The Barn - Reviews

So many “Wows” were uttered when we arrived.  What a beautiful place you have here!  After such a generally rubbish year, we were never sure we would get here until we actually arrived.  We had a wonderful stay, despite changeable weather.  The games provided in the snug plus the stash of bats/towels, etc in the hall seat helped us to make the most of our stay, and the pool/table tennis tables were a great bonus.  It seemed that everything was provided, both inside and out – certainly enjoyed the log burner!  Olivia and Beau enjoyed the pottery with Penny, and are looking forward to the arrival of their unicorn and triceratops in the post!  Overall fantastic, and looking forward to returning with better weather!

Eileen, Bob, Karen, Dan, Steve, Jo, Olivia and Beau

It’s been a lovely stay in a wonderful house.  Thank you, Jill, for everything and Penny for the pottery lessons.  We all enjoyed the pottery and seeing the cows, playing the games and feeding the horses.  Ori (aged 3) has had a fantastic time exploring outdoors and enjoyed the wonderful open-plan style of the barn with all his family.

Thanks for a brilliant stay.  Hope to see you again soon.

Lovely walk along the Lim River Path to Lyme Regis.  Good fun mackerel fishing (although no mackerel caught!) and playing crazy golf.  Perfect accommodation for two families with plenty to keep the 4 boys occupied!

Absolutely fabulous location to spend our first group holiday together.  The barn is excellently equipped for a great vacation and everyone enjoyed all the games outside, as we had glorious weather all week.   Great time celebrating Andy and Katya’s engagement.

We loved playing with Meggie.  We had two lovely meals in The Talbot Arms in Uplyme; lovely walk up and down the hill; and lovely to have a bus stop really close, so we could go into Lyme Regis.  There was lovely food in Lyme Regis at the Pilot Boat and at the French Lieutenant’s their food was amazing.

Most lovely weather, so badminton tournaments and walks, barbecues and al fresco dinners….  Had a lovely meal at Hunters Lodge. Thank you for sharing this lovely Barn with us.  Jill has been a delightful landlady.  Such a pleasure.  Thanks again.

We have had a most fabulous stay.  The accommodation and facilities have been beyond compare.  We have holidayed as a family for many years, and this is by far the best place.  We would love to come again.

Jill has been a marvellous hostess and I would like to thank her personally for her graciousness and kindness.

Our fourth visit to the Leys!  Lovely weather yet again.  Our 4-year-old daughter thinks that it’s our holiday home – to be fair we wouldn’t mind moving in!

Meggie has provided plenty of entertainment too for everyone.

Had a lovely day trip to Weymouth, plenty to see there.

Thanks once again for your hospitality, Jill – can’t fault the facilities here.

We have had a wonderful week at Leys.  The accommodation is of a very high standard and extremely well equipped.  Our grand-daughter enjoyed seeing the cows, horses and Meg, the sheepdog.  The beds were comfortable too.  We enjoyed a super pottery workshop, producing some very original creations! And visited some lovely places in the area.  Thank you, Jill.  We will be recommending you to friends and colleagues.

Our second visit to the Barn.  We have had an enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend visit to the Dinosaur Festivities at Lyme – very good indeed.  Paddle-boarding at Charmouth as well as fossil hunting; also visited the Swannery near Chesil Bay.  All excellent.

We’ve had a fabulous stay here at Leys.  We have been very impressed with the space and high-quality finish throughout.  Everyone was very comfortable, relaxed and slept very well!  The wide variety of activities was great, particularly the boules piste.  We also took advantage of the workshops offered by the Pot Place.  Well worth it if you want to get your creative juices flowing.  For a fantastic meal out, we recommend The Shed in Seaton – a fabulous steak house.  Mmm!  Overall, a wonderful holiday and Jill is a great host.  Thank you!

Lovely holiday home!  Equipped with everything and more.  Would recommend to friends and family.  Great location and a great host.  Thank you, Jill

Had a lovely week’s holiday. Barn beautiful, very comfortable and well equipped.  Thanks to Jill for wine and welcome, and for sorting microwave and oven so promptly.

Had a fabulous week, and even the weather was kind to us.  The Barn is very comfortable, with all the equipment we needed.  Logs for the barbecue, which we enjoyed in the evening sunshine.  Beach days at Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Beer and Branscombe.  Beer and Branscombe were dog friendly.  Lovely walk to Lyme Regis.

Felicity’s Farmshop provided some great dressed crab and meat for barbecues.  Millside at Lyme Regis provided a great evening meal for all of us.

Crealy’s Adventure Park was most enjoyable, especially for the children.  You can hire a dog kennel there too.  We did, but popped back every hour to check on her.  The Donkey Sanctuary is well worth a visit, and it’s free.  A lovely walk and the donkeys are just lovely.

We loved the Barn and its facilities, and much fun was had by all.  The photographs are amazing.  Just wish I lived in a bigger house to accommodate them.  Thanks so much.

Our holiday here has been wonderful – all our family came and stayed in the barn.  We have enjoyed ourselves very much.  The house has everything you could possibly want and MORE!  One of the best holiday cottages we have been to and we will be returning for sure. The barn has been renovated to a very high standard, and credit to Jill for making us welcome.  Even the weather was good to us!!

Jill, you are an amazing and wonderful hostess!!  Leys is certainly 5-star in every way possible.  We’ve not slept so well in ages, assisted by your direction to the most breathtaking of walks along the SW Coast Path.  Although just the two of us, the barn was warm and cosy, and we certainly enjoyed our wood-burner fix!  Thanks to Guy too for cleaning, towel art and fire prep for our arrival.  The most heartfelt thanks, Jill.

A wonderful time was had by all of us!  4 adults, 6 yrs, 4yrs, 2yrs, 1 yr!  Loved seeing the cows come in for milking and exploring the nature reserve.  Most of our days were spent in Lyme Regis and Charmouth, playing in the sea, sand and fossil hunting.  The barn has been a wonderful base for us, with lots to entertain the adults when the kids are in bed (even if we aren’t any good at darts!).  Thank you, Jill, we had a great holiday.

Many, many thanks for the perfect stay at your stunning barn.  You’ve set it up so beautifully, with your photographic art and all the little thoughtful touches.  What a beautiful part of the UK you live in.

Best wishes to you, and to fossil expert Mike, who took us on a great tour of Monmouth Beach.

Thanks, Jill, for another amazing visit – we’ve been so happy!  Fantastic second visit here!  Even better than before, as we knew where things were, etc.  Weather has been gorgeous most of the time.  We discovered Eype beach (quietish) with good snacks up from car park.  No toilets!  Langdon Hill walk – can be made shorter or longer – very good.  Seaton, Charmouth and Seatown beaches good and fewer people than Lyme Regis (which has good sand) or West Bay.  Did not find River Cottage in Axminster lived up to its name – mixed reactions, not highly recommended.  Incredible food at The Anchor in Seatown.  Thanks, Jill, for your lovely welcome and beautiful house.  We will be back.

We had a lovely long weekend in this gorgeous house.  The open-plan living space was perfect for our 9-month old to crawl around!  We did the walk to Lyme Regis and really enjoyed it, although we did drive to the bottom of the hill to avoid the walk back up!  Lunch at The Tytherleigh Arms is highly recommended and ‘Rachel’s’ on the beach at West Bay was also great.

A great venue and location for our annual family trip away.

We had such a wonderful time here.  The house is beautiful, the walks are great, and it was just a lovely reunion of friends.  We all thoroughly enjoyed it and will never forget our wonderful holiday in Devon.  Thank you very much!

Thank you for a wonderful stay.  We very much enjoyed our stay here and were lucky to have sunshine and blue skies all the while.  Everything we needed and more.  We would love to come back soon.

Thank you, Jill (and Meggie), for looking after us so well.

This was our first visit to Leys and it didn’t disappoint.  It provided the perfect venue to celebrate Dad’s 70th birthday and provided great facilities for all from our 5-year-old to the older members of the party!  We particularly enjoyed all the games equipment and also catching and cooking mackerel on the bbq.  Jill, you’ve thought of everything and have created the perfect holiday home!  We really hope to return in the future.

We’ve all had a lovely stay.  Jill responded quickly to any questions that we had.  Visited lots of local places – Lyme Regis, Monmouth Beach, West Bay, Bridport, steam train to Dartmouth, and Weymouth to name a few.  All very beautiful.  We would definitely come again.

We had a lovely time.  The house was comfortable and beautiful photos!  Thanks to Jill for the little extras to improve our stay – getting lighting fixed promptly, badminton nets, etc.  Great location and perfect for our family.

Another lovely stay at Leys.  We were so lucky with the weather again too.  Thanks once again, Jill, for making welcome.  Charlotte would take Meggie home if she could!

Recommend ‘The Whole Hog’ for awesome pork baps with all the trimmings – make sure you are hungry!

Had a really lovely stay here in the barn.  Weather was amazing all week.  We had lots of fun playing pool, football table, table tennis,  and volleyball in the meadow.  Recommend doing the walk into Lyme Regis – ideal distance (even with 3 kids) and beautiful.  Had a great meal at the Volunteer Inn in Lyme Regis.  Quite successful crabbing from the Cobb area – wait for high tide though.

Took a walk to the viaduct and played cricket down by the village hall in Uplyme.  Nice day out at Charmouth too.  The boys went deep-sea fishing with ‘Harry’, as recommended in Jill’s materials – had an ace time.  Caught rock salmon, which we then brought back to the barn and cooked for our tea.

Recommend Cellar 59 in Lyme Regis if you are a real ale lover – a must!

Really great holiday in a lovely part of the UK.

Thank you, Jill, for an excellent stay!  Your barn is amazing and spacious, and was well-equipped to deal with all our needs, from chilling in the living area of an evening to all the games available to keep the kids busy.  Was perfect.  The neighbouring farmer was friendly when we watched the cows going in for milking.  Visiting over Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week was fantastic, with lots of activities to watch and partake in.  Recommendations for food would be The Shed at Seaton for steak, and The Bell Cliff Restaurant and Tea Rooms for an afternoon tea with scones.

There is a great walk from Leys to Lyme Regis, which was lovely for all the family to enjoy (especially the dogs).  Crabbing in Weymouth and fossil hunting in Lyme were also great fun!

The barn itself was always a clean and perfect place for us all to return to after a day out.  Clearly, a lot of thought has gone into the restoration and decoration of the barn, and it has been a pleasure to stay in!  Thank you again for your hospitality and friendly welcome.