Dog Friendly Cottages in East Midlands

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Hannah - Verified booking

  We had an amazing week at Clovermead Cottage.

  The cottage is beautiful and in a lovely location. It was a lovely surprise to arrive and find the owners had left milk in the fridge and some lovely biscuits. The house is very well equipped and the added bonus of a wide selection of sports equipment in the garden was a huge bonus for our children, tennis and badminton, basketball and croquet were all enjoyed during our stay. There was also a good selection of games for all ages and the owners kindly added hungry frogs to them for our boys to use during the stay. The house has a beautiful outlook and from the decking/lounge we spotted lots of wildlife highlights being a barn owl, buzzards, bats and long tailed tits who were busy on the bird feeder in the garden. The owners are lovely and gave us some tips on places to visit. Markeaton park nearby is a fantastic place for families. There is so much to do nearby we will have to come back as we couldn't fit it all in to one week. Thank you for a fabulous time the boys were in tears and sad when we had to leave as they'd enjoyed it so much.

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• James - Verified booking

  Enjoyed our stay at Clovermead.

  It had everything we needed and everything worked fine, although it was a little old fashioned in some respects. But it was cheaper than some other holiday lets with similar facilities. It had a nice LG 48” television in the lounge that looked fairly new. There was a good sized garden area at the back which was enclosed, so we could let our dog run around off lead. There were a few steps down to the garden from the decking terrace, so it may not be possible for a disabled person to get down to the garden. There was quite a bit of traffic noise from the nearby A50 road. The bungalow is near the owner’s house, which is just outside the village of Findern down a narrow road. We didn’t walk far along this road as it and the grass verges were quite muddy (although we saw others walking their dogs there). We were there in March, so it is probably much nicer in the summer. It was a nice place to stay while we explored the surrounding area.

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• Robert - Verified booking

  We stayed at Clovermead Cottage the week of 30 Dec for the week.

  We were out and about visiting family so the cottage was mostly used as a base for sleeping, breakfast and general getting ready and we were then usually out until the evening. The cottage was as described - warm, clean and well looked after - so we’d recommend it. We also met the owner Rosemary who was welcoming and friendly and who left some bread, milk and biscuits for our arrival. Overall a pleasant stay - the only thing to look at is that on one night when it rained the noise of the rain water pattered quite loudly outside the main double bedroom patio door. It was possibly water from the guttering (or rolled up canopy above the door) that was collecting and then splashing onto the veranda so it woke me up a few times. You can hear traffic from the A road behind but it doesn’t disturb you. Overall though we’d recommend the cottage as a location for exploring the general area.

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• Jo - Verified booking

  A wonderful old mill house, with 4 large bedrooms (2 ensuite).

  Warm and comfortable, lots of parking. The host was amazing and left lots of goodies and was very helpful and friendly. This property was perfect for us, working in the area for the week, and good value for money. Directions could be a bit better. Hard to find in the dark, and the small sign to the property not visible from the main road. Google took us past the layby turning. I chose the smaller upstairs bedroom because it had a bedside table and lamp. This would be nice in all bedrooms. Kitchen could be better supplied: no washing up liquid, no spare bin bags (although the host provided these when asked), only one dishwasher pod, no kitchen roll and let down by very poor frying pans, with burnt bottoms. These need replacing really. Wifi was good, and house was wonderfully warm. The hot water was always plentiful, I think we only needed the boost once. Thank you for a great stay

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• Deborah - Verified booking

  Went for a week with my elderly Dad, so everything being on one level was ideal.

  The lounge/kitchen/dining room is open plan and makes the bungalow feel very airy, plus it is extremely well-equipped. You can sit outside on the decking, which is accessible from the lounge and there is a lawned area for dogs if you have one (we don't!). Yes, you can hear the A38 when sitting outside, but inside the bungalow is very quiet and relaxing. In particular, we enjoyed visiting Mercia Marina, which has great shops, cafés and barge trips - perfect for all the family. We met Rosemary, the owner, and her daughter, Felicity, who were both delightful. Bread rolls, shortbread, milk and home-grown tomatoes were left for us, which were very welcome - thank you very much.

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