Cleveland Cottage

Cleveland Cottage was a great little place to stay for our family of four. The kids loved running around in the garden, which was very safe and we all loved sitting cosied up by the fire and watching telly together in the evenings. There was lots to see nearby and plenty for the kids to do, even in the winter. We visited the stunning Knightshayes National Trust property that was surrounded by woodlands for the kids to run around in, then took the wooded path from the clapper bridge at Tarr Steps all the way back around to the Tarr Hotel where we had cream teas overlooking rolling hills full of autumn colours. We even managed to squeeze in a visit to Minehead on our last day and had a bracing run around on the wide open beach. My only regret is that we didn't see Dunster Castle, which looked very beautiful from a distance. ...

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Cleveland Cottage is in a lovely location with very attractive views from the garden. Although it is not really remote there are a confusing number of lanes leading to Skilgate. It is essential, therefore,to follow the directions given. These are perfect and Post Lane becomes the route of choice from the village. We were very impressed by the cleanliness of the cottage. Shirley,the housekeeper (who is a delight by the way) had been meticulous in ensuring that everything was absolutely spotless. Although we were well aware from the description of the cottage that there are steps up from the lane we felt that a clearer indication should begin that some people would find these very difficult, if not impossible, to manage,particularly when wet and slippery. Likewise the staircase down from the bedrooms is not easy to manage especially at night if visiting the toilet is necessary. It should also be noted that there is very poor mobile phone coverage - just about possible at the far end of the garden but not in the cottage. The description indicated that there was a landline phone available. There wasn't. A note in the cottage guide book referred to using "wi-fi calling". This is misleading. "Wi-fi calling" is only possible with certain of the latest mobile phones and not with all providers/phone contracts. The landline handset needs to be replaced. Without it an emergency could become a tragedy. It was unfortunate that the flush mechanism in the bathroom toilet tank was broken. It worked for our first three days and then failed completely making this toilet unusable. Shirley and her husband endeavoured to get it repaired but could not obtain parts. This meant that only the shower room toilet was available. This was inconvenient and unsatisfactory especially at night. Overall,however, we enjoyed our stay and in spite of the 1970s style heating/hot water system the cottage was warm and comfortable....

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On arrival the cottage was clean and tidy. The garden was well maintained. The kitchen was well equipped and the lounge and bedroom spacious and comfortable. Although the accommodation was for four people, it was refreshing to discover that because we were only two there was a reduction in the cost....

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Ideal for a quiet and relaxing stay. Only a minor point but the cottage is sited down some narrow lanes and we didn't find too many open spaces for children to play apart from the garden."

Absolutely wonderful holiday spent in this gorgeous cottage so peaceful log burner and roll top bath make it very romantic lots of quirky bits like original stairs hidden in the wall and low beams watch your head ! Will be back soon we hope well done to the fantastic housekeeper such a welcoming lady thanks for making our stay so special !...

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