Guests say
The Old Butler's House is a spacious, characterful cottage in a peaceful location, ideal for families, groups, and dog owners. Guests consistently praise its historic charm, beautiful views, and proximity to local amenities and scenic walks. The house is well-equipped and comfortable, with thoughtful touches such as welcome refreshments. While most guests found it clean and cosy, a few noted minor maintenance issues and occasional lapses in linen quality. Overall, it offers a relaxing and memorable stay in a tranquil setting.
Most guests found the property clean and well-presented, with several reviews highlighting spotless accommodation. However, a few mentioned issues such as dog hair on carpets, dated or grubby towels, and occasional concerns about dust mites or fleas, which slightly lowered the score.
The location is highly praised for its tranquillity, lovely views, and easy access to Cley village, local pubs, shops, and coastal walks. Guests appreciated the peaceful setting and proximity to nature, making it a standout feature.
Guests frequently commented on the spaciousness, comfortable beds, and cosy atmosphere, especially with the log fire. Some noted issues with mattress firmness and bedding quality, but overall comfort levels were high.
The house is generally well-equipped, with a good kitchen, log fire, and ample parking. Some guests mentioned minor shortcomings such as a small toaster, limited kitchenware for larger groups, tricky TV, and maintenance issues like broken furniture or a faulty gate.
Many guests appreciated thoughtful touches such as welcome packs with tea, coffee, milk, and biscuits. Please note, these gifts are not guaranteed. The provision of basics and logs for the fire was also valued.
About this property
This well-furnished and equipped property enjoys its own private garden set near the centre of Cley and the beach..
Ground Floor:
Living room: Freeview TV, Open Fire
Dining room.
Kitchen: Electric Oven, Electric Hob, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Tumble Dryer
Separate Toilet.
First Floor:
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 2: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 3: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds, Pull Out Single (3ft) Bed (Flexible Sleeping Only)
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Cubicle Shower, Toilet.
Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen and Wi-Fi included. Initial logs for open fire provided. Travel cot and highchair available on request. Enclosed garden with sitting-out area, garden furniture and BBQ. Private parking for 1 car. No smoking.. With views to the sea and salt-marshes from its first floor, this is a house of character and elegance, standing in its own private lawned garden and close to the centre of little Cley and its beach. A spacious, self-contained wing of imposing Cley Hall (built in 1770), it is well furnished and equipped with an attractive living room with an open fire and a large fitted kitchen overlooking the garden. There is excellent sailing, fishing and bird-watching on the nature reserve immediately available. Golf, swimming-pool and beach at Sheringham (5 miles). Restaurant/pub nearby. Shop 1/3 mile.
Free WiFi
Although the garden is enclosed, please be aware that it may not be totally secure for small dogs and young children.
Towels are not included.
Suitable for up to 1 pet
Reviews (20)
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Confirmed Guest
This was our 4th trip there since 2022 - we decided to go elsewhere last year but missed Cley-Next-The-Sea.The actual house and location are fabulous however the towels and bedding haven’t changed and the kitchen and bathroom towels are particularly grubby looking! It wouldn’t cost much to invest in new linen- the sheets on the children’s bed on the largest room aren’t fitted so they don’t sleep at all well in there - the beds overall are uncomfortable and also need replacing. The new arrangement re the fridge isn’t right and was much better beforehand.The garden furniture is the same as my parents in the 60s and also needs replacing as most chairs are broken.I hope my comments help the owners as I actually love this house hence us returning so many times but enough is enough!
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Confirmed Guest
We enjoyed another wonderful week at the Old Butler’s House and look forward to our next visit!
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Confirmed Guest
Overall, a lovely place to stay. The wing of magnificent old house with a good-sized secure garden. The house was spacious, clean and very well equipped. We have stayed in quite a lot of holiday cottages and hope the following is of use to the owners of The Old Butler's House where our stay could have been even more enjoyable. While a very basic house folder was available, it was extremely limited and did not provide any local tourist information or recommendations on places to go or eat. Only on the last day did we find there was a tumble dryer and washing machine in the garden shed which was not mentioned in the house folder but just on a card stuck to a mirror simply recording "The code for the shed is xxxx”. The only way of contacting the property owner was a landline number and it took over a day for them to reply before our visit. No email or mobile number were provided should we have had issues when at the house. As mentioned in a previous review, the garden / drive gate does not close properly so you need a piece of rope to keep it secure. There is only one shower which has a very small cubicle, and most people would have real problems in getting a decent wash. Also, for a property advertised to take six people, the fridge freezer is very small. There were some maintenance issues that clearly had not previously been addressed such as one of the bedroom door handles kept falling off and the stair gate was broken. While the following issues may appear niggles, they need to be addressed: there were fleas in the sitting room and my wife suffered a good 30 bites on the first night. Also, while she has no problems normally, there was apparently a dust mite problem in the main bedroom because she had real difficulty breathing, spent a lot of the nights awake coughing and, in the end, had to use an inhaler. I hope this review doesn't seem too critical as it's a lovely house with just a few issues that if addressed would have made our stay even better.