Country Villas In The United Kingdom

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David - Verified booking

  We had a lovely week at Causeway cottage, good weather helped a lot.

  It’s so well located for many beautiful places to visit with no need to go too far. The good outweighs the bad about the cottage. It’s very homely and comfortable, just big enough for four adults, we stayed with our son and daughter in law. The king sized beds are comfortable, with good quality bed linen and towels, lots of nice cushions and pillows. The kitchen is well equipped. There were sachets of coffee and tea bags, little pods of milk, plus salt and pepper, but bring everything you need with you as it’s not that easy to pop to the shop for your first night. What let the cottage down for us was the shower. It’s electric, over the bath and has a very poor water flow, not suitable for the ladies to wash their hair. The bathroom is downstairs and the toilet upstairs is handy, small, but serves its purpose, watch out if you are tall! Disappointing that we were not allowed to use the log burner. The outside could be so much better. The garden is in the most idyllic setting, but has been terribly neglected. It would be wonderful to relax out there, hearing the birds sing and enjoying the peace. But the wooden chairs are very uncomfortable, a bench further down not fit to sit on and the whole outside is littered with warning notices of broken flags, unsafe fences, etc etc. it all needs a lot of TLC and that’s an awful shame. But, we were out and about a lot and still had a lovely time, Vicky keeps the place lovely and clean and is so helpful. As I said, the good outweighs the bad and we loved the area and the village so much, we would love to come again

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• Ian - Verified booking

  This is certainly the best holiday cottage that we have ever been to.

  All cottages are "clean, quiet, well equipped" etc but in this case it is really true. Everything was spotless, the equipment was all very good quality, the knives were really sharp (a good indicator!). The cottage is more like a "home" than a "place to stay", the photos give a good indication of what is there. Thank you Vicki, for making our stay very pleasant. The surrounding area has many places of interest: Stockton Bury Gardens http://www.stocktonbury.co.uk/ under-sold on the website. Ralph Court gardens https://www.ralphcourtgardens.co.uk/ Small, bizarre, and great fun especially for kids. Hampton Court Castle https://www.hamptoncourtcastle.co.uk/ 100 years older than Hampton Court Palace in Surrey. Gorgeous grounds. Westonbury Mill Water Gardens http://westonburymillwatergardens.com/ another small, quirky but gorgeous garden. Plus a good sekection of English Heritage and National Trust venues and the Black and White trail of villages of gorgeous half timbered buildings https://www.blackandwhitetrail.org/ I do wish that Sykes would give a what3words location for each property - so much easier than the verbal "turn right ant the signpost" type of directions. The precise location of the cottage parking space is: https://w3w.co/combos.shredder.lads Click on the blue 'earth' (bottom right corner to see the terrain, Click on your mapping icon to give the route to get there.

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• Deirdre - Verified booking

  A fabulous cottage that felt cosy, but was also spacious.

  It was spotlessly clean and had all of the home comforts that it advertised. In addition to the downstairs bathroom there was also an additional toilet and wash hand basin upstairs. The garden was lovely and I'm sure is a great added bonus when the weather is warm. The village is small and charming and we enjoyed a great Sunday roast at the local pub, which only takes 10 minutes to walk to. We had a little trouble with the heating system, but Vicki, who lives locally and looks after the property, was with us within 15 minutes of our phone call to help us. We are planning to return again next year after a covid vaccine has been found. If travelling via the M5, from the north or south, take the exit at Worcester (A44) to Bromyard and then follow the signs to Pencombe. We were travelling from Dorset and unfortunately followed the sat nav. We left the M5 at the Gloucester junction and the last 5 miles of our journey found us on really tiny country lanes. Very scary when meeting homeward-bound tractors!

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• Mrs Sales-Jones - Verified booking

  A well proportioned and appointed property. Plenty of space in the living areas downstairs. Main lights allow for good lighting while the lamps allow for a cosier setting in the evenings. The bedrooms have been designed to make best use of the space considering being built into the roof space. The skylights are a welcome addition upstairs allowing for natural light making this a beautiful space. GCH and a good shower were a welcome plus after a long day exploring and rainy days as was the convenience of the washing machine. It was also a pleasant surprise to find that the house was only a 20 minute stroll from our favourite pub and brewery on the broads The Fur and Feather at Woodfordes Brewery. Exploring the broads and surrounding areas from Salhouse was perfect. Thank you for providing us with lovely stay

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Lovely quirky cottage which was homely and welcoming.

  Nice that a few things like milk and some tea bags were provided to start with. Very comfortable beds. Great view of the church from the cottage. The parking arrangement proved a slight challenge for 2 cars, when we needed to swap them around depending on who was driving. But it wasn’t too difficult and added to the quirky feeling of the place. It would have been great to have a full length mirror in one or both of the double bedrooms but that’s the only thing we’d change. We had a great stay and would especially recommend The Falcon hotel in Bromyard to eat at. Open from Tues for food and providing huge portions at very low prices. Great choice of dishes too and all homemade. Tues night is Folk music night too, not sure if that’s every week.

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