Dog Friendly Cottages in Cheltenham

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Rachel - Verified booking

  Thimble Cottage is really a delightful place to stay.

  We said we'd be arriving after dark, so our hosts made sure the heating and lights were on. We found wine, biscuits and milk waiting for us - and even nicer, a colouring book and sweets for our five year old. We've stayed in a lot of places but nowhere has left a welcome pack for our child before, so that was a really nice touch. The cottage is really well equipped - plenty of loo roll, dishwasher tablets etc as well as all the crockery and kitchenware you'd need. The cottage is charming, with a bigger garden than you'd think from the photos, and it's really close to local services - a nice deli and bakery a five minute walk away, Co-op a 2 minute drive. Parking is a little tricky so don't expect to be able to park right outside! The only issue we had - and I feel churlish mentioning it really when the cottage is so nice - is that my husband and I found the double bed quite uncomfortable. I appreciate that getting a substantial mattress up the narrow stairs is probably challenging! I might suggest a mattress topper to give the bed a more luxurious feel and to fit with the standard of the rest of the cottage. Overall, we really enjoyed our break and would certainly consider booking here again. We stay in the Cotswolds every autumn but haven't visited Winchcombe before but shall certainly be back! Oh, and in terms of Covid security the cottage was extremely clean and I certainly had no concerns there.

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• Denise - Verified booking

  This was our second stay at Puffits and we cannot recommend it highly enough.

  It is spacious clean and well looked after. It’s decorated beautifully with lots of finishing touches. It doesn’t feel like a holiday let but a loved home. The bed and pillows are comfy and the bathroom spacious with a lovely bath. Plenty of storage for clothes etc. The kitchen is large and is well equipped. The utility area and downstairs toilet also very handy. The back garden is a good size and secure for our dog. Plenty of furniture for sitting out. The front garden also now has a gate so we were able to sit out there with our dog too. Nicky, the owner obviously loves her cottage, and was very helpful giving us lots of info before we arrived and checking in with us that everything was good for us. The cottage is in a perfect location, just a 10minute walk along the river to get to Bourton which is beautiful with lots of shops and cafes. You could do some good walks from the cottage with a large field at the back for exercising dogs Also central for exploring the Cotswolds. We look forward to staying at Puffits again in the future.

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• Spencer - Verified booking

  The cottage is ideally located.

  Just a few minutes walk from the village centre, right next door to a good pub/restaurant (The Mousetrap) and also close to some really good walks (best one we found was an 11 mile circular route through Lower Slaughter, Upper Slaugher and Naunton). Cottage was very comfortable with a great kitchen for cooking, although we also ate out and had take aways too during our stay. Ideal for dogs as the garden in the rear is quite large and fully enclosed. Bourton-on-the-Water is very pretty and has a fair number of pubs, restaurants and shops. Best find with the Bakery on the Water, which does amazing bread and traditional British cakes (iced buns, lardy cake, chelsea buns, etc). The owners were very helpful and dealt with one issue we had very quickly. One issue we had was finding the property as the directions from Sykes say it is on the right but is in fact on the left if approaching from the A429.

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• Clare - Verified booking

  Thimble cottage is beautiful, well presented and cosey.

  Located on the main street in Winchcombe with all the shops, restaurants and pubs to hand. Every room and furnishings were immaculately clean and smelt lovely and fresh as soon as you opened the door. Furnishings are to a very high standard with everything you could possibly need to make your stay a comfortable one. Plenty of beautiful walks right from the door step which our dogs thoroughly enjoyed, and literally a 10 minutes stroll to Sudeley Castle. The welcome pack left containing fresh flowers, fruit, biscuits, milk in the fridge and a bottle of wine was very thoughtful and very much appreciated, even one for the dogs. A wonderful cottage and a great credit to the owners. Thank you for allowing us to stay.

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• Anthony - Verified booking

  The Small House was a fantastic base for our week long break.

  The house was just as described, a characterful, comfortable from the 17th century. Although it's clearly an old building all of the fittings and features were modern and worked perfectly, without compromising the houses character. This was especially true of the kitchen and two bathrooms. The garden is beautiful and our two dogs loved it! The village doesn't have a shop, but does have a fantastic pub just a very short walk from the house. The owner, Sarah, was very helpful and easy to contact. There are numerous walks available starting from the village. They give great access to the Rissingtons, Bourton on the water etc. Great house, I would highly recommend it to anyone.

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