We had a lovely time at Corner Thatch! The cottage was a real chocolate box of a place and we were very comfortable. The garden was lovely. Obviously, as this is a very old house, we were expecting some quirks and idiosyncrasies but there were a few things that we felt should really be improved. None of the issues below spoiled our holiday, but if we're being totally honest ... We did feel that some of the appliances, furnishings, fixtures and fittings were in need of attention. Some examples: 1.The kitchen window could not be unlocked (apologies if that was just us being dim) but we tried several times with various keys and as there is no extractor fan, it would have been really good to have been able to open that window 2.The catch on the freezer compartment door was broken 3. Some chipped and stained saucepans - and no full size frying pan 4. An additional table lamp in the lounge corner near the bedroom would have made a huge difference to the lighting 5. Some worn paintwork on kitchen door / draw fronts 6. A loose oven knob (but oven worked fine). 7. Toilet cistern upstairs is dripping (very slightly at the moment - so probably only just started to need maintenance, but audible from the bedroom if you're sound sensitive) 8. Lots of rubbish bags in the parking area awaiting collection left by previous guests. Rubbish collection information in the property folder was dated 2018-2019. We would gladly have put our rubbish out on the road for collection, if we'd known when to do it. We did notice some maggots in one of the bins (not a problem, or intrusive as the weather had cooled down - but accumulated rubbish is not a very welcoming sight for guests!) The broken freezer compartment catch may have contributed to the rapid icing up of the icebox. When we arrived, we had to do a lot of defrosting before we could use it. That's a first for me ! I know we should have alerted the housekeeper straight away, but we just wanted to get our stuff in it before it spoiled, so we just got on and dealt with it and enjoyed our holiday. Similarly, the bath wasn't very clean - some easily removed stains that could have possibly been tea / coffee? Again - so easily dealt with that we didn't bother to make a fuss to the housekeeper. We did text the housekeeper on the day before we left, to make her aware of the freezer and rubbish situation so that they could be rectified at changeover the next day for new guests. No response,so I hope the text was received. I was just a little disappointed, given that I thought Rural Retreats would have higher standards.

the cottage was absolutely gorgeous, very pretty. lovely location and village. the cottage had everything we wanted. comfy double bed & large bathroom upstairs and modern shower room downstairs in twin bedded room. well equipped kitchen/dining room. comfortable lounge with large settee, chair and recliner type chair, tv. off road parking next to cottage. lovely enclosed garden. no shop or pub in village but lovely old church.