East Devon District Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Rosie - Verified booking

  My husband and I had a lovely stay here.

  The cottage is very clean & comfortable. The only negative for myself is the step into the bathroom was very deep which with me having mobility issues I ordered a step on amazon prime to use while we were there. There are other steps into the kitchen but they were manageable ( for me). So if anyone is disabled, consider the steps, as although it's all on one level there are quite a few steps to negotiate. Fresh milk and cake awaited our arrival which was very welcome. The road to the cottage is very very narrow and winding so be prepared foe that also. If you love the countryside and being in the middle of nowhere , this is the place for you. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and would highly recommend the old smithy. The owner being next door was no problem, our Privacy was respected completely. We were sorry we missed the owner on the day we left to say goodbye. The wildlife surrounding the property is lovely, often hearing owls at night and deer jumping out in front of us as we drove. 100% recommended for a peaceful holiday. Rosie & Nick

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• Janet - Verified booking

  Please pass on to the owners that we would have appreciated a welcome handbook.

  We struggled to understand how the cooker worked and this caused frustrations. We did contact the owner in the end. Also there needs to be instructions on how to use the chair lift. We were lucky and did not need to use it but again this would have been useful to other guests. The single beds need to be changed to bigger singles. And the one by the small window needs to be replaced as it was wooden and creaked with every slight turn or movement. There are needs to be a shower upstairs above the bath. Four people using one shower which was downstairs is not sufficient. The downstairs shower is a wet room which does not drain very well, hence when you want to use the toilet after someone has used the shower your clothes (when wearing towers) get wet!. The overhead shower head needs to be changed to a round one. we even had to clean all the animal hair off the cushions before we could sit down and clean the outside furniture of green algi before we could sit down. Just small things that would really have made a difference.

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  The farm use a biomass boiler and as they both work they can only prime it 2 a day so if you come home early there may not be a lot of heat in property only what is retained in the building.

  This is fine but maybe logs and kindling should be outside the front door on a daily basis so that clients can light the wood burner and not be chilly. It was quite dusty where you wouldn’t clean everyday and if you were asthmatic etc it cld cause an issue. I understand that it is rural living but having enough lights to shave and put makeup on were lacking. We did have a lovely time and it was nice to chill away from work and busy life. And one last thing there was no WiFi which meant we spent money on data from our provider bit annoying. I understand that the owners are trying to sort it as I write this. These are smallish things and in no way spoilt our break but need to be said so that improvements can be made J Adlam

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• Sally - Verified booking

  The Old Smithy was very clean and new.

  The bed was extremely comfortable and the house was warm and cosy. The owner had provided milk and home made cake on our arrival. The kitchen was a home from home with loads of equipment. Everything was excellent, we even had Wi-Fi and Sky TV. The local area is safe and very quiet with views of the, hills, farmland and sheep. The location is good for access to Honiton, the south coast and the moors. We visited, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Seaton and Beer to the south. Okehampton and Tavistock to the west in Dartmoor. There are lots of walks near the Smithy in the Blackdown Hills. I would highly recommend The Old Smithy for couples who like to get away from the town for a while.

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• Terence - Verified booking

  The cottage was a lovely little cottage with views of the fields.

  It is a rural cottage and there is silence to relax and rewind. There are narrow lanes, but this is Devon and normal. The cottage was in a good location to visit the beaches of Devon and Dorset. We would stay again as we really relaxed and enjoyed our time on the farm and the owners Jayne and Rowan were lovely. We had some issues with the Internet and Jayne got onto the provider and sorted it. We arrived and Jayne had thoughtfully left us some milk, teabags and cake. This was a lovely touch. We were so relaxed that we did not want to leave. Our dog, Suki had made a friend in Jayne's dog Coco and refused to get in the car to leave. We all miss the farm.

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