chances of re-advertising and getting a booking diminish greatly based on our long experience, so you can expect to lose your booking fee - unless we can rebook. So please consider annual travel insurance that covers you for British based holidays.
If you cancel nearer than two months of your arrival date and we do re-book your dates we will repay you 100% of whatever we receive from the replacement booking/s.
If you cancel more than 2 months prior to arrival we will refund you in full, including the deposit.