Self Catering Holidays In The United Kingdom

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mr Tim Ketton-Locke - Verified booking

  The house is lovely with great décor. The themes blend in well and the kitchen is well equipped. The house is very clean and still has that new build feel. We stayed here, 2 children and 3 adults and loads of space. The soundproofing with the glass doors is good. The location is an excellent jumping off point, very close to a number of National Trust and beaches. Thank you. Places worth visiting- Flambards - if you have children or like a theme park - note free returns as much as you like for 7 days. Calyon Bay- stoney beach good for sheds and local swim. Polmear - stoney beach with some sand good for shells, not easy access and very small car park. Lost Garden of Heligan- Brilliant loads of great walks, recommend annual pass as save money after two visits. Farm shop there good and restaurant great. Mevagissey- use first carpark for all day parking £7. You can pay £5 and top up if needed. Post 2pm use next carpark as £2 is till next day. The first carpark is Willow carpark. The next one round the town is River Street. The Teacup tearoom is excellent, best scones and cream tea. No booking and very small. Looe- Great beach and lovely town. Best fish and chips EVER is in Ben Plaice. It's out of the town, but worth the drive and has parking. Gylly Beach - The beach café is great, parking cheap £4 or £5 for whole day. Park next to the beach if you arrive early otherwise by field next door. Falmouth - Great town can spend a good day wondering. We went to Fuel which have lovely staff and great food. Fowey - Kittows has a great selection or cheese and BBQ food. Brown Sugar does great food using Kittows products. Ruby's Ice Cream, the milkshakes are amazing. St Austell Brewery - Has the Hicks Bar, but also a shop selling local beers and wines cheaper. Worth a visit. Ozzell Bowl - small 8 lane 10 pin bowling, with slots 2p/10p machines and soft play. Charles Town - great place to eat of an evening, worth looking for events on The Lady Daphne, great music. Lanhydrock - great day out and excellent visitors attraction in the house. Long walk to the house, you can hire bikes there for off roading. Truro - great historic town with lovely Cathedral. Avoid the 10 pin bowling. Edies - Amazing local family friendly restaurant.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  We spent the week here just after lockdown - a much needed break!

  The cottage was beautiful and spotlessly clean. The kitchen is stocked well with just about every utensil you could need. We didn't fancy eating out in the current climate but made fabulous meals in the cottage. There's a Tesco not far away, and a large Morrisons in Wrexham so we were able to stock up for the week on arrival. The beds are comfy and rooms spacious enough with plenty of drawer and cupboard space. There's a few dvd's that you can watch, and there's even a landline phone in the cottage - mobile reception isn't that great, but there's wifi to connect to. There are still a lot of places closed due to the covid pandemic, but we found lots to do regardless. We spent a day at the Welsh Mountain Zoo which was fabulous (take a picnic as there's only one coffee shop open and not much choice for eating). We went to Llandudno for the day and took the cable cars on The Great Orme - amazing views! Watch out for the seagulls on the beautiful pier though - took the ice cream right out of my little boys hand!! We also spent a day at Talacre beach - really nice beach and the lighthouse is beautiful. We had a wonderful, relaxing week at Nant Yr Hendre, and did not want to leave! The hot tub was a hit with all of us and we used it every day at least once. There's a barbecue which we used when the weather was sunny, and there's so much space for the kids to play safely too. I would highly recommend this cottage and we hope to return next year :)

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• Mr Martin - Verified booking

  Bon Amis is an excellent place to stay in Southwold. In terms of location, the beach is about a 5 min walk, local bakeries for breakfast pastries are less than a 10 mins walk, with the local Co-op and Tescos around 10 mins away. There are a selection of pubs all with15 mins walk and even the Anchor at Walberswick, probably the pub furthest from the house can be reached in 35 mins walking. The house itself was very clean and tidy with all the facilities you need and well stocked with kitchen utensils, pots, and pans. The enclosed garden is a real bonus if you have dogs. Parking was very easy on the side road directly outside the gate to the front door. The road was never busy during our stay. Sandra was exceptional. Her communication pre travel was excellent, and the level of supplies available in the property was second to none. Small things made a massive difference such there being sufficient tea, coffee and sugar in the property for more than just our immediate arrival, the same with hand soap, washing up liquid, etc. we’ve stayed in many holiday cottages and were used to arriving and immediately trying to work out where to go shopping for the immediate essentials (or having to bring those with us). We had a fantastic stay and will be back to Bon Amis on our next trip to Southwold.

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• Mrs Serle - Verified booking

  We had a fabulous family Christmas here - 2 adults, our 4 children (teens+early 20s) plus 2 dogs. As other reviewers have said, the property is immaculate. I still cannot believe how a place so spotless can be so genuinely welcoming to dogs. Food bowls and filled water bowls set out for the dogs on arrival, along with lovely treats for the people, and a beautifully decorated Christmas tree- thank you! We have stayed in many holiday cottages over the years and even though I loved most of them, I never unpack, instead I just live out of my bag for the week. This time the house was so clean and warm, with no ‘holiday house damp drawer smell’ that I unpacked immediately. Much easier! The location is very quiet and peaceful, with a lovely view over a field of horses, but it is only a short walk in to the town. There are several supermarkets 5 to 10 mins away by car and there are lots of beautiful beaches and walks nearby. The house is fully equipped, even down to having rechargeable torches in sockets in the kitchen and upstairs hall, and there is an outside tap and hose to clean dogs and wellies after muddy walks. Martin called a few days before we went, to welcome us and to check we knew how to get in, which was very kind. We all thoroughly recommend staying here!

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• Mrs Hardman - Verified booking

  Bon Amis is up there as one of the most comfortable properties we have stayed in (abs we have stayed in lots!). The house has a lovely airy vibe about it, and although it is on a fairly busy road, we didn’t notice the traffic either in the house or garden. It is around a 7 minute walk to the pier, we didn’t use the main road, but rather ambled either down the adjacent North Road, or through the nature reserve. Either way you arrive at the putting green near the pier in a short time. The beach hut was a huge advantage and we loved having our own space near the beach. We met our neighbours in the next hut, who were lovely. Everyone we met was very friendly and happy to stop for a chat, whether residents or holidaymakers. We love Southwold and we have stayed a few times. This is the most comfortable accommodation we have had. The owner was welcoming and checked in with us to make sure all was well. Highly recommended comfortable accommodation for our three generations and dogs in this lovely town.

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