Heart of the village, amazing gardens, glorious views and brimming with character

We have been coming to Dittisham for many years and to Thornwell Cottage for several years now. We love the charm of this cottage and its wonderful garden, which offers different views in every season. The cottage is perfect for 2 people and charmingly furnished. Nothing is really missing. However, we have noticed a constant wear and tear over the years and a few investments in the furnishings would do the cottage a lot of good. But we will definitely come back and are already looking forward to it.

Fantastic location, parking near the cottage (pay to park, not an issue). 2 pubs either end if the village also one is a shop and post office which also does take away meals, excellent breakfast. Fantastic well kept garden absoloutly huge. Water taxis to Dartmouth regular (best to book at busy times). Cottage was lovely, but in need of a bit of a spruce up, and a good clean.

Lovely Cottage, perfect for two, with 4 adults it gets somewhat crowded. Wonderfull garden. We will come back next year.

It's a pretty cottage in a lovely position. Immaculately clean and tidy and very comfortable. Warm and cosy with plenty of hot water, an effective wood-burning stove. We were a family of four, and it suited us. I am confident in summer; the beautiful garden and patio area are a real treat. Very close to the car park for loading and unloading the car. I would highly recommend it.

It was a lovely little cottage. Unfortunately before we arrived the weather had been extremely hot and we understand the cottage had been unoccupied the previous week. We noticed an overpowering musty/damp smell on the day we arrived. We contacted customer services on the Sunday and they responded immediately suggesting we leave the upstairs windows open which we did the smell improved but didn’t go entirely. Good location, very comfortable great customer service team. We would stay there again but would want to know the cottage had been aired beforehand.

Nice small well equipped cottage, large garden on a steep gradient, not really suitable for those who have difficulty with mobility. spoilt by the awful smell in the living room, which made sitting in the room unpleasant, definitely would not stay here again until this is resolved.

A very cosy and comfy cottage in the heart of Dittisham. We had a lovely few days. Ferry Boat Inn a short walk down the hill is well worth a visit too.

Dittisham is a gorgeous village with Thornwell Cottage right in the heart of it. The cottage is pretty, with lovely gardens, but very tired and needs some money spending on it to continue renting at this price. Unfortunately, we had no hot water for two days, so were unable to shower and had to waste time waiting for plumbers. Having said that, Dart cottages were very responsive trying to resolve the issue. Sadly, all eateries in the village are suffering from lack of staff, so to get a variety of food you need to go elsewhere. Overall we did have a nice week, gorgeous weather helped and the area is beautiful.

Thornwell Cottage is perfectly located mid distance between the Red Lion and the Ferry Boat Inn at the centre of the gorgeous Dittisham village. We had foul weather, so had lovely times curled up with books in front of the wood burning stove. The house is minuscule, like a hobbit home, but everything has its place and we wanted for nothing. Nothing that is except for a hot bath. The hot water tank isn’t big enough to fill the bath, which is a shame. We will certainly return to Dittisham again

Upon arrival we where a little disappointed to find we had to empty the dishwasher from the previous guests. The cottage is comfortable and nicely furnished, with a cosy feel, but upon closure inspection, it wasn't quite as clean as we hoped, cobwebs and spiders in corners & dirty bits of cutlery and plates and the towels although clean where marked. There where a few light bulbs out and the extractor fan over the cooker wasn't working, just a little bit more attention to detail is required. The accommodation is comfortable for 2 guests but I would think 4 people may find it a squeeze. Your details do mention that the garden isn't secure for dogs but we hadn't anticipated how bad this was, so next doors dogs could easily come in to Thornwell's garden if they wanted, & dogs could easily get out on to the road, a real shame because we felt like we couldn't totally relax ,our dog did disappear for 5 mins into a neighbor's garden and after that we had to lead walk her for the rest of the stay. Not quite the relaxing break we had envisaged, a bit of dog proof fencing even around the patio could easily sort this situation. Dittisham is a beautiful place and the walks and local pubs make it a great place to visit and we will be back, but for us sadly in a different cottage due to the garden situation.