Dog Friendly Villas In Northumberland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Stephanie - Verified booking

  Just what we needed for our short break with our two Golden Retriever’s.

  A warm and cosy west-facing property, where we enjoyed watching the sunset on the veranda. Outside, plenty of space to park the car, a lovely green area in front, which was ideal first thing in the morning and last thing at night to allow the dogs to do their business. If you wanted a slightly longer walk, the adjacent field had a path around its perimeter, which has been cut. It was well drained and relatively dry considerably it was the end of October. There was also a lovely tarmac walk down the lane towards the valley if your preferred something firmer. Indoors - top spec. Loved it! We didn’t get chance to do too much cooking, but there appeared plenty of utensils for the two of us. Thank you for the complimentary bottle of wine, which was enjoyed by hubby - the only wine-drinker in the party. There was enough space to put our dog’s baskets and their toys. Have given 4 stars for comfort, as the sofa was rather low to the ground with very soft cushions, so not as comfortable as you’d expect. Welcome additions were the two high-back chairs, which I preferred to use. Wi-if was weak and kept dropping out, so had to use my own data to keep in touch with messages I had to pick up relating to an important event I was attending during our stay. Overall, we were extremely pleased with this accommodation and will definitely visit again and will recommend to our friends and family. Plenty of attention to detail and located on a lovely village with a dog-walking field, great corner shop, butchers, hairdressers and excellent dog-friendly, welcoming pubs with an excellent menu.

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  The house was lovely and as described.

  However, there were a number of issues. We could not check in until 4pm by which time it was dark - we drove past the property 3 times before we found it. You could easily put a clearer sign outside and some lighting. Having failed to find it I phoned both numbers given at exactly 5pm but nobody answered. Not helpful! The property was unpleasantly cold on arrival and did not heat up until late in the evening. The hot water was only tepid. We eventually reported this and it was fixed quickly after we raised the issue. The property looked well cleaned but there was a used pair of underpants under one of the beds in the twin room and twice I found a slug in the bathroom of the double room. Most comments in the visitors book mentioned a welcome pack - we didn’t even get a carton of milk and did not feel welcomed. The owner only lived next door and said he hadn’t realised we were arriving on the day we did. In fact he rang the agents to say no one had arrived despite the fact our car was parked outside and we had arrived the previous evening. We had a lovely week in Alnmouth and the house was actually great - it was just not a very welcoming start.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  We had a very enjoyable holiday.

  Longframlington is central to the area we wanted to explore - half an hour from the coast, about an hour from Lindisfarne, and with National Trust and English Heritage properties not far away. We could be on Warkworth dunes every morning with our dog by 7.00an (getting up at 5.00, which we enjoyed). We walked on Simonside, at Holystone Forest, on Lindisfarne, visited Belsay Hall, Cragside and Wallington, spent a hot afternoon at Longframlington Gardens, and another at Brinkburn Priory, and enjoyed lunches at the Anglers Arms. The cottage was clean - very important in these pandemic days - and had what we needed, though we were out most of the time. The kitchen was minimally equipped and I had to use a bit of ingenuity to cook, but we managed. The sofa is very uncomfortable - even our lurcher, a sofa enthusiast, would not go on it - but we had not gone on holiday to spend time sitting down.

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• Barbara - Verified booking

  Very clean and tidy, bed was comfortable which is more than can be said for the sofa which was low to the ground and very uncomfortable, chairs weren’t much better.

  Wi-Fi was very weak and kept going off line which was very annoying. Felt the bear minimum of utensils were provided with no condiments not even a dish cloth to wipe surfaces. I’ve stayed in many properties with Sykes Cottages and I think I’ve always found a small supply of tea, sugar and coffee but not here. As has been mentioned it would have been nice if owners had checked with us, to advise places to go roundabout, were to eat etc., but must give thanks for the bottle of wine. The dog, however enjoyed running round the field which was huge, and the area immediately outside the property was good for first thing in the morning and last thing at night for the dog to do his business, thankfully a torch was provided. The property was well situated for the many beautiful beaches and the corner shop was well stocked for everything we needed.

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• Des - Verified booking

  Nothing I can write will do Viewpoint enough justice .

  It’s top end , modern , comfortable and a very enjoyable place to stay. The effort that the owners have put in to fit this property with top quality fixtures , facilities and extreme good looks shows that they completely understand their market . The view out to the North Sea over a golf course is stunning . Alnmouth is a 10 minute walk away and stunning with a beautiful long beach . The owners take great pride in their wonderful house at Viewpoint and are fantastic people who leave a little gift for arrival. We absolutely loved it and did not want to leave and ironically, circumstances dictated that we needed to extend our stay , both Sykes and the owners were brilliant sorting it within a few hours . We will definitely return to Viewpoint , if we’re lucky enough to find a vacancy .

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