“Absolutely ideal family villa”

We could only think of endless positives. Only positives about this villa and absolutely no negatives. First impression as you drive up to the villa is how much land it occupies, interspersed with what is basically an adventure playground. I counted seven slides alone! Our boys had endless fun. The trampoline is huge. What grabs you as you walk round is how quiet it is. You feel almost instantly relaxed.

To cap it all, there is a large wooden stand-alone veranda higher up the garden which has incredibly comfortable rattan furniture and looks down on the house and pool. Mother-in-law disappeared up there a few times to escape! Pool is immaculate, very clean, warm, with a covered area to escape the sun. Fenced and properly gated so no worries with the kids.

The early morning croissant and baguette run into St Pompon involved a ten minute walk going down and fifteen up. Good work out. We loved it. The village is beautiful and has a Saturday night party in the square with food vendors from Vietnamese to pizza and tapas. Absolute bliss.

I could go on but suffice to say this is the best villa we have stayed in and the most relaxing. You'd be mad not to book.

A Sol du Mazel guest

“Everything it says on the tin, and so much more”

We as a family needed a break into the lovely Kent countryside over the summer and Andy and Katie's guest retreat proved to be the perfect holiday destination, made that bit more special because of their warm hospitality.

With two young and very active boys, we needed to ensure that they were catered for first. The breathtakingly beautiful surroundings were also a hive of fun for the boys with a fantastic zip wire, loads of trampolines, a pond with a boat and other summer games. We stayed for a week and found the family preferred to stay on the grounds and have fun rather than travel in the car.

My wife and I had ample opportunity to enjoy the finer delights on offer, often spending hours in the sunny gazebo, drinking a cold drink while keeping one eye on the family and reading a good novel.

In a sentence: Dairy Cottage is sunny inside, set in a warmly welcoming farm courtyard with a hayloft treasure for two young boys. We will be back next year.

A Dairy Cottage guest

“Outstanding child-friendly country cottage”

Willow Cottage is a pretty and practical cottage surrounded by endless country walks and set in the lovely peaceful rural setting of Hadlow and Plaxtol. The grounds are child friendly with a vast amount of activities for every age group and plenty of things for the adults to do as well. Our god-children have enjoyed the trampoline, swings, sandpit and wendy house, and they loved the chickens, rabbits and ducks.

The cottage is very well equipped, the heating is cosy warm, the storage is spacious and the full-sized sofa bed in the lounge is handy when friends stay for the weekend. There was a very generous welcome package including eggs, milk, wine, bread and much more, which meant we didn't have to do a shop for a couple of days.

Andy and Kate are such lovely hosts, very friendly and helpful, nothing too much trouble. If we were missing anything or needed information they came up trumps in a matter of minutes. We would highly recommend a stay here.

A Willow Cottage guest

“This is a very special place”

The cottage has been cleverly and beautifully converted. It is superbly well appointed and extremely comfortable, making it feel pleasingly spacious and light. The surrounding grounds are wonderful, full of enchanting delights, especially for little ones but also for adults. The trampoline, caravan, tennis court and child's car are all fabulous fun.

And the setting is glorious, in stunning Kent countryside with superb views over the Bourne valley. The owners and their family are hugely welcoming and generous, making guests feel very relaxed. This is the best family holiday cottage we have ever seen. Strongly recommended.

A Little Apple Barn guest