Discover Large Cottages in Northumberland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Michael - Verified booking

  First of all I would say that it is a great property, a good size and in a very nice location but that said you have major problems that I list below, especially considering the high price of rental it leaves a lot be rectified.

  Cleanliness- Kitchen floor lots of residual dirt built up over a long period and needs a deep steam clean as do the bathroom floors. Carpets are old and shabby and if they are being retained also need a deep clean. The sofas would benefit of the same. Bedding some of the sheets had stains on them, so washing quality is suspect. Central heating - needs draining down and radiators bleeding as noisy and inefficient as well as the controls for it need replacing as in bad order. Fridge and Freezer are in bad order falling apart and freezer has not been defrosted in a long while and should be of a larger size considering the size of accommodation and number of people using it. Furniture- bedroom furniture handles falling off and need repair. Lastly whoever is responsible for managing this property is not doing their job properly, for as well as the above we tried contacting them on arrival as we had a issue with the key safe via text, email and phone and NOBODY bothered to call us back to help, so all in all you will not be getting any more recommendations or business from me and I will mention this on Facebook as think you are miss selling this property.

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• Johanne - Verified booking

  We were very impressed with the property.

  It looks exactly like the photos, located in a lovely quiet village location and was spotlessly clean. We stayed for a week and it had everything we needed for our stay, including plenty of household cleaning items, kitchen staples and bathroom washing soap etc! There was a nice welcome pack upon our arrival, thank you! The house has lots of space with plenty of room including a games room which provided us with lots of fun. And it’s super warm for such a large house. The heating takes no time to warm up and makes it very cosy in the evening. In fact we didn’t need the full basket of wood for the open fire that was left for us. We took our two dogs and it was like home from home for them having a big garden to explore. Parking on the drive for at least 4 cars too! We genuinely loved the house and would definitely recommend it. We will revisit again. The only negative is that we didn’t get to enjoy the lovely garden due to the cold weather but that just gives us an excuse to come back. Thank you for letting us stay, we loved it!

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• Ruth - Verified booking

  Sykes booking system was excellent but the house was disappointing.

  Extremely expensive and would expect luxury stay in line with the cost but although the location was great the beds were ancient and extremely uncomfortable with terrible mattresses where you could feel the springs with exception of the master bed that appears to be new. The 2nd double has bird poo splattered all over the fireplace. All the duvets are 13.5togs in the summer so not only is mattress uncomfortable you’re also far too hot. The kitchen is poorly equipped with no sharp knives and tiny saucepans or one massive catering size one. The kitchen is dated and the bathrooms even more so. That’s what we paid £2000 a week for! The size of the property is great though and the games room a bonus with kids. The caretaker was also brilliant in organising for a broken loo to be fixed quickly. We wouldn’t go back to this house although would definitely go back to the area.

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• Eugene - Verified booking

  Big spacious house with huge garden area even including a rickety gazebo (take care!

  - doors held on by solitary remaining hinge). Very well equipped, except that a few things here and there need better maintenance. Cooker extract and light not working, bedroom ceiling light doesn't work, windows get stuck, dining room needs a better light (we couldn't use the room at all), we had to change a couple of bulbs ourselves, and most disturbing of all - the smoke alarm malfunctioned at 5am waking everyone and the screaming siren could only be stopped by our partially dismantling the alarm! We notice the alarm had a label saying 'must be replaced by Oct 2020' - ie. one year ago! The house has great potential - eg. good showers, comfy rooms, nice family size kitchen, every conceivable piece of kitchen equipment (except coffee machine doesn't work) and great garden but does need better maintenance

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• Christine - Verified booking

  We couldn’t believe this farmhouse.

  Yes, some minor niggles with the fridge freezer and upstairs windows but the rest far outweighed these. It was spacious inside and out, with a well equipped kitchen. The garden was spacious and private, the seating in the lounge was amazing and the beds comfy. The pool table was certainly a hit with everyone. Not only was the farmhouse quiet we were near to some beautiful local walks, pubs and local shop. We loved the area particularly as we were so close to Hadrian’s Wall, Vindolanda, Housestead and the Roman Army came but a beautiful trip across the countryside lead to a wonderful day at Druridge Bay by the sea. We were charmed by the place and the area and would certainly visit again.

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