Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in South Wales

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Margaret - Verified booking

  Marian was a wonderful host.

  She warned us building noise but we heard little. We were welcomed with a much appreciated bottle of fizz, delicious cake and eggs from the chickens that are free range and lots of delicious herbal teas as well as fresh ground coffee and tea. Some milk would have been nice to make some tea after the journey but nitpicking really. We had a couple of gas BBQs that were fantastic too. The chickens roam free and are a delight to watch. The property dogs are brilliant, they know they are not allowed in your property and so they throw toys or a ball into your front door for you to play with them. Brilliant. If you ignore them they go away. But they were good fun. The accomodation was enjoyable and a great place for walking and visiting local places. We enjoyed Raglan Castle and lovely lunch at Beaufort hotel (think it's called that?) The views from front and back of the property are wonderful and encourage you to walk to the top...so we did and you should too. Abergavenny was the nearest town. Good selection of supermarkets and local stores. Lovely bakery in town for sour dough as well as cakes. There is brilliant cheese shop, have lunch and share a platter. It's just a delight. As you can tell 5 stars. That reminds me, the stars at night from the main bedroom balcony are simply amazing. Promise you will never have seen so many. Absolutely stunning.

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• Sandeep Kaur - Verified booking

  Not clearly signed where the cottage was so was driving around trying to find it.

  Once arrived the owner never realised we had arrived. After owner saw us she gave us a guided tour. Once we where all in, the kids saw soo many spider webs and big spiders. Firstly we had to move them but everywhere we turned there was another spider and another web. Whether it be in the sealing corners or floor corners. Behind bedside tables ontop of wardrobes...everywhere. There where also woodlice inside the property. Ants outside the front entrance and all over the recycling bags. There was lots of dust ontop of the books with webs, on the bathroom heater and behind the sink taps. Had to ask for WiFi password. Having 4 young kids not doing as they where told. Trying to pack and sort house put to how it was, we got late by 30 minutes and the owner was not happy. What she said was 'did you forget the departure time was 10am' to which I replied 'no but having 4 kids it was difficult'. The house was empty all we had to do was put the bags in the car. Not once did she ask how our stay was? or say have a safe journey home or did you enjoy your stay? They could have started one end instead of being abit grumpy!

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  We are a family of 4 with two small children (4&2) and came to enjoy South Wales with some friends.

  We had a wonderful time on holiday here. The cottage is lovely and had everything we needed, it is conveniently located with the nearby town of Llantwit Major offering practical amenities and plenty of woods, beaches and castles in the area to explore. The family that operate the cottage are on site and are all lovely and helpful, great with the kids and gave us some great recommendations of places to visit all thew while ensuring our stay was going well (even offering one of the paddocks for me to set up my telescope, unfortunate I never had a clear enough sky for it). Some things we did if you are after ideas, in no particular order: Ogmore Beach, Ogmore Castlem Porthcawl beach and arcades, Forrest Fawr, Southerndown Beach and Dunraven bay/castle. Some of the other stuff we wanted to do was closed due to Covid but there was more than enough to exhaust the kids on a daily basis. We look forward to returning to enjoy more of this wonderful slice of the country and we'd certainly stay here again when we do return. Thank you for a great stay!

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• Lorna - Verified booking

  Pentre Barn is just the most relaxing, peaceful and wonderful place to stay.

  We loved it so much that we have recently returned from our second visit, this time for two weeks. The Barn is very homely with every creature comfort, spotlessly clean and just gorgeous. It is surrounded by views that will take your breath away. The property is located in an ideal spot for visiting local areas including Raglan Castle, the Brecon Beacons and the Forest of Dean. Abergavenny is a short drive away full of lovely shops, cafes and restaurants. Marion, our host, was delightful and so thoughtful, she takes care of everything, and we were treated to fresh eggs from the chickens that roam free, a bottle of bubbly and cake. Thank you Marion, you are the best, we loved our chats and walks in the fields, playing ball with 'the four legged boys'. Special memories of an idyllic place, highly recommend a stay here, you won't regret it. Marion, we will be back to stay with you again, lots of love Lorna and David

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• John - Verified booking

  My sister and I have just had a magnificent week at Pentre Barn, for girly time.

  It is a lovely, very comfortable property - regardless of weather. We were there at Storm Agnes time and really appreciated the warmth with the log burner keeping us cosy. The situation is perfect, walking from the door or car trips to Abergavenny, Crickhowell and many more areas of the Brecon Beacons. It is a beautiful part of the country and one to be visited whenever a ‘quiet time’ is required - very restorative, especially as everyone we encountered during the week chatted like a good friend! Our host, Marion, was wonderful. Helpful if anything was needed and good fun. Her two Springer Spaniels of course are also great (as others have commented) really easy dogs to fall in love with! For a quiet and very restful holiday this can’t be beaten. Open space and the ability to listen to owls at night when in bed, but before dropping off to sleep is fantastically therapeutic. No more needs to be said.

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