Ploughmans Cottage

50 Customer Reviews

• "The good - Looks the business in a nice area."

  Very clean, the cleaner did a fantastic job. (Although the smell of dog was evident) You get no noise from the other semi (Solid walls) The not so go - Road noise with lorries back and forward to Wem usually starting about 4am. Beds!!! Creak, creak, creak never got a good nights sleep even turned the beds but its the bases that are shot. Seating downstairs very tired, kitchen seat covers so uncomfortable. Crockery and most of the pans scratched to pieces so purchased our own. OK we stayed 3 weeks so maybe different if you are only staying a weekend but it is overpriced for what you get and would not rent this again.

  These guests stayed with us for 3 weeks while moving house and met with members of our team on four occasions during their stay, each time confirming when asked that they were happy and comfortable. It is therefore surprising to read this feedback, posted after they left which gave us no opportunity to help with any concerns We welcome feedback, it helps us to improve. We will of course review the specifics mentioned above but have to date found nothing to reasonably support the review above which does leave us sadly questioning the motivation for its posting. The cottage does have a B road reasonably close by but the likelihood of it being busy at 4am seems less likely unless there was something unusual going on, with the road network, in addition the cottage is double glazed. We would hope that any potential future guests read the reviews above this which consistently grade this accommodation at 4.8/5. Thank you Property Owner

  Reviewed by Pam3.1★Sep 2024

• "We enjoyed our few days stay."

  Our dog loved the garden so much that we couldn’t get him in…not funny when it was raining

  Reviewed by Ian4.7★Sep 2024

• "A very good quality cottage clean everything you need and the welcome basket ..."

  A very good quality cottage clean everything you need and the welcome basket was a lovely surprise A great garden and very safe for the dog I would highly recommend to anyone thank you

  Reviewed by Barbara5.0★May 2024

• "Well maintained property with lots of secure outside space for our dog."

  Kitchen had all the facilities and equipment that we needed. Cottage was clean and tidy. Thank you.

  Reviewed by Mel4.4★Mar 2024

• "We had a very pleasant visit to Ploughman Cottage."

  Lovely welcome pack and brilliant enclosed garden for the dog. Very central for getting around Shropshire made all the better for very good weather for September.

  Reviewed by Judith5.0★Sep 2023

• "Very comfortable, clean and spacious property."

  Lovely welcome pack. Ideally situated with plenty to see in the surrounding area with beautiful countryside particularly Carding Mill Valley. Visits included both national Trust and English Heritage properties, museums, Ironbridge and Heritage Railway and boat trip at Shrewsbury, all within easy reach.

  Reviewed by Rosalind5.0★Sep 2023

• "Happy with the accommodation and the garden couldn’t be better if you have a dog which we do."

  Would suggest a bread knife, a sharp knife and a bigger frying pan. Additional comfortable garden chairs would also be great. A crab handle would be helpful in the bath. On the whole the accommodation was great and we had a lovely time.

  Thank you, and really pleased the dog had fun too! You are quite right the bread knife had disappeared, now replaced. We will resharpen the kitchen sharp knives. There is a big frying pan as well as the smaller one, it was towards the back of the pan cupboard so maybe not spotted. The outside chairs have cushions kept in the cupboard in the kitchen, they live in there are they don’t do well if left outside, we can maybe look at altering the welcome pack information to highlight that they are there. Thank you Property Owner

  Reviewed by Audrey3.8★Sep 2023

• "Beautiful cottage & garden."

  Well presented and comfortable. Extra touches - welcome pack and dog bits so nice. WIFI good too. Plenty of parking and excellent position

  Reviewed by Sharon5.0★Jun 2023

• "Such a lovely, comfortable cottage we really enjoyed our stay here."

  The large, secure garden was a huge plus for us & our dog to enjoy, particularly as we had great weather during our holiday

  Reviewed by Catherine5.0★May 2023

• "We had a lovely stay at Ploughman's Cottage over the Easter weekend."

  The cottage was perfect for the four of us and the dog enjoyed being able to run around in the enclosed garden. A very comfortable and clean property with plenty of space and in a great location to explore northern Shropshire and surrounding areas. The kitchen was exceptionally well equipped (the welcome hamper was a really nice touch!), although we struggled using the oven (clock wasn't set) and microwave. The manuals for these would have been helpful. Having said that, we didn't look whether they were in the property... We would highly recommend Ploughman's Cottage for a weekend stay or even longer!

  Thank you so much for your lovely comments, and we would love to have you back sometime. Just for clarification, the oven clock doesn’t need to be set for it to work, if you switch the oven off at the wall the clock unsets, many guests switch the cooker off at the wall, we guess for safety. All the user manuals for the cooker, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher, smart tv, dvd and stereo are in the cottage folder which we leave on the coffee table in the lounge at the start of each booking. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Svenja5.0★Apr 2023

• "What a perfect escape away to the countryside."

  From the home comforts inside to the absolutely incredible family garden - we cannot recommend this cottage highly enough. Our children and dog had the most amazing time too. We visited the Brown Moss Reserve and Corbett Wood and would highly recommend them for family walks/dog walks.

  Reviewed by Rebecca5.0★Mar 2023

• "Our first holiday at Ploughman's Cottage which was very good and the owners were very helpful in dealing with TV problems."

  Property is delightfully furnished and well equipped and very clean. A lovely base for trips to local gardens and walks and the beautiful countryside.

  Thank you for being so understanding about the TV not working well off the aerial signal. It transpired we had had a junior trainee aerial engineer in a previous party who had damaged the aerial socket. 2 engineer visits later, a new aerial wall socket and, all fixed. Not ideal and we can only apologise. The only plus being that as it is a smart tv the internet accessed channels were never affected. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Robert John5.0★Sep 2022

• "Ploughman's cottage is very light and welcoming."

  Kitchen is very well equipped with good quality pans, cutlery etc and the weĺcome hamper was very impressive. Dog treats were also appreciated by our Labrador. The bathroom was good and downstairs toilet very handy, with liquid hand gel in both. Our bed was comfortable with good quality linen. Instructions for the tv would have helped, as we could only get iPlayer and other catch-up channels all week. Apart from the above, we would recommend this cottage.

  Reviewed by Tessa5.0★Sep 2022

• "A quality cottage, excellent accommodation and facilities in a pleasant rural area with caring owners."

  Very dog friendly, with perfect doggy garden. Very positive experience and enjoyable stay. Tony and Val

  Reviewed by Tony5.0★May 2022

• "A beautiful cottage, that’s fully equipped to make your stay as relaxing as possible."

  It’s surrounded by lots of countryside, waking up to the birds cheeping. There are lots of places with in driving distance to visit , or just enjoy the peace and quiet and relax. This was our second visit and hopefully many more.

  Reviewed by Tina5.0★Apr 2022

• "Very clean and spacious, good quality bed linen and towels."

  Lovely food welcome box with wine milk , etc and dog biscuits and towel for your 4 legged friend. Nice garden with chairs and a useful hose to clean offmuddy paws. The house is not in a village and we had to drive every day to go walking or exploring the area. There are a few foothpaths locally but farmers request dogs on leads. Everything you need in the kitchen with table and chairs, log burner was great all prepared for use with basket of logs provided.

  Reviewed by Alan4.1★Mar 2022

• "Television needs a replacement remote controller."

  Loo paper holder needs a refit to the wall. Apart from those small faults we found it very pleasant, very comfortable and well up to the standards we have elsewhere enjoyed.

  Thank you ever so much for letting us know about the remote, unlikely we would pick this up when servicing the cottage. Suspect the weekly alcohol wiping between lets has not agreed with it. Replacement now ordered and will be with the current guests as soon as we have it. Will have a look at both toilet roll holders upstairs and downstairs and fix if loose. We would have sorted both issues during your stay, had we have known! Best wishes, thanks again and hope to see you again maybe. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Patrick4.7★Mar 2022

• "Both this house and its twin are a spectacular place to spend a few days in the area."

  We have not had any doubts about booking them again.

  Reviewed by Pino5.0★Feb 2022

• "A beautiful well presented cottage with a large enclosed garden."

  Highly recommend it to everyone. Thank you to the owners for a wonderful holiday.

  Reviewed by Julie5.0★Jul 2021

• "A very comfortable cottage with a really large enclosed garden so ideal for dogs."

  They kept all the elements of a farm cottage of the era but with modern touches.. you'll love it.

  Reviewed by Peter4.7★Jul 2021

• "Beautiful cottage and a bonus for next time as next door is a holiday let too so can book both if going away with family or friends."

  . the cottage was fully equipped with everything the beds were super comfortable the cottage was super clean. And what an absolutely amazing garden ! We had a couple of wet days but lightning the fire opening a bottle of wine and spending a very lazy afternoon reading is hardly a chore. The location of the cottage was absolutely perfect we drove to Telford, Whitchurch, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and market Drayton as we were so central.. I will be booking again as we had everything we needed for a lovely week away. Highly recommend

  Reviewed by Riah5.0★May 2021

• "A really well equipped and comfortable home from home."

  Reviewed by Jacqueline5.0★Dec 2020

• "The cottage was very well equipped and comfortable."

  The welcome basket was a lovely touch and we would recommend this cottage for a relaxing holiday or break away.

  Reviewed by Sue5.0★Oct 2020

• "The cottage is in a lovely setting with large secure garden to the front of the property."

  There is a modern and well fitted, bright kitchen/diner with all the utensils, pots and crockery you will need. Large integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine. A well stocked ‘welcome pack’ including fresh milk was a nice touch as were the dog basket, bowls, towel and biscuits. The living room is homely, bright, beautiful decor and wonderful log burner with french doors leading to the front garden. The stairs to the first floor are quite steep and the sloping ceilings do dictate that there are no wardrobes. There are hooks with provided wooden hangers which were fine for our stay. Lovely roman blinds in both bedrooms and high quality white bed linen. The bathroom is large, bright with modern fittings providing plenty of hot water. The property sits side on to the road and you can hear the traffic in the mornings if you have the windows open but it wasn't an issue. Lovely cottage in rural location which I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to others.

  Reviewed by Sheri4.4★Sep 2020

• "Fab cottage!"

  Very clean and tidy and will definitely book again!

  Reviewed by Clare5.0★Aug 2020

• "Although we did not meet the owners, we had the feeling they cared about us - little nice things like a welcome basket or a bottle of champaign for new year's eve."

  The property is indeed difficult to find - a nice neighbour helped us. Could you provide some exact location, e.g. via google maps, together with the key collection details? Although the directions are correct and clear our clever navigation system managed to outsmart us.

  Reviewed by Peter5.0★Dec 2019

• "What a cosy charming cottage, we really enjoyed our stay here nice bright rooms, good size garden & ample parking spaces, I have already recommended this cottage."

  Reviewed by Frederick John5.0★Dec 2019

• "Cottage was excellent- facilities excellent- lovely big enclosed garden which our dog loved."

  Bit remote for walking anywhere with our dog. nearest shop/pub not walkable. No issues with cottage at all and would stay again. Only thing was photo shows tv in main bedroom and there isn’t one. Sykes as a company we had a couple of issues with them/staff.

  Reviewed by Sharon4.7★Nov 2019

• "Ploughman's cottage is fantastic, I would recommend this accommodation to anyone!"

  Reviewed by Kay5.0★Sep 2019

• "Lovely location, all you need is provided plus some surprise gifts!"

  have used before and will use again ***

  Reviewed by Clive5.0★Sep 2019

• "A really good cottage in a good location, the welcome basket was much appreciated"

  Reviewed by Derek4.1★Jul 2019

• "A very well-equipped cottage."

  We really appreciated the dog-friendly garden.

  Reviewed by Kay5.0★Jun 2019

• "The Cottage is in a great location, very little traffic noise, the grounds are larger than it looks in the photo and very well kept."

  A lot of thought has gone into providing all you could possibly need and more, with great attention to detail even down to a pair of binoculars to watch the birds with and some bird seed! The dog is also provided for, with a bowel, towels, and biscuits! also toys for small children (a good location as it's away from the road with plenty of space for them.) Breakfast cereal, biscuits, wine, and milk were provided! also comprehensive information of all you could need to know. The bedrooms, Bathroom, Kitchen and downstairs toilet all excellent, we don't have a bad word to say about anything!

  Reviewed by Clive5.0★Jun 2019

• "Ploughmans Cottage was very comfortable the decore was lovely the whole of the cottage was so clean."

  After we had such along journey and being so tired it was a pleasure to go into the cottage and see how lovely it was it lived up to the photographs on the web sight.The basket with the goodies was very thoughtful.

  Reviewed by Christine5.0★May 2019

• "Best cottage we've stayed in for quite some time."

  Thoughtful decor and very comfortable with a lovely super king bed in main bedroom. Bathroom was very spacious with a very powerful shower and good sized bath. Beautiful big garden for our dog to run around in. Loved watching the rabbits and birds.

  Reviewed by Alison5.0★May 2019

• "Nice cottage,nice garden,nice area,what more can I say."

  We will be going back.

  Reviewed by Claire5.0★Apr 2019

• "Wow! What a fantastic cottage: beautifully converted to a high standard, very well equipped, and very clean."

  (Not so much as a stray dog hair to suggest that pets are welcome.) I'm 6ft 7in tall and my son is 6ft 3in and - along with his sensibly-sized mother - we found Ploughman's Cottage spacious with plenty of comfortable seats in the sitting room, and generous-sized beds. There's a decent-sized bathroom with shower and bath AND plenty of hot water for three hot showers in a row (maybe more). Fantastic views from just about every room and, despite such a close road, wonderfully quiet with the double-glazing. The photos don't do the garden justice and there is wonderful birdsong, with bird-seed provided. The location is ideal for day trips to Shrewsbury, the Ironbridge Museums, Hawkstone Park Folllies, and some wonderful walks. Previous visitors have enthused about the welcome basket and I can see why - containing everything from red wine to homemade jam - but it's also a good indication of the warmth of the welcome and the attention to detail. We were very lucky with the weather - sunshine, sunshine, sunshine - but, had we decided to spend more time in the cottage, it would have been a wonderful place to read and relax. Would we recommend Ploughman's Cottage to anyone else? You'd better believe it! Five stars.

  Reviewed by Philip4.7★Apr 2019

• "I recently visited ploughman's cottage for a long weekend with the family, I really enjoyed my stay and was relaxing."

  I would definitely visit again in the future. The cottage had everything you thinked off from tea bags and milk on arrival to a lovely hamper full of goodies.

  Reviewed by Laura5.0★Apr 2019

• "Lovely cottage with a rural outlook."

  Cosy but modern interior with everything we needed. The welcome basket was a thoughtful touch, and the beds were really comfortable. We enjoyed the log burner during our visit, which made it even cosier. Tidy private garden which would be great to sit out in on a Summer evening. Access to walks at nearby Soulton Hall was good too; we enjoyed a walk through the woods. The cottage is situated close to Whitchurch for shopping, restaurants and pubs, plus close to road network for tourist visits to places a little further afield.

  Reviewed by Vanessa5.0★Mar 2019

• "A lovely house, beautifully maintained and equipped."

  Extremely dog friendly with a secure garden surrounded by fields.

  Reviewed by Gillian5.0★Feb 2019

• "A lovely cottage for a relaxing break."

  I was most impressed by the services of Sykes in attending to every detail to ensure our holiday went as smoothly as possible--a real pleasure to deal with.

  Reviewed by Alexander5.0★Oct 2018

• "Lovely setting, the cottage was a perfect base to visit many sites & some nice local walks, warm & comfortable."

  The welcome basket was a lovely touch & the dog welcome.Would definately return, next year. Highly recommend & reasonable price.

  Reviewed by Nicole5.0★Sep 2018

• "Lovely cottage in a beautiful rural location, which is also convenient for visiting many towns, such as Shrewsbury, Chester, etc."

  , plus various National Trust properties. Cottage is equipped with virtually anything that one might need and there was a comprehensive welcome pack. Although there are no wardrobes because of the sloping ceilings on the first floor, (which adds to the character), there are plenty of hooks and a good supply of hangers and we found it more than adequate for our needs for a week long holiday. The Super-king size bed in the main bedroom is very comfortable, though the pure cotton bedding does rustle a bit! :-) We would be more than happy to stay here again, if we planned a holiday in the same area.

  Reviewed by Beverley5.0★Sep 2018

• "Fabulous cottage with everything you could think of."

  Wonderful welcome basket and very homely. We really enjoyed our stay, you can really tell the owners go out of their way to think of everything for your comfort. The only negative I could mention is that there was some noise from the nearby road.

  Reviewed by Michelle4.7★Aug 2018

• "Something to be considered when booking this cottage."

  .. you have to drive everywhere it isn’t safe to walk on the main roads due to the heavy traffic and no paths.

  Reviewed by Kim4.4★Jul 2018

• "Lovely cottage in a lovely location."

  Welcome pack exceeded our expectations. Had a great time and would definitely go back. Thank you very much.

  Reviewed by Derek5.0★Jul 2018

• "One or two things."

  no nonslip mat in bath and shower this could be potentialy dangerous. pity no wardrobes im sure theres scope for at least one. could be improved with a small patio. garden needs weeding. all in all these are small things but need pointing out. the cottage is most comfortable and enjoyed our stay.

  Reviewed by Patricia4.7★Jun 2018

• "A lovely cottage on the edge of farm land and no neighbours."

  A comprehensive basket of goodies including wine was there to greet us and a dog basket including doggy towels for our Lhasa Apso. NOTE: The two single beds put together in the main bedroom were the most comfortable my wife and I have ever slept in including our own at home.

  Reviewed by Terry4.7★May 2018

• "Whilst on the whole the cottage was what we expected we were extremely disappointed and inconvenienced by the fact that there were no wardrobes anywhere in the accommodation."

  All that was available were a row of four/five hooks in each bedroom with eight hangers between two bedrooms. Due to this we had to locate the nearest Argos and go out on arrival to purchase a hanging rail which was not at all what we expected to do. However, I do appreciate that not all buildings can accommodate all features but strongly believe that not to be made aware of this is wrong. On the plus side the owners left an extremely generous welcome pack which was lovely and very much appreciated and as I said the cottage was what we expected and we did have a relaxing holiday and did enjoy staying there - thank you.

  Reviewed by Sue3.8★Apr 2018

• "This was a lovely cottage to stay in, the owners seemed to have gone the extra mile to help us have a nicest stay possible!"

  There were four adults and a baby and a dog, but it still felt plenty big enough, and everything was carried out to a high standard. Overall, a really nice place to stay - we would highly recommend.

  Reviewed by Evette5.0★Mar 2018

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