The Barn, Drumbow Farm

Returned yesterday and already missing it!

As a family of 7, we were genuinely impressed by the spacious size. The rooms were big and airy, especially upstairs. The rural location gave us breathtaking views and total peace, yet we were only a couple of miles from a local shop for essentials. Perfect base for exploring Glasgow, Edinburgh, and surrounding towns. The hot tub was a huge hit with the 5 kids after busy days out. One evening I noticed it was a bit grubby, so I texted the owner. He came over the very next day to clean it thoroughly and even left us a parting gift. Thanks Alexander. Overall, a lovely property that ticked every box for us. Highly recommend!

This is our second stay at the The Barn, where the Barn is situated is an ideal base, right between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The Barn itself needs some TLC and a good clean and a freshen up. With the fantastic weather we had, we could not use the outside table as the paint is cracked and flaking off so needs repainting or replacing. The owner supplies everything you need, (with the exception of a dustpan and brush). Would we return again, probably not, but we have loved our stay.

The Barn was great, it was very clean.

Everything we needed was there. Did have a little problem with the heating. But phoned Alexander and he sorted straight away. Would highly recommend this property. Thank you for a lovely holiday

Nice accommodation, large rooms, very clean, lovely hottub

The accommodation was just perfect for all of us, the location was central to both Glasgow and Edinburgh plus the local shops were easy to get to.

The decor was lovely and the Barn was exactly as it was described on the Sykes website. We will definitely be back to holiday, thank you

What a lovely house!

The location was fantastic, I spent quite a bit of time soaking up the views and enjoying the birds flying around, especially the buzzard who we saw frequently. The house was very comfortable, as was the furniture and we just don't have anything bad to say at all. What a lovely place. Thank you!

lots of space for us and our grown up children, clean and comfortable.

great base for everything we had planned. kids loved the hit tub. thank you

There are a number of issues, 1st notified to the caretaker on day 1.

The toilet in the upstairs bathroom should be replaced completely due to the ill-fitting seat. 2nd bathrooms should have hooks on doors to hang, e.g., bath robes or towels. 3rd, the downstairs bathroom has an electric shower, and the water pressure is really poor. 4th, the front door has seen better times, and the wood was flaking off. 5th, in the bedrooms you need some furniture with mirrors and arranged near plug sockets for ladies to dry hair and apply make-up. 6th, again in the upstairs bathroom the mirror was not over the basin and no shelf over the basin to put e.g. tooth brush etc.

Overall our stay was great.

The property is spacious and comfortable, the beds were very comfortable and the TV was great, giving us access to all streaming services. The property was clean and well presented, the flowers a lovely touch. The position of the property was perfect. The views were lovely, the railway station was only 10 mins away and it was within an hour or so of both the east and west coast. Was within easy reach of major supermarkets. We had a couple of minor issues that were resolved immediately. Thank you for a great stay.

No issues with the property - house was perfect for three generations enjoying a holiday together in a very quiet part of the country with easy access to both Edinburgh and Glasgow - plus everyone enjoyed the hot tub.

This is a very large property in a quiet, peaceful area, surrounded by nature, but close to amenities, and is an ideal location for exploring mid Scotland, by car or train.

We enjoyed our stay at the Barn, and the owner was friendly and amenable. The issues we had were quickly rectified.

As 2 x families of 4, we had a wonderful stay at the Barn, Drumbow Farm.

Would recommend and stay again if visiting the area. Plenty of space for the children to play and the hot tub kept them very happy. Nice hot showers, washing machine came in very handy as did the rest of the amenities in the kitchen. Cot and highchair were also provided and clean (we did bring our own bedsheet for the cot), big table for us all to eat together, fresh flowers in vases was a nice touch along with the welcome fruit and cookies, tea and coffee etc. The kitchen tops, table, showers, toilets, beds and towels were all clean and comfortable to use. The barn was mostly clean throughout, only thing that could have been 5 star would have been if the fridge shelves were cleaned and the downstairs bathroom floor. However we had been left access to the broom, mop and bucket along with dishwasher tablets, washing machine tabs, washing up liquid/kitchen roll/wipes/sponges etc which was very helpful. Location is very remote and so is quiet and peaceful, surrounded by nature, but only a short drive to local shops. A good base if planning on being out visiting local attractions (Loch Lomond, the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel were a highlight for us) and you want somewhere spacious, peaceful and comfortable to return to (with hot tub and TV for entertainment too!).

We would like to thank the owners for a lovely stay.

But we do feel there are a few points that need to be given on first inspection the house looked lovely and clean. Although it is lovely and clean there are a few areas that were missed on having a tidy up we noticed it wasn't as clean/ tidy as first looked, on pulling out the sofa there were decorations from a previous guest, there were wotsits stuffed down the side of the sofa, the carpets upstairs were covered in fluff, the main bedroom upstairs the large one attached to the jack and Jill bathroom, the bedding was covered in black fibers. There were packets of crisps in the back of cupboards. The toilet seats in both bathrooms didn't fit the toilets and were loose. The doors in the jack and Jill bathroom kept popping open. When you shut one or other of the doors. The most dangerous thing was one of the chairs in the kitchen, one of the chairs legs had no screws holding the chair leg in, luckily it was only a child who was sitting on it. These are all small issues which have not spoilt our week. The positives. It's a beautiful large space for the families to relax, the sofas are so comfortable amazing to relax in after a long day of sight seeing, The Barn has everything to you could positively want, and it was lovely that there was enough of everything . The hot tub is immaculately clean and well maintained, a welcome treat at the end of an afternoon out One thing you may want to add is a list of local takeaways that deliver to the Barn. The views are stunning. We had just about every type of weather Scotland could offer. The busicuits and fruit on arrival were a lovely welcome treat. Would we use the Barn again yes without a doubt. Please dont read my comments as negatives as they are all minor issues,this is a stunning place and ab ideal location to explore Glasgow and Edinburgh. Thanks again.

stayed at the barn for few days over new year had the best time was7 of us and so much space for us all place was spotless was left bowl fruit and big box chocolates and fresh flowers in all the rooms x we had we issue with shower called the number and had a plumber out straight away even though it was new year’s day would defo recommend this place hot tub was amazing we took our gazebo and was sitting in hot tub in the snow defo will be booking again they had everything you could possible need in the.

barn amazing time with family and friends

Thank you so much for having us, your property is absolutely stunning and we had a lovely weekend stay!

great stay until checking out.

Met with a very unprofessional abrupt rude and impatient cleaner who would not let me back into the property to collect my phone. Which is tracked to be inside the property and was turned off after we left

We have enjoyed a wonderful one week holiday at this beautiful property.

The Barn is very comfortable, well-equipped and spacious, set in a quiet, peaceful location. We greatly appreciated the fabulous hot tub after a day out ! We used the rail links from Caldercruix to Edinburgh which were excellent. Thank you.

We had a fantastic time!

Alexandre was a super host nice and helpful. Appreciated the extra touches - fresh flowers and cake . toys for kids, . The hot tub was amazing! would definitely recommend for anyone who is looking for a super holiday !!

Super place, everything we needed.

Lots of space, great location and responsive host. Can't ask for much more :-)

The property is spacious and has lovely views.

Everything seemed brand new and very clean. We really enjoyed the hot tub and seeing the beautiful horses in the field. There is a lot of equipment missing that we could have done with, such as: Hair dryer BBQ utensils Plastics cups (for use in hot tub) Blinds for all windows Washing line