“The best thing about Sand Dune Cottage was its fantastic location - we enjoyed watching incredible sunsets and spending evenings on the beach whilst also being within easy reach of the castle and pubs in Bamburgh.”
An ideal base for us to explore glorious Northumberland, which did not disappoint. The cottage was clean, comfortable and well equipped if not a little tired and shabby - windows were tricky to open and close, decor felt dated and cluttered. The hot water was too hot to be used safely, it was scalding! I hadn’t realised we would be located quite so close to a busy main road, and we never ate outside as the table was right by the road and in the shade in the evening - great for our dog, but ...
An ideal base for us to explore glorious Northumberland, which did not disappoint. The cottage was clean, comfortable and well equipped if not a little tired and shabby - windows were tricky to open and close, decor felt dated and cluttered. The hot water was too hot to be used safely, it was scalding! I hadn’t realised we would be located quite so close to a busy main road, and we never ate outside as the table was right by the road and in the shade in the evening - great for our dog, but not for us! We were bothered by the frequent smell of woodsmoke emanating from the property next door - if he wasn’t using a noisy circular saw to cut wood, he was burning it at all hours of day and night. Whilst we slept with windows open due to the hot weather, the smoke was not welcome, and seeing as BBQs are not allowed at Sand Dune Cottage (understandable though disappointing for us) it seems crazy that he is regularly burning large quantities of wood in his Grade 2 listed timber home! Thank you for sharing your family holiday home with us. We have an EV and would look for a property with an EV charging point as a priority next time. We drove up to the services on the A1 and used their Tesla chargers when required.
