Guests say
Mad Nelly Cottage in Totnes offers a peaceful countryside experience with welcoming hosts. Guests appreciate the on-site pool, games room, and local attractions. The cottage is well-equipped, though some areas require attention. It's ideal for families and pet-friendly.
Most guests found the cottage clean and well-supplied. However, there were mentions of a dirty stove top, cutlery drawers, and kitchen range controls, which slightly lowers the score.
The location is praised for being peaceful and close to beaches, towns, and attractions. It's also noted for being dog-friendly and having open spaces.
The cottage is generally seen as comfortable and spacious. However, some guests mentioned the need for new mattresses and additional blankets, which suggests room for improvement in comfort.
Facilities like the pool, games room, and electric bikes are highlights, but some guests noted the need for TLC in the games room and pool maintenance. The lack of instructions for heating and appliances also affects this score.
While guests have not mentioned specific gifts, they have appreciated the host's thoughtfulness in accommodating requests. However, due to the lack of references to gifts, this score must be set to null.
About this property
There is fun for all the family with an indoor heated swimming pool and fitness centre, all set in the stunning, Devon countryside..
Ground Floor:
Living room: Freeview TV, Woodburner
Dining room: (2 Steps)
Kitchen: Electric Range, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, |Door Leading To Courtyard
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Ensuite Wet Room: Shower, Toilet
First Floor:
Bedroom 2: Kingsize (5ft) Bed, Freeview TV
Bedroom 3: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Shower Room: (1 Step), Cubicle Shower, Toilet.
Electric central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Travel cot and highchair available on request. Logs for wood burner available locally. Shared laundry room with washing machine and tumble dryer. Shared sitting-out area with garden furniture and barbecue. Access to farmland. Shared indoor heated swimming pool with shower and changing facilities (open 8am to 8pm all year, on booking system). Shared fitness room. Shared games room with full-size American pool table, table tennis and table football. Private parking for 2 cars. No smoking. Please note: There is a stream in the grounds and the properties have a natural water supply from a bore hole.. Set within 240 acres of unspoilt farmland with footpath
Heated indoor swimming pool, with private changing room and shower (open all year, via booking system)
Fitness room with cross trainer and treadmill
Games room, with full-size American pool table, table tennis and table football. Nestled within 240 acres of unspoilt farmland, in the glorious South Hams midway between Dartmoor and the stunning south Devon beaches, Wheeldon Farm Cottages are the perfect choice for family, friends and couples to enjoy a relaxing retreat or an action packed escape at any time of year. The four delightful, pet-friendly barn conversions (refs 27214, 27215, 27216 and UKC748), which could be booked together for larger parties, sit within a lovely courtyard setting surrounded by miles of footpaths and green lanes, ideal for walking or cycling. The master bedroom in each property features a flatscreen TV, and home-made meals can be pre-ordered and delivered to the cottage (arranged direct with the owner). The cottages lie just a short distance from some of south Devon’s finest beaches and tourist attractions, including the historic town of Totnes which is just 15 minutes away and sits on the River Dart with cruises down river to Greenway and Dartmouth. A cosmopolitan town, Totnes, 7 miles away, has a vast array of independent shops, weekly markets, galleries, leisure centre and many lovely restaurants, bistros and cafés. The seaside towns of Paignton and Torquay are 40 minutes’ drive, and it is just a 15-minute drive to the yachting haven of Dartmouth, and the coastline between Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, both 7 miles away, has many stunning beaches, hidden coves and fantastic coastal walks.
Guests of these cottages can also enjoy a range of on-site facilities suitable for all the family, including E mountain bike hire and a heated indoor swimming pool (available via a booking system) with a private changing room and shower. There is a large games room set over two floors, including a fitness room with a cross trainer, treadmill, rowing machine and exercise bike. The top floor of the games room has a full-size American pool table, big sofa and Sky TV. The bottom floor has table tennis and table football. On-site there is also a laundry and ironing room. If you are looking for adventure and an adrenalin rush, then Wheeldon Farm Cottages will not disappoint. The Wheeldon Off-Road Centre, adjacent to the cottages, boasts a purpose-built, 30,000 square foot indoor arena (split in separate halves for motorbikes) and junior training circuit, and is the ideal year-round venue for the whole family to learn to ride a motorcycle in a fun and controlled environment. Discounted rates are available for children and adults during the school holidays (booking by arrangement and on arrival), providing children and adults with the opportunity to experience the ultimate, two-wheel off-road adventure for the first time. The instructors at Wheeldon Farm are all ACU accredited and will guide the children through their paces every step of the way. For some activities, all the kit, clothing, boots, gloves, helmets and fun bikes are provided. All that’s needed is the enthusiasm to have a great deal of fun! Suited to all ages from 7 years to fit seniors.
In addition to all the motorbike fun, a range of other activities can also be organised locally, including horse riding, golf, go-karting and trout and carp fishing. Also, clay pigeon shooting, air rifle and archery are available - these are run by a fully qualified instructor and all equipment is provided. The activities run on a Monday, Thursday and Sunday. Prices will be charged accordingly when bookings are made. Please note, extra activities and catering requests must be pre-booked with Wheeldon Farm Cottages prior to guests’ arrival at the site. Foxglove (ref 27214), Poppy (ref 27215), Monkshood (ref 27216) and Mad Nelly Cottage (ref UKC748) can be booked together to accommodate up to 29 guests. Beach 10 miles. Shop 3 miles, pub 2 miles and restaurant 6 miles.
Please note: There are open, steep, spiral or narrow stairs at the property.
Free WiFi
Wheeldon Farm now offers customers a free 1 hour ‘taster’ ride on Haibike electric bikes, after which they are available to hire. Please owners website for more details: www.wheeldonfarm.co.uk
There are open, steep, spiral or narrow stairs at the property.
The property is located on a working farm.
The water is from a spring, well or borehole, and not a mains supply.
No children under 7 years old.
Only dogs allowed at the property.
There is open water in the property grounds.
Suitable for up to 2 pets
Nearby points of interest
- Golden Hind
Reviews (13)
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Sarah
The cottage was very clean apart from the controls of the kitchen range which was covered in grease. The range needs updating as all the pictures to show you what controls what have been rubbed off. This makes it tricky to use. And there are no instructions. The swimming pool was lovely to have but needed clearing. The edges were green. Our lights upstairs went off twice. There are no contact details for an emergency so I found a number that's provided when booking which is no longer connected! I then googled the farm and managed to find a number so it was sorted but that needs to be looked at.
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Christopher
We stayed over Christmas & enjoyed it , it’s quirky which we liked, the living room & bedroom (with en-suite facilities ) downstairs was lovely. The dining area was nice & rustic which gives it character . The kitchen needs some tlc (although we managed to cook a lovely Christmas dinner in there despite being small) as does the upstairs bedrooms which now look a bit tired. Due to the time of year there were a couple of issues that wouldn’t have been a problem in the summer . The heating was on a set timer in morning & afternoon n did leave the cottage quite cold between these hours . We used the log burner to help with this issue but it would have been very expensive to keep it going all day (no logs provided or sold on site) . The bedding was also not adequate being a thin mid season duvet with no blankets provided. The TV downstairs in the living room is free view only (luckily we saw this on another review & took our fire stick) the tv in the main bedroom upstairs is also freeview & very small (these are the only two TVs) . We used the games room & pool which was fun but again needs some tlc . Over all we had an enjoyable stay for a reasonable price .
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Scott
Thank you.would recommend. It was lovely and peaceful The fire was great once I got wood. Very spacious. The beds are in need of new mattreses and to have to source your own logs with no prior notice. Most tvs are now smart tvs these were not so had to deal with basic tv channels