Dog Friendly Cottages In North Devon

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Joanna - Verified booking

  We stayed 2weeks at Widmouth Farm Cottages, a complex of about 10 cottages, arranged in 2 or 3 terraces, at fairly close proximity around a sort of central courtyard & looking out at each other, take note as privacy not the best.

  We were due to switch to Roundbarn cottage for the 2nd week, but the owners, at our request, kindly agreed to us staying put at Heron Cottage The cottage was nicely furnished and the hot water & c/h worked very efficiently. But at just over £200 a night the cottage was not really good value, too cramped for us (2 adults, one child and a dog). Upstairs is a nice big double bedroom with windows looking out the front t - and a much smaller 2nd bedroom with 2 small narrow twin beds- a bit of a squeeze to pass through The smaller bedroom has a view of the sea & lovely little bay below Downstairs the living toom was comfortable & adequatel furnished but rather small, with a rather small poor quality tv (no tvs upstairs either). The kitchen/ diner was also a bit cramped, and there was just the one bathroom toilet- also downstairs There are no individual gardens and the doors & windows look straight out at cottages opposite, so it can feel a bit claustrophobic The place itself is beautifully located on a hill.overlooking a nice little typical N Coast grey colored beach & bay, with plenty of walking trails around & over the magnificent cliffs. The whole area of the N Devon coast & coastal towns is pretty steep (take note those of you with dodgy knees) and staggeringly beautiful, espec when the sun comes out Driving out of the property onto the main road at the top is a bit tricky, it's hard to see clearly both ways & traffic zooms along at some speed, so caution is advised There's no network at the property so you have to use wifi. The place is owned by a family who live in a nice big house on the property itself, husband wife & daughter. The daughter is the appointed manager but we hardly ever saw her. The mum is a very nice lady, often found gardening and I very much enjoyed chatting with her, but bottom line they don't really seem to bother much or care for their guests, not just our opinion bit a couple of other guests too. For contact they only give you a landline & there's no network so you can't get through to them without leaving the place & walking up the steep hill to the top of the road. Why can't they provide a mob no so you get them on Whatsap. In the 2 days prior to leaving London, I called the manager daughter 3 times & she never picked or returned my calls. That's not a good initial impression and our stay sort of confirmed that. They just leave you to yourself, tho I stress they're all v nice people Final point: you can't check-in is before 4.00pm but have to be out by 10.00am, that seems to be the rules all over these day and it's a bit unfair & stressful Joanna & Tony

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• Owen - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Kingfisher cottage.

  The location is great, being yards from the South West Coast path and with it's own beach. The views from the fields on the farm (which you have access to and have 'paths' mowed into them) are marvellous, and the Alpaca's are very friendly if you want to say hello. The cottage itself was very comfortable and well equipped, however the bathroom is on the ground-floor which was not mentioned in the listing - this could prove inconvenient for some people. The other drawback is the internet access. Whilst the listing says that "the wi-fi speed is much slower", the speed is not the main problem. The problem is the connection to the router that is external to the cottage and serves a number of the cottages. I continuously lost connection to the router which was frustrating - investment into additional connections for each group of cottages would probably solve this. However if you're not too bothered by internet connection, or the downstairs bathroom, and want a very comfortable cottage in a great location, with great views of the coast from the fields then this is the cottage for you.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  Delightful cottage everything you need for a comfortable stay A dog towel ...

  Delightful cottage everything you need for a comfortable stay A dog towel treats and a roll of bags was a lovely touch for our westie Due to Bethany being poorly her mum Alison greeted us lovely lady guided us on different eating places and attractions and if anything in the cottage not happy with to see her Everything was great The Llamas sheep and goat were lovely The little beach was lovely I am sure on a sunny day but our weather was very mixed beginning of September Plenty of crockery pots pans cutlery knives and utensils The king size bed was lovely deep and we slept very well The bathroom was very clean the only thing I would change is the towel rail as starting to rust the shower was great with a choice of hand set or rain shower The laundry room is great although we didn't use it Information and an honesty box for the llama food we couldn't feed the geese and chickens due to avian bird flu but they were happy birds We loved it and would recommend booking this cottage location is just outside ilfracombe a matter of yards but close enough

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• Lorraine - Verified booking

  This is a wonderful bungalow which is very modern inside.

  The views from the raised terrace are really lovely, great to wake up to in a morning. We also loved using the hot tub after days out exploring. We chose to park in front of the bungalow itself but there is also parking in front of the garage at the back. The garden is enclosed, even for our small dog, which was good. The kitchen is well equipped. A slow cooker might be a nice addition. Plenty of towels were supplied, with separate ones to be used for the hot tub. Labelled bags were left out to put laundry in on departure and instructions for recycling - very organised! One minor point for us was that the toilet paper provided was of a very poor quality and did not reflect the high standard of everything else. This is not a complaint but just something that the owners might appreciate feedback on. This was our first visit to Devon and we loved it. Some really interesting places to visit and the bungalow provided excellent accommodation for us and our little dog, Thankyou.

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• Glyn - Verified booking

  Heron Cottage was nicely presented however we had certain issues and actually returned home on the 15th June rather than complete our stay.

  The biggest issue for us was the downstairs toilet/bathroom which was not mentioned in the cottage details. My wife has some mobility issues and having to go downstairs at night was a big issue. Stairs are quite steep. We also had a plumbing issue with the shower which required a lot of strength to turn on and as much force to turn off and apparently the cottage owners are having problems with the company who carried out the upgrade of five of the cottages and all have the same problem. The issue is ongoing but this is not a problem guests want to experience, particularly older guests. A container for shower gel, shampoo and conditioner would be helpful in the shower. The shower floor was not ideal. There was no DVD in our cottage. We were told to check for a slot at the back of the TV but there was no slot. Wardrobe storage was very limited and I feel sure would be a problem for four adults as there was only a very small cupboard in the main bedroom.

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