Big House Wedding Venues

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Helen - Verified booking

  This is a super little cottage, ideal for anyone wanting a quiet spot but with easy access to Fishguard and north Pembrokeshire coast.

  It is also perfect for dog owners with a secure back garden, hard floors throughout the ground floor and access from the door onto bridleways and footpaths for walking. We found it nicely decorated and furnished, really well equipped and everything supplied of a nice quality. We particularly appreciated that rather than take out the book and DVD selection a “quarantine” crate was provided for the former and antiseptic wipes for the latter, meaning it retained its home from home feel. The owner next door is very friendly, approachable and helpful but not at all intrusive. There are a couple of features of the property that you should be clear about before booking. Firstly, access is via a rough and rather bumpy track for the last 200 metres - nothing an average car can't manage going slowly but don't take your low suspension car. The trade off for this is the amazingly quiet location despite being close to the bypass. Secondly there might be one or two difficulties for those with restricted mobility.There are 4 main rooms in the property and moving from any one to another, or indeed accessing the garden, is always via a few steps. We found our 11 year old rather arthritic retriever had to be coaxed up the steps from kitchen to lounge. Similarly much of the excellent array of cooking equipment in the kitchen is accessed from a corner cupboard requiring bending and stretching in a relatively confined space. This would in no way put us off booking again. We loved it!

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• Rebecca - Verified booking

  The cottage has a lot of potential.

  Lovely location, garden was secure for dogs, kitchen was well equipped & it felt very private, lots of lovely features such as the log burner & wooden floors, staircase was very sweet & the attic room was very specious. Unfortunately, it was very run down. The double bed was incredibly uncomfortable, when we stripped the bed at the end of our stay we could see it was an old mattress with just a mattress topper in an obvious attempt to make it more comfortable. The duvet was yellow & dirty. Thankfully, the white bedding was fresh & clean. The sofa cushions were non existent, no springs or padding left in the tiny sofa & the tub chairs incredibly uncomfortable. The shower was the biggest let down with a lot of mould in the grout & excessive mould on the bathroom ceiling. Cobwebs & dust everywhere. Bedroom lighting was awful, very very dull & dark & the furniture was old & marked very badly. We don’t watch much tv on holiday but if we hadn’t been able to get out we’d have struggled as not even a fire stick & minimal channels. The cottage was very very basic & over all a let down. We still enjoyed our weekend but feel that honest reviews would be much more helpful.

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• Mattie - Verified booking

  The holiday cottage was really lovely and comfortable, cleanliness was pretty good for a cottage in the countryside.

  There was some evidence of previous dog usage but it wasn't horrible, the rug in the lounge was a little bit hairy but that was it. The layout of the cottage was really lovely and it was very cosy in the chilly evenings, the garden was absolutely beautiful for the sunny days we were lucky enough to have and our 2 year old loved playing in it. The cottage was incredibly well equipped, we had everything we needed and the location was absolutely gorgeous, right in the countryside with loads of little walks to do straight from the cottage. The owners next door were so friendly and helpful and we even went to see Steve play in a band at the local pub one evening. We felt really at home and relaxed and Cwmbrandy cottage and wouldn't hesitate to stay again. Thank you so much.

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• Abbie - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay!

  Great location for lots of nice walks, with Fishguard and it’s amenities only a very short drive away. Layout of the cottage is really nice and it was lovely to have the log burner on and cosy. Only downside is that some of the basics we expected based on other stays (whether Sykes, booking.com or Airbnb) were lacking. For example no hand wash in the property, or kitchen roll. I had done an ‘essentials’ and food shop etc prior so that I wouldn’t have to spend any of my trip going shopping but sadly had to go get these basics plus a few others which was frustrating. (Maybe we have just been too spoiled with other properties! ) Overall a lovely stay though and we would recommend to others who enjoy walks :-)

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• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  What a lovely cottage!

  !! Perfectly positioned for both exploring the Moor and popping down the road for a wander round the shops and cafes of Tavistock. The kitchen I well equipped for contouring up quick snacks to creating a 3 course dinner and the provision of milk, bread etc. we're very welcome after my drive through Exeter in flash floods! Washing and drying facilities are a big bonus after a wet and windy hike around the Tors and oh...such a lovely comfortable bed. My dog enjoyed his vantage point from the top of the terraced garden which is a lovely spot to sit for a brew. I live in a rural area but hardly noticed the traffic on the Mount Tavy Road. Thank you so much x

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