Barbara - verified booking

"This holiday cottage is in a lovely situation, very quiet and private, the bedding and towels were good, and the heating is very efficient (once my husband figured out how to operate it), but unfortunately that is where the good points end. The double bed is fine, but in the second bedroom one of the single beds is very uncomfortable with big lumps in the mattress and we could not use it. We found the whole place to be quite dark, the living room/kitchen are unclean, the kitchen is very ill equipped, poorly lit with bulbs missing and dirty – there was food left in the icebox in the fridge, the covers on one of the two couches is ripped and when our dog rolled a ball under one of the couches and we reached to get it there was lots of hairs, dust and dirt, no furniture can have been moved for ages, there was even an un-emptied waste paper basket in one corner of the living room. There were cobwebs and spiders everywhere. The bathroom which is next to the double bedroom has a shower over the bath, we could not take a bath as there was no plug to the bath and the tap drips loudly constantly. The garden could be lovely, but is full of holes and ruts, fine for dogs to play on, there are sheep in the field adjoining and a not very high fence – our dogs do not jump but anyone with a dog that does should be very wary. We were booked for a week but gave up after 4 nights and came home – extremely disappointing as we had really been looking forward to staying at this cottage. It definitely needs an overhaul and proper cleaners used."

Maggie - verified booking

"One of the single beds had a lump in the middle and my husband woke up with a painful back. It could be a lovely property, but it needs a really good clean and the kitchen equipment looked grubby. I had to scrub the teaspoons to get clean and the cutlery tray was filthy too. The shower was very poor and constantly dripped, it definitely needs fixing. The bed linen and towels were fine, so it just seems whoever does the cleaning inbetween visits isn't doing their job properly, there were cobwebs everywhere. Considering the owners have a garden centre on site we felt the garden could be better, and there were no bins outside to put our rubbish in. They were lovely people but we just felt it could be so much better."

Ange - verified booking

"We booked this to celebrate my mother's 80th birthday with all the family and what a superb, little piece of heaven this place is! The cottage is extremely clean, cosy and very well equipped including quirky jam jars for pint glasses. There are beautiful walks through the woods to the local village with an abundance of deer and other wildlife. The enclosed garden was a blessing for our dog to give her a sniff off the lead, as all other areas require you to keep dogs on leads (understandably given the livestock in adjacent fields and wildlife in the woods). Many local pubs in the area that are doggy friendly too serving excellent food. Would love to visit again some day."

Anita - verified booking

"This is a lovely cottage in a beautiful village close to some fantastic walks. The cottage itself is quaint and comfortable. I give it a 9 out of 10 because we are a family who are all very tall and we had to bend over to avoid the beams and low ceilings. It was spick and span throughout and had every kitchen utensil anyone would want. We took four teenagers and an elderly dog on the wettest week in august and still had a lovely week exploring the countryside and local eateries as well as visiting Brighton on a couple of occasions. I would thoroughly recommend this cottage and it's thoughtful owners."

Claire - verified booking

"A lovely place to stay, very clean, modern, well equipped and spacious. For us personally coming from the peace of our Peak District we found the front of the building quite noisy and were woken by deliveries, car doors slamming etc first thing in a mornings.A couple of nights the pub had live music and this was really loud too. I know the property is in the centre of a village and this was to be expected. There were plenty of games and DVDs left for children and us too which was welcome if weather bad. The wine chocolates and flowers were much appreciated ."