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"We had a wonderful week in this lovely, fantastic property."
It was perfect for the 8 of us and our dog, with space and well considered seating areas for everyone to do their own thing. It was very well equipped (the 2 dishwashers were handy) and the large seating space by the lounge room caught the morning sun with a stunning view to boot. We would definitely book to go back to see what it would be like in the summer, but it was a also a lovely house to cosy in on a rainy day. Beautiful, easy walk to Lyme Regis too.
Thank you for such a lovely review. I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay.
We always found the 2 dishwashers handy when we lived their.
I look forward to welcoming you back at some point.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Audrey5.0★Apr 2025
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"Excellent property very comfortable and a lovely log burner perfect for January weather ."
Cosy and well maintained.One small problem at the beginning but was dealt with fast and efficiently. I would have no problem in recommending this superb property .We would definitely return.Lovely restaurants to recommend Toms for fish on the marine parade also Rock Point gastro pub .
Reviewed by Colin5.0★Jan 2025
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"Short family break with 8 adults to celebrate mum's 80th birthday."
Absolute amazing place in every way. The only suggestion I would make is that the heating was timed and had to wait until 7pm for evening heat. Not the best in November but if you take logs you can light wood burner earlier. Cannot recommend enough. Thank you.
Hi, we are so happy you enjoyed your stay. I apologise if it was not warm enough for you. The heating does come on at about 5pm but it does take a while to come through. I will adjust the timings. If you were ever visiting again you can give a boost to the heating system. The instructions are in the info book. Thank you for your review.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Louise4.7★Nov 2024
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"Absolutely beautiful house in stunning grounds."
The house has everything you could wish for with amenities and when we needed to phone the agents for the electrics and plumbing, they came out super quick.
We had seven adults, a baby and a dog and it perfect with plenty of room. The beds were so comfortable and the decor was beautiful.
Lyme Regis was not far away by car and a beautiful seaside destiniation.
We will definitely stay again!
Reviewed by Heidi5.0★Oct 2024
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"As a group of 4 couples the size of the bedrooms was important and this worked for us."
The house is very well equipped and has quality touches to the decor. Water flow upstairs for the shower and taps is inconsistent.
We had a great and comfortable time and were pleased with our choice. Also the owner contacted us prior to arrival with a potential problem, which was sorted before we arrived, which indicates the concern they have for renters to have a good stay. Thank you.
Reviewed by Dave4.4★Oct 2024
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"Absolutely fabulous holiday spent in this accommodation."
Fantastic facilities and beautiful home throughout. Extra special that we could bring our two dogs with us! Would highly recommend and would love to visit again in the future.
Reviewed by Kate5.0★Sep 2024
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"We loved the property, and the area is beautiful."
Thank you so much for the review. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again some time.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Barry5.0★Sep 2024
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"We had a great week at the Carriage House."
It's a lovely, comfortable house with some really nice paintings & ornaments. And set in a beautiful parkland setting. The position is excellent; we loved the walk down beside the river into Lyme Regis. And along the coast path, on either side of the town. All four bedrooms were comfortable & spacious. The living space was fine for six but eight adults might find the dining area a bit squashed. Also, as others have said, the garden is not at all secure for dogs. In one place, there is no barrier at all between the garden & the car parking area. Our only other quibble is some shortfall in kitchen equipment. We had to borrow a tin opener from the neighbour! But overall, it's a lovely house & we recommend it.
Thank you so much for going to the trouble to write a review. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay.
I am so sorry you couldn't find what you where looking for in regards to kitchen equipment.
In the kitchen there are drawers within drawers which may not be easily visible but they do contain tin openers and many other kitchen implements. I will try and label them more clearly. The front garden where the pool table and the sun loungers are is all fenced but only to about a metre or so high in some areas. As mentioned before we are not allowed to fence the rest of the garden.
Best Wishes Jacqui
Property Owner
Reviewed by Elizabeth4.7★Aug 2024
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"We had a super multi-generational (+ 2 dogs) family holiday."
All facilities were well thought out, with plenty of space for everyone to do their own thing as well as get together, inside and outside. We felt very relaxed, especially enjoying the ‘green energy’ from the decking. We arranged a supermarket food delivery for the first evening, which was really helpful, although we remembered to give specific instructions not to follow the postcode via satnav, we did liaise directly with the driver to negotiate the electric gate. We are hoping to visit again next year. Thank you for a simply marvellous stay!
Reviewed by Abigail5.0★Jul 2024
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"Overall excellent."
A few quibbles:
door to downstairs bedroom jams and no lock or handle
instructions on directions could be clearer-back gate only open if main drive locked, and this back gate is where Google takes you.
One overall point of view-gardens being planted up with exclusively non-native plants- rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias etc. The lovely wildlife depends on native trees and arboretum all around. Could do with much more native species around site especially hedgerow and deciduous trees.
Thank You for your feed back, I am pleased you enjoyed your stay. I was not aware that one of the bedroom doors sticks, I will attend to that straight away. None of the bedrooms have locks as it's a family home, I think you may be referring to the ' Secret door ' to one of the bedrooms. This is a design aesthetic but there is a handle on the inside to get out.
I believe the arrival instructions you receive before your stay give full instructions on the Gate keypad and directions to the front gates and advise not to use SAT NAV. The back gates are only available to guests for pedestrian use. Most of the planting on the estate was done a long time ago but I will definitely look at native species if I am doing any further planting in our garden.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Robert4.1★May 2024
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"Just back from a Bank Holiday weekend stay at the marvellous Carriage House, in such a quiet and beautiful setting, made all the more spectacular by the variety of leaves in their vivid early season greens and reds of the copper beech and acers."
The house is very well maintained, comfortable and extremely well equipped. There were six of us for our family get away, so plenty of indoor space, and of course, in the summer ample outdoor seating for any time of day. From the main lounge you’re always catching the stunning view of the sea and distant cliffs. The walk into Lyme along the River Lim is very pleasant, there is a footpath parallel to the main road to get down to the Talbot Arms where the walk starts. If you like hearty, tasty, well cooked traditional British pub food, the Talbot Arms is the place to go, anything fancier you will probably need to go into Lyme itself. As various reviewers have commented, the garden isn’t dog safe, I don’t know if it would be possible to ‘line’ the wooden fencing with close mesh wire. I know you get instructions on how to get to the property, but if you’re looking on the website map, the house is shown as being on the wrong side of the road!
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. I think you are referring to the small fence we just put in near the hammock. We are in fact going to put some chicken wire along there
Tomorrow! unfortunately that is the only area we can try and secure as fencing is not allowed on the estate. Thank you for letting us know about the map. I hope to see you again sometime.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mike4.7★May 2024
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"We had a lovely stay at the Carriage House and absolutely plan to stay again."
We loved the quiet setting - the fact it’s hidden away makes it such a peaceful hideaway from the busy Lyme Regis area. We could hear the owls and saw the rabbits and deer on the estate. We visited in a really quiet time but imagine it would be a real benefit at peak times. And even though it feels quiet and remote, it is really close to Lyme which we visited for dinner a few times.
The property is really well equipped, it had everything we needed and more. We were able to sit outside for some of the week and enjoy the distant view of the sea. Everything was more than comfortable, the house was cosy with the underfloor heating and we loved the snug.
It is worth being aware of the following but they didn’t detract from our stay at all:
- there has definitely been some effort to make the front garden more secure for dogs but it’s not 100%. We kept ours on the lead and that didn’t bother us.
- water pressure isn’t great as it’s rural, we just worked around this for showers etc
We loved it. Thank you!
Reviewed by Kate5.0★Apr 2024
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"This is a wonderful property in a beautiful location."
Seating areas all round the house, so you can always catch the sun. It is worth noting that the various steps around the garden and the deep step into the house were very difficult for my mother to manage with reduced mobility. The property is extremely well resourced and very comfortable. We loved the distant view through the trees to Lyme Regis and the feeling of peace and calm. Highly recommend this property.
Reviewed by Sue5.0★Apr 2024
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"Just got back from the best weekend at the carriage house."
What an amazing property; clean and everything about it is so perfectly done, the interior design is beautiful. Very peaceful break away with everything you need, very well equipped. Decking is very slippy when wet and as other reviews the garden isn’t very secure for dogs but manageable. Thank you so much for such a lovely stay, this really is a gem of a place! We will be back for sure.
Reviewed by Faye5.0★Apr 2024
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"Fantastic stay at the Carriage House, perfect location."
Would highly recommend, the property was amazing-even bette than the description!
Reviewed by Nicky5.0★Mar 2024
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"Showers had poor water pressure."
We are sorry to hear that you had a problem with the showers. This is not something we have experienced before but will definitely look in to it.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Peter3.8★Feb 2024
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"Fantastic property, only challenge with a dog was the lack of a secure garden area."
Otherwise brillant property thank you
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Unfortunately due to the parkland setting we are not allowed to erect fencing. We will try to get some sort of portable barrier to close off the patio area to make it easier to secure dogs.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mark5.0★Feb 2024
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"Wow what a find!"
! family of 7 adults all had positive thoughts nothing anyone could pick up on other than not enough tea towels, and one half of the toaster doesn't work without holding it down!!! Very beautiful location, very clean and presented,welcome pack top marks and well thought out and stocked, bed linen good quality and towels presented nicely on beds.
We as a family work in different aspects of cleaning of holiday homes and air bnb properties and see many different styles, designs and presentations, this marks very high on our list so far...superb ..
Many thanks...hope to come again.
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for letting us know about the Toaster, I'll replace it. We would be delighted to see you again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Tim4.7★Jan 2024
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"We had a wonderful stay at the Carriage House, the place is beautiful and it had all the facilities we needed."
We were able to visit Lyme Regis easily and were keen to get back to relax by the fire in the evenings. It was a perfect place for a family get together, we would love to visit again!
Reviewed by Lauren5.0★Nov 2023
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"The Carriage House is AMAZING!"
! We had such a wonderful weekend there and words, nor the photos, can express how fabulous the property is! The house is beautiful, really well equipped, tasteful furniture and decor and it was wonderfully warm and welcoming when we arrived. Amazing views, lots of parking and totally secluded in the most fantastic woodland! This is a very special place and we will definitely go back again. Exquisite!!
It's wonderful to hear how much you have enjoyed the property. It is one of our newest properties, and we are so pleased to share it with you. The owner has done a fantastic job of creating an outstanding holiday home. We do hope you will stay again.
The Lyme Bay Team
Property Owner
Reviewed by Janine5.0★Nov 2023
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