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• Lesley - Verified booking

  The Cottage is lovely, we booked 3 nights for a christmas break.

  We were greeted by the elderly neighbours John & Maria. John the caretaker, was was doing a small fix job on a door inside, we did arrive early, only to make sure we were at the right cottage. We left him to do the job and walked to the Worsley Arms Hotel, it's a lovely place untouched by time, which had a lovely fire going, met Tony the barman who is super friendly. Our stay at Hovingham cottage was lovely. fresh butter, milk and biscuits welcome pack, I picked the cottage as i really liked the fact its very homely, heating was perfect its on a timer 3 times a day, which was more than adequate, in fact i turned a few radiators down in the bedrooms as i was too warm, and on our last night we lit the fire, it felt very cosy. There are 2 bathrooms very handy. We visited Castle Howard at Christmas booked tickets in advance, amazing! a full day spent there, which is 8 mins down the road, and then the day after went to James Herriot Museum in Thirsk and St Mary's Church its a pretty place ,Thirsk. York is not far but we decided not to go this time. Hovingham is also a pretty place, the houses are beautiful, we enjoyed our walk past the stream. At the cottage, the conservatory in the morning was nice to sit in, overlooking the garden, we fed the birds and a Robin enjoyed cooked bacon rind everyday! We found the beds very comfortable and slept very well. There are games too and we enjoyed playing them. The internet was great and the TV . The cottage does have farm traffic and is a busy road so bring earplugs, if you want to sleep past 6..30am which I did anyway. Perfect. We're early risers so did not bother us at all. We would stay again.

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• Pauline - Verified booking

  Cottage was beautiful from the outside with all the lovely flowers in front of the windows.

  Inside the kitchen was well equipped with everything you'd need, there was also a washing machine and tumble dryer in the downstairs shower room. There was a dining area as well as a lounge which had an open fire, (not that we used it, but could imagine it looking great in the colder months). TV was a very decent size and there was a dvd player with plenty of dvds to suit all tastes. Upstairs (have to state that stairs were a bit steep) there were two double bedrooms accessed by a step outside of the rooms and a twin bedroom which was had level access as well as a bathroom comprising of shower, toilet, sink and bath. All in all it was a pleasure to stay at the cottage, but I did find that the traffic noise outside was very off putting, especially if sat in the conservatory relaxing with the door open. Traffic was relentless and loud. There was a garden at the rear with washing line which was very handy, and wood seating & table. Cottage was in a lovely village setting & made for the perfect base to go exploring in parts of Yorkshire. Other than that I couldn't fault it.

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• Peter - Verified booking

  This is generally a comfortable, well-equipped property, in a pleasant village.

  The average rating reflects the fact that, on our arrival, the property was unheated. Our efforts to get the central heating working gave us heating in the bedrooms and bathrooms but not, unfortunately, the lounge or dining room. We set a wood fire and managed to get the temperature up to 16 degrees. We called Sykes for assistance (owner details not being provided). Despite getting a text saying we would have a reply within 20 minutes we didn't. We called Sykes the following morning and were told we'd be kept abreast of progress. We weren't, but at 7.30 that evening a plumber arrived. Fortunately we hadn't decamped elsewhere in search of warmth. He diagnosed insufficient pressure and, to his surprise, several valves being closed. Once remedied things became better. But we'd had an evening and a half out of four shivering. This is North Yorkshire, in mid October. Outside temperature was forecast at four degrees on the first night. It shouldn't have been difficult to anticipate the need for heat.

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• David - Verified booking

  Great location and very peaceful.

  Had a lovely time there. Great base for exploring Pembrokeshire. We visited, Tenby, Stackpole, St Davids, Fishguard & Pembroke Castle, plus several excellent beaches. Nothing was more than 1 hour away so this was perfect for us. The cottage was well equipped with everything you needed for a comfortable stay. One the whole it was clean, but did see a few cobwebs in a few places. Did have issues with the hot tap in the kitchen with not much hot water coming from it. Ended up taking washing bowl to bathroom to get hot water for dishes, but this did not detract from an enjoyable stay. The double bed was not overly comfortable, we are used to a firmer mattress & king size bed, but of course everyone has different preferences. I think the useful info folder could do with tidying up. Lots of changes, crossing out and hand written notes inside. Excellent stay and would recommend the cottage. Would certainly think about going back if we visited the area again.

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• Suzanne - Verified booking

  We stayed in Wagtail Cottage for a week with our 5 year old son.

  The cottage was ideal for a family of 3 or 4. We did have a couple of issues, the most important being the velux window in the twin bedroom. This has a bedside table directly beneath it and I found our son stood on the bedside table with one leg out of the velux window, about to climb on the roof!! Although the owners have thought about younger guests with children's cutlery, bucket and spade and a selection of boogie boards provided, my little one struggled with no child's step provided to enable him to reach the sink etc. The last issue we had was with a constant banging noise throughout the day, we couldn't determine if this was coming from the military range or the oil refinery, although it wasn't loud enough to be irritating it was noticeable and worth mentioning. Apart from these issues we had a lovely holiday in our favourite part of the world. The cottage was very comfortable and perfectly positioned for exploring beautiful Pembrokeshire.

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