The Old Barn, Watermead, Woodbatch Road, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AS

We had a lovely stay here. The barn is a lovely place. It was clean and tidy and the owners were welcoming. We loved the local area and had a lovely evening in the Three Tuns. What has unfortunately left a sour taste in my mouth is the fact we were unable to use the hot tub on the morning of the day we were leaving. Check out is 10am so we were all getting up early to enjoy a last couple of hours in there. We were therefore disappointed to find that we couldn't because it was being cleaned for the next person. It was 7am and we were told by the owner that it takes 10 hours. What has disappointed me is that we were not told of this on arrival. Up until 10am, ALL the facilities should still be available to us. If we had known we wouldn't have minded. It has left a little sour taste to this lovely place and the amazing holiday we have had. Message to owner... Please tell people so they know.

We stayed as a family with ages ranging from 4 to 72 and everyone would agree this was a fantastic house. The owners were very helpful and friendly and everything we could possibly need was provided. The house is situated a few minutes walk to a good play park for the children and just a couple of minutes further to the village. For a quiet drink in a real village pub with roaring fire I strongly recommend the Boars Head, family friendly and very welcoming.

On the whole the work vans were not a problem although some mornings noisier than others, however the last morning of our holiday was a different matter. We were woken at 6.40 by a small white car which pulled up and left the engine running for about 15 minutes, along with a small white van and then doors being opened and closed constantly, right next to the cottage. There was also a young man on the phone, I presume speaking to someone with poor hearing as he was speaking so loud I could hear every word in the bedroom.

I would like to return and have already recommended to two friends. In fact it has even got us thinking about a house move it was so lovely.

This is quite a hard review to write, as although there are some bad points, there are also some good, so opinion in our minds is divided.

Inside, the property was very spacious & well equipped. Although the kettle was thick of limescale and we felt that we could not use it during our stay. (We boiled water on the hob instead) The other facilities were fully functional and the shower in the main bathroom was a pleasure to use. Overall the cleanliness was very good, the microwave was a downfall, which needed a good clean out.

The house is warm and

We stayed here with my parents and three month old daughter in the last week of September. It was very difficult to find as it is located down a very small lane with no sign. The locals however were more than happy to point us in the right direction. The owners were fabulous! They even sorted out a puncture for us. The cottage was beautiful, clean and had everything we could want or need. The hot tub was wonderful and as the weather was great we were able to sit out on the patio every evening. It was a great place to explore the local area.

This was our second visit to the old barn and as we enjoyed the first stay so much, we decided to go for Christmas. We were certainly not disappointed! We arrived to find that the house had been tastefully decorated throughout and they had put up a beautiful tree which mesmorised my children. The tree had also safely been secured to the ceiling at the top by string and this was definite bonus where my four year old is concerned as he liked to have "one last look at the tree" on a very regular basis!

This is a holiday home where the owners consider every deta