Reviews

  Great place. We'll definitely be back!

  Fantastic stay at Swallet Farm. We hired this for a Stag Do of 18 lads and it was perfect. Two great kitchen spaces for food prep, long banquet style dining... read more table and all the plates, glassware and cutlery you need etc. Great kitchen facilities. The bedrooms are comfortable, the shower block convenient and the large living room with two log fireplaces was a highlight - very cosy. Surroundings also very peaceful. Overall thoroughly recommend, a great option for a large group.

  Great for big groups. Awesome stay

  The farmhouse is wonderful and is ideal for large groups. Very clean and immaculately presented. Five minute walk from a food serving pub and short driving distance to anywhere else.... read more Dan and Jane were very helpful as well as being local experts. Definitely recommended and would certainly book again in the future.

  Had a great stag at this property, would highly recommend.

  We had an amazing time at the farmhouse! This is such a wonderful stay, the house is such a cool place. It's in an extremely picturesque area, and it's got... read more a very atmospheric countryside all around. We had such comfortable beds and the kitchen and dining area were perfect. The bathroom and shower facilities were simple but nice for a large group. We could walk to the nearest pub- which is a great place with nice food. (The Castle of Comfort!) Thank you for such a nice stay!

  Swallet Farm is the best decision I made for celebrating my 40th! A Swift drive to the beautiful Mendip AONB and Swallet Farm is amidst a scenic drive engulfed in... read more greenery and trees. The farm itself is very clean and facilities are amazing. It can easily accommodate 26 people. The hosts - Martin and Jane are wonderful people. Jane prepared our breakfast which was out of the world. They have been very accommodating in letting us party for two consecutive days and been helpful all the time. I will recommend you to visit this beautiful slice of heaven in Somerset!

  Great venue for stag or hen. The staff were very friendly and helpful if we needed anything.
There's a great kitchen if you're self catering and there are a... read more few local pubs a short drive away.

  Great location, fab host! Great place for corporate events and training…

  The farmhouse was exactly what we were looking for as a group of 13 people. It was clean, cosy and a perfect size.

  Just fantastic!

  With the exception of some communication/check-in issues, Swallet Farm proved a good place for a family get together.

The listing says that you'll be greeted on arrival by Martin... read more and Jane but, in fact, my brother, who was one of the the early arrivals, was greeted by someone called Dan, whose main priority seemed to be to find out more about the two dogs we'd let Martin and Jane know we were bringing.

I mentioned the dogs when I booked and Martin thanked me for doing so. Later, he emailed asking for my email address "for our records". I pointed out that giving them my email address would violate Airbnb's Terms of Service and Martin said it was no problem and I wasn't obliged to provide it.

Dan however said that we should have been sent the pet policy but hadn't been because I "hadn't been forthcoming with [my] email address". He went on to say that if the dogs went round the back of the house, it would cause problems with a guard dog. And that "if one of the dogs chases the cat, my wife will go mental". Rather taken aback, my brother (who isn't one of the dog owners) requested the policy and was given a several-page document, which was not consistent with the house manual, which made stipulations that we would have needed to know about in advance and which concluded that failure to adhere could result in us being asked to leave. This left us concerned all weekend that we would do something that would result in a falling-out with the owners, or even a financial penalty.

However, we loved the big lounge with lots of squishy sofas, an open fire at one end and a woodburner at the other, and appreciated that both fires were laid ready to be lit and enough logs and kindling were provided to last us the weekend.

The large kitchen is excellently equipped (although the freezer is a long way from the kitchen - in the shower room, in the other wing of the house) and the long dining room enabled the 14 of us to sit down for a meal together.

The shower room, with several large shower cubicles, is something of a contrast to the cosiness of the rest of the house. It was chilly, the soap dispensers were empty and water is only available by pressing a button every minute or so, but it was functional and plenty of towels were provided (and, conveniently, each bedroom has a sink).

The building has two wings, which means that those who don't want to be disturbed by the ones that stay up later can be allocated rooms away from the lounge.

Be aware that getting to the bedrooms from the lounge/kitchen area involves either ascending a steep, spiral, stone staircase or going outside, which wouldn't be ideal for anyone with mobility issues.

There is wifi but it's only available in some areas of the house and you have to go through rather a laborious sign-in process each time you use it. The setting is delightfully peaceful and feels remote from urban life so perhaps best to make the most of it by staying offline as much as you can!

Parking is on-site and easy and there are lovely places to walk right on the doorstep.

Overall, apart from some mostly minor issues which could be resolved through better communication and more information in the listing, we enjoyed our stay at Swallet Farm.

  Super lovely stay at Jane’s place, for the second time in fact. Had everything we needed and more. Perfect place for a large group - massive indoor and outdoor dining... read more spaces, 4 big comfy sofas and loads of loos and showers too. Thanks very much! Hoping I’ll be back for a 3rd hen do sometime 😀

  We had a lovely weekend here for my friends hen party. Extremely well equipped kitchen and lots of space for a large group.

  Stayed here with a stag group of 16 in September 2021. Great place to stay, great outside space including a firepit in a hollow away from the house that was... read more perfect for a late night whisky.

Jane & Dan were great hosts, we had breakfast made by them onsite on both days which was of a high standard.

Plenty of room and rooms - worked really well for our group. Local pub (Castle of Comfort) 5 minute walk away with good food.

Thanks for a great stay!
Ben & group.

  Perfect for our stag do.
We had 20 people in the end and we all had our own beds which you don’t find in many other places.
The... read more house is out of the way of anything so we enjoyed making a bit of noise and not worrying about it.
The house is lovely and has everything you need for a good time.
We went to the town of wells the first night for some drinks and taxis were no issue and Saturday we went into Bristol and again got back fine.
Would happily return with a big group. Would like to explore the area a bit more and go for some walks.
Some activities onsite we didn’t do but looked a lot of fun need more than a weekend.
Thank you for a fun stay
Max

  Jan and Dan are very friendly and helpful, especially with the detail instructions on how to get there. Highly recommended for big group.

  Amazing place with great hosts. There were 18 of us on a stag weekend and everything was perfect. We were left to our own devices but Jane was quick to... read more come and help with a couple of things when we needed.
Really enjoyed being able to all sit together for meals inside or outside, making use of the ping pong table and sitting round the fire till the early hours. Plenty of beds, showers, toilets, etc. Would definitely recommend!