Waterfront Cottage, Quiet and Secluded, on Swains Lake

Featured

• No Smoking
• Children Welcome
• Pets Welcome
• Heater
• TV
• Satellite or Cable
• Parking
• Internet

Bathrooms

• Bathrooms: 1

• Bathroom

  Toilet, ShowerHas a window and a sink, mirror with lights, hair drier.

Safety features

• Fire extinguisher
• First-aid kit
• Carbon-monoxide detector
• Exterior lighting
• Smoke detector

Location Type

• RuralThe village keeps with the tradition of old farm land and plentiful forests that includes a lake resource with a dam once used in earlier times to control water to power Dover Mills.
• villageSwains Lake is actually part of the East Barrington village, a few miles from the Barrington village town center, a country farm and bedroom community. The town intends to keep it this way.
• waterfrontAn expansive partially-nested tree lakefront which includes a redwood/cedar dock and swimming area lined with rocks we dug up left by the last glacier period 11,700 years ago.
• lakeSwains Lake was originally farm land with small creeks. The lower part of this valley was dammed and renamed Union Pond, three ponds connected, then Swains when filled. Stone walls and stumps survive.
• Lake viewOpen to the North, West and South in our cove. The lot faces more westerly, you can watch the sun go down behind tall pines under a wonderful sunset. Peaked Hill rises predominantly to the South.
• Mountain viewWhile not a mountain, you can view Peaked Hill that climbs directly from the lake view about south. There you will see a granite cliff facing you, with "Skiers Rock" ledge to the left of it.
• Water viewWake early morning with coffee on the porch and a mirror lake. Watch for an eagle during day. When the day's winds rest in evening, build a camp fire, stare out, hearing loon or great blue heron calls

General

• launderette
• HeatingRomantic gas "woodstove" with glass front in the living room, plus electric heat. Both thermostats are on the living room wall labeled.
• Linens providedAll linens including pillow protectors and covers. These are replaced each season. All cleaned for each stay, beds are made before your arrival.
• Parking availableAmple parking for you, family and friends
• InternetAtlantic Broadband turbo internet/WiFi (100 Mbps download 5 Mbps upload). For cell phone calls, reception is determined by your provider towers. Enable phone's "WiFi calling" if you have call issues.
• Towels availableCotton bath , body and face towels, kitchen towels and some beach blankets. Clothes line/pins outside, plus there are wooden pins to hang dry in the bathroom and hallway.
• Wireless InternetAtlantic Broadband turbo internet/WiFi (100 Mbps download 5 Mbps upload).
• Iron & board
• Hair dryer
• Paper towels
• Basic soaps
• Toilet paper
• Living RoomLarge picture window with side windows, pull-out queen sofa and chairs. View the lake at day and watch the moon at night

Kitchen

• FridgeRefrigerator with freezer
• Hob4-burner electric with outside-venting fan
• Oven
• MicrowaveLocated in Pantry, plus a proctor silex slow cooker.
• BBQ
• Kitchenette
• Coffee maker12-cup Mr Coffee with timer (filters supplied in pantry). A new Krups electric bean grinder for up to 12 cups of coffee is also in the pantry, so either buy ground coffee or beans!
• ToasterStored on counter
• Coffee grinder
• Lobster pot
• Pantry itemsAll paper goods , plastic-ware, 13 gal kitchen trash bags, sugar packets, salt and pepper, renter-donated non-perishables, backup silverware, lobster pot, basic tools, flashlights, batteries, lighters
• Dishes & utensilsPlates, glasses, coffee cups AND mugs, silverware (check pantry for backup silverware), new Henckel pro kitchen knives in block in pantry, new lobster tools, small table with 3 chairs
• KitchenPots and pans are under the counter. Silverware/steak knives are in the table drawer, as well as lobster tools, sharp kitchen knives in pantry. The cottage water is from our artesian well and tested.

Dining

• Seating for 6 people

• Dining area
• DiningThe inside kitchen has a small table to seat 3, the large outside screen porch has a long table to fit 6 to 8.

Entertainment

• TelevisionDigital HD Smart TV 22"
• Satellite/CableBasic cable television (Atlantic Broadband out of Rochester NH), 60 channel limited service, includes HD channels above Channel 700. Reference: https://atlanticbb.com/my-services/tv/channel-lineup
• DVD playerBlu-Ray HD. Rent DVDs from the Lee Circle MarketPlace, there is a Redbox there (create a Redbox account for easy renting - https://www.redbox.com/ )
• BooksWe've added over the years, Including recent MAD magazines, Book donations are welcome, you can leave one take one!

Outside

• Deck chairs
• Beach towels
• Veranda26' x 10' (260 sq ft) large screened-in porch that overlooks the lakefront, includes a long table and chairs that sits 6-8 people, perfect for dining, plus 3 comfy porch chairs and radio/CD player.

Suitability

• wheelchair inaccessible

Notes

• 26' x 10' (260 sq ft) large screened-in porch that overlooks the lakefront, includes a long table and chairs that sits 6-8 people, perfect for dining, plus 3 comfy porch chairs and radio/CD player.