“For us, at this particular time, the cottage WAS the holiday, really.”
.it's a nice place to be; clean, quiet and very cosy. The kitchen is gorgeous, a pleasure to cook in, and the log fire made for warm contented evenings.
The owners were pro-active in visiting to sort out the central heating timer which ran amok due to a flash storm and brief power cut one night! Oh, and the bottle of wine was actually good quality (now on my shopping list at the supermarket!), unlike some of the horrors we've had in the past..glass of 'aromatised British wine drink anyone??
So yes, Spring Cottage was a joy. We mostly pottered about in the day - I grew up locally and the area retains its charms for me. I'm just a touch curmudgeonly about how busy all the touristy bits are now that so many people are around so much of the time..we used to have rather nice holidays out of season, when the working population was actually at work and we pensioners got the days to ourselves!
Anyway, yes, the cottage was a splendid retreat for a few days and I completely recommend it for old world charm combined with a cracking range oven and dishwasher...brill!
