Manor Farm

We stayed in one of the cottages at Manor farm. Our cottage was exquisitely furnished, warm, comfortable, and had everything we needed for our three nights stay.

Bewley Cottage is a one bedroom accommodation easily found as you enter the grounds of Egerton Manor Farm. Tim, the owner is a very pleasant gentleman. Bewley cottage is set alongside other cottages and is situated at the end of the drive near to the Reception sign. It has a very good sized lounge with a large TV on the wall, 2 x two seater sofas, table and 4 chairs as well as a wood burner. The kitchen is well equipped and houses a dishwasher and washing machine which were both extremely clean and worked very efficiently. We did not use the microwave or oven. (The oven tray was very rusty and is in definite need of replacement). We ended up buying our own washing line as the one in the garden looked very grubby. No pegs, so remember to bring your own; we bought some whilst here. The large sized bed is extremely comfortable and the pillows and linen are of a very good quality and very clean. The shower (over bath) is a manual mixer shower so the hot and cold taps need to be manually adjusted to get it to flow at a suitable / comfortable temperature. Good hot water and flow. There are radiators with thermostatic valves (except in the bathroom) in all rooms but the boiler was not turned on during our visit (mid - late August). We had no control to be able to turn on any heating in the cottage to take the nip out of the air in the evenings / early mornings. This is turned on / off (controlled) remotely by the owner. It was not cold enough to light the wood burner but we would certainly recommend taking a couple of blankets or throws with you. It is surprising how after a nice warm / hot day that the temperature can suddenly drop / change in the evenings at any time of year. We can highly recommend visits to Nantwich, Ness Botanic Gardens, Chester, Shrewsbury, Llangollen, Ellesmere Port and Liverpool.

Our biggest disappointment was the poor state of our private garden. We arrived to big weeds as well as little ones, dead flowers and "a very, very dried up dead toad" on our patio area. We dug out / cleared away numerous weeds as well as the dead toad but the large concrete trough full of dead flowers, as well as another plant stand, along with a disgusting green algae covered bench and chair (which were not fit to sit on) were not inviting at all. There are 2 other rattan type chairs and a small table in the garden. We chose the cottage at Egerton Manor Farm because of the garden (the photos looked good on Booking.com) as we like to eat breakfast on the patio and sit outside with our evening meal and a glass of wine. We rarely went outside as it was not a pleasant environment. We just used to shut the curtains so we did not have to look out on it! We got asked to dispose of our rubbish in the bins which were situated through our back gate. These were accessed via a garden of a neighbouring cottage on site. That garden was also an absolute eyesore, with a pile of unsightly plants pots and others that contained dried up dead plants. A long garden hose had been left lying on the ground on the other side of our gate, which one of us tripped on so we decided to take our rubbish with us each day and dispose of it whilst out. This hose left lying on the ground, (especially on the walk way to the bins) is a health and safety issue i.e. trip hazard. The owner's garden was very well maintained and colourful but it was frustrating to watch him dead head and water his own flowers daily when no thought / consideration was or had been given to the gardens of the cottages. We did wander around the grounds of Egerton Manor Farm on our last evening and everything in the main grounds was very neat and well cared for. We do not understand why this same care and attention is not extended to the gardens of all the cottages.

Beautiful peaceful location, with a charming host who offered advice on the area and also assisted us practically too. He also specifically called us to make sure we knew that it was 'room only' (no breakfast). We knew this as its clearly spelled out in the property description already, but it was good of him to call and doublecheck. He also informed us of a wonderful farm shop 1.5miles away that did a great breakfast!!

There was nothing we didn't like. But by way of offering practical feedback, given breakfast isn't an option, a mini fridge/coolbox would be helpful for storing milk/yogurt etc in the room.

Peaceful with a quiet elegance. Tim, our host is lovely.

Shame we couldn't take our dog; the bathroom could use a step and a safety rail