Thetford Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alan - Verified booking

  Haybarn is a lovely warm accommodation, ideal for our cold, wet weeks stay Nov / Dec.

  It has a spacious open plan comfortable lounge, dining room and kitchen however the cooker is virtually unusable as all the markings on the facia of the cooker have worn off so you don’t know what control knob does what. The Lounge has an electric fire for extra heat, this is a fan assisted convector heater and the fan is quite noisy. Haybarn has a lovely shower room / toilet / wash basin. The shower has a large cubical with a wonderful shower. The twin bedroom is adequate with a wardrobe and hooks on the bedroom door for hanging clothes. The most disappointing room of the Haybarn was the double bedroom due to the lack of space having to walk sideways along the bed to get in and out of bed. There is NO wardrobe here, what was we assume would have been the wardrobe now houses the central heating boiler behind a locked door so you have no control over the central heating, the heating fires up and wakes you up at 6-45am. There is a chest of draws and only 3 hooks on the bedroom door for clothes hanging. As the chest of draws is quite large these could be removed and a wardrobe could be installed in its place As there was only my wife and I we were able to use the twin bedroom for dressing / clothes storage. I hope my comments above are looked upon as constructive but my main concern was having the central heating boiler in the bedroom, it might be perfectly safe but very annoying. I am aware that some things in my review have been mentioned in previous customer reviews, i.e. the problem with the cooker, and it’s disappointing that they have not been addressed.

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• Sandra - Verified booking

  We stayed a week at the Haybarn, we had been expecting a nice quiet stay as this 'let' is in the middle of nowhere.

  It turned out that the property we stayed in was the ground floor of a two story building, the first floor appears to have no sound proofing between the two floors, the hard flooring of upstairs magnified every sound. We were awoken each morning around 05.50hrs as the upstairs occupant got up and ready to go out, they would arrive home around 21.30 each night.(maybe supply them with a pair of slippers?) The main bedroom houses the water boiler in what once was the only wardrobe, so whenever the hot tap was run, the boiler fires up, I suspect that the boiler is also linked up to the upstairs accommodation as the boiler fired up at various times throughout the night. The accommodation is supposed to sleep four but there is only one tiny wardrobe and nowhere to store suitcases, the main bedroom is far too small for the double bed, we have bruises to prove how small the gap is between the bed and the radiator. There was only two of us, any more would have been a real squeeze. WiFi is rubbish, although not necessarily the owner's fault, as the signal to our phones was poor in that area owing to the remote location. A washing machine is supplied, but there did not appear to be anywhere to dry or air the washing. On a positive note, the shower was great and the water pressure good. Heating was good (once we had turned the radiators on). It was nice seeing (and hearing) the male pheasant on the lawn each morning.

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• John - Verified booking

  This is a lovely "studio" barn conversion.

  Equipped with everything you need, unless you plan to do gourmet cooking. The WiFi works, not always the case when out in the countryside, the bed is comfy (again not always so) and the small patio area ideal for breakfast or afternoon tea. Downsides, none of which are serious, but just so you know. The lane leading to the farm is narrow and twisty and one of the locals seem to be training for a rallying event. We met him once and afterwards Max (the owner) gave us advice on an alternative route out to the main road. The shower is not the best, but does the job, as it's an "instant heat" model not a mains power shower, but the cubicle is large and not one where you keep bashing your elbows. The lighting in the kitchen area is "subdued" and could do with at least one bright light. Max is a character, helpful and always on hand with friendly advice.

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• Jill - Verified booking

  A delightful cottage once you get there.

  The gardens centred around the little stream, the added touch of nooks and crannies complete with garden furniture, the summer house with seating area out over the stream all gave a restful feel to the cottage. It was helped of course by the sunny week we experienced. The interior contained all you might want on holiday with plenty of space in the kitchen area to store groceries. I would suggest that the directions for getting there be updated as the garden centre referred to in guiding us to the correct road is no more and it would be helpful if it could be stressed that the lanes going to the cottage are single lanes with the occasional passing place. While all this added to the country experience it could be off putting for anyone not used to driving on such roads. Having said all that if it is a peaceful rest you want this would be hard to beat.

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• Stewart - Verified booking

  Fabulous place to stay in beautiful surroundings and so peaceful and quiet.

  The barn is as described and spotlessly clean and perfect for a couple to relax after a day out in the surrounding places visited. The barn although in a quiet location is central to so many places so it's not long before you arrive somewhere to either sight see,shop or have a quiet drink. Max who looks after you upon arrival is very friendly and runs through all the details plus is a mind of information of all things local and if any issues(we had none) he will sort them out. His wife looks after the horses that are there and is around to say hi to but you very rarely here them considering they are close by. Will certainly return as it was a perfect location for my wife and I and lovely hosts who take pride in the 2 cottages there and the surroundings.

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