Barbara - verified booking

"The cottage is semi detached and part of a barn conversion. It is comfortable, clean, well-furnished, and Julie met us very nicely on arrival. Our huge problem on this otherwise lovely 3 day break, was the fact the other part of the conversion, which has a "soundproofed" adjoining door, was rented out to a group of about 6 ladies having a reunion. Every single sound can be heard as the tasteful conversion, is unfortunately, like a box for noise. The party on the first night went on with music and conversation until 4 A.M., and was like we were all together in one large room. I've noticed many cottage rentals are saying NO PARTIES OR EVENTS. This needs to happen at Wagtail Cottage, unless the 2 adjoining properties are rented together. We would love to stay again, but we would want assurances that the neighbours were having a normal holiday and not holding an early hours party. The other problem we had was that the security sensors in the corners of the bedroom kept flashing white light if there was movement in the darkness. This could be caused by lifting an arm to pull over a duvet, getting up to go to the loo, or whatever. At first I thought it was a security light outside being disturbed by an animal, but then realised this was a flashing white light in the bedroom itself. The cottage was beautifully furnished, we had all we needed, but a hairdryer would be useful, I forgot to pack one. The washing machine was good, and our sons used this, but its in the "tower" part of the 2 cottages, not in the kitchen, however no problem for the boys. We had brought our own drying rack fortunately, the cottage didn't appear to have one. Small ironing board and iron was provided. Good quality fixtures and fittings, and decor very pleasing."

- Mrs Fowler, July 2018 - verified booking

"We thoroughly enjoyed our week staying at Stables Cottage. As our group contained some horse enthusiasts, the location was perfect for us! The owners couldn’t have been more helpful and made us feel so welcome. The cottage was spacious and comfortable, particularly the upstairs with the large double bedrooms and large bathroom with roll top bath. Being able to watch the horses from the windows was wonderful and our Labrador enjoyed going for walks around the fields, sometimes with the owners’ lovely two dogs joining us! The children enjoyed going out to the stable yard and seeing the animals, in particular feeding the donkey! Several of us took the opportunity to have riding lessons during our stay and we enjoyed ourselves very much. It was the perfect place to get away from it all and relax in the beautiful countryside which is all around. At the end of the week we were very sad to be leaving and look forward to returning to stay again as soon as we can!"

Mrs Fowler - verified booking

"As our group contained some horse enthusiasts, the location was perfect for us! The owners couldn’t have been more helpful and made us feel so welcome. The cottage was spacious and comfortable, particularly the upstairs with the large double bedrooms and large bathroom with roll top bath. Being able to watch the horses from the windows was wonderful and our Labrador enjoyed going for walks around the fields, sometimes with the owners’ lovely two dogs joining us! The children enjoyed going out to the stable yard and seeing the animals, in particular feeding the donkey! Several of us took the opportunity to have riding lessons during our stay and we enjoyed ourselves very much. It was the perfect place to get away from it all and relax in the beautiful countryside which is all around. At the end of the week we were very sad to be leaving and look forward to returning to stay again as soon as we can!"

Mrs Davison - verified booking

"The owners had really made it extremely homely and we relaxed immediately. The cottage is beautifully decorated and extremely comfortable- we loved it and would definitely stay again. It was great being part of a working stables- I loved watching "Horse TV" from our kitchen window and we enjoyed some lovely walks around the field with our dog Ruby. The beds are very comfortable and we really liked the big Tv and choice of DVDs/books/games. Also the stand alone bath was a real treat! The two teenagers we were forced to bring really liked the various blankets/rugs they were able to wrap themselves in and they enjoyed demolishing the homemade cake! Thank you for a lovely break!"

Ian - verified booking

"The cottage was in excellent condition, plenty of space internally and very adequate externally. The website said there was a washing machine, which there is not. Would benefit from having some more serving dishes and perhaps a bread bin; also would have been helpful to have some cleaning products (e.g. dishcloth, surface cleaner, bleach and a vacuum cleaner). However, overall we had a relaxing time and were very comfortable. It was very helpful that there were places where the dogs could be exercised. Easy access to shops in Market Harborough and main road that we needed to use; close also to Foxton Locks which unfortunately we did not have time to visit on this occasion."