Last Minute Cottages in Watchet

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  From start to finish the owners were helpful and communicative.

  This is a lovely property that has been beautifully decorated with a nautical theme. There is a small couetyard and plenty of places to take the dog for a walk nearby. The location is excellent, you are easily within walking distance to lots of places for eating out and plenty of pubs. There is also a coop within a few minutes walk. There always seems to be lots going on by the harbour on the esplanade and my daughter joined in with crabbing by the lighthouse one morning. The cottage is also 2 minutes walk from the steam train which allows dogs and they are incredibly friendly. We got an all day rover and would recommend you spend some extra time at Bishops Lydeard where they have two museums. The people there were kind enough to show us inside a first class sleeping compartment from 1897! I would also recommend you drive up to blue anchor for breakfast at The Driftwood and closer to the cottage you have Chives for breakfast, Sam's Deli for lunch and The star for a nice dinner. I would not recommend the fish and chip shop, the chips were actually grey. If you don't mind a drive with some breathtaking views, I recommend you visit Polock Weir and Lynton/Lynmouth. There you will find some lovely places for cream tea and a great market which I think is on a Tuesday and Wednesday.

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• Margaret - Verified booking

  The holiday cottage was as expected.

  The upstairs shower room was very small so if you were a large person you may find it difficult. However there was a shower room downstairs. Parking was just across the road and was not a problem.£5 fee per day. The owners left information about the house and a few local things. They also kindly left us milk, tea and coffee which was very much appreciated oh also a bottle of wine. Watchet for us was disappointing having never been there before I was under the impression that it was a small town. There were a few Public Houses a Co Op a very nice Deli for take way sandwiches, a couple of Cafes but not very much else. After 530pm most things were shut and became a ghost town if you have dogs there seems to be some lovely walks but we did not have dogs so in the evenings we just walked around the village. Unfortunately the weather was not good to us so unless we sat in the pub there was nothing for us to do. Sadly we would not return but this is no reflection on the property just the area.

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• Donald Wayne - Verified booking

  9 Anchor Street Watchet is a delightful town on the WSR Line.

  Our cottage was equally delightful and extremely well located to the rail station, bus stop , co-op and esplanade. The cottage has been nicely decorated in a nautical theme. The living room was very comfortable. There is a large dining room table. The galley kitchen was well equipped ( although I couldn’t find a colander and grater). The twin beds were comfortable. The upstairs shower was small but it certainly worked well and there was plenty of hot water. There was a nice outdoor sitting area which we accessed the one day it didn’t rain. We appreciated the welcome gift of wine and milk. The owner provided a warm welcome and helped us get settled. Response to all queries was swift. The heater worked well and despite the fact it was June was needed during the cool wet week we spent there. The cottage is well equipped with reading material. It was a very quiet cottage for sleeping and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here.

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• Laura Elizabeth - Verified booking

  My party had a wonderful holiday at Harbour Cottage.

  The cottage is well equipped and spotless. It's best feature is a wonderful terrace overlooking the harbour. We made good use of it. The Cottage is situated right in the centre of the village with 3 pubs, 2 restaurants, 1 fish and chip shop and various tearooms and small specialist shops to choose from, all within easy walking distance. The car park is literally across the road and one car park permit is included with the holiday. We had a second car and it only cost £25 to get a 7 days permit. A bracing walk along the pier (there are 2 of them) with the dog every morning was fabulous. Again minutes from the house. There is a wonderful arts centre with excellent restaurant at the other end of the Esplanade again no more than 10 minutes walk away. All in all, I would recommend Harbour cottage to anyone.

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• Amanda - Verified booking

  We had a very enjoyable stay at Harbour Cottage.

  As a group of 5 adults and a baby, it was very comfortable and well equipped. Communication with the owner was excellent before and during our stay. It was our first time in this part of the country and Watchet is a delightful village with everything you could need pretty much on the doorstep. It was a great base for exploring. We made the mistake of going in to Minehead on a Saturday which was heaving with lots of drunken groups which were all on one of the weekends at the Butlins - it was not pleasant. We revisited on the Monday which was much better. Having read previous reviews we tried the Spice Merchant in the village and agree that it was excellent. We also had pizza in the Bell pub which was ok. We would definitely recommend Harbour Cottage and would stay again if we were visiting the area.

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