Dog Friendly Villas In Dorchester

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Kelly - Verified booking

  We were exceptionally fortunate with the weather.

  Wall to wall sunshine every day so it couldn't have been better in that respect and I think really made our week. The pool was warm as reviews had suggested and we all made great use of it each day. It really was a blessing in the heat! However, the cleaning of it twice per week we didn't feel was enough as the bottom of the pool was a bit grubby. Maybe something to consider. Upon arrival we noticed the house looked a bit tired which in some ways with kids is better than pristine, however, some honest feedback is that it wasn't clean either. The windowsills were dusty as were the skirting boards, they clearly hadn't been cleaned for some time. The windows were well overdue a good clean. Attention to this kind of detail is important. The walls in some bedrooms could do with a repaint. The shower in the bathroom is very small and the shower in the shower room had some mould. Pretty easy fix to sort the latter The dishwasher tray at the bottom is broken and I did notify the owner. The kitchen tap was also constantly running. A plumber did come on our last day so all good for the next people, however, communication about this when we arrived would have been good. We had an ant nest in our room, or at least outside, and they all came in through the windowsill cracks and were on the floor and in our bed! The owner was very apologetic and did come to sort that asap, as well as sending a new peeler as the one we had broke. We did really enjoy our stay and the cottage is in a beautiful location, but it does need a bit of work in our opinion and hopefully this will be addressed Andrew, the farmer who owns the cottage took us up to the dairy farm and that was a lovely visit for the kids. He was a really lovely person who clearly runs a very ethical dairy farm and cares about the animals which was reassuring to see. With a bit of work this really is a perfect place for a family holiday.

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• Cheryl - Verified booking

  Having coincided our stay with the coldest weather for quite a few years I was concerned about whether the cottage would be cold.

  After contact with the owner Vicky I was assured it would be lovely and warm, and indeed it was. Every contact I had with Vicky was very promptly responded to and extremely helpful. Dewlish is a lovely peaceful area and well placed for access to the coast and countryside. Churn House is part of a working farm and all around is farming area so there are a lot of tractors moving around (especially the treat of seeing the Christmas decorated, lit up and horn sounding tractor parade coming past the kitchen window). My bed was very comfortable and with all bedrooms facing the mini garden and shared pool one didn't get disturbed by any traffic driving past.Being a family of tall people we did find the shower cubicles rather tiny but bathrooms were impeccably clean. We had an issue with the dishwasher not working and Vicky was amazing in trying it herself and then getting it replaced immediately by a spare one they had and so apologetic. The only place a dishwasher is moved about by JCB I'm sure which tickled us. There was another problem with the microwave which couldn't be sorted out - and more sincere apologies - we could cope without so it didn't matter. We all loved Churn House and the area - and the Booth family. The pub (The Oak at Dewlish) is a must - ony 150 yards from the property, very friendly and very good pub food. Thank you Vicky, Josh and family.

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• Jennie - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our holiday to Churn House.

  The house itself was lovely and plenty big enough for us all (8adults, 2 babies & 2 Dogs). We loved the games room and the heated pool and as we visited in October it was a nice surprise that the pool was still warm enough to use. We were there for the last week the pool is heated/used and we noticed the pool cleaner still visited. There were a few animals which we enjoyed visiting in a morning with our little one who absolutely loved the Donkeys. The owners/staff that we met were all very friendly and happy to help. There were a couple of boxes of biscuits waiting for us when we arrived with some tea, coffee and milk which went down perfect while we waited for our food shop to arrive. The WiFi worked perfectly. The location of the house was also brilliant. It is located in a quiet village so it was very peaceful but it was only a 50minute drive to Bournemouth and about 40 minutes to Weymouth. The local convenience store was a 10minute drive away and the local town was about 20minutes away so we had plenty to do. We would definitely recommend visiting. Thank you for a lovely holiday.

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• Adam - Verified booking

  We had an enjoyable stay however there were a couple of things that need improving.

  Firstly we had a fly problem in the kitchen, the owners did leave sticky pads and spray but this was not enough however the owner soon rectified this by providing us with an electric fly trap. Secondly there need to be more mirrors in the house and definitely needs a full length mirror. Also the kitchen was very well equipped but needs more basic utensils such as clippers and a spatula and a bigger fridge considering the amount of people that are staying there. Finally I think it would be useful to have a separate gate on each property as it is somewhere that is dog friendly and unfortunately our granddaughter is allergic to dogs and the dog from the other property kept coming into our property. Despite this few issues there were a couple of nice touches from the owners, they provided us with fresh eggs from the chickens nearby and even showed the children around the farm which was a lovely touch.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  We had an amazing stay as a family of 8.

  The facilities on site were great and we were able to use the pool every day in early October. We had a nice little welcome pack and fresh eggs in the kitchen on arrival. The beds were super comfy and bedding and towels spotless and great quality. The fridge in the kitchen is on the small side and you could do with a second or larger one in the laundry room. We had a lot of problems with flies in the house - not sure if its because its a working farm or the time of year. It was a pain but we didn't let it spoil our time there. All in all this is a lovely place to stay and the local pub serves great food and is "crawling distance". The only thing missing was a local shop for provisions but it did not detract from our stay. Highly recommend for families and large groups.

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