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"The property was outstanding inside & out."
Requiring facilities for disability the doors were extra wide, makes it easy for wheelchair. The wet room with hand rails & a seat makes having a shower easy. The whole property was on one level. The property had everything included for a great stay.
Reviewed by Corinne5.0★Apr 2025
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"Willow is a very well presented and comfortable property which was a perfect base for our stay in rural Dorset."
The owners were very helpful and dealt with the problem we had with the shower very quickly. The cottage was well equipped and provided everything we needed for a self catering holiday.
Reviewed by Susan5.0★Apr 2025
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"We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Willow cottage."
The place was very clean and well equipped. One of our party was in a wheelchair and the cottage was extremely well set up for disabled guests. Beds were comfortable and the outdoor space was lovely and secure for our dog to enjoy. Also, very much appreciated the welcome hamper. Would definitely recommend.
Reviewed by Amanda5.0★Apr 2025
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"This was our second visit to the cottages at Notton."
We have stayed in both Hebe and Willow. We stayed in Willow this year and returned because of the beautiful setting of the cottages and the way in which Vendela and Simon have presented their holiday homes, which are incredibly dog friendly. The position of the cottages allows for access to lots of interesting places within Dorset. There are also walks available directly from the cottage on well maintained paths, which our dog Pepper really enjoyed. A dog friendly paradise we highly recommend.
Reviewed by Christine5.0★Oct 2024
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"Clean, comfortable ,everything you could wish for yourselves and dogs."
Marvellous for disabled and for walks with Tramper (all terrain mobility scooter) Highly recommend.
Reviewed by Veronica5.0★Oct 2024
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"A return visit to Willow Barn."
Absolutely fantastic as always. The property itself is clean, very well kept and well equipped with everything you need. Comfy beds, fluffy towels, good showers! Dog friendly. Set in a quiet location, with walks from the door. The local pub is about a 30 min walk along a footpath; it’s an easy, flat route but take a torch for the night. The pub is definitely worth a visit though. Also a lovely little village store and the petrol station has a couple of COOK freezers if you want to eat in but don’t want to cook!
Reviewed by Sue5.0★Oct 2024
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"Amazing, everything was perfect, can't wait to return."
Reviewed by Yvonne5.0★Oct 2024
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"Fantastic place, larger than it looks, very clean, lovely welcome pack, and everything thought of that you would need for your stay."
Dogs well catered for, and throws to put on the furniture so your dogs can sit with you. Property is well suited for those with a disability with a walk-in shower and grab rails placed around the toilet and shower area. About 6 miles from Dorchester and lovely dog friendly pubs nearby. We highly recommend Willow as a great base for visiting Dorset.
Reviewed by Gareth5.0★Aug 2024
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"I don’t normally do reviews because there is always something that isn’t as good as advertised."
Having stayed at a few Sykes cottages this is the first that is exactly what the pictures show and exactly as described or better. Worthy of 10 stars! We had an amazing stay and would definitely recommend.
Reviewed by Pamela5.0★Aug 2024
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"Our second stay at this property, so impressed last time we returned."
Lovely location, great for dog walks and the facilities are excellent, we hope to return again.
Reviewed by Lorna5.0★Aug 2024
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"Lovely cottage, very well equipped and spotlessly clean."
The owner is very friendly and let us know some local dog walks. Wheelchair accessible. Comfy beds. Nice touch of a welcome pack waiting for us. Very quiet and rural. Would recommend.
Reviewed by Gillian5.0★Jul 2024
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"Had a really good time, lovely location and premises."
Well presented with lots of extras in the home. Everything you need for a wonderful stay and a few things you didn't realise you needed. Loads of space, Rocky our greyhound had lots of room, enclosed garden, superb. Walks available right out of the gate. Open plan living area, I don't say this, the sofas were comfy, bed were comfy too. The wet rooms were clean, spectacular water pressure in the shower
Reviewed by John5.0★Jun 2024
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"I walked in and was taken aback by how wonderful it was."
Amazing setting. Secure garden for our dog. Honestly as everyone else says the owners have catered for everything. The extra effort they put in did not go unnoticed.
So comfortable. Clean.
Owners were available locally should there be any problems and even gave us a bottle full of something to keep the flies out when we had the French doors open.
Reviewed by Louise5.0★May 2024
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"This cottage is in a lovely location and is very well equipped."
We have already booked to go back next year!
Reviewed by Ali5.0★May 2024
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"Totally relaxing stay, Willow Barn is beautifully set out, two main bedrooms ensuite with wet rooms, situated in surrounding fields with three lovely walks on the doorstep."
Our three Bedlington Terriers loved the free safe run one side of the barn, We found Willow barn totally relaxing and a must for anyone who wishes to visit Dorset and the not too far away Jurassic coast.
Reviewed by Dennis5.0★Mar 2024
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"This was a perfect and comfortable cottage in an idyllic setting."
The property was suitable for my elderly father with limited mobility.
10/10 for cleanliness. This is an extremely well equipped cottage having everything that we needed. Thank you so much for the extremely generous welcome pack. We will definitely come again.
Julie and Andrew York
Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Mar 2024
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"This is a fantastic cottage for anyone who is Diabled and wheelchair bound as everything has been carefully thought through and is functional, yes there are some small minor alterations I would make, but nevertheless this is as near as perfect that we’ve ever stayed in."
I should add it is also perfect for fully able people and families.
Everything has been thought of, there isn’t anything missing from a 110% inventory right down to tea and coffee etc.
The owner, Vendala, plays it low key for your undisturbed comfort, but she is always available for advice and help, Vendala is a lovely lady who makes you feel very welcome and she is a great source of knowledge regarding the local area and what is wheelchair friendly etc.
One of the local eatery attractions, the Saxon Arms in Stratton, is a great place for lunch or dinner, where both food and staff are excellent.
In essence, the Willow is a great place to stay and we will be returning.
Reviewed by Philip5.0★Mar 2024
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"Fabulous, so much thought has been put on making willow cottage such a ..."
Fabulous, so much thought has been put on making willow cottage such a beautiful, comfortable holiday home, everything needed is there, the best of everything is provided to use, very happy customer
Reviewed by Jane5.0★Oct 2023
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"Very disabled and dog friendly."
Excellent property and extremely comfortable. Will be making another booking to return to Willow.
Reviewed by Gillian5.0★Oct 2023
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"This is the best Sykes managed accommodation that we have stayed in."
We are in our late 70s and although we are not disabled this accommodation is extremely disabled friendly with TWO wet rooms and wheelchair access into the property. The accommodation is extremely well equipped, clean and comfortable with everything you may need on holiday. It is also very dog friendly with a very secure large garden and dog bowls provided. We always take throws with us to cover furniture and protect it from our dog but we were pleasantly surprised to find that specific dog throws had been provided. The accommodation has a pleasant outlook across fields with sheep at the time we were there and also Jack the horse. We found that very relaxing to watch them all grazing. Thank you Vendela for ensuring that all your guests are happy and the detailed attention to the facilities that you provide. (Sykes! This accommodation should be rated as 5, same as the adjacent accommodation Hebe.)
Reviewed by Malcolm5.0★Sep 2023
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"The property was brilliant, lovely and clean, fantastic location, great base for exploring the area."
The garden was perfect for our dogs. Would highly recommend willow.
Reviewed by Jayne5.0★Aug 2023
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"Really lovely setting."
The property gave us everything we needed for our stay. The owners were very friendly. Would definitely look at staying again.
Reviewed by Gill5.0★Aug 2023
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"Extremely well equipped for our purposes."
Caring owners in a super location.
We have already booked our holiday here for next year!
Highly recommended
Reviewed by Maurice5.0★Jun 2023
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"Delightful cottage, very clean and well presented."
Fridge was stocked with eggs, and milk, wine, and chocolates (very nice touch). One of the best places we have stayed in. Great garden for dogs, full enclosed with friendly horse and sheet just over the fence. We loved the walk into Maiden Newton and to the nature reserve. Very quite location with only minimal noise from the road 200m away. Would be more than happy to stay again should we visit Dorset in the future.
Reviewed by Russell5.0★May 2023
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"An absolutely lovely stay at a beautiful property."
Everything was thought of and provided and the welcome package was a great addition to the other goods already in the cupboards such as teas, coffee, sugar, dishwasher tablets etc. The owner went out of her way to ensure we had a wonderful stay and was on hand if required without being obtrusive.
This was a delightful, tranquil setting which I am very happy to recommend.
Reviewed by Annie5.0★May 2023
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"My only nlggle wasno hot water early morning"
Reviewed by Gerald5.0★May 2023
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"The walk-in en suite shower to Bed."
2 is a bit unpredictable - water pressure too high? Shower head tends to fly out of holder drenching everything. We learnt to remove all towels, loo roll etc from the room before showering. The other shower room is better.
The Maiden Newton Pub is not very good for eating but there are two good dining pubs within 4 miles.pubs
Reviewed by Anthony5.0★May 2023
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"Perfect stay, everything you need, very well equipped."
Great for dogs with plenty of walks on your doorstep. Lovely hosts, will be booking again for 2024
Reviewed by Jason5.0★Apr 2023
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"What a wonderful stay."
Warm, comfortable, clean and everything you could possibly need supplied. Wonderful surprise goodies left for our arrival too. I always worry about beds with my back but wow it was so comfy
Reviewed by Susan5.0★Nov 2022
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"Fabulous property with plenty of thoughtful additional touches."
Reviewed by Lynne5.0★Oct 2022
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"We were very pleased with our stay at this property which was well positioned to be based to cover excursions to the Jurassic coast from Lulworth Cove to Lyme Regis."
The property was clean, comfortable and well provisioned for self-catering. It was clear a lot of thought had gone into what was provided including allowing for accessible needs throughout the property. We will be recommending this property to our friends.
One thought for the future is that the site is remote and therefore may need to give some consideration to an EV charge point.
Reviewed by Horace5.0★Oct 2022
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"The cottage was one of the best we’ve stayed in."
It was clean and very comfy. Our dog digggy really enjoyed the garden. And the welcome pack was a real bonus and was really easy to get to Dorchester.And we will be back.
Reviewed by Gary4.1★Oct 2022
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"We loved Willow it was spacious, well equipped with lovely outlook 2 horse and a secure garden for our 3 dogs."
It was good to have 2 double bedrooms both with en-suite. Nice little welcome gifts of Pink blush, biscuits, chocolates and 10 fresh eggs. We had a lovely holiday and will definitely recommend it to family and friends, Thank you
Reviewed by Tracey4.7★Sep 2022
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"Very impressed with the quality and preparation."
Thoughts on welcome and support throughout our stay. Very friendly and helpful. Quick to resolve the wasp issue as it started.
Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Aug 2022
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"This property far exceeded our expectation."
Spacious, immaculate condition and so well equipped was amazing. Having used a lot of b&b’s and holiday let’s in Dorset Willow is far superior to most with its provision of extras included in the price. On arrival the availability to be provided with all the goodies was impressive. We are in no doubt will return next year . So dog friendly with stone floors makes life easier for dog lovers and the location is perfect if you want 100% peace due to remote location. Looking forward to a return visit to try in the Winter months.
Reviewed by Stephen5.0★Aug 2022
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"Amazing stay, everything you need is here and the little welcome pack is a lovely touch ."
Very clean and spacious.
Beautiful surroundings and the highlight for us were the animals x
Would def love to go back one day x
Reviewed by Lisa5.0★Aug 2022
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"Willow is a lovely place to stay, very clean, well equipped, and very comfortable."
Would highly recommend staying here.
Reviewed by Gary5.0★Jun 2022
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"Very well equipped and comfortable."
Great outdoor space. Loved the goodies that were left. Thank you
Reviewed by Roy5.0★Jun 2022
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"Lovely place."
Well equipped. The dogs enjoyed the enclosed garden.
Reviewed by Sarah5.0★May 2022
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"Stayed last week of April and what a wonderful week of quiet and tranquillity."
A perfect getaway in a perfect location. If you are scrolling through looking for this type of holiday then no need to look further. Everything you need is right here, clean and fully equipped. Country walks and cycling literally on the doorstep, or just relax and enjoy the surroundings.
Reviewed by Paul5.0★Apr 2022
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