Waterland Old Barn

Just come back from a lovely peaceful holiday could not fault anything Everything in the cottage was perfect

Such a wonderful stay at Waterland Old Barn.

The property was stunning with everything spotlessly clean. Everything had been thought of and provided with a wonderful welcome basket on arrival. A stunning location! Thank you for a wonderful stay.

Beautiful property, peaceful but plenty to do.

Very comfy bed. Everything top notch, only thing we could fault was that we couldn’t find a dvd player and there were loads of great dvd’s available. But that’s so minor and everything else was exceptional, would love to come here again, really didn’t want to leave as there was so much to do. Thank you!!!

Second time we have stayed at this property.

Nice and clean throughout with a host of amenities, and now the lovely added adult swings and hammock. The downstairs bedroom is slightly dark as lacks natural sunlight. Lovely pub in the local village, has a great menu with delicious food. Would definitely stay again.

Wonderful property, clean and well facilitated.

Another lovely week staying here - Waterland Old Barn has everything you need for a comfortable stay - the views are stunning and saw lots of wildlife - miss my morning visit from the little Robin and saw deer jumping through the fields early mornings - only a couple of minutes drive to the dog friendly Bradworthy Inn in the Square which do nice food too!

If you want peace and quiet Waterland is the perfect place to stay, games room is ideal for rainy days and the location allows you to explore other areas of Devon / Cornwall easily - can highly recommend Waterland

Loved this property and location.

Very nice and comfy stay. Only point I'd like to make is that on a number of occasions the fuse on the mains electric box kept tripping. After some investigation we managed to identify is was the dishwasher causing the issue and isolate it so all the sockets in the property wasn't tripped. Just turning the dishwasher on to use then isolated after to stop the mains from tripping.. I tried to contact and left a message with the owners/number provided but didn't receive any response back... Probably just a faulty fuse in dishwasher isolation switch in kitchen cupboard, but to somebody not in the building trade could potentially of made for an unpleasant stay

We had a lovely stay at water land barn, very clean and comfortable, met all our needs.

Enjoyed the welcome pack, and the games provided, handy information. Would come again, thanks

We have just spent a week here with 2 dogs and had a lovely break - the Barn has everything you need to make it feel like home and not just a holiday let - the views are stunning and there’s a lovely dog friendly local pub the Bradworthy Inn within walking distance or 3 mins in the car.

The Barn is perfectly situated for exploring Devon and Cornwall - the games room is a bonus especially when raining - nice welcome hamper with treats for us and the dogs which was a nice touch - would highly recommend staying here if you want peace and quiet - the stars in the night sky are beautiful and saw a couple of shooting stars and had the pleasure of an owl visiting us the first morning which was amazing to see and photograph - have stayed in various places in Devon over the years and for us it was just perfect

Hidden gem, secluded in the beautiful countryside, fabulous views, peace and quiet, comfortable and clean accommodation, all mod cons.

The presentation of the property is not as advertised.

Our holiday was due to end on Saturday 7th September but we vacated the property on Monday 2nd September. On arrival we were greeted to a host of black flies throughout the property. The lawned area at the back of the property was ankle deep in grass with fecaes left from a previous occupant. Grass was growing through the paved areas. All the flower beds and plant pots were dead. A liquid was seeping through the path. The back field was impassable and overgrown to chest high. The brochure said to enjoy the 16acres belonging to the property but this was impossible. There was an overall feeling of neglect.

We had a lovely stay at Waterloo Old Barn.

The Barn was well equipped, comfortable and plenty of room for 6 adults. The views to the rear of the Barn are beautiful, particularly loved the two adult swings in the garden. A great place for a family holiday, would definitely stay again.

The property was gorgeous and exactly as described and pictured.

It’s located in a quiet and serene countryside setting, half an hour drive away from the beach.The garden was perfect for our dog and the games room provided endless entertainment for the whole family. We also had a chance to meet the owner who was lovely and very helpful. Would definitely recommend this barn for anyone planning a holiday.

Lovely property in a quiet location.

Easy access to North Devon and North Cornwall coasts. Lovely hamper on arrival which was a great surprise. Roperty was clean and well equipped. Giles checked we were ok and helped with issue we had re kettle. Would definitely recommend this property and would return sometime in the future.

We had a lovely stay at Waterland Old Barn.

The owner was friendly and very helpful. Such a peaceful location. Very close to the Devon/Cornwall border.

What a wonderful Barn, it’s all very well decorated and very comfortable.

Loved the ceiling lights which look like stars, what a lovely tough. The crockery, utensils and pans etc were all top end products. The garden patio and furniture including the swings were excellent, we had fun on the swings. When we had a day of rain, we played pool and darts in the The Play Room it was so much fun. The views from the Barn were amazing. The information in the property where to eat etc was super and very helpful. We had the best time. We have an American car with lowered suspension, so some of the neighbouring roads were challenging and scrapped the bottom of our car, but if you have a normal vehicle with normal suspension, then your car would be absolutely fine. Loved loved loved it. Xxx

We enjoyed our stay in the Waterland Farm.

Gorgeous view, nice scenery and the barn are clean and fully equip. Gyles are really friendly and helpful owner of the old barn. I highly recommend staying in this place.

Such a beautiful property.

Still looks exactly as the photos describe, immaculately clean. We arrived to a generous welcome hamper, milk in the fridge and some beautiful flowers which was such a lovely touch. Not listed on the property facilities but there is also a washing machine (might be worth updating the listing as could put people off). Surrounding location is very pretty and all you can hear as the sun comes up is the birds. The kids loved the games room and my youngest enjoyed the abundance of games and puzzles. Huge collection of DVDs if the weather isn’t on your side. The recommendations in the welcome book are well worth a visit. We went to Westward Ho! Sandymouth, Clovelly, Bude - all these beaches offer something different and magical. Make sure you check tide times! The vet in the village (just 4 mins away) is very helpful, our youngest pup cut her paws due to scrambling over rocks (bloody spaniels) so it was really handy to just call up and pop down and get them checked. The local spa has essentials and the staff are lovely. We had a very minor blip during our stay where on our last full day the boiler lost pressure so we were without hot water and heating for the day but the log burning fire solved the heating issue and I spoke to Giles who resolved the hot water by late afternoon and all was well. It’s a lovely cottage, beautiful location, with lovely responsive hosts and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

This barn should definitely have a 5 star rating, we stayed 25th-29th April 2024, very clean and cosy, everything you needed in the kitchen and more, some lovely little extras (milk, teabags and biscuits), the dogs loved it and so lovely to have a secure garden we could let them out in, the boys (men) had hours of fun in the games room, a really lovely break had by all even if it was typical English weather

When we arrived we noticed that the property wasn’t very clean.

There is mould in the down stairs bedroom, cobwebs, the skirting boards were dirty and had not been cleaned. On the back of the bedroom doors it says fire door keep closed and they don’t close shut. I opened the dishwasher and the smell that came from there was so bad i was nearly sick. The crockery wasn’t very clean where it must of been put through the dishwasher it had left it all feeling all dirty like specks on. So we had to wash things up before we used them. When we arrived home i did complain about the above and was told I should of complained when i was there for the owner to rectify the problems. I wasn’t happy with the reply i got as we payed for the Holiday to get away and relax i we didn’t want people coming in to rectify what should of been done before we arrived. I did take photos to backup my evidence but Sykescottages said they were not going to offer any compensation as i should of complained when i was there. I will never go through sykescottages.co.uk again as they expected me to complain when i was there for it to be rectified when it should if been done before our arrival. There was more that I complained about but it seems that it’s all my fault as I didn’t report it when i was there.

We had a lovely week at the Waterland Old barn.

It had lovely views of the countryside and was a nice place to stay for a relaxing and peaceful break. The cottage was very clean and had everything we needed for our stay. We enjoyed lighting the fire for a cozy evening after a day of wet and cold weather. Thank you very much we hope to return soon.