Reviews

  Swallett Farm was a fantastic and beautiful place to stay. The countryside property stunning and a great place for a large amount of guests. We were able to easily get... read more there from Bath and really enjoyed the fire pit in the evening.

  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!

  We were looking for somewhere to stay as a large family. There were 12 of us in total. We wanted to be able to eat together and socialise together, but... read more also have enough space to enjoy.
This place was perfect!!!!
Huge dining room inside with large table to seat everyone and more and the same outside too . Lovely cosy living room with a proper fireplace. Giant kitchen/kitchens, with everything you need to cater for large groups. Plenty of fridge and freezer space too. We were able to get a food shop delivered by Tesco so we didn’t have to go anywhere and only had to pack clothes to take with us.
The house is gorgeous and everything was lovely and clean, the grounds and setting are also beautiful. The house is down a track, so you have that lovely secluded feeling, but the nearest pub is less than 10 mins walk away. We had some lovely meals there, they were very accommodating to our larger group.
The hosts, who live on site were brilliant, they live separately next door. They were welcoming and then left us to our own devices and didn’t encroach on us at all. They were very helpful when we needed them too.
We had two children with us who loved exploring the house and grounds and managed to get a few games of cricket in with the adults in the fields surrounding the property.
We were a tad dubious of the shower block and cubicle toilets downstairs, but actually this worked out perfectly as toilets when having drinks and BBQ outside (there were toilets upstairs for during the night too) and the showers worked well for us as all the rooms had sinks in them too.
The bedrooms are large, with plenty of storage and split nicely to accompanied our party.
The pictures don’t do this place justice.

  Really great house, and Jane was super helpful. Would definitely go back.

  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.

  The accommodation was perfect for our stay as we needed somewhere to stay the night before the wedding. Plenty of room and space for us to get ready for the... read more morning.

thank you for being so accommodating!

  Great stay, very accommodating great host

  Great place. We'll definitely be back!

  Great place for a big family get together. Jane was very helpful and accommodating, a great location

  A great stay it was perfect for our needs
- groomsmen accommodation prior to a wedding at Coombe Lodge

Jane was great, responsive, and we booked a breakfast which... read more was delicious

  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.

  This house is ideal for a large family group. The house was very clean when we arrived and is well equipped, especially the kitchen.
Swallett Farm is a great... read more place for a base from which to explore the surrounding area.
The host, Martin, is very helpful.

  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.

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

  We had a fantastic stay! The accommodation worked really well for our large group with each couple getting a bedroom to themselves and plenty of kitchen and eating space. The... read more ‘shower block’ is also a fab addition as it removed the usual bathroom queues entirely. We had snow on our final morning as the pretty location turned into a winter wonderland! Just perfect! Also many thanks for your flexibility with the early check in and the emergency matches!!

  Fantastic place, hosts were really helpful. Perfect for a large group

  Absolutely beautiful house. It was so accommodating, it was so clean and the hosts were so great and making sure we had everything we needed. Lovely surroundings for walks as... read more well as being close the city! Absolutely great house for a crowd or hen/stag do, so spacious, we all had an amazing stay! 5 stars

  Lovely house, beautiful area, host was very helpful