Holiday Cottages in Norfolk

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alan - Verified booking

  We had a great time here, the weather was really good; which helps.

  First the good bits, Cobblers's Cottage is in a great location handy for the beach & the Ship Inn which is a great pub for food & take away fish & chips. The Sykes details said hand held shower but there is an electric power shower, the details also didn't mention a dish washer but there is a good compact one fitted. Washing & dish washer tablets provided. The bad bits, 1. The pipework to the toilet is covered in black mould. not very nice. I have photo. 2. The toilet bowl is black with grime and needs a serious cleaning. I have photo. 3. The toilet seat is a non self closing cheap flimsy plastic affair, could do with a decent sturdy soft close one 4. There are 4 beds but only 3 outside chairs 5. The outside table & chairs could do with a clean & a coat of preservative 6. The double bed is very soft, could do with a firmer mattress. We woke up with back ache. 7. The double socket near the blue cupboard does not work. It is hidden but is a good place to have one 8. Nice washing machine fitted but no where to dry it if you used it. In my view the Sykes cottage inspection process shows up as being weak as many of these issues would have picked up with a good professional inspection. The owner should also check the listing for accuracy as it is better than described. The issues aren't major but could be cheaply addressed to make a good cottage a great one. Its the sloppy attention to detail which annoys. These cottages are not cheap and the owners should maintain them properly. Perhaps they should stay there once a year to find out for themselves. Despite this annoyances we would come again!

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• Miss Q - Verified booking

  Josephine’s Cottage is absolutely precious! It has everything you could need and having an enclosed back yard made it so convenient if you have a dog with you. Heating worked well and there were logs for one night’s fire (along with detailed instructions on how to use the wood-burning stove, which was appreciated as it was my first time). It was great to have a washer and dryer. Parking was easy on the green across the street. The stairs up to the bedroom are quite steep and may not suit everyone. The one cafe in Great Walsingham is an absolute delight; the owners are lovely, and the food is delicious. There’s a great gallery right there, too. The cottage owners recommended a short circular walk to Little Walsingham which I second, and the Abbey in town had beautiful grounds, medieval ruins and fields covered in snowdrops. The only thing I would note is shower water pressure isn’t very good but all the other positives heavily outweigh that one negative. I had a wonderful stay - it was a fantastic introduction to North Norfolk. I was gutted to leave and hope to return soon!

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• Mrs Grange - Verified booking

  Comfortable and cosy cottage with everything you need. We didn’t receive a welcome pack but probably as we booked the afternoon the day before. Loo roll would have been appreciated though!! I spent my childhood in holt & this cottage is in a great location - it’s quiet even though near main Norwich road. Great to have parking - reversing out takes care it’s easier when the 2 other spaces are empty! We weren’t bothered by too many people walking down the lane to access Budgens (so handy for bobbing out to) via the gate or looking in from the other cottages at the back from their outdoor seating. Guess privacy might be an issue if all cottages were full. Holt has some fantastic pubs and restaurants. Try ‘meadowsweet’ a few doors down if you want a blow out. Honestly the best Michelin starred restaurant I’ve eaten in. Good lunch deals. Byfords being refurbed to be all restaurant space with no deli or take out so that’ll be missed. The coast is just a few miles away. The cottage is a perfect base to explore everything north Norfolk has to offer.

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• Seagrave family - Verified booking

  Enjoyable stay in Coach House Cottage at the end of September with our dog. Ten minutes walk to the coast and lovely walks around and about including over to Sheringham and getting the Poppy Line train back to Weybourne station. We found the area quite dog friendly which was lovely, with cafes etc happy to accept a well behaved dog on the premises - especially useful with the changing weather! An added bonus for us was that for four nights we were treated to a wonderful display of the Milky Way as Weybourne is in the Dark Skies area. The Ship Inn - 2 minutes walk away - does a fabulous Sunday lunch but you need to book in advance....even before you arrive! Our stay was end of September/early October! Evening meals are also served some evenings - again booking essential. The village shop opposite is well stocked and also serves teas/coffees/ breakfast and snacks.

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• Lesley - Verified booking

  The cottage is well equipped and very comfortable.

  The location is excellent - close to the beach, pubs and cafes. We'd particularly recommend the carvery at the Royal Hotel and fish and chips from The Catch. From the cottage it is possible to travel easily to a number of attractive locations such as Horsey (seals and windpump), Cromer, Felbrigg, Happisburgh and the Broads . But, and this is a big but, the TV reception is practically non-existent. It should be made clear in the property description that the only way to way to watch live TV is by streaming from your smart phone and mirroring to the TV thereby using your own data. There are no instructions at all for the TV, let alone how to do this if, like me, you are not particularly technically adept. There is certainly no Sky TV as implied in the owner's response (which was still on the website yesterday morning) to some of the reviews.

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