Barley Cottage

Clean, spacious, very well stocked and the BBQ hut was a fantastic addition!

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Really cosy, well equipped cottage. Home from home. You have to cross the driveway to get to the garden but it’s worth it as the garden is well above average, secure and enclosed for our dog, a very large garden with lovely trees and a river at the bottom with garden furniture on a patio which would be lovely to sit out on in sunnier weather. The real bonus is the large BBQ hut which we found to be a really fun, sociable way to eat as a family and meant the garden could be enjoyed regardless of the weather.

Just minor things but we were there in Feb with some rain and it was dark when we used the hut. The garden path doesn’t fully reach the hut and the grass was slippy in parts after the rain. The garden is very dark at night, great for the stars but a few of those solar lights planted by the path would really help with getting to the hut with BBQ provisions.

The welcome pack was really appreciated. Barley Cottage is very clean, comfortable and has a really fun bbq hut.

As to be expected in the countryside animals woke us up at 5am but we managed to get back to sleep - if a light sleeper bring ear plugs!

Gorgeous, cosy property with a lovely garden and amazing BBQ hut. Kitchen was one of the best stocked self catering accommodations that I’ve been to. Beds were really comfy. Great communal space for a group stay and wonderful location for exploring!

It was quite noisy - thin walls and a noisy next door neighbour. The stairs were extraordinarily creaky and loud. Generally the property was really clean, so I know it wasn’t for lack of trying, but unfortunately the vacuum was a bit worn out and so there were animal hairs left from a previous guest which was not ideal with a little one crawling around. Also to note - not the owners fault at all - but just to share the feedback that I was absolutely spammed with auto emails from Sykes cottages management company before our stay, but they didn’t respond to my two emails or call me back when I had a genuine enquiry about our stay which was disappointing.