Large houses to rent for Christmas

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mr Harrison - Verified booking

  We enjoyed a lovely two-week stay at Swallows Barn over the Christmas and New Year period. The house is cosy and warm, comfortable (the beds were delightfully so!), decorated to a high standard and has almost everything guests would need for their stay. We particularly enjoyed the roaring fire on a cold winter day, but the house is luxuriously warm even without, with underfloor heating throughout. The kitchen is a little on the small side, but we had no problems rustling up Christmas dinner on the big day. The quiet, rural location of the cottage suited us perfectly and I can imagine having the outdoor space, front and back, would be a real bonus in the summer months. The house is very well located for a number of local places of interest. We enjoyed visits to Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer, and Brancaster and Holkham beaches are unmissable. Our only recommendations would be better lighting leading up to the property, as we arrived in darkness and it was very hard to find our way in pitch black, a clothes airer for laundry, as we had nowhere to hang wet clothes straight from the machine, and our only real disappointment was the owners/managing agents refusing to decorate the house over the festive period, not something we've experiences on the many occasions we've booked to go away for Christmas. Even a simple, inexpensive artificial tree would have been nice, so that the children had somewhere to place their presents. Would highly recommend Swallows Barn and would happily stay again (maybe just not over Christmas!!!).

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• Mrs Richardson - Verified booking

  We stayed in Farrier cottage during a heatwave it was hot no rain all week, the cottage is well presented and has large spacious rooms, the kitchen has large glass windows with no covers and this made it uncomfortable for eating whilst it was so hot, but I guess that's personal choice, the lounge was comfortable though sofas a little worn on the cushion seating, plenty of board games available, the downstairs bedroom is spacious and has a step down in to it which was hard to spot for my dad who was using this room, I have suggested it be marked to help elderly or unsteady , the downstairs ensuite was a good size, there is a nice little study room too, the downstairs laundry room is handy and the extra toilet/shower as well, the stairs are tricky and we found them a challenge, i think small children going up and down would scare me a bit, you need to be steady on your feet, the two upstairs bedrooms are a good size and the shower room is large , we had a problem with shower draining but was seen to within hours, the garden has a lovely large area of grass perfect for playing on, the cottage was joined to another property but we had no issues with neighbours only the sheep which escaped into the garden, lovely quiet location and we had a lovely time in Norfolk, overall it is a beautiful cottage.

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• Geoff - Verified booking

  Arrival at property was promising owner had left a cake , milk tea and coffee.

  Unfortunately that was the only positive all the rest been negative ,the furniture & fittings were all dated & well worn the bedding including the duvet was very poor on the double bed and they was no additional bedding so when nighttime was cool unable to improve comfort also the bedstead had some damage which the owner had tried to make safe with a piece of tape over problem which in this day and age of health and safety is not acceptable.the heating system as pointed out in list of info was unpredictable and warned not to adjust it and also info list stated fault with light on hob so had to remember which plate had been on to avoid injury, the toaster was antiquated and dirty so if you used it it set of alarm in kitchen on top of this the cleanliness was poor very dirty around skirting boards and toilet in bathroom. My wife and I are both pensioners and my daughter is single parent of my granddaughter so we were expecting a nice enjoyable holiday which ended up like been in a 1970 s documentary so in the end we left property a day early.this holiday is normally a little treat for the family and all other times when we have used your site the holidays have been excellent but this one will make me think twice before booking through you in the future

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• Mr Cowham - Verified booking

  Absolutely fantastic! Beautiful cottage hidden away! Private and quiet, garden space was perfect for our children - enclosed and safe. Property was very well equipped with everything we needed and more, extremely clean and the welcome basket was a real personal touch and very welcoming.. thank you! Loved the rainforest shower a very nice touch. Over all a beautiful traditional Welsh cottage with modern twists. Owners were outstanding hosts, extremely friendly and welcoming. We had logs, kindling and matches left for the wonderful log burner in the sitting room which was very cosy at night time. Three well spaced rooms with plenty of storage for clothes and blankets. Spacious kitchen with room for five people around the table, nice added extra of a smart TV and modern appliances. Local amenities ( especially with children ) was perfect, lots to do and see, if you have children - would recommend the Moody Cow play barn 16 minutes away, fantasy farm and Aberaeron beach within 20 minutes. Overall - fabulous property and we will be returning for sure. 5 Stars!!

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• Monica - Verified booking

  I have had a lovely time.

  The property was spotlessly clean and had everything I needed. Great location and a wonderful town, very dog friendly and lots of beautiful walks. Wells is a very nice little town, friendly locals and great surroundings. Due to the current safe distance rules I did not get to meet Sue but she ensured I was left all the information I needed and tea, coffee and cake on arrival. Nice touch. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting to switch off from the busy life. I know that for most people holiday means going abroad and sit by the pool with a drink, well that isn’t me. There are so many beautiful places in this country to see and explore that we often forget and we don’t feel we had a holiday until we get on a plane. The drive down to Wells took just under 3 hours and the scenery was breathtaking (non motorway). Let’s enjoy this country that has so much to offer and then sit in a paddling pool in your back garden with a drink so you can feel like you’ve had a holiday.

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