Topsham Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Julia - Verified booking

  In going to stay in Devon for a family week early Feb I had a lot to achieve from my brief & in selecting Crablake Farm House we found it all.

  A traditional, indeed historic building that’s so very spacious and has clearly been given a comfortable contemporary lift with respect to bathrooms and bedroom in their opulent and gentle ‘country house’ feel. The kitchen is the greatest surprise & pleasure - perfect for cooks & entertaining - with large dining tables in both the kitchen and dining room & the use of volumes of crockery and glass wear. With a mix of grannies & God parents it worked perfectly for us. Points to consider are - there’s a contained double on the ground flooor which is disability friendly but not extreme. My elderly parents appreciated the access this room gave them by being part of the group and near to the sitting room and kitchen. The 2 sets of stairs to the first floor are traditional, carpeted, newly decorated, well lit, but plentiful. When planning bedrooms keep that in mind. Upstairs is fantastically roomy and the equivalence of the room sizes sees nobody given second best. Fresh, polished & breezy! Cosy blankets to snuggle with add to the charm. zzz the bedrooms are great for snoozing and reading too. The views are either rural and breath taking or more local of the animals on the working farm - which is just wonderful to observe on a daily basis. The gated mature garden wraps itself around the house building & was just about to burst into spring bud. Those staying in the coming weeks are in for an absolute treat of nature. There are different areas around the garden to slumber or just sit. I loved listening to the birds dipping & diving whilst enjoying a crisp afternoon tea. I suspect in the summer with all the doors open it would be spectacular at Crablake … I did spy a wonderful outdoor eating area for hazy lunches and late suppers. The locality of the house is rural enough to be in the thick of the countryside but close enough to visit many places and so some of our days were very full. Nobody got lost finding us & everyone enjoyed the ease of ‘coming home’ so quickly. We ate in. We dined out. So well equipped we wanted for little & when we did the owners were just a very cheery call away. Efficiently we did have a local grocery order delivered which worked well & this was supported by a great grocery fridge, 2 wine fridges & some freezers. This house is a warm, loving & easy big ‘home from home’. Not slick but stable with lovely rugs and old polished pieces - that can absorb a mixed aged party with ease. Instructions are around to support making each item work inc the wood burning stove. For little people it’s a safe haven of special spaces inside and out and for wonderful games such as hide and seek and sofa story telling there’s so much scope .. oh to be aged 7 and staying at Crablake! Great memories were made this week & I suspect much is credited to the pleasure of Crablake Farm House. The Devon holiday industry. It appears is busy and this attentive business is right up there showing what the county has to offer in terms of sincerity of service and style and quality of accommodation. Hope this note is insightful. Thanks Jerry & Crew. PS I’d highly recommend booking whatever you do though. Even in February it was busy enough! Kindly forgive any grammatical errors, I’m dyslexic.

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• Nicola - Verified booking

  My 5 sisters and I spent last weekend in this wonderful house in a lovely setting.

  The house was spacious,( would make a great place for extended family and or friends to meet ) immaculately clean, presented perfectly and had absolutely everything and more than we could hope for to make it a perfect place to stay. From the bedrooms, all looking over the fields, to the kitchen, the comfy longe and dining room and games rooms ( competitive game of monopoly not withstanding lol) we were so impressed. Was also nice to meet the owners of the farm and hear about the history of the house. So thank-you to the owners, the cleaners and all involved with looking after the house making it such a wonderful place to stay. We would throughly recommend Crablake Farm, and hope to be back next year

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• James - Verified booking

  We had a really nice weekend here despite the terrible early Jan weather.

  The house was a really high standard and huge! Bedrooms were all very big with v comfortable mattresses. The house itself has a really nice feel to it. Lots of history. It’s a bit of maze with the 2 staircases but the kids loved that for the hide and seek games. Great facilities and fittings. The kitchen was a really nice social place to cook eat and relax with friends. We normally venture further into Devon/ Cornwall but we all loved the area. We enjoyed MTB riding in nearby Haldon Forest and the kids loved Dawlish and being able to watch the trains whilst on the beach. Highly recommend!

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• Sharon - Verified booking

  Spacious, well-equipped house, where we could come together as a group of 11 or each find our own space.

  We particularly enjoyed the views, the enclosed gardens and the chance to bbq. The set up is very practical with plenty places to dry beach towels and wetsuits. Wi-fi excellent which was helpful as some of us had work to complete during our stay. Beds were really comfortable. Fully understand why the duvets are in their own liners, and then duvet covers, but this did mean lots of undoing and straightening - perhaps we're all wriggly sleepers!! Lots to do in the surrounding area for a week - had good food at the Ley Arms and from the Wednesday pizza van in Exminster. Jerry was a great host.

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• Kaye - Verified booking

  The farm was fantastic.

  Much bigger than we expected. Everything we needed was there. The wood fire was lovely on an evening and the garden great for kids and everyone during the day. Loads of games for kids. Brilliant kitchen to cook and eat in with lots of people. Lots of hot water but we weren’t sure how to put central heating on so some instructs would help although it was warm during our stay and it automatcame on upstairs for a bit so it wasn’t an issue. We had a great stay - thank you and we hope to come again

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