Romantic Villas In The United Kingdom

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Shaun - Verified booking

  We stayed in June for a couple of weeks looking forward to a break away from it all.

  The property is clean, welcoming, and nicely decorated with a cosy feel inside. We were greeted by the owner when we arrived and the warm loaf of bread left out for us was a really nice touch. The property has really nice views over the River Beauly with French doors that lead out onto a decked area at the front of the property advertised as having spectacular views you can enjoy while having your morning coffee. However, the decking area is over looked by the owner’s house and side windows and you are clearly visible on their security cameras so from day one we knew we would never be comfortable or be able to relax sitting out on the decking. During our stay, there were several vehicles parked directly outside the French doors facing directly into the property including the owners large van interrupting any view and as a consequence spent most evenings inside the property. This was not the isolated or peaceful environment we were hoping for so we decide to book alternative accommodation along the NC500 for a few nights. As we were self-catering we called to the shop to get some supplies but when we arrived found that every kitchen cupboard was full with no storage space so had to leave most of it out on the sides leaving very limited space for any preparation. We were also very surprised to find there was not a wardrobe in the bedroom when there was plenty of room and provided with just four draws to cram everything into which then became creased!!! We do not normally leave any negative reviews and normally like to focus on the positives but felt it important to leave an honest and constructive review of our experience to make other people aware that the property is not quite as private or secluded as the photographs would suggest!

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• Andy - Verified booking

  North Norfolk is a favourite destination and I think The Cart Shed has now become our favourite accommodation!

  The owners have carried out a first class conversion from, as the name suggests, a farmyard store, to a cosy luxurious cottage for two. There was everything that you could ever need for a self-catering break and this is a property with all-year-round use with the provision of underfloor heating for those chilly evenings while in the summer months, full width glass doors provide uninterrupted views across the opposite meadow, with grazing sheep during our visit. Located down a quiet lane but easy to find and not far from main (for Norfolk!) roads, there's a tranquil atmosphere and the lack of traffic noise means that you can hear birdsong constantly, and little else. The owners, Jane and James live in the adjacent farmhouse and were always available although not needed but a very useful local area guidebook was a great help. All in all, a real gem and highly recommended.

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• Samantha - Verified booking

  Cow Byre genuinely feels like a home from home for us, and will be a place we visit time and time again!

  The property is clean, welcoming, beautifully decorated, cosy, and warm - we genuinely couldn’t be happier. The warm loaf of bread that we arrived to was delicious, as always and we love how much attention to detail was paid, for example there were already logged in accounts for Netflix, all4, etc which we haven’t seen anywhere else :) Stunning views, surroundings, and really comfortable facilities and furniture, the shower is AMAZING:) Warren and Becky are such lovely warm people too, with plenty of recommendations for places to go for food etc, we really do look forward to our next visit to Cow Byre. Always sad to leave, but eager to return :)

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• Daniel - Verified booking

  We thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent at the Cow Byre.

  The cottage far exceeded our expectations on all fronts. Our hosts Warwick and Becky went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed our stay and really made us feel at home. We think they struck the perfect balance between interacting with us and letting us have some privacy. The location was perfect for us with shops and Inverness not too far and stunning scenery on the doorstep. I was really gobsmacked when we arrived and saw the quality of the cottage, we would have been more than happy paying more than we did to secure a future booking. Needless to say we will definitely be returning soon.

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• Joanne - Verified booking

  We stayed here 2nd-9th October, and oh my goodness it did not disappoint, we wanted peace and quiet and away from all the madness of the past 6 months, and this was perfect.

  Becky and Warwick were lovely, and nothing being to much trouble, we were greeted with freshly warm baked bread and eggs from their very tame hens. Cow Byre was immaculate inside with lots of little added touches to make it home from home, the pictures/prints were lovely the cow ones a favourite, a excellent base with some real mesmerising walks, if we had to really dig to find a fault it would literally be its not recommended to walk direct from cow byre, but you don't have to drive far to get to places so no hassle. Certainly will be visiting again. Totally exceded expectations.

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