Dog Friendly Cottages in Exeter

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Paula - Verified booking

  Our group of 7 adults and 4 children had a lovely stay at Lower Wadden Farm.

  The house and annexe are very comfortable and well-equipped, particularly the kitchen where there was a generous amount of crockery, cutlery, glassware and pans compared to other places we have stayed. The views from the front of the house over the valley were beautiful and we particularly enjoyed using the sun room for evening drinks. The kids loved feeding the chickens and collecting the fresh eggs! We didn't meet the owners but Jo was very helpful and forthcoming on the occasions that we spoke by phone. If I were to make any suggestions for improvement it would probably be that the main house could do with another shower cubicle, as there is only one walk-in shower between five bedrooms (the others are showers over baths but only one of these has a curtain so you can't really use the others for a proper shower). If that's not possible then the installation of shower curtains or screens on the other baths would help. Second small suggestion would be to provide towels for the hot tub - I understand that the owners don't want their towels used for the beach, which is perfectly reasonable and we were happy to bring beach towels, but it's unusual not to have any provided for hot tub users. Be aware that the whilst the house is not isolated as such (as there are several other properties on the farm) it is a fair distance up some narrow lanes from the nearest village so you will certainly be reliant on cars for the duration of your trip. If you don't fancy cooking every night or driving a few miles to eat out, then we can recommend a take-away from the fish & chip shop in Colyton, but put in a pre-order in the afternoon if you are a big group!

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• Sophie - Verified booking

  Having read some of the other reviews on Sykes, I have to admit I was a little sceptical.

  People mainly appeared to have their backs up because they has been accused by the owner of damage and breakage, late checkout etc. HOWEVER, we were a group of 16 and we were absolutely bowled over by this incredible house. It was super clean, the bedrooms were gorgeous, the facilities were incredible - an outdoor TV by the hot tub, I mean the details had been so clearly thought out. I communicated with the owner and she was lovely. We enjoyed every aspect of the house, relaxed, listened to music, cooked, and enjoyed ourselves - but we were also really aware of following all the checkout rules to the T. As such we had no issues at all upon checkout and would very highly recommend this place to anyone else. Be willing to follow the rules, and you would be hard pressed top find a better place to stay.

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• Michele - Verified booking

  Huxham View and Annexe was one of the best properties I have rented for a holiday.

  It was truly breathtaking, outstanding, very spacious for my sons special 30th birthday party. The facilities were wonderful, we loved our movie nights with surround sound, the pool table and game machine. Not to mention the gym facilities. It was so clean and we want to say a special thank you to the owners for the lovely Easter egg goodies, this was a very nice touch on arrival. The hot tub was so relaxing with beautiful views around the whole of the property. My family were so surprised when entering the Annexe which was so big, relaxing and the sights from the huge window was jaw dropping. A lovely property with majestic views and facilities. We will definitely book again, thank you. Michele

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• Diana - Verified booking

  All my family aged from 8 to 76 years shared a week in Lower Wadden.

  All thoroughly enjoyed living in this large spacious house,in a beautiful rural location. The children loved feeding the chickens daily and visiting the horses and other animals. The hot tub was the favourite though with both children and adults. We all enjoyed walking the beaches at Branscombe, Seaton ,Lyme and Sidmouth. Every room had tv's but no connection to Internet to enable netflix or the like Very poor WiFi so not always able to make calls on mobiles,Not a problem for me personally I can live without it .Some however needed connections for work. All my family agreed they would love to come again to this charming area of Devon. Thanks. Diana Langford. 11th-18th March 2022.

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• Rashmi - Verified booking

  This was a delightful farmhouse stay with the family.

  We enjoyed nice walks around the area seeing the ducks, alpacas, and cooking the fresh eggs from the chickens each morning. The house was lovely and warm with lots of space and areas to eat as a family. The bedrooms were spacious. We enjoyed utilising the electric barbeque especially as the weather was warm. The hot tub was easy to use and added to the experience. On a slight negative note, the WiFi was very slow and only worked in limited regions of the house. Additionally, the games' room was very tight, as well as being on a slight slope. The net on the table tennis table is broken; it could do with a refurbishment. Otherwise we were very happy with our stay.

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