“The location in Rousden is everything you could wish for, except we weren't told there was no longer access to the beach which we particularly wanted to visit, so a little disappointed.”
The estate is very dog friendly with nice walks and we met some lovely people.
Parking. There is no off road parking! You park on the road outside the property, but there is only room if there is no one parked opposite or you will block the road. Beware the wrath of the neighbour on the conner next door if you park too close to "his parking space!"
We love Devon & Dorset but this time it was unseasonably cold, down to 10 degrees for two days, and sometimes very wet. Not a problem for us, but the underfloor heating did not lend itself to these conditions at all, It was set somewhat cool and by it's design it does not respond quickly to heat demand. It's not pleasant coming back to a cold cottage on a horrible wet day, and not be able to feel any benefit from boosting the heating for at least two hours. There is no additional heating included, so there was nowhere to dry wet coats, so they stayed wet.
There is a wood burner, but no fuel is provided and it would have cost me a small fortune to buy the fuel needed to fuel it, so ultimately our stay was not as comfortable as it could have been.
The roof window leaks reported by previous visitors continue to leak.
The property is listed for six people, but the third bed is a bed settee in the lounge/TV room, which already has a bed on the mezzanine above. The bathroom for it would be one of the en-suites through another bedroom. Hardly very practical, I'm glad we didn't take the family here.
When we arrived, the bin was full, and despite us putting it out to be emptied on the allocated day, it was not emptied. A phone call to Lyme Bay Holidays resulted in no action, so the next visitor would be met with the overflowing bin at the gate.
It's a lovely cottage in a stunning location but would I go again?
I'm sorry. No.
