Dog Friendly Cottages in Lyme Regis

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Andrew - Verified booking

  The Rousdon Estate is a fantastic place to stay.

  There are good short walks around the estate with a lot of interesting and quirky buildings to look at. For longer walks, the massive plus is that the estate has its own path down to the Undercliff (about half way along) from where you can walk to Seaton or Lyme Regis. If you cross the Undercliff path the private path continues on to a private beach which was virtually deserted both times we went (although the path is quite challenging). 2, Old Home Farm itself is a very clean, airy and well-appointed house which had easily enough space and seats, etc for seven of us. The large fridge-freezer was particularly welcome as we did a lot of cooking ourselves. The house also has a nice sunny garden, front and back. We didn't have any of the problems previous guests had with showers (we've had a lot worse!) However, although it was very clean, we did have a few niggles about how the house had been left for us. First, we had asked (when booking and also by phone the week before we came) for both the beds in bedrooms 1 & 3 to be made up as superkings. We had received an email saying that this would be done but bedroom 3 was still a twin when we arrived. We had to zip-link it ourselves and luckily we had brought a spare double sheet and duvet. Second, like the previous reviewer in April we were pretty appalled to be greeted by a pile of 26 empty bottles just lying around outside the back of the house. Then we found a further 14 bottles in a food waste bin in the same location, making 40 in all. Clearly the cleaners expected that it was future guests' responsibility to dispose of their predecessors' empties. Anyway, we put them all in black sacks and put them in the orange top black bin - where all rubbish and recycling has to go - and put the bin out on Tuesday night for Wednesday collection. We found out about this in the guest book but it would be helpful if this info could be displayed more prominently. In addition, there was no outside bucket for cleaning our dog's paws after a muddy walk so we bought a Lyme Regis "Crab Bucket". Before leaving, we wrote "2, Old Home Farm" on this bucket and left it outside the back door for future dog owning guests to use, so we hope that it is still there. Finally, we would like to say that these were only minor irritations and we really enjoyed our stay at 2, Old Home Farm and on the Rousdon estate and would definitely recommend it

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• Sue - Verified booking

  We've visited several times before and absolutely love Watersplash - it's a perfect retreat with bags of character even when the weather lets us down, and the location is idyllic.

  But there were issues on this occasion. We'd complained before about the razor sharp edges on the drawer handles especially in the kitchen after slicing my finger on one last year, but no-one has done anything about it. The quality of washing up by previous occupants was poor - dirty saucepans (I had to rush out to buy scouring pads) and food stuck to cutlery and plates and there was an unpleasant smell in the kitchen which took days to clear. The bin bags had all bio-degraded so we had an issue putting out the rubbish. The garden furniture, which was broken and dangerous last year, has been removed but not replaced. So no chance of breakfast at the garden table. The decking was terribly slippery when it rained and the garden needs a tidy up. We love the cottage and feel very sad when standards start to slip. It's not at all cheap (especially as only 2 of us) and I stress that these are small issues but do need attention. We don't want to complain when we're on holiday - it sours something we've been looking forward to for so long but hope that polite feedback will now be acted on. If photos show garden furniture it should be available, even in March. On the plus side, cleaning was generally to a high standard - we met the cleaner and she was delightful - a credit to the company. The bedroom is super-comfortable and the heating (in a very cold wet week) was blissfully reliable. So, in spite of a few gripes, a great little place to stay.

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• Diane - Verified booking

  On arrival we were met with a damp smell in the living room, settee felt damp, also didn’t look the cleanest or comfiest and arm covers were dirty.

  You could see the damp in the wall leading to the kitchen. It’s a good job weather was beautiful and we spent most of our time out, the living room furniture didn’t really cater for 4 people to sit in comfort!. The kitchen was in need of a face lift, dishwasher was dirty and rusty, we had to wash everything before we could use it. The garden needed attention with some dog poo left behind. We found cobwebs on the kitchen walls above the cooker and between the dresser and cupboard. The blind in one of the bedrooms had actually come down and was left on the windowsill, Lyme Bay offered to come and put it back up but as we were there for only 3 days we had our time planned and didn’t want to have to wait in for them to do it. Upstairs was acceptable our double bedroom had a nice comfy bed although I’m not sure if the bedding was supposed to be white as they looked discoloured. The photos were misleading on the website as the property looks pristine in them, though in reality this isn’t the case, website definitely needs updating. Disappointed that we didn’t receive a call back from Lyme Bay management after our concerns had been highlighted, we have booked numerous times with this company and never had a problem before.

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• Kate - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at the Carriage House and absolutely plan to stay again.

  We loved the quiet setting - the fact it’s hidden away makes it such a peaceful hideaway from the busy Lyme Regis area. We could hear the owls and saw the rabbits and deer on the estate. We visited in a really quiet time but imagine it would be a real benefit at peak times. And even though it feels quiet and remote, it is really close to Lyme which we visited for dinner a few times. The property is really well equipped, it had everything we needed and more. We were able to sit outside for some of the week and enjoy the distant view of the sea. Everything was more than comfortable, the house was cosy with the underfloor heating and we loved the snug. It is worth being aware of the following but they didn’t detract from our stay at all: - there has definitely been some effort to make the front garden more secure for dogs but it’s not 100%. We kept ours on the lead and that didn’t bother us. - water pressure isn’t great as it’s rural, we just worked around this for showers etc We loved it. Thank you!

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• Jocasta - Verified booking

  We have stayed in dog friendly cottages in Lyme for the past 8 summers and were looking forward to staying in The Nest which we had passed many times and were keen to stay there.

  We were so disappointed. The kitchen was nice and had good facilities. There was one two seater sofa in the living area so the floor was an option as there were more than two of us but it stank of dog wee. The bathroom had mould on the ceiling, the blind was broken and the amount of dust on the mirrors was extraordinary. There seemed to be a damp problem through most of the cottage. The snug was fine but the cleaners seemed to have left IKEA bags out. The two single beds were the most uncomfortable beds that we have ever encountered. They were dreadful, you could feel the metal springs sticking into you as you lay there. Not much sleep was had as they were so bad. The only storage cupboard was mostly taken up with spare bedding. The double bed was ok but underneath it was full of IKEA bags, not very pretty. The garden could be lovely, it had great views, but it was overgrown. The grass can’t have been cut for a long time and there were piles of fresh dog

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