Highwood Lodge

Good location, it was close to the venue for a family party, ideal for large groups, hot tub a bonus

Only one bathroom with bath/shower not enough for 10 people sharing, the entrance into the house is VERY steep and needs attention large pot hole you could potentially damage you car, great size car parking area but again needs attention, outside needs a bit of TLC

Great location for visiting the sculpture park or I guess if you were attending a wedding at the nearby hotel. Beds comfortable (Although the bunkbeds are really only suitable for a small adult or fairly young children.). Everything was very clean, the bathroom and kitchen were modern and a hot tub was an added bonus. Nice view from back over woodland

It is by a fairly busy road. Some parts of the property could do with updating as a little tired, but given the price, it still represented excellent value for money and was not a problem for us

Location

Too many steps. Very steep driveway. Listed as enclosed. It is not.

Location Spacious Hot tub

This property is lovely and could easily be made amazing but there are things that really let it down. As many previous reviews mention, the fridge isn’t really big enough for 8 people and the door shelf is broken. The kettle in the property just about boils enough water for 2 people at a time, not ideal when there are 4 people waiting for a hot drink. The hot tub is a fantastic addition and is a good size, however, in the 3 days that we were there nobody came to check the water quality and by day 3 we couldn’t even use it because there were no chemicals in the water and it was very murky. Also, all 4 of our children have got spots all over their bodies which we believe is from being in unclean water. The driveway leading to the property is VERY steep! Although there isn’t anything that can be done about the gradient of the driveway, it could do with resurfacing and clearing of all of the leaves/debris on it. We could only just get our car up the driveway to leave. The garden/terrace area could be incredible but it just feels very unloved/overgrown/unkempt and none of the outside lights were working on an evening so we couldn’t even go out there to make use of the fire pit.