Nice, period cottage, deceptively spacious with all amenities you would need for your stay. The cottage is quite tricky to find and slightly hidden at the end of the grave yard. There’s no parking outside the cottage itself, so you have to use the free parking spaces either side of the Church, but these can fill up quickly.
The cottage is located in the lovely, friendly town of Chulmleigh which describes itself as a town with the feel of a village and that’s quite true. Its off the main road located in rolling countryside and very peaceful. The town has two pubs, the Old Courthouse (a proper locals pub that does food) and the Red Lion but this was still closed during our stay. There’s also a corner shop (open early & late), butcher, deli, bakery and a very good Tandoori curry house which you can sit in or have a takeaway. Be aware that some shops close on a Monday.
We had a couple of issues during our stay – the hot water and TV Sky box weren’t working as they should but the owner (Martin) took steps to quickly resolve these.
The main points that we should highlight:
• There should be some sort of ‘welcome pack’ for guests to refer to for such things as how-to on appliances, local information, details of local walks, shop & pub opening times, that sort of thing.
• The shower needs a stronger power pump.
• The main bedroom mattress was very springy (for us).
• There is no Wi-Fi, something that in this day and age is becoming a necessity for guests.
All in all, a lovely stay.