Dog Friendly Cottages In Lincolnshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anne - Verified booking

  The facilities were exceptional.

  The kitchen had everything that you could possibly want - tea towels, apron, tea, coffee, caffetiere , washing up liquid, cleaning materials, and every pot, pan you could need. Enough of every thing for the whole week of our stay. Wonderful large fridge freezer. Bathroom equally amazing - as described but extras like loads of towels, washing liquid and fabric conditioner for washing machine. Everthing was well thought through and Karen was lovely. Providing fresh eggs from her chickens and ducks. Lounge/diner was fine for 2 people for a week as only one couch, but we had a family Sunday lunch for 4 with no problem. As the main bed room is huge and has its own TV and a couch 2 couples would be fine. Our 2 Springer spaniels loved it as well - we brought all our own stuff but there were dog bowls, a new tennis ball and the outside wash area and doggy washing machine! Able to walk in owners paddock area. Occasionally the TV could be a bit intermittent on one channel or another in the evening but I think this is a Lincolnshire problem as my daughters reception is the same and she lives 20 mins away. As you have usual channels, Netflix and Amazon prime we were fine with no fees to pay. Karen was available to help us on our first evening to settle in, but we saw her most days. So we are about to book our next stay next summer to celebrate all the family birthdays we missed this year . Could not have wished for a better holiday - we even had sunshine for our walks along the beautiful beaches in October!

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• A P - Verified booking

  Very good & friendly owners, and in the main very well-equipped and clean, The owners resolved an electrical problem as fast and well as could be expected, but note below.

  Excess traffic noise. Double glazing and very heavy curtains at bedroom widows and external bedroom doors (doors about 2 ft away from fast traffic) might help customers get a lie in. As fed back by others, seating is a bit low for older people. Poor lighting over the sink makes washing up at night less easy. Now the big one - The owners seem to think a smart TV with NO AERIAL and a TV with a very poor aerial (Only BBC that broke up when trucks went past) plus fire stick is equivalent to TVs with proper working aerials. They are not TV via the net did not give live TV for the main channels (this depends upon the "smart" apps provided and whether the broadcaster has the rights to broadcast a programme over the internet). No local BBC news/weather because of this, not tennis final, No live ITV, no live UKTV channels, 5 required me to sign in so no 5 channels and Ch 4 channels only partially viewable live. More importantly, no hint that live TV was not available in the Sykes description, so no chance for a customer to being their own aerial - a very powerful and tall TV transmitter only 9 miles away so no excuse for no/inadequate aerial. Transmitter coverage map shows no blank spots for reception in the area, and there is also an alternative transmitter, but possibly too weak for a low level portable aerial. Sykes ignored an email and demanded I phone them after a Facebook message.

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• Kevin - Verified booking

  Cottage was ok, cleanliness questionable, within an hour of arrival our dog had drunk from her water bowl and splashed over the edges, so my partner used some kitchen towel to mop it up and the paper was dark brown with dirt.

  The welcome folder said we would be greeted on arrival by the owners, which didn’t happen and during the week they hardly spoke at all. We were left two toilet rolls for the entire week, would expect to be left around four or so, no kitchen towel, lucky we took our own. Settee in lounge had seen much better days, had to put a cushion under the part you sit on to prevent sliding off the front. But best of all we asked if the heating could be put on just in the evenings as it was chilly during our stay, which in the welcome folder said could be done, only to be told it was controlled centrally and was already on 19 or 20 degrees. This was ridiculous because at home we put our heating on those temperatures if a chilly evening and our radiators feel very hot, the radiators at the holiday home were never even lukewarm and I believe weren’t even on !! The owners offered us some logs to put the wood burner on, but this was in the bedroom at the far end of the property and we didn’t want a hot bedroom that would smell of woodsmoke making our clothes stink as well. Lastly, the tea towels were disgusting, they were so stained that anybody else would have thrown them out years ago. Apart from that it was fine.

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• Nicola - Verified booking

  Wow! What a stay!

  From start to finish our little trip was a breeze. Booking was super quick with all instructions and when we arrived all was super clean, tidy and presentable. We had a dog and an 11 month baby and had ample room and space for everything we needed. Rooms were very spacious and modern and the hot tub was a lovely luxury to relax and unwind in the lovely summer evenings. We took advantage of booking Samantha who is a mobile masseuse (details on FB page for Farriers Cottage) and both had relaxing Swedish massages which were an extra treat! The local pubs are lovely but are rarely open which is a shame but when they are, they are dog friendly and have nice outdoor space. Lots of surrounding areas for nice walks and watching the jets fly past from RAF Scampton was brill! The local shop was an experience too! Like a time warp! But does have a lot of items to select and lovely fresh cobs to make some lunch with. We were sad when we had to leave and we will definitely be back. We would highly recommend Farriers Cottage as a play to stay, with or without a dog, and would urge anyone to book book book this little gem! Thanks for having us ❤️

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• Valerie - Verified booking

  We were disappointed with the bungalow.

  The lounge and the double bedroom were lovely however the second bedroom and the bathroom were not. Unfortunately while we were away we had some very heavy rain which lasted some hours and when we looked into the second bedroom there was a lot of water on the sill and on the floor. On inspection this has obviously been a problem for some time as the sill was like paper. Thank goodness we had no one sleeping in the bedroom as this is a major concern. The bathroom was a disgrace and needed a total update. There was black mould, very stiff bath taps (which had obviously been noted before in previous reviews). no rubber bath mat provided which was dangerous when climbing into the bath when using the shower, the toilet only flushed if you held the button down (again reported in previous reviews) and holes which had been filled in where obviously things had been on the walls. The whole bathroom was shabby. The cooker in the kitchen had a faulty oven door which meant you had to bang it to make it close. Finally the decking at the back was covered in bird droppings so thankfully with the weather not being brilliant we did not attempt to use it.

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