The Orangery is a lovely cosy retreat after a day out in the winter rain. The bathroom was very nicely done, with plenty of hot water and shelf space for towels, toiletries etc. The bedroom was bigger than average, and the bed was very comfortable.

“Really nice place to stay. The Orangery itself is too cold to use in winter.”

The dishwasher needed repairing and it was difficult to get the wood burning hot tub to the correct temperature.

“It was nice, it would have been amazing had the above been OK.”

Location was amazing, lovely and quiet, nice walks near by, warm and cosy.

“Peace”

The property and the surrounding areas

Beautiful space

“A perfect week away from everything and everyone to complete relax and go at my own pace.”

Great location in the countryside, far away from urban bustle. Their own forest a stone throw away, phantastic hikes possible. The Orangery itself is a really grand accommodation, with porch, hall, kitchen, lounge, bath- and bedroom, you're really spoiled for space. Best time to come is September/October, when the hall (glass-roofed!) is full with heaps of grapes hanging on the in-house vine.

It was so quiet. A lovely local walk. Friendly and very generous owners of the property. Our bedroom overlooked woodland. Lots of wildlife. Amazing hot tub and inside log burner. Adored the glass room. All the facilities were great and the cooker was better than ours lol. Best mattress we've slept on in ages too. We literally didn't want to leave.

“Would come again - at any time of the year.”

The Orangery is a gem of a retreat away from the everyday rush around and the post-Christmas slow-down. Tucked away up a curved dirt track off a 'B' road, it gives one all the privacy of a true 'getaway' break but is also very well placed to be able to go out and about exploring a lot of interesting places. We happened to get caught out in some snowfall over a few days but that suited us just right as it gave us a wonderful opportunity to paint and sketch outdoors as well as indoors. The conservatory area, although a bit on the cold side in a wintery January, made a wonderful artist's studio. The log burner managed to take the chill off the conservatory on the two occasions I used it for my artwork. Relaxing indoors was comfortable, even if a little less clean than I would have liked it. A popular place such as The Orangery, which is obviously heavily booked, can suffer from inadequate cleaning time. Having said that we did not find it impacted us greatly. Possibly because of the weather conditions, we lost the television signal mid-week but again that did not trouble us a great deal as we read books instead. There is a very wide selection of books in the cosy and compact sitting room; even one that give many uses for potassium cyanide! The kitchen was adequately equipped for us to cook all our meals as we wanted. The hot tub is next to the kitchen window and although I had thought I may want to have a dip at some point, seeing the inches of snow settled on the lid (and the two hour wait for the outside log burner to heat it) I though better of it! The hot tub will have to wait for another visit. The bedroom has perhaps one of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in when on holiday. Also the bathroom was well placed within the cottage and has one of the best over-bath showers with plenty of room and ease of access.