School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Clitheroe

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Helen - Verified booking

  I booked Ox Hey Barn to celebrate a special Birthday for my Husband, together with our daughters and their families (including 5 children aged 2 to 15yrs).

  To say we had an amazing time would be an understatement. The accommodation was even better than expected. Despite the mostly open-plan ground floor area the house was exceptionally warm and welcoming with top quality fixtures and fittings. The log burning stove in the lounge area, that had been lit just prior to our arrival, immediately made us feel at home. The 5 x en-suite bedrooms with comfortable beds - all made up with luxury hotel quality bedlinen - ensured we had a great night's sleep. The kitchen and dining hall were very well equipped and the large TV, Bose sound system and free WIFI were great additions that worked well (in fact better than our WIFI at home!). The children also enjoyed the additional TV, entertainment system and DVD player on the large landing area, complete with bean bags to lounge on. The location is perfect allowing little ones to run around safely and without disturbing anyone. We all enjoyed bracing walks in the nearby fields and, on return, warmed up in the oversized hot tub just a few steps from the house. Benefitting from dry (though chilly) weather during our stay, we also made good use of the BBQ. The children (old and young) probably enjoyed the games barn best with pool table, dart board and other family favourites. The bar area, including a freezer and chiller for beers and ice, was very welcome and the additional WC meant that players didn't need to return to the main house for hours at a time! Overall Ox Hey Barn has been thoughtfully designed and very well appointed. We all adored it and can't wait to return. A big thank you to our hosts for communicating with us so nicely and swiftly and for the extra touches that helped make the weekend so special!

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• Nicola - Verified booking

  The house in general was lovely, comfiest beds I’ve slept in.

  Sofa was a little past its best and did smell a little unpleasant. We loved the layout but one of our older party members struggled with the steps around the house. When we arrived we were a little let down by the lack of upkeep of the gardens and greenery, it was all overgrown and the grass for playing football and games had not been cut for a couple of weeks and this stopped our younger party from playing. There was also empty cake boxes left on the kitchen floor which we needed to clean up. The snug was also underutilised as it had overgrown hedges at the windows and also smelled unpleasant. The bedrooms were lovely and roomy and had the comfiest beds and the bathrooms and showers were also good. Lovely space and room in the dining area for us all to eat together with lots of pots and pans etc. The annex was lovely inside but not much light when retiring for the night and the steps also had overgrown greenery making it a little difficult. One of the reasons we chose this cottage was for the gaming room and table tennis table, this was unusable as it was broken and seemed this had been a while. I had a good stay but this could have been much better with some additional upkeep and cleaning. The ‘Conservatory’ was full of cobwebs and was not able to be utilised either. I would ask for updated pictures to be taken in future before booking.

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• David - Verified booking

  We were 9 in our party, so the accommodation worked well for us, with 4 bedrooms in the main house and the additional space in the annex.

  The weather was not great but we made the most of our family being together on this rare occasion. The house is spacious with large kitchen/dining room, a spacious lounge plus a smaller separate lounge, upstairs are 4 bedrooms, 2 en-suite plus a separate bathroom. The annex is a bedroom, shower room and lounge with kitchen area. The en-suite in the master bedroom is not a full bathroom, the shower is a corner alcove with the toilet and a very small sink in a separate room en-suite. The master bed is 5ft. The floor on the ground floor of the house is stone with some rugs, so cold feet most of the time and hard for youngster to fall on. The general condition of the house is somewhat “tired” , rugs not too clean, stone floor well used look, sofas well used. So maximum 4 stars, but not bad for the price, if you want size at a good price. The house backs on to the village pub, excellent Sunday lunch, with Pendleton lamb roast and a very helpful staff.

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• Ruth - Verified booking

  The Hawthorns is a large, interesting property which was perfect for a family celebration.

  The property is very well equipped to cater for a large party, the beds were clean and very comfortable. Although at the side of a pub, there was no noise or disturbance. Slight negative points I feel I must mention - the property details stated there were electric gates, whereas the gates were permanently open and the property name was obscured by bushes, which made it a little tricky to find. The cooker although it worked has seen better days, and when searching for a lost bracelet, we found under the sofa in the living room and the cupboard in the hallway could do with a good clean underneath as we found a collection of objects including playing cards and a sock!! The annex was a little chilly and a few more toilet rolls would have been useful. Minor points but it can be these small details which make all the difference. Overall a very enjoyable stay for a family birthday and would certainly recommend.

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• Megan - Verified booking

  Absolutely stunning house.

  Very spacious and perfect for a large group. The owners have thought of everything and it makes the stay so much more enjoyable. We stayed for a week and loved every second. We used hot tub and games room everyday and were lucky enough to have sunny weather so used the BBQ too. The location is fab. You can take a 30 minute walk to Sawley and the local pub “The Spread Eagle”. It’s a 10 minute drive from Clitheroe which has supermarkets/pubs/cafes/takeaways etc. Skipton is a 30 minute drive away and has some amazing restaurants. A must see for us was Malham Cove which took 30 minutes by car. The house itself is situated on the Ribble Way trail and the walks/scenery are spectacular. Our only suggestions are that it would of been handy if the accommodation provided bath towels and robes. As well as some new darts/pool cue for the games room.

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