Dog Friendly Villas In Monmouth

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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• Diane - Verified booking

  We had to leave early because I became unwell.

  The couple who own the annex are very friendly and helpful without being intrusive. The cottage is ideal for 2 for a week and close to the Forest of Dean which is beautiful. Also just a 10 minute drive away is a lovely hotel called The Speech House which we visited twice in our short stay, once for coffee and cake taken in the Orangery and one evening for a relaxing pint. Highly recommended as it is a lovely old building with very friendly staff. There are several good places to visit such as Ross on Wye, Monmouth and Gloucester. We also visited tbe beautiful church of St. Mary's in Fownhope for their flower festival, which was an absolute delight. Three small negatives regarding the cottage. I have a very limited diet so take all my own food on holiday and there is no cupboard in the small kitchen to store food. A good fridge freezer and cooker and everything else one needs but a food cupboard would help. The shower would gradually fill with water because the hair trap needed cleaning. And Cinderford is a narrow, hilly town so driving can be difficult and finding the cottage on arrival was a bit difficult but was overcome by phoning the owner. Don't let it put you off though as the small garden is ideal for relaxing in and it has beautiful views.

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• Ruth - Verified booking

  This appartment had everything!

  Charm and comfort; beautiful outside spaces and good parking. Also an absolutely terrific view! Elaine rang before we arrived to check we knew where we were going and to make arrangements to leave the keys etc and spoke to us before we left, which was nice. The kitchen area was well appointed and had all the utensils needed…… my only criticism was that there was little space to store food such as tinned goods and bread. Lovely comfy reclining sofas…… great sitting area! Excellent wi-fi service too! The bathroom was very good, the heated towel rail was enough to take the chill off! Both bedrooms were nicely furnished and comfy but the main bedroom wardrobe was full of cleaning equipment and the ironing board so had limited hanging space for longer items. Not really an issue for us as we just used the other wardrobe. Great location, close to Lydney and not far to Coleford or the Forest itself. Thank you for a lovely home from home!

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• John - Verified booking

  I cannot praise Elaine & Doug enough.

  The Tackroom accommodation is absolutely beautiful, spotlessly clean, comfortable and spacious. It had everything we required for our weeks stay. While we were there, we went to Blenheim Palace for the day. Doug and Elaine very kindly looked after our 2 West highland terriers, and both dogs could not have been looked after any better. They also sent me pictures so I could see they were happy while not with us. They put up Christmas decorations for us arriving, which was lovely. Again they very kindly asked if we would be something we would like or not. If we visit this area again, We would definitely stay again at one of Elaine & Doug’s accommodations, and would not hesitate in recommending them to others. Thank you again for providing us with a beautiful holiday home

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