8/10 Good
Mollie F.
9 Aug 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Peaceful and tranquil
This old house is set in the most peaceful location. Perfect for rest and recuperation. Loads of space for all the family to stay. Kitchen Aga has been updated to a modern 6 ring electric cooker which has two ovens and excellent for cooking for the larger group. Plenty of crockery, maybe a bit short on cutlery, but keeps you on top of washing up. There are two downstairs toilets (one has a shower) and a further two toilets and bathrooms upstairs. So that's four toilets altogether which is brilliant. Two large rooms with double beds, one smaller room with a double and a room with three single beds. There is also a futon downstairs the room with the toilet and shower. The large upstairs rooms are a little distance from the bathrooms which needs a walk along a corridor and up and down single steps, which was going to be an issue for my mother who is up and down a lot in the night and would definitely have got lost, but fortunately they slept downstairs so this was not an issue in the end.
The garden is massive, we visited in a hot summer and easily followed natural shade from the trees and a lovely gentle breeze. Mum and Dad enjoyed sitting under the trees drawing and painting the garden and river. Ample parking for four cars.
The house is super old though and the down side for us were the stairs. My elderly parents absolutely could not manage the narrow treads and the beam that has to be ducked to go under if you are over 5ft4 tall, which I am sure is common for the area and quirky in old houses but we'd have liked to have known about it before booking. Given the size and space of the house, we did manage to do some juggling about and put my parents in spare beds downstairs, but not really ideal. Also, as you can see from the photos, the house has amble room for 10 people, but there isn't seating for everyone together. When we were eating we sat 4 in the kitchen and 6 in the conservatory, which was ok for us.
The area is lovely. So many places to take the dog who had the best holiday ever. We love the local rubbish collection policies and filling the milk bottle from the local stores. A must try are the scotch eggs from the village shop in Cerne Abbas. Mr and Mrs Hayes helped us with our requirements for which we were very grateful.
Mollie F.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022
