Little Farthings

3.9★

Good

Sykes rating

Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 1
Pets Yes
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Features

Off road parking
Ground floor bedroom
Garden / Patio
Cot available
Pub/shop < 1 mile
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Games Room
Broadband / WiFi

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* Based on a combined average customer score

19 Customer Review(s)

“Little Farthings was the perfect base for our weekend getaway.”

The accommodation is lovely and comes very well equipped. We drove passed it once but soon found it using the owners easy to follow directions. We look forward to returning and would recommend a stay here.

The accommodation is lovely and comes very well equipped. We drove passed it once but soon found it using the owners easy to follow directions. We look forward to returning and would recommend a stay here.

- Rachael, October 2021
Jan September 2021

“Dear Sykes Holidays Little Farthings I regret to inform you but our Sykes Cottage Holiday has been anything but a holiday due to numerous problems with this property.”

We arrived late Friday afternoon and things seemed to be fine except : Saturday - downstairs loo was leaking and water going under the flooring - we initially thought it may have been a water spill from the cleaners but on Saturday morning we had cause to place more towels on the floor to mop up the water. I emailed the owner of the property on Saturday. He replied and mentioned the cleaners. I telephoned the cleaners on Sunday and they said a problem had also been mentioned by previous renters! There also wasn’t any hot water OR central heating. We hadn’t had cause to use the hot water as a shower is available and washing hands in cold water wasn’t an issue - Sunday - I also reported no hot water to the cleaners on Sunday and awaited a call from them as to the remedy. We think the cleaners contacted the owners and the owner contacted the company who installed the heating system and must have instructed them to call us to arrange for their engineer to come along. Monday - The company telephoned Monday and said they could send an engineer Tuesday morning. Tuesday - We waited in and the heating engineer arrived promptly and it took a while to sort out filters etc. The hot water was hot now and he left the central heating on and explained that it should be sufficiently warm - the radiators were working at last. However, when we lowered the heating later that day, via the controls on the wall, the radiators have failed to heat up again!!!!! Wednesday- The maintenance person messaged us to leave the key and they would come along to sort the leaking loo. They did not come along. Thursday - The maintenance person messaged again to ask us to leave a key so they would come along today - we returned at 7pm and although the plumber had been the loo was still leaking . We have had to continually replace and wash the towels throughout our holiday. Needless to say we are very disappointed that our first holiday in over 18 months has been disastrous to say the least. We paid quite a lot of money for this one week. The inconvenience caused by problems which were most probably known about before we actually arrived is very frustrating and upsetting. You can imagine on receiving your email hoping we have had a ‘fabulous time’ was the finally straw and really made us annoyed. I, myself, have been in numerous holiday cottages but never experienced such a disturbing holiday. We would expect to receive a response to this email and perhaps some recompense for our inconvenient experience at Little Farthing. Regards Jan Fountaine and Alan Walker

- Jan, September 2021

We are very sorry that these problems occurred during the week. Every effort is made to keep the property well maintained and if problems do occur we aim to resolve them swiftly. Both problems have now been resolved, and the heating system has had its annual service so we don't anticipate any repeat of these issues. Property Owner
Pauline July 2021

“We stayed at Little Farthings in a lovely village very close to pretty Dunster & Dunster Castle.”

The property had everything you needed for comfort. The living room & kitchen were upstairs with lovely views of the amazing countryside. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

- Pauline, July 2021
Catherine July 2021

“Nice house, had a great time there.”

Would come back

- Catherine, July 2021
Trudy June 2021

“This property was lovely and perfect for our stay.”

Comfortable bedding and mattress. Luxury towels. Large bathroom with excellent shower. The wrap around decking was lovely to sit out on and relax in the evenings and also perfect for my morning yoga practice. Everything we needed facilities wise was in good working order too.

- Trudy, June 2021
Natalia May 2021

“Little Farthings is very well furnished and well equipped, spacious home-from-home house.”

From its village it is very easy to reach all different places in Exmoor and on the coast. We had a very comfortable stay there. When we arrived all places what are matter (kitchen, bathroom, toilet) were spotlessly clean, all shiny surfaced had no fingerprints on them, bedlinen and towels were fresh, no obvious dust and debris around. We had no concerns like that previous guests had mentioned.

- Natalia, May 2021
Derek May 2021

“We originally booked this property for May 2020, but had to reschedule because of Covid so we added this week onto the week we'd already booked for 2021.”

When we originally booked Little Farthings the description and reviews were really good. However on our arrival we were very disappointed: There were several dead flies and other insects on all the windowsills of the property, which I had to remove There was a lot of dust on surfaces and it was obvious that furniture etc had not been moved to clean under/behind and any cleaning had been done quite some time before our arrival There was dried food on the plastic table cloth on the dining table in the living room There were various spider webs including one in the bathroom around the extractor fan The property looked very tired, particularly the outside wooden decking area, the pictures in the information for the property were nothing like reality When we read the information pack in the property it stated if we had any issues with the property's cleanliness/maintenance to contact a cleaning firm. We didn't contact them as we didn't want more disruption to our holiday with cleaners etc coming in to do jobs that should have been completed before our arrival. We also read the visitors book and saw comments from a visitor from April 2021 also mentioning dead flies etc and dust in the property. We also noticed that this previous review has now been published in the property's description on the website. I find it very strange that having had one bad review the owners/Sykes had not taken steps to ensure the accommodation was to an expectable standard before the next booking. The cottage itself was nicely laid out, very spacious and all the facilities described were in place. It is such a pity it was let down by the points mentioned above. When paying £500+ for a week in a cottage I feel we are entitled to expect certain standards, which until now have always been met and exceeded with properties we have booked through Sykes, unfortunately on this occasion Little Farthings let both itself and Sykes down on some very simple things that could and should have been rectified by a quick check before the property was let out.

- Derek, May 2021
Teegan April 2021

“Beautiful cottage, lovely and spacious.”

However, when we arrived the cottage was freezing cold, with loads of dust, bugs (Including countless amount of dead flies, woodlouse and spiders in the bedrooms.) The cottage was obviously cleaned a long time before our arrival. It was the first time taking our 9 week old baby away and even with the heating turned up on full we had to have her co sleeping (which we've never done!) With us, due to her being stone cold during the night even in a sleepbag and with plenty of layers on. Although, the size of the cottage was lovely and so was the area, we would find alternative accommodation on our next visit to the area. Overall disappointing.

- Teegan, April 2021
Linda September 2020

“Lovely well equipped house.”

The wrap round veranda on 1st floor was nice but a garden would have been easier with 2 dogs. We had to walk them to the village green for the toilet. Not far but the road is busy with no path. Entrance to house not easy because the road is very busy and house near a bend. We had a lovely holiday, lots of good walking nearby. Dunster woods and Horner woods are especially good. We loved the village pub, excellent food.

- Linda, September 2020
Jackie September 2020

“Little Farthings was perfectly placed to see the best of Somerset.”

The house was extremely dog friendly and our 2 Springer Spaniels loved the garden. It was very well equipped and had everything we needed for a perfect week away. Our one recommendation is to have a mirror installed on the road to make it easier/safer to get off the drive.

- Jackie, September 2020
Francesca July 2020

“Good location to many walks and beaches .”

Very well equipped house for families.

- Francesca, July 2020
Michael January 2020

“The cottage was as described and big enough for our party of four adults.”

The upside down layout was unusual but we soon got used to it, facilities in the cottage are excellent with virtually everything you need for cooking etc., they even provided a decorated Christmas tree for our stay. Plenty of information on the various appliances in the cottage and the local area attractions is made available in the welcome pack. Local village area interesting and we were made to feel welcome in the local pub and store. Excellent food in the pub! Minor minus points were as follows: Rainwater goods to house and garage need attention Mechanical ventilation systems in the bathroom don't appear to be working Kettle sometimes caused the electric breaker to trip. Unable to regulate the temperature properly, meaning it was usually too hot upstairs but relatively cold downstairs, could save fuel if this were sorted out. Generally the cleanliness of the cottage was good, but it does need a good spring clean before the next season starts. I've indicated that you may publish this feedback, but please don't include the minus points as I feel these can be easily rectified by the owner.

- Michael, January 2020
Stephen November 2019

“A lovely property in Dunster,walks from the door and a local shop and pub as well”

- Stephen, November 2019
Roger September 2019

“No green bin for recycling Friday traveling is so busy”

- Roger, September 2019
Doug September 2019

“Good points.”

Cottage was in a great position to visit the surrounding area. Dunster was a great little place and having dogs I have to say it is extremely dog friendly in the area. The bedrooms were comfortable and clean bedding. Bad points. The place was covered in cobwebs. These were not recent and obviously are not got rid of between guests. Spent a while clearing some of these away. Came to use the microwave on the first night to find we had to clean out the food that was still in the corners and wipe down the inside. The door handles need a good clean on all the kitchen cupboards. And finally but probably the worst part was it just didn’t smell good. The downstairs smelled damp which I think was coming from the downstairs bathroom and the upstairs smelled very musty. A change of carpet and a good clean needed I think.

- Doug, September 2019
Sophie April 2019

“This cottage is very well placed as it is within close proximity to local places, events and attractions.”

Must read the information booklets though regarding the oven, microwave etc as a little confusing. We would definitely re visit this cottage in the future!

- Sophie, April 2019
Ann December 2018

“Nice relaxing New Year break.”

- Ann, December 2018
Frans August 2018

“We had a good time at little farthing.”

Plenty space for the 5 of us. The kitchen is fantastic all you need is provided for. The rest of the house met our expectations. Our kids don't like spiderwebs this was the only thing that could have been better. On arrival we spend an hour vacuuming the corners and ceilings to get rid of the webs and spiders. The rest of the house was clean!

- Frans, August 2018
Tim March 2018

“Had a really good time, cottage was bigger than expected and had everything we needed, location was good and we would’ve happily stayed longer.”

- Tim, March 2018

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The property

Dunster 2.7 miles.

A detached character cottage in the small village of Timberscombe between Dunster and Wheddon Cross, in the Exmoor National Park, in North Somerset.

Ideal for countryside lovers and families looking for a break from their day-to-day busy life, this charming cottage offers peace and quiet within easy access of local village amenities.

This cottage has upside down accommodation with three well-presented, bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Upstairs is the large well-equipped kitchen with dining table and chairs making a great social space for preparing and enjoying some home-cooked meals.

This then leads through to a spacious sitting room and an alternative dining area.

All through the first floor, you will notice the fantastic views of the moor and the surrounding countryside.

From the first floor kitchen, the French door takes you to an enclosed decked garden which wraps round the house, eventually leading to a beautiful seating area, making a great place for some alfresco dining, whilst enjoying the wonderful views.

In the immediate vicinity there is a host of walks, cycle paths and horse riding options close by, as the Exmoor National Park provides ample opportunity for countryside pursuits.

Dunster is a short drive from the property, with its castle, picturesque high street, beach, as well as the West Somerset Steam Railway.

Wheddon Cross, also just a short drive away, is home to a village shop, friendly pub and an all-weather court which is available for many sports including tennis, netball and basketball.

Nearby is the picturesque village of Exford which boasts a village green, tea rooms, a shop, Post Office and two traditional inns serving excellent food and drinks.

For a great day out, why not take a trip to the popular seaside resort of Minehead on the lovely West Somerset coast?

This welcoming town boasts a mile long esplanade, providing a wonderful backdrop to the golden beach, whilst the pretty harbour, offers excellent fishing opportunities.

Discover beautiful Exmoor, its dark skies, teeming wildlife and stunning ponies from a well-loved village holiday cottage at any time of the year.

Summary

Three ground floor bedrooms: 2 x double, 1 x twin
Ground floor bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin and WC
First floor basin and WC
First floor kitchen with dining area
First floor sitting room with alternative dining area.
Heating from an air source heat pump
Double electric oven, ceramic hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with FreeSat, DVD, CD, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs
Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
Travel cot and stairgate
Off road parking for 3 cars
Elevated enclosed wrap-around decked garden with furniture
Two well-behaved dogs welcome
Sorry, no smoking
Shop 2.7 miles
Village pub and post office 5 min walk away
Post office also sells bread and milk

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About the location

DUNSTER

Minehead 3 miles.

Dunster is a popular tourist village near the North Somerset coast and is a largely unspoiled spot: the centre of the town retains many old buildings which hug the winding cobbled streets. The whole village is dominated by the castle on its hill but the focal point of the High Street is the picturesque Yarn Market, a covered area built in 1609 particularly to accommodate the wool traders and other cloth merchants. Inside Dunster castle there are fine plasterwork ceilings and the extensive terraced and landscaped gardens contain many rare shrubs and trees, and offer marvelous views out to sea, and towards the Quantocks. For those who enjoy exploring the countryside, Dunster is within the Exmoor National Park and there are plenty of footpaths leading onto the surrounding hills of Grabbist and walks into Dunster’s Deer Park at the foot of the castle. Dunster is well served with traditional inns, individual shops and interesting places to explore including the working 18th century watermill. West Somerset’s premier resort of Minehead is less than three miles away and has golden sandy beaches, seaside attractions for the visitor, and plenty of cafes, shops and bistros.

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Little Farthings

Dunster near Minehead, Somerset (Ref. 949847)

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