Dog Friendly Cottages In Appledore

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Peter - Verified booking

  This is a well-appointed, modern conversion of a quayside, 3-story terrace in a very popular north Devon seaside holiday town.

  It is directly next to a good mini-supermarket which provides everything one needs for a successful stay. In front is the waterfront and a rapidly changing tide which floods in over the estuary. (A family needed to be rescued from the sands by the RNLI whilst we were there.) The property has been decorated to a high standard and is equipped with many modern innovations - some of which are quite difficult to use. There is an instruction book regarding the heating, showers, monster fridge and ice-maker, lights, IT, TV etc. (We never did get the hang of the kitchen taps; nor did we get the TV working.) Two bedrooms and main bathroom/toilet on first floor; twin on the third floor up a narrow staircase (handrail could be improved). Second shower/toilet/washing machines on ground floor.There are lots of gadgets in the kitchen - many duplicated. Not very much working space if six of you intend to self-cater - though there are lots of take-away fish and chip shops and burger bars in the vicinity. We were there in COVID July and the main tourist season (ferry, music, etc) did not seem to start until the end of the month. It was very busy. Cars parked on the quay did not move all week - so we bought a weekly car-parking pass in the public car park. The town is very pretty in its pastel colours and still has a shipyard; but most of the houses are now holiday homes and there is little in the way of interest in the way of local shops. Bideford is close by and we visited the Burrows Nature Park, Instow, Saunton Sands, Ilfracombe and the Valley of the Rocks, Bucks Mills, Hartland Point and Hartland Quay. The beers are mostly local - which is OK for a week but there could be more variation. We enjoyed the week but after that we would be looking further away for something to do and the resulting car travel would be troublesome. Nice spot - pity about the holiday-makers.

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• Mrs Bevan - Verified booking

  A lovely comfortable cottage, excellent accomodation, extremely well equipped and felt like a home not holiday accomodation. Wifi very good and very nice seating area out front for sunsets or just a cuppa and, dog friendly. The village is a typical rural village narrow roads and not much parking but you can park near the cottage which is down a very narrow lane so need to carry bags from car to cottage and up some steps but worth the effort when you get there. Look for the Chestnut Cottage sign on the wall of the house on the main road, facing the war memorial, then walk down and around the corner to the left, into the narrow lane and to the end. Fantastic pub in village with welcoming landlord and locals. Great walks to Instow across a field and then on coastal path, 20 mins max and fairly flat. short dog walks up by the church in the fields at the back of the cottage for a quick bit of exercise. So much more ot see and access but a great base to do so.

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• Roslyn - Verified booking

  We were the first to stay here and it was obvious that Paul had gone to tremendous effort to make sure that everything was perfect for us.

  This included big fluffy towels and pans of every shape and size in the well equipped kitchen. We all fell in love with the fridge freezer. If you like to cook on holiday its perfect, especially when you can get fresh fish from Serene Skies over the road. My husband and myself had were on holiday with his parents who like a bedroom each and this fit the bill perfectly as all 3 bedrooms were comfortable doubles with plenty of space to unpack. The location is perfect, right on the quayside and we loved the ever changing view when we opened the bedroom curtains on a morning. Appledore is a lovely little village with some lovely places to eat and a few nice gift shops to browse. All in all a fabulous 10 nights in this wonderful home from home. I'm sure we'll be back.

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• David - Verified booking

  Loved the cottage, loved the location.

  Very impressed with the equipment and fittings. Everything you need and everything catered for: TV's, wi-fi, shower, and kitchen equipment are all bang up to date and good quality. Even the beds are comfortable, which we always see as a real bonus! One grumble - the outside space, which we knew was going to be small, seems to have been completely neglected, certainly no attempt to clean it, sweep it, weed it etc before our arrival, which was a real shame, as we were staying during the mini-heatwave and we would have liked to open the bi-fold doors fully and make use of it. Like i say, a small grumble, otherwise really enjoyed the property.

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• Noreen - Verified booking

  We had a beautiful stay at Blackbird Cottage.

  Vinti was lovely, she made sure we had everything we needed and left a fabulous hamper of goodies for our arrival. The cottage is like something out of a novel - it has amazing character and is filled with books and interesting nooks and crannies. In between showers I spent some time sitting in the hammock in the garden sketching the cottage and it was a lovely way to pass some time. Appledore is just up the road, a very pretty town with some cute little shops and galleries. Johns deli/cafe has unbelievable pasties, brownies and croissants. It's a good thing I was only visiting as I'd be the size of a house if I lived anywhere nearby!

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