Dog Friendly Cottages in Burton Bradstock

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sarah - Verified booking

  Brock cottage is a lovely cottage, well presented and comfortable.

  It has a pretty, if overgrown, and secure garden. On the whole it is well equipped although in our experience it is unusual in this price bracket not to have some sort of welcome pack of tea bags/milk etc and to not be provided with dishwasher tablets or bin bags. It is in a central location in West Bay which is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a two minute walk to the beach and costal path but the road it is on is surprisingly busy at all times and with only single glazed windows the road noise is loud in the front of the house where the master bedroom is. West Bay, as we discovered, is a bikers haven and we had a couple of disturbed nights over the weekend with very loud bikes coming and going until past midnight. It’s an old cottage and while attempts have been made to add soundproofing, noise from the very friendly neighbours could often be heard quite loudly, especially on the stairs and in the lounge and the master bedroom. We were also conscious of trying not to be too noisy so as not to disturb them, not easy with three small children. One final issue was the parking....the listing for the cottage states that parking is available close by for £2 per day. Whilst this may have been the case in the past, it is no longer so and the parking cost is now £8 for a full day at all the car parks. You can keep this down to closer to £4 if you are out for the main part of the day. Parking was plentiful and even though it was very busy we never had an issue getting a space. Whilst the cottage itself is lovely, and on the whole we enjoyed our stay, the noise from road and neighbours definitely marred our enjoyment and we wouldn’t book again because of it.

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• Katie - Verified booking

  The first thing to say is that this is a lovely, extremely well equipped cottage within a short walk to the beach, with other lovely walks nearby.

  There is, of course, a but.......don't be lulled into thinking "it's a village, how much traffic can there be"! Parking and the traffic noise are a nightmare. Not only is the cottage right on the road running through Burton Bradstock, it is also where the road narrows allowing only one car through. Subsequently you have cars and lorries outside the window idling in a queue, or revving up to rush through. Traffic noise can start early, and two of the three bedrooms are at the front of the house and are unsuitable for light sleepers. Even those of us who normally slept well were woken early (we are talking 5.30 one morning and certainly by 7.00). As the cottage is right on the road, trying to get to the other side of the road where the pavement is can be tricky and time consuming, particular with dogs (equally I can imagine with young children). I looked for Donkey Lane where one site said to park and frankly this is illusionary at best, a narrow lane for single file traffic. Parking on roads nearby was a bit hit and miss and, I suspect during holiday season a parking space would be a rare find. The garden is lovely but you do have to pass the kitchen window and lounge of the cottage next door which feels a little odd, particularly at night when taking the dogs out for a last wee. Despite the lovely cottage I would not book again, and neither would any one else who stayed with me. Lack of sleep and parking do not over ride the plus points of the cottage itself.

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• John - Verified booking

  Superb cottage - a bit like a Tardis!

  The front of building is quite modest, but once one is inside, the space just seems to expand and expand. Cleanliness and comfort were excellent and the rooms are all spacious and comfortable. Lovely and well-equipped kitchen. The two double bedrooms upstairs were also of a good size with very comfortable beds and the third bedroom on the second floor (which we didn't use as sleeping accommodation as we were two couples) was very useful as quiet space - one member of our party has just started a University course and needed some space for Zoom seminars etc. The WiFi connection was also excellent. While we did not have the best weather throughout, we did have some marvellous days walking the South West Coastal Path which passes through West Bay. The route to the West through Seatown on onwards to Charmouth over the top of Golden Cap is just superb. West Bay itself is unpretentious and has a working harbour, some good restaurants and bars and is a great base for the Dorset coast. Brock Cottage would be highly recommended by us.

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• Samantha - Verified booking

  Loved this beautiful cottage and found it very comfortable, clean and warm.

  It had everything we needed for a relaxing stay. Comfortable beds and excellent long-deep bath and great shower. A short and relatively easy walk to the wonderful local beach (and excellent beach cafe) plus plenty of other walks from the village along the river or on the cliffs. Two lovely pubs for eating out within just a few paces, plus a handy village store and post office. As per other reviews, yes the road outside the property is busy at peak times, but not enough that it bothered us. The front door opens directly onto the road, so great care needs to be taken especially with young children or dogs, but there is a latch gate outside front door. Didn't have any problems finding a parking space on the street near the cottage. Lovely garden and raised decking with seating, was secure, (but I and our dog were surprised by the gardeners being in the garden one day). It might be helpful if the gardener could knock to just let guests know he's there? But all in all a fantastic place to stay and we'd definitely recommend it.

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• Tracey - Verified booking

  We were disappointed to find there was no cupboard space whatsoever to store groceries.

  There was only two of us so not such an issue but as the cottage is for 5 people I’m not sure how they would manage . There is lots of mould in the bathroom on the ceiling which needs attention , the toilet brushes in both toilets were black where they havnt been cleaned in a long time. There was lots of little black beetle type insects in the dining room particularly round the fireplace / stair area and lots of cobwebs too around the fireplace in the lounge which we cleaned . The outside furniture is very worn ( not as pictured on the listing ) needs some TLC. It is also not clear from the pictures that there is a property next door whose kitchen looks directly onto the sundeck area in the garden . Also the oven took a VERY long time to get up to temperature (20 mins) We were disappointed with it really for how much we paid £1300+ . Its in a great location and is a lovely cottage we just felt like it needed a good deep clean and a bit of TLC.

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