Dog Friendly Cottages in Llandrindod Wells

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Graham - Verified booking

  The cottage is cozy and comfortable but the real selling point at Riverside cottage is the fantastic outdoor space, wildlife, and scenery.

  It’s a little slice of heaven- stunning. We took our 2 dogs, both high energy dogs who love to be outdoors. One has no recall and can usually only be walked on a lead. The cottage has a really big, beautifully maintained, enclosed garden which isn’t shared with any of the other cottages. But more importantly, it has a lovely big field/meadow area adjoining it with safe banks down to the river. The field is part of the estate and fully enclosed, other than a gate at the far end (you just need to check it’s been closed before letting your dogs off as there are sheep further down the track). All 4 cottages have access to the field/river but we didn’t see a single other person using it all week. Was such a luxury to have it to ourselves. Our dogs (and myself and my husband) had a fantastic time in the water in the sunshine. Absolutely made our holiday being to be able to let the dogs have the run of the field for hours. They’ve never slept so well. A personal highlight for me was seeing the kingfisher on the river. We saw them every day while sat, enjoying breakfast on the table in the garden. Every direction you look from the cottage garden is beautiful scenery. Mountains with red kite gliding above them , the river and woodland with birds galore, fish jumping out of the water, ornate chimney tops, and the colourful boarders in the garden. Owners were very friendly and welcoming. Not intrusive in the slightest. The kitchen is very compact but perfectly big enough for me and my husband. You might struggle with 5 guests though. I couldn’t help but think the large shower room would be better utilised as a kitchen and the kitchen as a compact bathroom. My only very slight gripes were that the windows could have done with a more recent clean (spiderwebs in abundance) and the little yard area off the kitchen could have been spruced up a bit. Also, had the adjoining cottage (Gardener’s Cottage)been occupied, I would have been concerned about privacy as there is only a locked internal door separating the two cottages and I think sounds may travel. We were, however, lucky enough to have the other cottage vacant during our stay. I really wouldn’t let this put you off though. With the outdoor space and surrounding scenery, you’ll spend most of your time enjoying outdoors. On the whole, the place was spotlessly clean, no trace of dogs. Shower was great. We had a fantastic time and we would absolutely love to come back.

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• Alannah - Verified booking

  Great week away The caravan park was quiet, cottage was clean with everything you'd expect.

  The stone Chef you look for on the entrance to the park is alot smaller than you think he's going to be but we still found him. The welcome packs were an added bonus. It might be worth noting that to get to the second bedroom you have to walk through the main bedroom slightly, same for the toilet/shower area. This wasn't an issue for us but maybe worth taking note depending who you're staying with. Park is a small smattering of caravans and cottages and has no form of shop onsite, the nearest one we found was a Texaco garage (we drove as its down the main road) that had a shop inside and a cafe attached to it (though we didn't get around to eating here). The town centre is only a 10 minute drive with an aldi and tesco. We found plenty of free parking around town and the big lake became a favourite evening walk, it had a kids play park nexto it with activities available in the day such as outside large chess and mini golf. The caravan park was a decent base to enjoy the various walking routes around Wales ( we enjoyed the walk with a duck on the signpost the most I don't recall it's name, some kind of nature reserve ), you could go as far or as little as possible. If you want a visit to the coast its about an hour away, we went to aberystwyth with an ample coastal town to look around but there isn't any sand only stones and the sea quality was registered as poor. We found Aberdyfi beach a better beach with better sand, smaller town strip but still plenty of places for fish and chips, pub dinner, ice cream ect.. A trip to the Silver Mining experience was a good day out, we took a picnic and booked a tour for our 6 year old and he loved it ! The lady stayed in character throughout even with a group of kids firing questions at her lol then after the tour you're free to stay and have a look around the grounds. Many thanks for an enjoyable holiday

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• Joanne - Verified booking

  The location of the cottage is great, as many of the places we visited were either a short drive away like Elan Valley, or just over an hour away like Aberdovey.

  Also, a short drive away, we enjoyed a lovely meal at The Lamb & Flag pub. The cottage itself was disappointing and mainly due to the noise of the family using the property next door. It doesn't work as two rentals as essentially it's one property split into two rentals meaning it sounds like the other people are in your side of the property with only an internal door upstairs and downstairs, separating the property area. The main bedroom and landing were the worst, scaring my daughter, waking us up late at night or early in the morning, not helped by the fact the family next door were running up & down the stairs, jumping off the landing and shouting. In addition, Riverside Cottage has the back garden and the next property has the front garden. Riverside Cottage has a lovely garden, but the next door rentals kitchen looks out onto, so no privacy! Upon arriving, we were told to park our car in the small car park area, however the family staying next door, who arrived after us, parked both of their cars outside the two properties, blocking our exit & entrance to the property. So if you're looking for a relaxing week, I would only recommend Riverside Cottage if there is nobody using next door. The kitchen is on the small side but managable, but all of the cupboards are already used up with kitchenware, so for the week, we had to leave our food items in the bags we'd brought them in as there was nowhere to store them. It's also a shame that there is no washing machine. For a weeks stay as a family of 4, visiting places getting wet/muddy/sandy etc, clothes needed washing. I think this property is more a long weekend property and not meant for a weeks stay, especially for families.

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• Carol - Verified booking

  Cottage was lovely and clean.

  There was a lovely welcome pack for the dogs as well as us humans, which was a very nice touch although the milk was out of date by a month, the biscuits were delicious though. The directions given weren't very good and we did get a bit lost as they told us to turn by the lodge, it is actually Rhos Holiday Home Park. Inside the cottage like I said previously was very clean, although a stain on the bedroom carpet. The downside was there is no view but we did know this when booking (it is in such a pretty area it was a shame not to see it whilst having a coffee outside). The cottage could do with an armchair in the sitting room as my elderly mother found the sofa too low and it could only really sit 2 people comfortably. The toilet could also be a bit higher and with a seat that fitted and didn't move every time you sat down. Shower was great. The single bedroom could do with a lamp and a TV, children like to watch TV when they go to bed or read in bed. There were plenty of leaflets (most places too far away though as one was in Essex) and information pack also useful with plenty of takeaway and nearby shop. Lovely cottage to use as a base for a long weekend, as we found a week a bit too long.

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• Jean - Verified booking

  I thoroughly enjoyed my holiday with my two dogs Jack the black Lab and Ben the little Jack Russel.

  It was so lovely and relaxing to find you had left the heating on low and it was such a treat to walk into a cosy warm cottage it made me feel at home straight away. I had two "senior moments" on my stay and the owners came straight away (even though they do not live near the cottage) to try to sort out what was in the end a non existant problem? They were very sweet about it and made me feel comfortable and able to enjoy my holiday as I felt quite silly at the time so thank you again. The welcome box was lovely I loved the quality biscuits and my dogs enjoyed their treats and ball which was useful as Jack loses so many. There were so many places to take my dogs for their run which excited them so much and I found a lovely little cafe in Rhayader who let me take my dogs inside. It was nice to be able to park my car so close so I didn't have to carry my luggage far. Everyone (and I mean everyone) I met or passed by on my days out were so friendly it was really very pleasant. I didn't really need to take food as there was an Aldi and a Tesco virtually on the doorstep plus a local shop for odds and ends. Book it you won't be disappointed.

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