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"Lovely, quiet and tranquil ."
The accommodation was clean and cosy. Very dog friendly and we had everything we needed . We booked to get away from all the fireworks back home with our reactive dog and we heard nothing during our stay. Plenty of walks nearby by car .
Reviewed by Sophia5.0★Nov 2024
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"Lovely cottage and location."
We enjoyed our stay, visited nearby National Trust property's and did lots of walking. Would like to return to area again in the future and would recommend this home comfortable and clean.
Reviewed by Michelle5.0★Oct 2024
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"Great place for a quiet break, the owner lives next door and is avaliable and friendly but not intrusive this is our second visit which says it all."
we don't usually revisit anywhere
Reviewed by Martin4.7★Oct 2024
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"Really lovely and cosy barn conversion to stay in."
Bed was very comfortable with lovely covers on. Just what was needed after a long day site seeing. Was very peaceful throughout our stay, wouldn’t have known there was other people living on the same premise, other than the occasional farm animal making a noise it was quiet. Would have been nice to have a tv in the bedroom so we could watch tv in bed but i know this is not a make or break decision. Under the bed could do with a good hoover (only found this out as dropped a headphone and came across random objects under the bed and a fair bit of dust).
Cottage is 10 minutes away from local shop and really nice chinese takeaway.
Wouldn’t advise going in a low sitting car as driveway is quite uneven/pot hole’y.
Not too sure where the enclosed garden was as the garden next to the building is all open so would be unsure whether to take a dog with us if we stay again.
Would have been nice for a book with some details about the area, local eateries etc but again, not a massive issue.
Would definitely recommend to others as it is a beautiful place to stay
Reviewed by Stephanie4.7★Sep 2024
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"The only thing we would amend is the enclosed garden in the listing."
The cottage is quirky and very well equipped, in beautiful surroundings. Kate the owner is lovely hospitable lady, who could not be more helpful.
Would go back.
Reviewed by Juliet4.7★Sep 2024
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"We are delighted to give our personal 5* rating to the Host and the property."
A beautiful setting, quiet but not too remote, easily accessible on a maintained farm track, amidst farm animals, and a short drive to lovely towns, walking trails and the Welsh border. Within the cottage, a well-laid out, compact and very convenient high quality accommodation. The parking spot was clean and conveniently right outside the door - we loved that. We put it near the top of all the rural places we have found on Sykes' website. The beds, bathrooms, bed linen and towels were all excellent quality, as were the white goods. The Wi-Fi was very good, which is one of our important criteria. Struggled a bit with mastering the TV but that was soon sussed ! We hope to visit again.
Reviewed by Judith5.0★Aug 2024
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"Very happy with our stay."
A lovely quirky barn conversion in a beautiful setting. Some great sight seeing in the surrounding towns and villages
Reviewed by Sally-ann5.0★Aug 2024
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"Everything about Broughton stables was just lovely, fron the idyllic setting, comfort, cleanliness and facilities to our lovely host."
The stables have been beautifully converted whilst retaining all the traditional features and quirks you'd expect. The property was spotless and beautifully finished. We met the small flock of lambs and goats in the adjoining fields who were more than happy with a little fuss, the resident cats who joined us on the lawn for coffee each morning. Our host even introduced us to her own dogs who were adorable and so friendly. We had a wonderful stay and would definitely recommend Broughton stables for any animal loving travellers who are looking for a peaceful base to explore the small towns and villages in mid Wales.
Reviewed by Daniel5.0★Aug 2024
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"Although this property was advertised as having a secure garden, this was not the case, so someone had to go outside with the dog and wait until he was ready to return."
Occasionally there were 2 large dogs from an adjacent property running around and leaving their mess on the grass. We were unable to get ITV (a disaster with the European Cup being played!!
Reviewed by Jackie3.8★Jun 2024
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"This is a lovely property from which to explore Shropshire."
The weather wasn’t the best but to be able to return to a warm comfortable cottage made it a lovely short break. Extremely quiet and peaceful setting.
Reviewed by Susan4.1★May 2024
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"The cottage, by and large was fine."
The beams in the bedroom were much more of an issue than we thought they might be, and having the fridge at the opposite end of the cottage to the kitchen was a bit irritating. Our main complaint is that the description says it has an enclosed garden, which it clearly did not have. Our dog could have run off to the main road, or accessed a field full of sheep through a single fence with ease. This meant our dog had to be kept inside.
Reviewed by Steven3.8★May 2024
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"Peaceful location with beautiful views of the Shropshire Hills."
The area is close for shops and pubs.
Cottage had everything needed for our stay.
Was nice and warm too.
Reviewed by Stephen4.4★Apr 2024
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"Very cosy and extremely clean property."
Great location. Well equipped and spacious kitchen with plenty of cutlery and utensils. Sky box with smart TV ideal for winter nights. Well laid out, en suite in master bedroom, lovely feature. Kate was friendly and helpful, and nothing was too much trouble.
Reviewed by Jamie5.0★Dec 2023
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"The cottage was more spacious than expected, with a well-equipped kitchen and bathrooms."
It was nicely decorated and very warm and comfortable, which was welcome in a wet November. As we took our dog, it was particularly useful to be able to use the cloakroom as a tack room to clean him off after muddy walks. The washing machine also saw plenty of use for cleaning his towels. We wanted a quiet location, away from fireworks, and Broughton Stables fitted the bill. We had a very pleasant stay and can recommend this cottage.
Reviewed by Veronica5.0★Nov 2023
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"A lovely cosy cottage which was warm and very clean."
The beds are super comfy as is the sofa. The rural location means it’s lovely and quiet. You do need to drive to get anywhere, but it’s easy to do so. It would better if the kitchen had essentials like tea, coffee, salt, pepper, clingfilm etc
Reviewed by Amy4.4★Oct 2023
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"Wonderfully comfortable, ideal for our reading retreat."
Great facilities, everything we needed, and appreciated fast reply to query we had. Many thanks :)
Reviewed by Ruth5.0★Oct 2023
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"Excellent cottage, warm,comfortable and cozy."
Beautiful old beams and original features.
Large garden which our dog loved. Located on a quite farm and surrounded by lovely views and animals. The large on suite bath is very relaxing after a day's hiking in the local forest. The owner is lovely and their if you need anything, we are already looking at dates for our next stay.
Reviewed by Maralyn5.0★Oct 2023
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"We really enjoyed our stay at Broughton Stables & would highly recommend to anyone staying in the Shropshire Hills."
Very peaceful setting & a great base surrounded by nature & animals.
Reviewed by Jonathan5.0★Sep 2023
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"Broughton Cottage is clean, comfortable and characterful with quirky charm, however I was disappointed on arrival by the lack of basics provided by every other self catering cottage I’ve been too for over a decade."
No welcome pack or toiletries other than soap and loo roll so make sure you bring everything with you. There wasn’t an information pack or guest book and despite the sky box most channels, ie BBC 1 etc and Sky were unavailable.
Reviewed by Tina3.1★Jul 2023
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"Having the shower room downstairs is not very convenient."
This would be an ideal place for a family holiday as it is very safe and there are lots of animals.
Reviewed by Terence3.8★Jun 2023
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"Great week at Broughton stables accompanied with beautiful weather, the stables are in a lovely quiet location surrounded by beautiful scenery alongside a working farm, their are two good sized bedrooms with the master having en-suite bathroom with bath but no shower, the shower is downstairs in the entrance hall the this being the second bathroom."
The lounge is average size and had a open plan kitchen, off the lounge is the entrance hallway to the stairs and utility room with washing machine and fridge freezer. Broughton Stables is very quirky with all the original beams that brings character to the cottage. We enjoyed our week and would definitely return as Bishops Castle is one very beautiful town that is on the Shropshire Way with mile of beautiful scenery.
Thank you for our lovely stay.
Reviewed by Martin5.0★Jun 2023
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"We had a wonderful week at this property."
The owner was very friendly and most helpful. We would not hesitate to return
Reviewed by Bryan5.0★May 2023
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"A lovely, cosy and charming converted barn on a working farm in beautiful countryside - and a friendly welcome from the owner who lives next door."
It could be improved if it had some local guidebooks/maps, a visitors book (the comments that previous guests make regarding places to go are always helpful), and maybe a few books and games for those rainy days - but it was a lovely place to stay and suited us well.
Reviewed by Alan4.7★Mar 2023
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"It was generally clean and comfortable although there was a bit of an unpleasant drain smell."
It would have been nice to have a few basics like salt, black pepper, cooking oil, tin foil and something more than a thin cloth for washing up. The oven needs a really good clean, especially the grill tray grid which was black with baked on grease - ok on a bbq where it's going to get burnt off but not in an oven. There were no leaflets or information of things to do in the area and no guest book which is also good for getting up to date tips on what's good to do. The owner did direct us to the local dog friendly restaurant which was helpful.
Reviewed by Melanie3.1★Feb 2023
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"Cottage is perfectly positioned for travel to all local villages and shops n ..."
Cottage is perfectly positioned for travel to all local villages and shops n pubs , great size rooms , beds very comfortable, the beams are fantastic, kitchen and dining areas are good , en suit bathroom beautiful, great shower downstairs
Reviewed by Rick5.0★Oct 2022
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"We had a lovely stay at the property and had a wonderful time exploring the footpaths in the area."
Reviewed by Annabel5.0★Oct 2022
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"Lovely cottage in isolated location, fantastic weather for time of year."
Only small comment, could do with a few more oven dishes. Otherwise can recommend for a away from crowds holiday.
Reviewed by George4.7★Oct 2022
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"Lovely accommodation."
....looking forward to returning sometime
Reviewed by Martin5.0★Sep 2022
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"We had a lovely stay, the accommodation was spotless and had everything we needed."
Large garden to enjoy and well maintained. Our doggy enjoyed his stay too. Mobile reception for hubby’s virgin mobile wasn’t great but my O2 reception was good . Would stay again
Reviewed by Terence5.0★Jun 2022
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"A hidden gem, we had a lovely stay and would highly recommend the cottage."
Great views , clean and comfortable, and the host was very friendly.
Beautiful area to visit
Reviewed by Nicky5.0★May 2022
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"We had a fabulous cycling holiday."
The Stables are delightful, very warm with generous heating, and piping hot water. Spotlessly clean, very comfortable beds, and a lovely location. It’s a perfect centre for exploring on e bikes as there are four great cycle routes you can take straight from the door. Kate was a delightful host and ensured we had everything we needed.
Reviewed by Nicola5.0★Mar 2022
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"Fantastic accommodation, beautiful location with some wonderful walks nearby, a lovely couple of towns and a fair few things to keep one occupied."
I particularly loved going into the Castle Hotel I’m Bishops Castle with real fires and lovely meals and coffee. The owner of the cottage was very helpful. Im staying there again, most definitely. One issue to be mindful of, if you have a back problem just ask about the roof beam in the double bedroom. The hight of the beam was fine for me, I’m 62, but someone with back problems may not get under it to the wardrobe and dressing table. But seriously it’s gem.
Reviewed by Steven5.0★Nov 2021
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"Beautiful accommodation!"
Kate the host was lovely and so are her gorgeous dogs. She was super helpful & was quick to respond. The kitchen was full equipped, bed was unbelievably comfy, the exposed beams added so much character & the bath was pure luxury. We would of stayed longer if we could
Reviewed by Nikita5.0★Oct 2021
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"Just what we needed a nice, quiet place to relax and recharge."
Cottage a little quirky in its layout.
Reviewed by Julie5.0★Sep 2021
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"We had a lovely stay and the bed was so comfy as I have back issues."
I soon realised why so comfy when I checked out getting myself the same mattress
Just two small things really
1 An oven glove
2 After running hoover around before we left there was an awful dog smell everywhere
You may need to look into getting some hoover smellies to pop inside the Hoover to prevent the whole place smelling of wet dogs.
Everything else was perfect
Thankyou
Reviewed by Joanna4.4★Sep 2021
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"Broughton Stables was a great place to stay with 2 small but energetic grandchildren."
We loved the house and garden, and had days out walking on the hills around Bury Ditches and Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle.
We will be back!
Reviewed by Elizabeth5.0★Aug 2021
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"The peaceful setting we were really relaxed loved seeing the sheep and Kate was ..."
The peaceful setting we were really relaxed loved seeing the sheep and Kate was really nice look forward to staying again
Reviewed by John4.7★May 2021
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"Beautiful cottage in an idyllic location."
Wish we could have stayed longer!
Reviewed by Ainsley5.0★May 2021
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"Kate was a lovely host, the cottage is lovely very clean with a beautiful rustic feel throughout with lovely beams and farm yard tiles."
Really enjoyed seeing Kate feeding the lambs and being on the farm with the beautiful Shropshire views from all windows.
The lampshade on the stairs needs a clean but otherwise it was absolutely spotless!
I do agree with previous visitors that a few walking maps and local information would be handy.
I will certainly stay again, wonderful location, host and accommodation.
Reviewed by Kelly4.4★Apr 2021
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"We really enjoyed our stay at Broughton Stables, the perfectly situated converted barn is beautifully renovated and comfortable."
It’s full of character (ancient oak beams) with great views from the living-room/kitchen across the garden to the hills.
Kate the owner (very friendly and approachable) had catered for everything. All the essentials and more. It was clean, airy, fresh and practical with comfortable beds and a lovely on-suite, great for a soak after long walks with the dog. We felt relaxed and at home straight away, we couldn’t have asked for more.
The barn is in a picturesque and tranquil location with a private garden to enjoy the view, kittens, pet sheep and the stunning night sky. We enjoyed some fabulous walks in the Shropshire hills and trails, the surrounding area is beautiful with so much to discover. We certainly recommend and will book to stay again to discover more of this beautiful county. We returned from our stay relaxed and revived. We have stayed in many cottages and consider this one of the best.
Reviewed by Elaine5.0★Nov 2020
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"An outside light for when taking the dog out to the toilet would be helpful."
Reviewed by Meg4.4★Oct 2020
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"Lovely stay, just a few minor things would have made it perfect."
Flies nest outside the second bedroom when we arrived were a bit off putting as a first impression but they did go when disturbed and didnt come back.
Not enough hot water for more than one bath at a time.
No tea towels in kitchen area.
Just a suggestion that a small welcome card to outline local amenities would have been useful and maybe a dvd player for winter breaks when the weather is bad?
Reviewed by Catherine4.4★Oct 2020
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"Great location for sightseeing."
Comfortable and homey place. Sadly no storage space for groceries.
Hello Denise, thank you for your feedback, we are glad you had a comfortable stay and enjoyed the local area. Being a newly refurbished property we are grateful for the feedback about the storage space for groceries, and have since added a new storage cupboard in the utility room. Kind regards, Kate.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Denise4.1★Aug 2020
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