Dog friendly cottages in Lyme Regis

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Andrew - Verified booking

  The Rousdon Estate is a fantastic place to stay.

  There are good short walks around the estate with a lot of interesting and quirky buildings to look at. For longer walks, the massive plus is that the estate has its own path down to the Undercliff (about half way along) from where you can walk to Seaton or Lyme Regis. If you cross the Undercliff path the private path continues on to a private beach which was virtually deserted both times we went (although the path is quite challenging). 2, Old Home Farm itself is a very clean, airy and well-appointed house which had easily enough space and seats, etc for seven of us. The large fridge-freezer was particularly welcome as we did a lot of cooking ourselves. The house also has a nice sunny garden, front and back. We didn't have any of the problems previous guests had with showers (we've had a lot worse!) However, although it was very clean, we did have a few niggles about how the house had been left for us. First, we had asked (when booking and also by phone the week before we came) for both the beds in bedrooms 1 & 3 to be made up as superkings. We had received an email saying that this would be done but bedroom 3 was still a twin when we arrived. We had to zip-link it ourselves and luckily we had brought a spare double sheet and duvet. Second, like the previous reviewer in April we were pretty appalled to be greeted by a pile of 26 empty bottles just lying around outside the back of the house. Then we found a further 14 bottles in a food waste bin in the same location, making 40 in all. Clearly the cleaners expected that it was future guests' responsibility to dispose of their predecessors' empties. Anyway, we put them all in black sacks and put them in the orange top black bin - where all rubbish and recycling has to go - and put the bin out on Tuesday night for Wednesday collection. We found out about this in the guest book but it would be helpful if this info could be displayed more prominently. In addition, there was no outside bucket for cleaning our dog's paws after a muddy walk so we bought a Lyme Regis "Crab Bucket". Before leaving, we wrote "2, Old Home Farm" on this bucket and left it outside the back door for future dog owning guests to use, so we hope that it is still there. Finally, we would like to say that these were only minor irritations and we really enjoyed our stay at 2, Old Home Farm and on the Rousdon estate and would definitely recommend it

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• Susie - Verified booking

  We enjoyed a fabulous week in our chosen property.

  It looked lovely in the photos and on arrival, exceed our expectations. The view from the decking was amazing, unfortunately the decking was rotten in places and my chair leg fell down a hole when I sat down! which was a little unnerving. Some wire fencing around the roped off area at, the edge of the decking would have been an advantage, as Phoebe was keen to search out the smells in the hedge beyond!! The welcome pack was a very generous and unexpected treat, thank you. The property was furnished to a high standard throughout, with a really comfortable bed, nice linen and towels etc On arrival the newly fitted bifold door was stiff to open and close, (guests might need to be warned of this, as it takes a good tug to open) On using the shower for the first time, the temperature control appeared to be stuck on hot. We did finally manage to adjust the temperature, thankfully. There was also an oversight, with no towels having been left at the property, but this was quickly rectified, thank you. The instructions for rubbish were to put the bin out in a Thursday evening, for a Friday collection. However the bin was put out on Monday evening, by other guests/owners and emptied on Tuesday and returned inside the gate. We then put our rubbish out on Thursday, as instructed, but the bin was brought in again, on Friday morning, un-emptied, by someone else. Perhaps the bin collection has now changed from Fridays to Tuesdays?? The position of the property was perfect for walking up and down into town and parking was not an issue, either on bays adjacent to the property, or on a nearby street. We would definitely recommend and return

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• Kate - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at the Carriage House and absolutely plan to stay again.

  We loved the quiet setting - the fact it’s hidden away makes it such a peaceful hideaway from the busy Lyme Regis area. We could hear the owls and saw the rabbits and deer on the estate. We visited in a really quiet time but imagine it would be a real benefit at peak times. And even though it feels quiet and remote, it is really close to Lyme which we visited for dinner a few times. The property is really well equipped, it had everything we needed and more. We were able to sit outside for some of the week and enjoy the distant view of the sea. Everything was more than comfortable, the house was cosy with the underfloor heating and we loved the snug. It is worth being aware of the following but they didn’t detract from our stay at all: - there has definitely been some effort to make the front garden more secure for dogs but it’s not 100%. We kept ours on the lead and that didn’t bother us. - water pressure isn’t great as it’s rural, we just worked around this for showers etc We loved it. Thank you!

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• Amanda - Verified booking

  First time to Lyme Regis , what a gem!

  Excellent location for popping in and out during variable weather!. So much to explore. We left the car in the long stay Holmbush car park for the entire 5 nights stay. Very good bathroom, the best . Pleasant styling throughout. Kitchen would benefit from having a long shelf above sink area, to put things whilst preparing food etc. Didn't try the Nespresso machine as pods provided not compatible, shame . Marked down on cleanliness as some of the crockery not clean, obvious dried egg etc. but we found the dishwasher to work very well . More teaspoons and knives, dessert spoons.would have been useful. The TV only had limited channels available on free view even with a retune and the internet channels took a while to set up for the new? router pass code. This was useful to view some of the missing freeview channels Beautiful view from top terrace, sadly only one afternoon good enough to sit out . A shrub on way up somewhat overgrown . Nice goodies left , thank you , we really enjoyed our stay.

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• Mike - Verified booking

  Just back from a Bank Holiday weekend stay at the marvellous Carriage House, in such a quiet and beautiful setting, made all the more spectacular by the variety of leaves in their vivid early season greens and reds of the copper beech and acers.

  The house is very well maintained, comfortable and extremely well equipped. There were six of us for our family get away, so plenty of indoor space, and of course, in the summer ample outdoor seating for any time of day. From the main lounge you’re always catching the stunning view of the sea and distant cliffs. The walk into Lyme along the River Lim is very pleasant, there is a footpath parallel to the main road to get down to the Talbot Arms where the walk starts. If you like hearty, tasty, well cooked traditional British pub food, the Talbot Arms is the place to go, anything fancier you will probably need to go into Lyme itself. As various reviewers have commented, the garden isn’t dog safe, I don’t know if it would be possible to ‘line’ the wooden fencing with close mesh wire. I know you get instructions on how to get to the property, but if you’re looking on the website map, the house is shown as being on the wrong side of the road!

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