Wester Steading, Nether Tillyrie, Milnathort
Introduction
I am a retired lawyer, and my partner Linda is a retired social worker. We were both widowed several years back, and got together online during the first lockdown. We moved into Wester Steading together in August 2021. We are both keen travellers and walkers, and apart from our regular holidays frequently travel away for weekends to walk with our hillwalking club. The house is a converted farm Steading in the countryside, but close to the village of Milnathort, and town of Kinross, which between them have a good selection of facilities. It has a private courtyard garden to the rear, which is a good sun trap in summer, and a large lawned front garden. We are located close to both the Lomond Hills and the Ochils, which offer wonderful hill and glen walking with magnificent views north to the Highlands, and south over the Forth river. The lovely city of Perth is a twenty minute drive from here, Stirling half an hour, and it is possible to be in the very centre of Glasgow by car from here inside an hour, Edinburgh even quicker. There are frequent buses to all of these from the village or from Kinross. We have one dog and one cat, and, while we might be biased, I have been assured by many sitters in the past that they are a delight to look after.
Show more...Home & location
The house is a converted farm Steading, about 250 years old. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a discrete shower room. There is a courtyard garden to the rear, and a large lawned garden to the front. The guest room where sitters will stay is a double bedroom on the first floor of the house, one of three upstairs, the other being on the ground floor. It has use of the first floor bathroom, and ground floor shower. The house is situated conveniently for the Lomond Hills, Loch Leven and the Ochils and Dollar Glen. It is possible to be in both the Trossachs and the Cairngorms inside an hour and a half by car, and the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Perth are all convenient by car or public transport. Milnathort itself has a good general store and cafe, and a community pub within easy walking distance. Kinross is a little further, but has a full range of facilities, including a Sainsburys Supermarket. There is ample car parking to the front of the house, for up to five vehicles. There are security cameras outside the property, but these are deactivated. There are no cameras inside the property.
Show more...Responsibilities
The sitters will basically be responsible for looking after the pets. The dog is normally walked once a day usually up at the nearby woods at Stronachie, or on the beach at Loch Leven, though there are walks out from the house. As this is a stock farming area, for walks from the house, she will need to be on the leash, but walks quite happily on it. She is allowed the run of the rear garden as well, but needs to be supervised in the front garden, as there are sheep in the next field ( she is perfectly good with sheep, but did once leap the fence to pursue a pheasant, so we keep an eye on her!). The cat has access via a cat flap, but this is kept closed for exit, so she can be let out through the day, but is kept in at night (foxes!). We have a gardener/odd job man who comes weekly, so gardening duties are not an obligation of the sit, but if sitters enjoy pottering, they are welcome to dabble. There are a very few houseplants, which can be watered if dry. Won’t be necessary on shorter sits.
Show more...Meet the pets
JASMINE
10 years
Phyllis
10 years
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What an absolute joy it was to look after Jasmine and Phyllis. Jasmine loves to walk and she is so well-behaved and happy-go-lucky. At night, she will sit in your lap if you want her to and enjoy the pats and cuddles. Phyllis hasn’t a care in the world. Feed her and pat her and she rewards you with snuggles. Honestly, these two are adorable. We had an easy communication with Paul and great information about the home, the pets and the district. We would love to have the opportunity to come back (hopefully for a longer stay) and we highly recommend this sit to anyone who loves tranquil countryside, beautiful walks, history and reading. Most of all, every sitter will fall in love with the ‘babies’.
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Had a lovely time looking after Jasmine and Phyllis. Jasmine is adorable and loves to have a cuddle on the sofa with you. Phyllis was more reserved, but enjoyed being stroked. The area is fabulous with lovely beaches and a garden to enjoy the sunshine whatever time of day it is. Arrangements changed slightly due to COVID 19, but Paul kept in regular touch in the run up to the housesit. Paul is a lovely and generous host and provided a comprehensive and useful sitters guide. Thanks for allowing me to bring my bubble friend and her dog who got on really well with Jasmine, such a treat post lockdown. Lovely walks, Morwick ice cream and Running fox all highly recommended too. A thoroughly enjoyable housesit.
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