Dog Friendly Cottages in South Devon District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sandra - Verified booking

  Cottage looks very pretty with flowers around the front of property.

  Very spacious rooms. the room with four poster bed was furnished to enhance the age of property with beamed ceiling & en suite bathroom again designed appropriately . nice bright modern shower room off the twin bedroom. the large swimming pool was well used by us as we had excellent weather. there were a few negatives which could improve the holiday experience. the main rooms were clean however the floor lamps in the living room were very dusty & the conservatory had several cobwebs & dusty window sills. the conservatory is in need of some TLC as the woodwork is very shabby , there are no blinds in here so gets unbearably warm. the room itself is very large & furniture was comfortable & when not too warm is a good place for sitting quietly to read. the settees in living room are sagging so therefore not the most comfortable. the outside furniture was ridged old wooden furniture which again needs to be treated, therefore despite the glorious weather could not sit outside. if you have a dog with you there is no secure garden for them. we enjoyed our holiday but the owners need to spend some time & money to bring it up to scratch as it is a pretty cottage with lots of positives.

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• Anna - Verified booking

  We have just spent a week at Oak Tree (myself, my husband and our 7-year-old son) and can't recommend it highly enough!

  The house is more spacious than it appears in the pictures. The 4-poster bed in the main bedroom was beautiful and comfortable. We particularly enjoyed sitting in the conservatory with a glass of wine in the evenings, enjoying the view of the hills. The pool was fantastic and the rota system worked really well - it felt very luxurious having a pool that size to ourselves. Play area and trampoline were also great. The local pub (walking distance down farm tracks but best in walking boots if it's been raining) serves excellent food, we ate there twice. We also ate at Rumour and Waterside Bistro in Totnes, both of which were very good. Woodlands theme park is just a short drive away and a good day out if you have children - don't be put off by the reviews, go prepared with a packed lunch and it's fine. As an adult, it would not be my first choice of how to spend a day but our son had a brilliant time! The owner at Oak Tree was very pleasant, came and introduced himself and, though we didn't need anything from him during our stay, I had the impression it would not have been a problem if we had. Overall, an excellent stay and we will certainly be back.

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• A previous customer - Verified booking

  Spent a weekend in this house in Torquay. House was comfortable (beds/duvets and pillows were great), warm and clean but facilities basic. Took us a while to work out how to get TV and DVD player to work without instructions. Internet did not connect for us either. Hired bed linen which was clean but left in bag for us to put on beds ourselves. We did not spend much time in the house as we were out all day and ate out at night so kitchen was adequate for us, but if a family was staying for a week and wanted to cook then the fridge was very small. Luckily I know Torquay well as it wasn't the easiest place to find but once in car and moving it was within 2-3mins of shops, pubs, sea etc. Parking was another problem. We were advised that we should use the garage or park in front of it and certainly there was extremely limited parking otherwise. However the garage was not easily identified at 10.00pm at night and as we have a larger car (S-Max) it was very difficult to manoevre in and out of the small courtyard where the garage was. We didn't even try to get it in the garage! The view from the back of the house of the bay was lovely.

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• Simon - Verified booking

  What can I say.

  This was a little gem of a find. I booked this cottage for a week for mum and dad's 52nd wedding anniversary and it didn't disappoint. The cottage is lovely and cosy and the dogs appreciated the underfloor heating! Brian (the owner) made our stay very welcome with a nice chocolate cake on arrival. The facilities were excellent and I found myself using the lovely swimming pool each morning. The cottage is ideally located for local trips to Paignton, Totnes and Dartmouth. There is a nice pub (The Old Inn, Halwell) around a mile or so away. I am told that you can walk there from the cottage but we did not do this. Rockfish was recommended for fish and chips in Dartmouth and there is an Indian restaurant in Kingsbridge (Mahabharat) that we ordered a takeaway from and had delivered to the cottage. All in all a great relaxing week away. The farm has other properties available for larger groups ( The Roundhouse, Swallows Reach and Hay Barn). I wouldn't hesitate to return and hope to visit again in the future. Simon, Vanessa and Paul

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• A previous customer - Verified booking

  The house is at the end of a small cul de sac with no through traffic so nice and quiet. it is well located for visiting the Agatha Christie Festival as the Museum, Imperial Hotel and Little Theatre were in walking distance were events were held. The view from the back of this property is well worth the steep climb up to it. You definitely need a car if you're not extremely fit. During the week there is a local bus every hour at the end of the street but nothing at weekends. Having a bathroom for each bedroom was very useful. There is a well equipped clean and tidy kitchen and the furniture in the sitting room was comfortable. Having a large warm conservatory at the back was a real bonus when the weather was not so good. The only downside to this was the constant drip from the water outlet pipe onto the plastic roof could be a bit annoying if under it for any length of time. I would definitely stay here again.

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