“We stayed for a week at Ammonite cottage near the end of July.”
We are a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids aged 15, 12 and 7) The cottage was lovely and welcoming. It had all the facilities required, everything was easy to find. The cottage we felt was in an ideal location for a family. I think the only thing we could have done with really was a washing line, but we managed with the air dryer. The owner, Mandy sent us an email before hand with lots of information which was a great help, and we really appreciated the lovely hamper on arrival!
Wareham itself is a very pretty town with all the facilities you could require. We recommend the butcher's opposite the cottage, and the Italian bakery! Very friendly service and gorgeous food. The Italian kitchen restaurant also was fab! Some lovely walks just a stone's throw away. Wareham is also close to the coast by car. We visited Lulworth cove, Lyme Regis, Weymouth and Bournemouth. Also close by is monkey world and the blue pool! All great family days out.
The cottage we found to be comfortable, but the road it's on can be quite noisy on a Fri and sat evening. Lots of traffic and people walking by after a night out. We did find it quite cold in the evenings and it was damp-there was wet patches on the floor of the lounge and the house itself did smell strongly of damp. We had a lot of rain when we stayed and noticed rain water did seem to seep in from the door. However it's a very old, listed property so I suppose it's to be expected? The cleanliness was in our opinion satisfactory. The bathroom had been cleaned, floors mopped etc, but there were dirty marks on the kitchen cupboards, skirting was dirty and the walls were very grubby. We did struggle with parking. The house has an allocated parking spot at the back of the house, but the neighbours also park there in there spaces. It's very tight and can be hard to get out of! A couple of times we couldn't park at all, as a local lad parked in the middle to work on his car, and neighbours a few doors away who are renovating often had work vans parked up, blocking the way in and/or out. I don't want to come across as a moaning bag, this didn't spoil our time here, but it was inconvenient and not really ideal.
On the whole, we all enjoyed our stay at Ammonite cottage, and our daughter appreciated all the board games on rainy days! The garden was pretty and peaceful, it's just a shame we couldn't of enjoyed it more. but the weather wasn't the best. I feel the property is best suited to young couples or families with older children (due to the steep stairs)
We are pleased you enjoyed your holiday, and had good days out as well as a good time in the cottage - in spite of the weather. I am really sorry you found it damp or cold at all, we are always happy for people to increase the thermostat setting on the central heating, controls for which are in the sitting room. We do take your comments seriously, perhaps the instructions in the guide are not clear enough. I will add something for future guests about increasing the heating if they do not want to light the wood burner or gas fire and are feeling cold. There is a tumble dryer in the shed along with a clothes line and pegs which are freely accessible using the key code number. I am also sorry if neighbours were blocking the entrance to the shared parking which serves a number of houses, but over which we have little control. We do hope that you would consider staying again and have better weather next time! Property Owner
