Dog Friendly Cottages in Shrewsbury

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Gillian - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful stay and loved Tree house barn.

  A party of two couples, friends for years, meeting up to catch up. Two of us had visited Pitchford Hall once before a few years ago so we were excited to be able to stay on the estate. The barn is in a wonderful location for viewing historical sites and towns of Shropshire. The barn met all of our needs. It had everything you could need in the kitchen including a microwave in the upper oven and the WiFi worked well for us. The bedrooms were at either end of the barn so gave space and privacy. The bathroom door/curtain gave a surprising amount of privacy. And we loved both toilets had amazing views !!! We were impressed with the amount of space the Barn provided for just 4 guests. We thought it would be perfect for 2 as well for a romantic away from it all escape. We only saw one small human twice as he very quickly cycled past in the whole of our 4 night stay. There are a few things we would mention but not in a negative way merely to our taste. The bedrooms are large and need a chair in (we used the spare relaxing chair from the lounge). The shower cubicle is large and raised, the rest of the barn having very easy access, so a grab rail inside the shower would be very useful for us older clients. And just one thing concerned us. A lot of people have mentioned the suitability of the front garden for dogs. We were more concerned of its suitability for children and adults. We didn't have any children with us but the length of the grass, previous use by dogs and invading nettles would have concerned us if we had had. Our weather meant we didn't get a lot of time to sit outside but we did enjoy the time we did spend. Maybe a cut of the grass more often might help although we understand this is farm land. Or even dividing the large area in to two one with short grass for games or simply sitting on and the other for dogs to run around in. Completely aside and on a personal level I felt one of the pictures in the twin room was a little macabre and maybe would be better suited away from from such a happy holiday environment but that was just me. And our final comment has to be for the manager Karen. Such a helpful, supportive and responsive lady a very special thank you to her for her advice making our stay perfect. We hope we can visit again in the future and would definitely recommend.

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• Wendy - Verified booking

  We've used Sykes before and stayed in Stockbatch Granary also on the Pitchford Estate in 2022.

  We therefore knew what to expect from the description of the farm track to the property. It was actually much better than we thought and perfectly OK if car has decent ground clearance and you take it slowly. Yes your car will get mucky but the roads around are mucky too. It was so fabulous to be somewhere so peaceful during 'firework week'. We didn't hear a single bang so great for our dogs. The garden was secure/enclosed enough for our dogs who are larger and don't tend to wander but smaller dogs or escape artists would get through the railings. We enjoyed being able to walk from the door although sadly one footbridge through the woods was damaged. Walking around the estate lake was a nice stroll with autumn colour. Sadly clouds meant no dark skies but with zero light pollution I'd imagine this is a great place for stargazing. Bit of a drive to any pubs but most seemed Dog Friendly. The Pound does fabulous pies. If I'm being super picky another sofa would be good if 4 adults in the property but we made do. Contrary to a previous review, there is a microwave (the top oven is a combi). Would definitely return, the garden would be a great suntrap in the summer. Easy to clean although a mop would have been useful (there was a head but no handle). Wifi was fast enough for me to do a couple of days work and for streaming catchup TV on the freesat.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Second time at the barn, love the remoteness and silence, no road noise is lovely.

  Views around the barn are outstanding and no one bothers you. Shops are only a 20 minute drive away. The barn could do with a deep clean and a bit of paint, there was a lot of cobwebs and dead (& alive) spiders. Walls were a bit marked and window was still cracked 4 years after the first visit. Outside doors could do with a paint, guttering leaks and there are wasps in the soffits. Garden gate does not latch and blew open, garden is not secure for smaller dogs. Shower tray needs re siliconing as it has gone black. Lack of comfortable garden furniture. We bought some locally, made such a difference to be able to sit outside and read in comfort. This is not to say we didn’t have a nice time, but the property could do with a little spruce up. Maybe a new smart tv where guests could log into their own Netflix account? Don’t be put off by what I’ve written, it’s a lovely place, it just needs a bit of maintenance to get it back to 100%.

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• Thomas - Verified booking

  We The cottage was lovely and remote, just what we wanted.

  The facilities were excellent, unfortunately the plumbing was not and the smell of the septic system nearly ruined our holiday, thus the slightly negative review on the facilities and maintenance. However, for the first time in long while in the UK, the customer service was unbelievable. Karen who was the local Sykes cottage representative could not have been more responsive and helpful in trying to fix the problem. And when it was clear that the septic issue was serious, without even missing a beat, Karen courtesy of the owners, moved us to another of their holiday properties, which was a beautiful barn conversion that slept 16 at no extra charge. So what could have been a real disaster was dealt with in such a professional manner by Karen, that I would have to say it was the best holiday cottage we have ever had and my wife and I will go with Sykes again.

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• Sharon - Verified booking

  Lovely place to stay and local for family we were biding .

  . 5* finish apart from sofa .. we could tell a lot of thought and no expense spared when holiday let was originally decorated / renovated which is why we felt the sofa let it down .. the springs felt like they had gone making it very uncomfortable and it smelt musty, luckily we always take throws away with us so covered the sofa for the duration of our stay .. also it would have been nice to have had an iron & ironing board at the property as we hadn’t taken one couldn’t iron clothes all week .. someone previously must have had the sane problem and used their own in bedroom carpet where there was an iron burn mark .. a few baking trays would have been a good idea also .. on the whole a lovely place to stay but as stated a couple of things could have made better

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