Beach Cottages in Northumberland

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Pauline - Verified booking

  Living in North Yorkshire, we have holidayed in Northumberland for over 30 years.

  And have stayed at The Long Barn three times in recent years and always enjoyed our stay. This time (our 4th visit) there were four of us. Our overall first impressions of the property was that is was now looking very tired and needed better maintenance, cleaning and decorating: The en-suite needs urgent attention and probably a refit because: 1 - As you walk in the door the floor sinks under you and appears soft, as if it has been wet underneath for some time. 2 - The pipe and seal have come off the waste pipe behind the toilet and that area was very wet. The toilet is not properly secured and the screws are rusted. 3 - Water from the radiator pipe in the wall seems to be leaking into the wall that the radiator is attached to. The paint and some plaster has peeled off the wall and it appears to have longstanding damp problems. These leaks have obviously been going on for some time without correction. I took photos if you need them. We left a note on the kitchen table outlining these issues. And we used the bathroom during our stay. The property had not been cleaned properly - we all noticed that and used kitchen wipes to clean all the surfaces in every room. We also found a lot of dog hair in all the rooms (we don't have a dog). The dishwasher needs replacing - it appears to be the same one from our first visit years ago. The door didn't stay open, when stacking the dishes or emptying the machine, the cutlery basket didn't seem to belong to this machine and had to be balanced where we thought best, and it didn't clean well.. The fridge (as people have mentioned before) is too small for the numbers using the house. Was ok for previous stays when there were just two of us, but we struggled with fresh groceries for four people (and we did dine out during our stay) And wall cupboards and a cutlery drawer would improve the kitchen. Some of the lights didn't work and we couldn't find suitable light bulbs. The water pressure was set far too high in the property Two of the pillows in the double bedroom need throwing away - they may have been washed or used so many times, they are just full of lumps! I hope that you accept our honest feedback from a couple who have loved staying at this lovely property three times before. Pauline Wardman and Rick Smith

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• Mrs Dransfield - Verified booking

  The plus points first. Harbour Hideaway is in a fantastic location in Seahouses. Very handy for all the lovely local amenities. The convenient parking space is right outside the property. The decor is modern and the layout well thought out. For the size it is well equipped, the combined microwave is a larger model. We found the sofa bed to be comfortable and easy to convert from sofa to a bed. The views from the property are beautiful, with lovely walks along the coast. However, Harbour Hideaway is very small, once the sofa bed is made up, you can only just walk around it. The main space, not including the front door recess is app 2.3 metres, (less 40cm for the kitchen run, approx 1.9 metres) by 3.2 metres approx. There is a small recess for the front door. We found damp and high levels of humidity to be a problem and have provided the owner with photos. Thankfully we had lovely weather because it would be difficult drying wet coats, shoes and walking coats in such a confined space. There is very little storage space and we had to leave rucksacks, walking shoes and jackets in the car. All bedding and towels are provided but there were only two pillows, for two people. There is not room in the sofa bed storage for all the bedding, we had to leave a pillow out during the day. We stayed for five nights and found it a little challenging because of the lack of space and lack of storage.

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• Laura - Verified booking

  Wonderful holiday, very family friendly accommodation.

  Wonderful welcome pack on arrival. Very good location to get to the A1 to reach all the coastline and towns. Lovely farm shop and tea room up the road ‘Oxford Farm Shop’ where you can get home made biscuits, cakes and meringues. Bedrooms: Very clean and tidy with comfy mattresses and bedding, although some of the wooden frames could do with tightening as a bit creaky. Lounge/Kitchen/dining: lovely open plan space. An abundance of crockery and cutlery, lots of cooking and baking items, maybe one or two flat baking trays would be useful. Also could do with a standalone clothes airer for when its wet outside - there is nowhere to dry clothes inside that you dont want to use a dryer for (and need more pegs). Garden: Great size grounds for kids and dogs, garden furniture lovely. Garden isn’t enclosed so we used a long lead, otherwise very dog friendly. We also took a standalone child gate and blocked areas off internally as and when needed. I would definitely recommend staying here, we really had a wonderful holiday and really the only feedback is stuff the owners wouldn't know unless they spent a week living there so hopefully the few points help :). Just to condense the list, need: Flat baking trays Indoor clothes airer More pegs Sort creaky wooden beds Thank you for a wonderful stay!!

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• Paddy - Verified booking

  Positives: The long Barn was a lovely place to stay, extremely comfortable and stunning surroundings.

  There were lots of places to visit and we went out and about every day including a windy trek up to the Duddo 5 stones for fabulous views. The kitchen was well equipped and easy to use. We washed the dishes rather than use the dishwasher even though we all have them at home it was a nice change to have the time to do it ! The beds were comfortable and smelt fresh and clean. We would definitely return again and we know the area well due to being at Beadnell for over 50 yrs. All round fab time thank you so much! Even better if... it would have been useful to have the heads up re bin liners - the info said bring tea towels but no mention of bin liners and toilet rolls. A little more info re the heating system would have been great although we appreciate it is the winter and therefore hard to heat such a large space effectively. it was difficult to judge when to increase it and we did have a few chilly early evenings. We weren't exactly sure which was the correct thermostat to change and I worried when my son in law went to touch the one by the window thinking that one was the boiler and floor heating one - maybe a photo of the one we are not to touch in the folder would help. Thanks again for a lovely break xx You can publish the good bits not the EBI's !

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• Denise - Verified booking

  Beautiful Barn in a lovely setting with 3 other properties who share the drive and parking.

  Just two negatives for me. Beautiful outdoor space but not a fully enclosed garden. I have a dog who is very much a guard dog and likely to bite anyone unknown to him. An enclosed garden is a must for me. I had the smallest bedroom, not that small really, which was lovely and comfortable but although there was a patio door that opened onto the garden there was no window, no way to allow air in, unless I left the outside door open, which I didn't wish to do, there were glass panels either side of the door, perhaps the owner could change something to allow an opening window? The barn was well equipped in the kitchen and very comfortable, fully heated though some of the timings were odd. Plenty of hot water. Clean and a lovely welcome pack for which we were very grateful. So quiet and impressive night sky. I would be very happy to revisit just what we needed. Thank you

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