Dog Friendly Apartments in Forest Of Dean

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Cali - Verified booking

  Just back home after a wonderful stay at The Carriage.

  The apartment is just as the photos show, a real home from home. The gardens are beautiful and we spent time in our favourite spot at the white table with our late afternoon drink after a busy day exploring the area. We arrived on the Sunday afternoon just as summer was beginning to show its face and it stayed with us until we left on the Friday. We visited Puzzlewood which was just lovely; quite humid when in there but just beautiful with little sculptures dotted around. Understood why it was called Puzzelwood as if you're not careful you can end up going round, and round, and round in circles LOL! We also visited Bath and did the TootBus trip which is so worthwhile and a fantastic way to see this beautiful city. Recommend purchasing tickets online as for us they proved slightly cheaper. Next we took a trip on the Steam Railway in Lydney (where we were staying and in fact could see the train passing by the bottom of the garden on Sunday when we arrived). A real throw back to the good old days that those of a certain age will remember!! Finally we went to Clearwell Caves which was incredible and so well presented. Definitely worth a visit. A Tesco was close by so we could get provisions for suppers at the apartment and we visited The Globe at Alvington which was great for our last night. We met Elaine the owner who was just lovely, but sadly we didn't get to meet Doug. Nothing is too much trouble and honestly we would thoroughly recommend this wonderful slice of peacefulness next to the Forest of Dean; just stunning.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Wonderful apartment.

  It was clean, beautifully decorated and furnished, with all the facilities you could need. The owner had thoughtfully provided a pint of milk and some, naughty but nice, chocolate biscuits, caramel wafers and (my favourite, how did they know) milk chocolate teacakes. These were very much appreciated, thank you! The quirky garden is delightful and my dog loved having a sniff and mooch around the different areas, the ponds were very tempting though! The views from the apartment are stunning, we could see the steam, and hear, the trains going past the at the bottom of the hill. The stairs leading to the apartment are very steep but the work-out meant the biscuits were well-earned! Might be a nice idea to provide a dog water bowl in the kitchen as there is a mat there anyway, and maybe one less human treat and a dog biccy instead? I'd recommend checking out the steam train timetable and make a day of it. We stopped off at Parkend and enjoyed lunch at the cafe. We didn't have time, but were told The Fountain Inn is a great dog friendly pub, There are plenty of take-aways and supermarkets in Lydney, if you want to stay in. We took a short car journey to Clearwell, we couldn't visit the caves as we had a dog and they seemed to be closed on a Monday, but the village is lovely and we had a delicious afternoon tea at Tudor Farmhouse, a bit pricey but worth it! Note that the castle is a wedding venue so visitors aren't able to go in, but there are some lovely walks around the village.

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• Janine - Verified booking

  The owners could not have been more helpful.

  We had a bad start to the holiday due to a major mistake by Sykes but the owners Elaine and Douglas could not have been kinder or more thoughtful and really thought on their feet to help us out and give us a fantastic holiday to celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary. The apartment was spotlessly clean, well equipped and lovely and warm with a beautiful view of a well kept and interesting garden. We would well recommend staying with these hosts - everything may not always go to plan in life but Elaine and Douglas were incredibly helpful. Very interesting area to visit , beautiful and varied walks in the area and good local food shopping facilities for a small town

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• Cindy - Verified booking

  The apt was very nice (needs a little touching up on the paint work) and the gardens were beautiful, very varied and interesting.

  Although warned about the steep stairs, we should have thought about the logistics of letting our 2 dogs out. We had to harness and put leads on and even had to carry one dog down as the steps were too steep and scared him, every time they needed to go out. I would not recommend the upstairs apt with dogs, a ground floor is much easier. Having to travel by car to get anywhere was a bit of a bind but doable. We found on touring around that many places closed on 1 September, which was very early in the season and limiting to holiday makers. It was a very pleasant stay but sadly one I wouldn't repeat due to the above mentioned.

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• Keith - Verified booking

  First impressions were excellent.

  Location, ease of access, views, facilities and cleanliness all good. Sadly there is a BUT, my wife has allergies and her sister is petrified of spiders so finding we were sharing with very many of them was disappointing. Under the twin beds and behind the double headboard and all wardrobes the spiders and cobwebs have made their home and I seriously doubt these areas have been cleaned for months. Therefore instead of scoring a 10 out of 10 and making a repeat visit, we all agreed we could only score a 6. Sorry to say a potentially fantastic break spoiled for the sake of 10 to 20 minutes of extra cleaning.

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