“House in excellent location for an active rambling, walking holiday with/without pets.”
Quiet location but near lovely villages.
Stables 'very stretched out building' with nine lovely, individually designed rooms. Gave the whole party some privacy with the chance to meet up in large living room, lounge and very spacious dining room and professional, superbly equipped kitchen. A joy to prepare a big meal in here ;)
Outdoors a lovely sunken firepit which was excellent for a huge Christmas Eve fire, Carol singing and marshmallows .
Excellently equipped bar with two drinks fridges, stocked with 2 welcome bottle of wines.
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Never seen a holiday home with such a large amount of glasses for all occasions, oodles of cutlery, plates, crockery, kitchen utensils, kitchen towels, dishwasher detergent, washing up liquid and more!
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Utility room/side building with washing machine, detergent and very handy dry area (for our pool towels - bring along!) and damp clothes (after our walks in all weather) was much appreciated.
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Everybody (even our granny aged 83!) loved the huge jacuzzi and the beautiful gardens (with BBQ and garden furniture).
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Small niggles, which we would have expected to be fixed before our arrival:
* flickering lightbulbs in two of the bathrooms
* broken shower in one of the rooms - was un-usable for the entire stay
* one bedroom glass door into the gardens was slightly cracked and needs fixing (crack on outside of double glazing, so no draft etc)
* jacuzzi not working on full power/no bubbles but lovely temperature to relax in
* one of the sofas bit wobbly (back needs fixing)
* one chair was missing one of the wheels
Big thank you to the stables caretaker who only lived around the corner.
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Apart from the above our stay was a dream - perfect for a large group or family, to celebrate a special occasion. Would definitely recommend and will return (provided the above 'to do list' has been actioned;))
Thank you Buckholt Stables for a magical family Christmas!