Blagdon Farm

Feb 3rd, 2023

Jul 16th, 2022

Apr 19th, 2022

Mar 16th, 2022

We have stayed in many different self catering cottages/lodges but have never felt the need to cut our holiday short by 5 days before. Upon arrival to the farm it was very unkempt with many bags of rubbish outside the owners accommodation. Unable to locate anyone but eventually a lady stuck her head out of the window and said the key was in the door of the lodge. Lodges are very spacious but in the first lodge we were unable to open the patio door in the bedroom (heatwave ongoing!) and the wetroom door had also jammed and wasn't able to be fixed. We were moved to the lodge next door which was equally as bad; Wetroom - disgusting mould and urine stains on floor. Very strong smell of stale urine in room which could be smelt from kitchen/dining area if door left slightly open. Urine stains around toilet seat. Shower/drain area was black and again stained. Door plinth hanging off. Kitchen area - washing machine leaked all over kitchen floor (luckily I had kitchen roll to mop it up). Clothes horse fell apart as had rusted out. Only 4 pegs in pegbag. No rotary clothes line (we actually went into the empty lodge to take the one there but it fell over as not able to secure it properly). Only 4 small plates (not big enough for main meal). Grease spots on kitchen cupboard doors and thick brown grease under edge of low worktop. Sitting/dining area - settees very tatty/ripped and far too low for someone with mobility issues to get in and up off. No curtain across main door which meant at night time the lodge next door could look into your flat. Unable to lock patio door in lounge. TV very confusing to use. Dining chairs had no arms on them making it nigh on impossible for people with reduced mobility to use. Main double bedroom - has a tiny TV in there but unable to use as no remote. Bed very uncomfortable and too low. Twin bedded room - small light did not work. Carpet very stained. Walls filthy. Beds too low for people with mobility issues. Decked area - very tired and not suitable for people with a frame as due to slats being far apart very unstable to walk on. Outside furniture very tired and ripped. The owners have put bird tables and asked you to feed them if you wish. This, in our opinion, would only add to the prevalent rat problem (bait boxes outside door) which is evident from being close to the lake and with the amount of rubbish lying around. The view to the lake is very peaceful but could do with tiding up (grass area to front of lodges needs mowing). Swimming pool - did not even venture in it as we deduced that if they cannot be able to keep the wetrooms clean they will have little interest in looking after the pool. You can only book the pool online and get charged for this. This could be a lovely venue if it was tidied up and the lodges given some much needed TLC. We have emailed the owners on three occasions but have not heard from them. The website is very misleading as it reports to have disabled facilities yet in reality this is not the case. There was a very rusty hoist left outside of the lodges I suspect that this had not been tested in accordance with LOLER guidelines. To get any equipment you have to order it from them. We actually ordered a wheeled shower chair and a sun lounger neither of which appeared! We left after two nights and are very disappointed with the overall standard of the accommodation. They state it is a working farm but there was no much evidence of this whilst we were there (we are from a farming background) and judging by the state of the place not a lot happens throughout the year! Certainly not worth the 770 for the week. Avoid at all costs.
Jul 19th, 2022