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per nightCathryn - Verified booking
The cottage feels quite private and there was room for 6 large cars to service the 3 cottages.
It was very quiet except for the odd few woofs from the neighboring cottages and there are 3 caravan club pitches at the end of the paddock but we never heard a peep from them. Plenty of space in the living area which feels a little bare with slightly less furniture than on the photos at the time of booking. Kitchen/diner was well equipped with a whole host of stuff that I am sure other people use.......only 6 forks though and with only two pint glasses, any drinkers would need to share! We ended up getting more forks, glasses and buying a new frying pan too as though they did supply 2, neither were very "non-stick" any more. The instructions for the electric hob are in the cupboard - you will need them - the hob is a classic case of tech over complicating things. We would have liked to read up on Ashton Hall and some of the other interesting buildings too but we didn't find any guest book or visitor information on the surrounding area. You can walk to the estuary but we had to work out how to get there from satellite photos and google maps. A map would have been great, especially for the less tech savvy again but there wasn't one that we found. The WIFI was OK most of the time. I think we have been spoilt by our own super fast broadband as theirs did drop out quite a bit which was a pain for casting our Oculus to the TV. We chose the cottage because it had a paddock at the back which was supposed to be shared between the 3 cottages but there was no gate access to the paddock from our cottage. As there were two very old ponies and 2 sheep in there our Border Collie didn't get the space to run that we thought she would. Cottage info needs updating so that it doesn't say you can access the paddock but rather you can look out into it. Extractor hood above the hob lit up but didnt seem to extract any moisture which seemed to make its way upstairs hence why the upstairs bathroom door is so warped it doesnt shut. Toilet seat in downstairs bathroom was a little loose. We advised the person that knocked on our door at 9.54am on leaving day of both of these issues. Washing machine is shared for the property with the other cottages, there was a drying machine in there too without a plug on it but they had supplied a washing hanging rack in our cottage which probably adds to that warped door issue again. Drying clothes in solid brick structures just leads to moisture issues. I am always a bit concerned leaving expensive walking kit in shared facilities but it was all ok. TV was not tuned into any TV channels when we arrived and the TV antennae was unplugged. Ideally we would put our kid in front of the TV whilst we unloaded the car and put stuff away but that wasnt an option as it wasnt set up. I presume it was unplugged and wiped by the last guests to unlink their accounts - some less tech savvy guests may struggle to re-tune with no TV instructions to hand. High ceilings meant that sound travelled up to the upstairs bedroom so we had to be quiet till our kid was asleep. Bring fly spray - we had to buy some - being in the country near horses and sheep meant we had to use quite a lot during our August 22 stay. Overall, it was a good location, nice ambiance and a good holiday. It wouldn't have taken much to move "good" to "great" - buy some more forks and bigger glasses :-)
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John - Verified booking
I really don't want to sound negative about Poppy Cottage as regular users of Sykes cottages this was the lowest quality one we have stayed in, I will explain my reasoning around this though.
The good points are its a lovely location and lovely and quiet and the accommodation is spacious. However this really needs some TLC and a bit more effort on the cleaning front we only used the ground floor double bedroom and found the following issues. Lamp shade above the bed covered in dust and lots of cobwebs, the bed linin whilst clean was of poor quality and and sounded like you were lying on a plastic bag which made it difficult to sleep because of the noise everytime one of you moved. The adjacent bathroom is in need of some maintenance its dated and at the head of the bath it looks like the shower screen is leaking and water has leaking down the wall and has had poor attempts at fixing so smells of damp and signs of mildew, cleaning not great either again lots of cobwebs. Kitchen area whilst reasonably well appointed the fridge cabinet is clearly broken as the door doesn't fit flush with the rest of the cabinets and feels like its falling forward, other cupboard doors do not shut properly either some of the upstands around the worktops are loose and not secured.Kick plinths do't fit properly. Oven not as clean as it could be and would benifit from a deep clean, the dishwasher basket is broken and rusty in places and needs some attention. The wall behind the hob could do with a much larger cleanable splashback as there is lots of cooking stains on the wall. There are under cabinet lights either side of the cooker hob we never did find out how to turn them on. The General living area was comfortable but again attention to detail lots of cobwebs not very well cleaned. There were DVD's on the shelf but NO dvd player. No visitors book or instruction manuals for any appliances. Very little information of where to go or local attractions no information about local restaurants or pubs etc. No hand soap in any bathrooms or kitchen space. All other sykes cottages we have stayed at have also included a small welcome pack ie milk, teabags, possibly some bread etc but there was nothing here. Limited cleaning products available. Also on the day of our arrival we had a thunder storm and the rain was hammering against the front of the property so we closed the window in the ground floor bedroom and the water flooded through the frame onto the windowsill opening the window allowed the water to run down the inside of the frame but not into the interior of the property which I feel is a bit counter intuitive. My personal opinion is that all these issues could be easily resolved with a bit more attention to detail and better maintenance between clients.
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Sasha - Verified booking
Poppy Cottage is set in beautiful surroundings.
On arrival we went to look where the cottage was and saw the owner by chance who said the cottage would be ready slightly earlier than we anticipated which was fantastic so we popped into Lancaster which is only a short drive away for some supplies and headed back. The cottage is so well equipped with everything you would need, we requested 3 double beds and the 2 downstairs are huge! The views from the living room area and garden are lovely and we were welcomed each morning by the 2 lovely Shetland ponies who were in the paddock at the back next to the garden. We went in March so couldn't sit out in the garden but I'd imagine it would be lovely in the summer with the large doors opening from the living area into the garden. Being fond real ale and food lovers we of course were keen to find the nearest pub, on our drive in we saw The Stork so decided to walk there one afternoon. There is a lovely track that runs along the river that is easily accessible from the cottage albeit you have to descend down the side of a bridge to get on to it but it's pretty easy, although I wouldn't want my 80 year old grandmother attempting it! The Stork is a 20 minute walk away and the track is ideal for dogs to be off the lead, the pub is friendly and welcoming with a large open fire and I was told they kept a very good pint, can I can vouch for the good wine list! We even returned the following day for lunch and the food was outstanding! Real home made food, which you don't find very often these days! The lakes are about an hours away, we drove to Windermere one morning for a walk and not having been to that part of the world before it was outstandingly beautiful. The garden centre on site was lovely to mooch around, lots of lovely locally made bits and bobs, the cafe was being refurbed and it had limited seating when we got there so didn't stay however if was completely full on a Tuesday afternoon which is always a good sign on a week day I say! All in all our trip to poppy cottage was fantastic, great surroundings, lots of places to walk and discover, our 2 night stay was just not long enough!
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Julie - Verified booking
For a cottage for 6 adults there was one shower that was either stone cold or scalding hot, and dribbled out.
When we spoke to the landlords they did come to try to fix the problem but admitted that they are always booked up so havenât done any maintenance on the cottage for a long time. Again, for 6 adults staying for a week the kitchen was not appropriate, there was not enough cupboard space and the fridge was a built in one so was way too small. We had to clean the kitchen cupboards and run all the dishes through the dishwasher before we could use them as they hadnât been left in a clean enough state. We also had to go out and buy dishwasher salt and rinse aid and filled up the dishwasher, something that I would not expect to have to do as i believe this should be something that the owners do for basic maintenance. There was dog poo all over the garden and the rug was full of dog hairs. The dining table chairs kept coming apart when you sat on them (the dowels kept coming out making them unstable) so clearly need gluing back together. Visiting in October we put the heating on and it just kept switching off so our towels didnât dry properly. The tv was too small for the size of the room. There was no recycling facilities available. The listing says it is near a pub but you cannot walk to the pub as there is a main road that is 50 mph but there is no footpath, and you have to walk through fields to get to a footpath which would not be appropriate to walk to in the dark. Some positives to finish with: the log burner and main room was nice and spacious. When we alerted the owners to the shower problem they were quick to respond (although they didnât have a clue how to fix it and we spent the rest of the week putting up with the shower.
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Nanette - Verified booking
We were only staying at the cottage for a few days as we were attending a wedding.
Whilst the cottage did its job for somewhere to stay, the rooms were large and the cottage well laid out. However I feel like some love and care needs to be given back to these cottages, they could be beautiful and a real asset to the owners but instead they are out of date, run down and not looked after. They need a good facelift, proper garden furniture with a garden that isn't over grown. There was no welcome hamper, or even just a few tea bags, coffee etc. No logs were provided for the fire, even though it said on the information that there would be. No information booklet on the area, said there were woodland walks but these were blocked off with pallets so we couldn't take our dog into the woods. My husband was told he couldn't go down the road past the caravan park as it was private but there were no signs to say this, in fact there was no sinage at all. If you are allowing people to bring dogs, then they need to be informed of where they can be walked around the area to avoid any issues. As I said, such a shame as these could be lovely properties, they need to up their game
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