Barnwell Cottage, Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

Had a wonderful week in glorious mid May weather. The cottage is gorgeous just the right side of stylish whilst being homely and comfortable. Scandinavian vibe. Able to take the family dog who had his first taste of the sea; he and we lived our best life for a week.

Barnwell cottage is a lovely property set in a great village and provides a super base for exploring North Norfolk. The kitchen and dining area are will equipped and well appointed. The lounge is cosy and upstairs the bedrooms are lovely and we slept very well. In a small cottage there are two very nice bathrooms. This is in quiet location and the neighbours were friendly and ready for a natter.

Lovely, sensitively modernised compact cottage in a great, quiet location but with easy access to village pub, beach and nature reserves.

A wonderful cottage for our short mid winter break. Very well equipped & beautifully decorated. Everything we needed. Cosy & warm. Welcome box was wonderful & very tasty. Would love to stay again.

The cottage was so comfortable and pretty. We really enjoyed the garden. We were close to stunning beaches and countryside. We enjoyed the fresh air and lovely walks. A really good holiday was had by all...and that includes Sparky the dog.

Positives: The house was in a good location just off the main road in Holme. Quiet, could walk to the beach, the bus stop was reasonably close. Beds comfortable but the single with iron bars around 3 sides was rather odd. Sofa good but the 2 other chairs were too hard and upright. Clean and pleasantly decorated. Some logs for the fire were provided, but no kindling. Negatives: Main annoyance was that there was not a single empty cupboard in the kitchen in which to put our food. I had to transfer some of the owners' things to the understairs cupboard, which was also full of their stuff. The kitchen lighting is poor as you are working in your own shadow all the time. There is no door to the lobby with the boiler, so you have the noise of the boiler in the kitchen/dining area. Also every horizontal surface in the house had ornaments on it, so again nowhere to put our things. It did feel like it was the owners' house and we were intruding into their space. And who wants to read 32 copies of 'Coast' magazine? But we did get used to the limitations and enjoyed our stay there.

A lovely well equipped cottage provided a perfect place to relax and explore the North Norfolk coast.

Very nice cottage very well looked after. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. Would be handy to have a toilet upstairs

The cottage was snug and warm despite typically very chilly Feb weather conditions.The hot bath was particularly welcome! The bed is large and comfortable, although a longer duvet would be an advantage in winter. Only criticism: a fair bit of the storage space (cupboards, drawers etc) contains the owner's personal stuff. As we understand, this is because the owners regularly use the cottage themselves. The microwave wasn't working, but Norfolk Hideaways very promptly called in with a replacement. We enjoyed our break.