Firstly Josie, the host, must be complimented on her helpfulness and excellent level of communication. From answering initial queries from this family’s multiple generations, to discount tickets and info for the ferry crossing, location information and flexibility on arrival and departure times plus answering trivial questions during our stay we felt very well cared for and supported without feeling intruded upon.
The house is beautiful. Tucked down a little lane but within a 10 minute walk to the pub and shop it’s incredibly peaceful and spacious set in rolling countryside. We had rooms to spare with 9 (plus dog) in our party and on first sight I drove past it thinking we couldn’t be staying there coz it was to posh.
Yet stay we did, enough bathrooms that no one was hammering on the door, fully fitted and kitted kitchen, I’ll let you work out where to put the cutlery in the dishwasher, with an aga and electric oven and all the utensils you could need. A snug, well stocked with board games and tv, was commandeered by the children leaving the spacious lounge in peace. Every window has a view over the countryside and the large garden allowed for outdoor games and space aplenty for an energetic dog.
Blackgang chine is 10 minutes, the needles 20 mins, Newport 15. Plenty of local walks and a good bus service means a car isn’t always essential during your stay.
All in all a faultless stay at an excellent location in a fabulous house run by an equally excellent host.