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Welcome hamper included
A complimentary hamper will welcome you on arrival containing a few essentials such as tea, fresh coffee, sugar and milk along with a few extra goodies for your enjoyment. The hamper is provided with our compliments; please be aware there may be some regional variations and sadly we are unable to vary according to preference or cater for individual dietary requirements.
Starter pack included
A complimentary starter pack will be awaiting you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Norfolk complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Suffolk complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Dorset complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Cornish complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing, Tea, Coffee, Fudge, Shortbread, Sugar, Milk, Salt and Pepper.
A Yorkshire complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Cotswolds complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
An Isle of Wight complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Glamping complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
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Absolutely beautiful cottage & very comfortable. We stayed here as a base for my daughters wedding at nearby Larmer tree Gardens and it really was perfect. I needed to contact the housekeeper Harriet on my return about a missing article and she couldn’t have been more helpful. Wonderful place to stay!
We had a great time, location, cottage cuteness and accessible walks. The one thing that is changeable and I would have appreciated it, is pans that cater for 8 people. The pans available were way too small. Having to use 2 pans to cook pasta for 8 people.
I am so pleased that you had a great time at Magna Cottage . I have arranged for more suitable pans to be delivered to the property and I am sorry that you had to make do during your stay.
Just absolutely perfect. The booking process with RR is easy and efficient. Harriet the housekeeper is lovely and helpful. The cottage is clean, neat and tidy and equipped with everything you need for a perfect family break. This is our 2nd visit. It is warm and cosy in the winter and just stunning in the summer. Cannot recommend this more.
It’s a pretty, warm, well equipped cottage. Great walks immediately out of the front door , in an exceptionally beautiful area. Could do with new pillows and bedside lights and a wardrobe in the master bedroom. But we had a lovely time and will return.
Absolutely beautiful cottage with the most picturesque gardens, perfect for our dogs. We’ll definitely be back!
Wonderful and cosy cottage in a magical location. Great walks from the gate, lots of wildlife around about. Excellent facilities and welcome pack. Big garden. Suited us perfectly.
My 3rd visit just ended and already planning my next one. Fantastic cottage in a fantastic setting. A real gem.
Stayed for my daughters wedding at The Larmer Tree, perfect location. Beds really comfortable, amazing welcome hamper. Plenty of space for everyone. Lovely grounds and garden. Lots of places to go for a walk. Only very small detail, could do with a new coffee cafetière. But yes we would stay again.
Absolutely beautiful property, with fantastic woodland walks at the end of the garden.
Magna cottage was a beautiful cottage in wonderful surroundings. Perhaps not quite up to usual Rural Retreats standard in relation to cleanliness, ( the fridge had brown goo growing in the back which we had to clean first before we wanted to put any food in it, and one of the White Company toiletries was out of date.The linen in some of the bedrooms really needed replacing as it was very old and thin. Apart from this the cottage itself is a real gem and a great place to relax and chill.
This is an idyllic cottage set in rural Dorset. We had a very comfortable and cosy stay. Lots of excellent pubs and restaurants around (particularly The Fontmell (10 minutes) and the Fleur de Lys (20 mins). Beautiful countryside and walks on the doorstep with views that just kept on giving.
Loved the cottage, Harriet was exceptionally helpful and friendly. It was warm, clean, comfortable and everything worked. Our only grip was the sat nav takes you to the neighbouring farm and he was unbelievably rude to my friends when they all (unfortunately) took the wrong turning. These things happen but he thought it was the end of the world!! The Hamper was amazing, so delicious and the White Company toiletries were a luxurious touch.
Thank you for your lovely comments about Magna Cottage, we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay. The farmer next door is understandably very concerned about cross contamination affecting his livestock as unfortunately the sat nav does at the moment direct cars to the wrong address. We have now put notes on our arrival guide to warn guests about this in advance.
The cottage was lovely and very well equipped and the housekeeper very helpful the only reason I did not rate four star was that unfortunately the dishwasher had broken which was quite a nuisance with the house full otherwise it was perfect and very clean
Lovely location. Very pretty well appointed house . Couple of very minor points . As no phone signal it seems rather petty not to allow use of land line phone . To many little notices around the house telling you what you shoud not do .
We were locked out of Wifi despite using all info given. The kitchen was also a bit small for the size of property. The rest of the cottage is however delightful and a fabulous garden for both the kids and the dog.
Magna cottage was perfect, really cosy and beautifully furnished with everything we needed. A lovely place to relax and listen to silence and see darkness again! Please thank the owner for us. P.S. thank you also for a very generous welcome basket.
The property was beautiful and the setting was gorgeous. The WIFI however was a disappointment as we had teenagers with us who had no/little access to the internet. This was a problem. It stated when I booked there was WIFI. There was no comfortable outside seating at the cottage, sunbeds would have made the experience much better as the sun shone for most of the week. The outside wooden benches were very uncomfortable.
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry that the WiFi was not strong - as we say on the web-page 'speed/service may vary depending on the signal' and due to the isolated location of Magna Cottage it can be variable. Hopefully this will improve soon as high speed connection in the area is due to be activated.
The cottage was absolutely lovely, it was exactly as described/shown on the web-site (perhaps better). The house was well-equipped and extremely well-maintained. The owner was very helpful with info, and check-in and (late) check-out were completely painless. Thoroughly recommended - we would happily return.
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