Dog Friendly Stowmarket Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Antony - Verified booking

  The Gig House has a lovely ambience and is a really successful conversion of a period property.

  We enjoyed our stay and loved the location, being on the estate with access to the moat walk and gardens, which was a daily treat for our dogs. The only criticisms are that the kitchen area is starting to look a bit tired. The utensils & crockery could do with either updating or some more useful additions. There are far too many tins in the oven and most could do with being disposed of. The fridge door needs rehanging on the same side as the covering cupboard door, as this was a bit of a bug bear! And a small dishwasher would be good. That said it did not impact on our over all enjoyment of this peaceful property. Very comfortable beds, good shower, efficient fireplace, light & airy in all rooms, and open plan layout downstairs is really functional. Finally, it should be made clear that the private garden is not directly accessible from the back door, but is through the estate's cottage garden. This meant we could not let our dogs straight out, but had to put a lead on them to get to it, just in case they gave chase to any of the wildlife around! (They're used to livestock but a rabbit would have led them astray. Thankfully the hedgehog didn't move quick enough to engage them!) Lovely having views over the cottage garden though. Just a shame the path to the private garden is not closed off. That said, would happily recommend the Gig House if you want a relaxing, peaceful stay in in historic and rural surroundings.

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  We had a lovey stay at the gig house.

  Absolutely stunning property surrounded by beautiful fields and overlooking a wonderful garden. Our dog absolutely loved watching the doves through the window over the archway! It was spotlessly clean and welcoming. ! The Kitchen could do with some better cutting knives, but we got by. We also found the beds very firm but they had wonderful linens and plush duvets. It was cold at night time but we didn’t light a fire so can’t really complain! would definitely recommend taking slippers and a dressing gown . Over all all of the highs outweigh any minor lows ! Stunning , beautiful perfect setting , we loved it .

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• Kevin - Verified booking

  Just the most perfect place for an escape.

  .we'd imagine, at any time of the year. The house itself, the fixtures and fittings, and the gardens are just beautiful. Wonderful evenings with an open fire, so lovely to return to after a day out. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever..the only possible suggestion we'd make would be perhaps an outdoor mat to clean shoes and boots before coming inside..or perhaps boot stand or box to keep them outdoors? Many thanks to everyone connected to Columbine for making us feel very welcome..and providing the most perfect much-needed escape.

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• Adam - Verified booking

  A property with historic charm set in a delightful Suffolk farm group in a peaceful rural location.

  Perfectly centrally located for East Anglia site seeing. Open fire a bonus during the cold spell when visiting and adding to the period atmosphere of the place. Upgrading of door seals would be an obvious improvement to reduce on cold draughts. Larger wine glasses perhaps? A minor point! TV handset slightly unresponsive. High standards of cleanliness and comfort. All in all a great property which we would highly recommend.

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• John - Verified booking

  This is our fourth visit to The Gig House now.

  We keep coming back because we love it! The atmosphere in the house, the location within Suffolk and also the location next to Columbine Hall and its gardens all make it one of our favourite places to stay. It's warm, friendly and is equipped with everything we've needed each time we've stayed. I highly recommend it.

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