“When we arrived we were very pleased with the Barn/cottage, it was very clean and smelled lovely, so first impressions were great.”
The owner was lovely and greeted us on our arrival, and explained the heating and facilities etc. She encouraged us to contact if there was anything we needed.
The Barn had lovely big rooms, so our family of nine felt comfortable and spacious for the full week. Large fridge/freezer fitted in all our food, and the large range cooker, with eight hobs!! One fan assisted oven and one normal oven, which we only used to cook some buffet food but all worked well, plus there is a microwave and dishwasher and loads of crockery and cutlery so very well furnished. Very large corner settee, a large leather settee and a single large chair in the living room meant there was plenty of seating.
The location was amazing too, the Goldcrest barn has a corner plot garden, so in front of the two large benches was a lovely front lawn for playing our games on whilst looking over the wall at the cows and sheep. We did a circular walk straight from the barn one day, the countryside is beautiful. We walked to the pub down the road, Lazy Trout, and had some great pub food and drinks for Sunday lunch,(very busy at the sunny Easter weekend but fortunately I had booked weeks in advance) and we even walked back down later on in the early evening to listen to the live music, which was great, t was a lovely atmosphere. We walked to the reservoir and back one day - this has a great play area for the kids and a nice cafe, plus a lovely walk all around the reservoir.
There are lots and lots of places to visit within an easy drive from Meerbrook.
Even when all three barns were occupied, it was still peaceful and quiet as all three barns have their own private grounds and outside seating. I would highly recommend this place.
- Mrs Greaves, April 2019