Last Minute Cottages in Church Stretton

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Tim - Verified booking

  Spent a week at Kites Nest in June '22.

  Now, perhaps I should keep quiet about this place, don't want to encourage others to stay here and spoil it! You may have read many of the other reviews explaining just how great this place is, the friendliness of the owners, cleanliness etc. etc. and I can assure you that all are perfectly true. You may also have notices the two that stand out to me - a complaint that the sofa is 'too low' and another moaning about the potholes on the tiny rural roads. GET A LIFE!! This group of very rural cottages is fabulous! True, perhaps not the best place if you have mobility difficulties or expect to glide along trunk roads in your Porsche, or don't want your little Pomeranian to get her paws dirty! And don't moan about the cockerel crowing, waking you early in the morning. But, if - like me - you enjoy the rural life and long rural walks in the beautiful countryside and woodlands; somewhere your well behaved dogs will be just as welcome as you are...look no further. It's a few miles to the shops and the pub (you can walk up an appetite getting there). At about six or so in the morning the mist is lifting off Wenlock Edge as you walk up to give your dogs a good run through the woods, a truly beautiful sight; fresh, clean air and complete peace. Or, if you prefer, a quick tour round the beautiful private garden and woodlands before breakfast. Kites Nest is small but comfortable and well equipped, perhaps a little too small for two of us and a pair of Border Collies so our next stop here will be in Betty's Barn with the extra space. Being country folk ourselves we're quite used to sharing space with the odd spider or occasional mouse (entertainment for the dogs) but we never encountered any here, the place was immaculate. Try doing the shopping at Tuffins supermarket in Craven Arms, plenty of choice and value here. Please, enjoy your stay and leave it as you found it!

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• Susan - Verified booking

  We had a very nice few days at Rowan Cottage.

  It’s quite remote and when we arrived our sat nav had taken us in a very isolated route across the valley through field gates on a one lane track, so we had no bearings as to where we were. We didn’t fancy the thought of going out again to find a shop that sold milk for a cup of tea so, we’d highly recommend that a welcome pack is provided which includes milk. Otherwise please remember to bring your own! The cottage also runs on an Aga and this is the only oven and grill for cooking, other than an air fryer (which is excellent). We found toasting bread hard work and had to remember to put the kettle on to boil on the Aga the old fashioned way. Coffee drinkers have an excellent coffee machine but the water isn’t hot enough for tea. As a get away from it all and slow the pace down location Rowan Cottage is brilliant and for that we’d highly recommend it.

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• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  We had a great stay at the old hall barn 2.

  The bath is well equipped with everything you need, the bath is a lot bigger than expected, with lovely homeley touches. The hot tub is just an added bonus. Garden great for the dogs, there is a back gate which is a bit stiff which could do with improving when coming in that way with the dogs after walking. We spent a lot of time at the lovely local pub, beautiful walks are literally on the door step, amazing scenery. We were a little surprised that the dogs were not allowed in the living room or bedrooms, so we spent all our time when together in the one main room. When there are more than two of you it would be nice to have another chair to sit on rather than just the dining chairs. Nevertheless we had a lovely time and the beds were very comfy. There is a washing machine and the owner provides an airer, and a washing line outside.

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• Genevieve - Verified booking

  The cottage is lovely, comfortable and well-equipped.

  My dogs were very happy in the enclosed garden. Lovely views from the hot tub! The owners were friendly and helpful without being intrusive. There was plenty of wildlife to watch from the garden - my mum even saw a heron close-up, that came down to the stream at the bottom of the garden. There are a lot of walks nearby, with Long Mynd and Carding Mill Valley virtually on the doorstep. Church Stretton is about a 15 minute walk (or a quick drive) away - a pretty little town. The golf course also welcomes walkers and dogs (on leads, there are sheep everywhere) and you can get a coffee there when the clubhouse is open. We had a nice lunch in the beer garden of the pub in Little Stretton, which also allows dogs. I would highly recommend this as a place to stay if you like walking, or just want to sit and relax.

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• David - Verified booking

  We had a great stay in a lovely cottage - however there are 2 areas that would stop us from returning unless rectified.

  1. The sofa in the living area need replacing as it is extremely uncomfortable and we note complaints about this go back to 2019 in the guest book. 2. Why is there no door to the bathroom and toilet area ? We dont think this would be an issue if access was to a shower room only but the toilet is also there. Cardington itself is very picturesque and the local pub The Royal Oak is excellent and only 2 minutes walk from the cottage. We found the locals very friendly and engaging and the Shropshire hills wonderful walking country. The welcome pack from Sue Tyrell was very much appreciated as was the constant supply of logs for the wood burner. All in all a brilliant break apart from the 2 points already noted above and we would definitely recommend and return once the negatives above are rectified..

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