Plas Cichle - a dog that sleeps 12 guests in 5 bedrooms

Drive up to Plas Cichle and feel your eyes widen and your heartbeat quicken as you fall in love with all that is before you. The views are breathtakingly beautiful – cast your eyes across miles of green countryside and begin planning your time together.
This Grade II listed Georgian Gentleman's residence has been transformed over the years but parts of it date back to 1601. Grand it may seem but it is very much family orientated – relax into the space and enjoy a house that has been at the heart of family celebrations and day to day living for generations.
Open the front door and enjoy the fresh colours and space – there is just so much of it. Large reception rooms await family and friends. Sit and catch up with each other's lives, embrace the younger generations who's days have been full of fresh air and laughter, plan weddings, dinners out, picnics and outings to create those perfect memories for future years.
The warmth of the kitchen is at the heart of the house – an Aga stands proudly and awaits sumptuous dinners and bottoms to warm as cups of tea are made. Dogs curl up quietly and snooze amongst sea-soaked welly boots, where explorers have taken their furry friends with them and sticks were thrown across the waves.
Baby grand piano keys tinkle in the drawing room as everyone gathers together for drinks before dinner or to read the newspaper in the morning sun. This room is bright and inviting with a roaring gas stove and large windows to admire the view from.
Set the dining table next door for a formal occasion or just a simple meal where company is the most important ingredient. Window seats allow this table to expand when the The Lodge for four is booked as well – 16 to dinner is easy to arrange, cooks can arrive to help if this is what would make your holiday just that little bit more relaxing.
Sit quietly in the snug away from the maddening crowd, local whiskey in hand catching up on the latest news. Soft sofas await those who enjoy the distractions of the television – others who prefer their own technology will enjoy the superfast broadband that the modern world has donated to this house brimming with so much history. For those who need to work while others play this room becomes and office cut off from everyone else and yet with stunning views to allow you moments of escape. Grab a midmorning coffee break and walk around the grounds, a work day with a different attitude.
Downstairs there is a large boot room ready for the busy world of family life and walks galore. Coats and boots are tucked away for the next day's adventures or grabbed quickly when the dogs need their last evening walk through the incredible countryside just outside the back door. Outside you will discover two lavatories and an outside shower making sandy beach days just so much easier for all. This really is a family house with ease and comfort in mind. Ignore the washing machine and dryer if you wish but knowing they are there is good enough for most in holiday mode.
Upstairs, sleepy heads can bathe the happiest of days away – stretch out on sumptuous white bedding and watch the views disappear as night descends with large picture windows and sunsets awaiting. Each bedroom can be transformed into the perfect match for those who stay – twin beds can become king beds with an unfolding of crisp cotton sheets. Bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms, family rooms too, bath rooms for long soaks with bubbles aplenty. Full sized bunk beds for adults or children, whoever wins the toss of the coin, sit proudly with the best views from above.
This welcoming Plas knows it needs to be the most perfect fit for all who stay and shows you her best from every angle – detailed restoration and modern touches sit comfortably together. Wander up the back stairs to enjoy looking at family photographs showing a history of smiles. Plas Cichle has been a place of wonder and enjoyment for the most giving of families whose sole aim is to ensure you enjoy your time away from the everyday world we all whizz around in.