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Hans & Mariate (with 'Tickle' - see
below) from Holland who stayed with me on the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 14th of May
2010
Miss 'Tickle' my smallest guest at Farm Cottage.
'Tickle's owner - Louise from Holland who stayed with me in February & May
of 2010
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Teroen & Pim May 2010
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May 18th 5 guest stay the night before
embarking on their cruise.
Bob, Julie & Sandy from the USA
Chris & Dave from the UK
Breakfast time.
▀ "Even though our arrival was somewhat confusing, in no
time we were whisked away and then engulfed buy the warmth of this lovely
place. Great place to start a holiday."
Bob & Julie.
▀ "Every effort was made for my comfort and satisfaction."
Sandy.
▀ "Very friendly host and nothing was too much trouble.
Hospitality was very good." Dave & Chris.
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Erik from Holland 21st May with his 1969
Volvo
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Beatrice, Steven, Isolde (on her
Birthday) and little Jonathan 22nd May
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23rd May Markus & Britta from Germany -
"We'll come back again on our next journey"
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James from the UK stayed at Farm Cottage
prior to his Motorbike trip to Romania. 24th May 2010
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Eric and the owner Andy. Eric stayed
with me for 6 weeks whilst working in the local area.
"Dear Andy, it has been very much a pleasure
staying at your B&B. I have very much enjoyed conversation with you and your
family. I hope it is not too long before I will stay with you again. All the
very best to you, regards, Eric." 27th May 2010
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"Made to feel very welcome. Will definitely
recommend it & will return here if ever back in this area" - Pippa &
Andrew 27th May 2010
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Full house 28th May 2010
Breakfast time 28th May 2010
(left to right around the table clockwise)
Wilco, Lyn, Richard, Litttle Jonathan, Isolde, Steven, Linda. (Table on
left) Jerry.
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Wilco, Linda & Jerry heading off to the
Port after their stay at Farm Cottage.
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Little Jonathan, Isolde & Stephen on their second visit to Farm Cottage.
Full house & three camping.
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30th May - Brian & Sue who stayed at
Farm Cottage for three days.
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Left to Right: Mrs Jones, Stewart &
Luice, Mr Jones, Jean & Melvyn.
Three couple meet up at Farm Cottage
prior to their cruise together. Stewart & Luice from Canada on their second
visit to farm cottage.
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Ingrid & Volker From Germany with Andy and
his daughter Hayley 3rd June 2010, Ingrid & Volker stayed with me for 3
days.
"When we arrived the 31st May the
welcome by Andy was so warm and friendly, that Ingrid and I decided to claim
YOU whenever we go to England, God bless you." - Volker
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Mr & Mrs Terlouw and his Brother. 10th
June.
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8th June: Peter & Anna with Mikaela stayed
at Farm Cottage with their 9 Dogs and Puppies.
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Whenever I've stayed at a B&B my
expectations were simple enough - a good bed, a good breakfast and a
goodbye. Recently, selling my place and flat hunting in Harwich where I'd
always planned to retire (shipping anorak), I needed somewhere to stay
locally. Travelling every day from my son's in London wasn't on, so,
naturally enough, I looked for a B&B.
I found Farm Cottage online, emailed and was immediately relaxed with Andy's
friendly welcome. He understood what I was after, explained that I might
have to change rooms as his bookings dictated, but he would accommodate me
for as long as it took to find THE flat. I did the deal with my buyer,
packed my bags and pitched up at Farm Cottage. You glimpse the view through
the garden. Andy loaded himself with my stuff, allowing me to carry a small
rucksack, and showed me to my room. The place is all views. Farmland, an
acreage of undulating fields on all sides. Farm Cottage atop a hill, you're
IN the view. I have a favourite spot. Sitting at a table in an arbour,
laptop, phone and camera to hand, I got on with the search.
A dreary outlook, one might think. Andy knew a guy. I'd arranged viewings
with the two big names in the town. Andy suggested a friend's agency, and,
cutting it short, within a week I'd found my flat. I'm writing this at my
desk overlooking the Mini Marina and the Stour. Just outside the front door
of the building, Halfpenny Pier where I used to come whenever I could to
look at ships and photograph. Felixstowe is across the Orwell, and
I can watch the action whenever I want, which is a lot of the time. Sad, I
know.
I won't bore you with all the other helpful kindnesses Andy and his family
showed me, not least giving me lifts into the town and back when my car
broke (having tried to fix it themselves). I needed furniture. Andy knew a
guy. I was made very welcome, I have made friends, but there is one thing
I'm miffed about. Having to make my own breakfast.
When I don't step outside to the cafe.
Rob M. (3 weeks in June)
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Mr & Mrs Gibson and Mr & Mrs Snell who
stayed with me on the 11th June prior to their cruise on the 'Jewel Of The
Seas'
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Peter stayed with me on the 13th of June,
making use of my additional parking spaces for his 32 seater coach
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Alby & Dot and Peter & Pauline 23rd June,
enjoying a warm summers evening in my garden prior to their cruise.
(left to right) Elaine, Pauline, Dot, Peter,
Alby & Ron. 3 Couple having breakfast prior to their cruise sailing. 24th
June 2010
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Peter & Marjan 24th June on their second
visit to Farm Cottage.
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Henny & Barry from Holland 25th June with
their Baby.
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Julie & Philip from Australia, enjoying
their evening meal in the garden, 27th June.
"We came, we saw, we stayed, we slept,
still happy memories haunt us yet."
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"Thank you very much Andy! Your B&B
is an excellent stay to begin and end our holiday! A lot of service and
hospitality! We hope to come back in the future!" Anna & Merijn from
Holland 3rd July 2010
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3rd July The JØrgensen
family from Denmark having breakfast outside their tent.
Lotte, Torben,
Elias & Lukas.
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Farm Cottage B&B drawn By Leda aged 5
years old. (front right)
Albert, Irene, Timme & Leda.
Timme & Leda ready to leave Farm Cottage
Off to Denmark & Germany.
"You're a great person, you're B&B is ok.
But, the A120 is not super for Bikes (with kids) this should be a point of
improvement on your website. Cars speed like 60mph on the road, this is
really dangerous. Lots of love and good business" Albert Lienw-A-Fe and
family. 3rd July 2010
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5th July, Christian, Marga & Daniel
Farm Cottage Host Andy & Marga
"It was a short but very nice stay,
friendly entree (Ontvangst), good bed." Marga and her two son's.
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Mr & Mrs Morgan 5th July
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"After arriving late at night and
experiencing problems to find a place to stay, we were overjoyed to be
allowed to camp in the garden (house was full !!) Great hospitality, food &
company. Andy, his daughter & partner were very helpful. Thank you."
Jennet & family from Holland 6th July.
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"Your hospitality was great, although you
were fully booked you managed to offer us a tent which was good to us.
Perhaps till next time" - Adrian & Judith. from Holland 6th July.
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Johan & Marja from Holland 9th July
"We felt a warm hospitality welcome on our first day holiday in England."
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Alread who has spent many weeks
staying at Farm Cottage over the last year, while working in the area.
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“If
Carlsberg did B&B's they couldn't touch this one!”
Union-Disco
1 contribution
Gütersloh
11 Jul 2010 |
Trip type: Solo travel
The hotelier introduced himself
with a friendly smile and offered to carry what little luggage I had.
Within 2 minutes of arrival I was sat in a cosy dining room with a
perfect cup of tea as my host 'Andy' ran through the little
administration points which needed to be addressed. First of all the
breakfast timings are flexible to suit the guests wishes and a quick
'tick the boxes' form lets him prepare exactly the breakfast you like
for the following morning. I was thinking, I wonder what I'll do this
evening, I was transiting through to catch a ferry the following
morning, so anything 'big' was out of the question. It transpires that
Andy has covered most of the bases. First of all is the garden, at the
bottom of which is a stunning vista over the local fields and woods. A
place is provided to sit and contemplate the world and I did just that.
Then something strange happened, I actually found myself relaxing! On
returning to the house, I found a large collection of books in the
dining room which I was invited to browse through if the need arose. On
going into my room I discovered the usual tea/coffee making
accoutrements as well as the obligitory colour TV. What was surprising
was the DVD player (with disks provided) and a code for the wireless
internet (free of charge!). The bed was fantastic and I slept extremely
well. Andy tells you on the arrival brief that this is his home and you
are invited to treat it as your home. I regret only one thing from my
stay, I am not normally a breakfast person and normally start the day
with just toast and tea. I wish I had tried a full breakfast, if it was
anywhere near as good as the hospitality and the overall standard of
this guest house Andy would no doubt have a Michelin star. Be careful,
the prices are deceptive. In this day and age, too often you get what
you pay for. If this establishment was being run by someone with less
morals it could easily command £50-70 per person/per night. As a 'B&B'
this would make an excellent base of operations for people discovering
the region or as I used it as a stopover prior to meeting a ferry
appointment.
Well done Andy, I'll see you soon!
- Date of stay July 2010
- Visit was for Leisure
- Travelled with Solo Traveller
Matt who spent two days at Farm
Cottage. 12th July "I must admit I thought because the price was low the
place was going to be of a low standard, BUT, I was extremely please with my
2 nights here, Andy is a true gent very warm and welcoming, made me feel
very at home. The breakfast was spot on. Andy this is a great place you got
here and I will be using/recommending again. 10/10 extremely great value for
money." Matt.
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12th & 18th of July: (right to left)
Anne, Wessel, Jan & Else En-Route to Wales on Holiday.
▄ "It's a warm home to visit, we hope to see
you again" - Wessel en Anne
▄ "We felt at home or as visiting family,
thank you !!" - Jan & Else
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Greg, Anna & 8
month old Milosz on their way back to Poland.
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Karel and his two son's Twan &
Evan 12th July "We felt at home thanks Andy"
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Hicke, Reynier and Gerald 12th
July and due back to Farm Cottage on the 16th.
"Thanks for the hospitality, good service, I've enjoyed my stay here" -
Reynier.
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14th July "Very helpful and well mannered,
easy to get to and to park. Many thanks for your hospitality" - Terry.
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14th July & 3rd August: "That was a lovely short stay,
felt very welcome here! loved the garden, looking forward to coming back!
Thank you very much." Tanja and her daughter Sofra. From
Ireland.
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(left to right) Leonie, Janie, Robin, and
the Gellrich family from Germany. 16th July
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"Andy, it looks like you really made an
effort to make people feel at ease and give them lots to do, read or see.
And it really shows. Very nice, we were pleasantly surprised and will
tell others about your B&B" Alf & Eva from Holland 2nd July 2010
17th July Eva & Alf on their 2nd visit.
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9th July Nigel & Ashley
Alshley & Nigel 17th July on their 2nd
visit "It was great knowing we could arrive on the ferry and have a cooked
meal. Friendly, courteous and great location for ferry users. Meals were
good quality and good portions for hungry travellers. We enjoyed both our
stays with you, thanks Andy."
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Helina & Andy.
▄ "Great to find a place that's like a home
from home- especially when you're travelling alone. Andy & his family are
very welcoming & chilled, and nothing's too much trouble. Maybe a good idea
to let people know how close to the A road the 'campsite' is (I was
surprised by the noise). Shared bathroom worked well for me (& great that
loo downstairs if you're camping!) but maybe an idea to let people know how
many people can be sharing at busy times. I had a great time and some
fantastic conversations - thanks so much!" Helina.
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19th July Marti from Grenada W.I "Andy -
Thank you & all the Farm Cottage family for a restful spot and my first
tenting experience in not only a number of years, but my first campout in
ALL of Europe."
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18th July Job, Alicia and their daughter
Sarah. "Many thanks, we had a good time, little Sarah loves the pond with
the Crocodile!"
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Henk, Pieter, Daan & Martien from Holland
19th July "It was really a nice first stay in U.K"
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Raymond, Linda and their Son Ryan from
Holland. 20th July "We liked our stay here, we loved it and want to come
back, good luck with your B&B hopefully we see you again soon."
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Heinz, Barbara & their son Nika,
from Germany 9th & 22nd of July: "We had a room together with our son. His
bed was a bit noisy, but he slept well." we put a new bed in for the
return visit on the 22nd :)
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The Van Houlen Family from Holland 22nd
July: Camping and breakfast time.
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24th July: Katrin and her daughters, Pia,
Fay & baby ? "I am very glad I found you on the internet. It was great to
relax in the garden with the children after the journey. Tha you made dinner
for us even we where not expected was made a relief with 3 children and also
the you picked us up at the station and are going to bring us to the boat
makes life easy... Thanks so much!!"
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24th July: Dhiraj from England and
Andy. "Appreciate your help to pick me up! would not have made otherwise
:-)"
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24th July: Adrian from Holland on his 2nd
visit to Farm Cottage "All above expectations - Congratulations."
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25th July: Gerard & Jeroen from Holland on
their 2nd visit with us.
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25th July: Elliot's children enjoying their
1st camping experience. " Andy & family are superb hosts. They
really know how to make guests welcome. The B&B has a unique atmosphere
- warm friendly. An added plus was the late night conversation and music.
Good Luck !!"
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25th July: Sabina & Daan from Holland
"Thank you very much for the hospitality and cycling tips!"
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25th July: Sophie from England "I had a
great stay, even when it was only for one night! The arrival in your lovely
garden in the company of other guests was very enjoyable! You have created a
very personal "Oasis" here. Thank you and I will be back."
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14th July: Hucky, Jonathan, Sander &
Antje from Germany.
"You've been so overwhelmingly friendly and
welcoming - thanks for that!"
25th July: My dear friends - Antje, Hucky
and their two sons from northern Germany, always
bring so much love & warm to Farm Cottage whenever they stay here. On this
visit they enchanted the guests with their wonderful English & German
singing & folk music.
Click here to see
video clip - (the audio level has been reduced for
copyright reasons, please visit
www.eurofolks.de
for more details.)
"If you want to know what's life
is all about take your chance and spent more than just one night at this
place (all the others don't). It is emotional, fascinating, strange, crazy,
but it is great. Woodstock was a dream on a short weekend, but this place is
real every day! Many thanks to all of you!" Hucky and Antje (Me&You -
www.eurofolks.de )
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Ben from Bristol as he leaves Farm
Cottage, setting out on his charity bike ride to Poland. Follow Ben's
progress on his Blog at
www.hambridge.com Ben - "Fantastic, very friendly, great value."
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Joan from Holland 28th July.
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17th July (left to right) Peter, Terry,
Helina, David, Christine, Susan & Anne.
▄ "Hospitality and service second to none
big drawback lack of water in room bathroom facilities on same floor, but
would use again for night before ship" Peter & Susan.
▄ "We were made very welcome & were treated
like old friends, thank you" Anne & Bill.
29th July Peter, Christine, Susan & Terry: Returning to Farm Cottage after their
cruise.
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Hi Andy
Better late than never, you may have forgotten us already but I still want
to thank you for your hospitality and the use of your tent on the 27th
of July. We completed our three week cycle tour of England, the weather
lived up to its English reputation at times and we were not too impressed
with some of the campings. Overall though it was a very enjoyable trip,
especially some parts of Kent. We are now chilling at my brothers home in
Holland which coincidentally has a very similar setting as your place. I’m
busy telling my story on my blog
www.rgoossens.com/blogww.rgoossens.com/blog
My ham callsign is ZR2RCG, I would appreciate if you send me yours.
73
Rudi
and Ellie Goossens
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24th July & 3rd August: Hans, Gabby and their daughters Selina & Nadien. from Holland
"Thank you very much for the very good
quality and service! And for your personality fantastic! We really enjoyed!
Super!"
(Andy - Thanks for sharing a meal with me &
for washing up!!!!!!! I will always remember our late night conversation
down the garden, a most enjoyable evening. The dishes are pilling up so
hurry back sooooooon !! ;-)
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3rd August: Mr Afman & Ms Bradshaw "Would
have preferred wholemeal/brown bread. Busy road, a bit noisy - but used
earplugs, room a bit small & toilet facilities way off. Excellent
atmosphere thanks to host, a heart warming experience, thank you Andy."
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3rd August: Thomas, Pernille and their
son Mads. from Denmark.
-
- Just a short "thank-you" for a
fantastic night spent in one of your tents, due to a couple of Danes
not being able to look in the calendar and remembering when they were
supposed to go home. We stopped by one early tuesday afternoon in the
beginning of August, after finding out that our ferry back to Denmark
did not leave Harwich until wednesday, and so had to think of some way
of spending the night with our ten year old son. You took us in on
short notice, and let us have one wonderful evening and night,
experiencing yet another night of unsurpassed british hospitality.
No promises yet to come back, but if we ever find ourselves in a jam
again in GB, we know where to go for superior service and wonderful
breakfast.
Keep up the good work mate, for making us feel welcome without
booking. Couldn't have found a better place to stay the night.
Love from Denmark,
Pernille, Mads and Thomas
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Eileen, John & David, 14th July
stayed at Farm Cottage prior to their departure to Denmark for their cycling
holiday.
Thursday 15th July: Global cyclists 'The
Austin family' set out from Farm Cottage by Bicycle for their tour of
Denmark and Germany.
Wednesday 4th of August the 'Austin family'
return to Farm Cottage after covering 645 miles on their trip !!
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"Warm welcome, efficient and friendly
service. Very good breakfast and evening meals. (It's amazing what can be
done in a small space!) (my kitchen - Andy :)) The only downside was sharing
washing facilities with lots of other people." - John & Eileen.
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"Thank you for your excellent meals." -
David
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29th July & 4th of August: Baby Isaac, Joseph & Corneliuo
having breakfast, Dad & Mum Siemon & Anne.
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21st July: & 4th of August: From
Finland - Pekka, Marika and their two sons
Akseli and Elias who celebrated his 11th Birthday with us. Not forgetting
'Jack' the families Terrier. "Thank you! Many fond memories"
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6th of August: Nick & Ingrid with their twin daughter
Amelia & Sofia from Germany. "Very relaxed & enjoyable - the only very small thing for
me would be to have cafeteria Coffee."
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6th of August: Izaak & Marlies from Holland. "A wonderful and hospitable
house. Only nitpick is the closeness to the busy road, but everything else
makes up for that. Peace."
www.izaakpslagt.smugmug.com Check out Izaak's wonderful photography!
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7th of August: Veronica, Berenike, Anna & Henrik from
Sweden. "Thank you
very much, we really enjoyed our stay!"
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8th of August: Mare, Mirjam, Nada, Xander
& Robbert from Holland. "Thanks for a wonderful stay, we'll be back!"
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9th of August: Hans
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9th of August Bart, Denise and their children Joep, Ieke &
Loes.
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10th August: Kevin & Susan prior to their 12 day Cruise.
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11th of August: Esl & Hans: "I felt very welcome, andy
took the time to sit with us it was a very relaxing evening we spent here,
a good atmosphere. Wish you good luck with the B&B" Els.
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11th of August: 'The Tortoise and the Hare!' Matty,
Gladewych & Matty. on their 2nd visit to Farm Cottage.
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13th of August: Robert, Lucas, Connie, Chris & Emma.
"Excellent food - Cheerful service"
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13th of August: Jorg, Sidney, Miranda & Christopher.
"Thank you for a lovely stay - Very friendly and helpful"
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13th of August Sofie & Hans on their 2nd visit to Farm
Cottage
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15th of August: Sue & Paul "Really nice to get a welcoming
chat and cup of tea, wonderfully clean and well decorated, and interesting
and unusual, we would have been happier with an upstairs toilet and wash
basin, the present arrangement must be quiet inconvenient when the place
is full."
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17th of August: Corry, Andre & Carola.
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18th of August: Rianne from Holland. "Felt very welcome, it
a nice stay and I felt very warm and comfortable being here. Certainly
would like to visit again, alone or brining my daughters, thanks for your
hospitality!"
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19th of August: Simon & Julie. " Very convenient location.
Andy is a superb host who runs a very cosy and welcoming B&B. Highly
recommended."
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23rd of August - Jan "Stayed in the Tent, good option after
a day's cycling in the rain, Completing the
last section of the North Sea Cycle Route from Harwich to Boulogne sur Mer
and back home (approx. 950 km) while trying to raise money for the
Leukaemia Research Fund. For details on this (and other) trip(s):
http://www.westernfront.nl/lrf
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23rd of August: Julie, Jimmy, Jean, Steve, Julie, Barry,
Maureen & Brian prior to their Scandinavia and Russia Cruise.
Mr & Mrs Thomas "Very pleased overall, nice and friendly
welcome"
Mr & Mrs Hayes "Extremely helpful"
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23rd of August: Corry, Andre & Carola return to Farm
Cottage after winning 1st place in the European Championship of the 29th
INF-FNI Petanque Tournament 21st-23rd August 2010.
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23rd of August: Llwe from German on his 2nd visit to Farm
Cottage.
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26th of August: Ingrid from Germany spent 3 days at Farm
Cottage. "Very friendly host, very personal, I liked staying here."
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26th of August: Chantal, Rakesh, Martijn & Arno "Thanks for
bringing us "home" in the middle of the night, we will see you again. We
will be back next year."
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Dick from England who spent three weeks at Farm Cottage in
August.
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26th of August: Ramone & Simone from Holland. "We had a
fantastic stay at Farm Cottage! Andy, you were a wonderful host, we felt
really like home and had a lovely evening with you, Dick and the other
guy (Ray)! Good to see there've still honest and 'real' people out there....
Keep it up, well be back for sure!"
(Taken from trip Advisor)
"This year (2010), I made a little
backpack tour through the United Kingdom, Scotland and Germany. On our way
back from Scotland to the Netherlands we had to stay in Harwich for one
night, since the Stena Line ferry leaves at 9.00 am from Harwich port.
We were very happy to find Farm Cottage on the internet, because we
thought it to be very difficult to find an affordable hostel or hotel next
to the port. Well, our choice couldn't had been any better!
First of all, Andy (the owner) got us a taxi to collect us from the
railway station London Wrabness at night, FOR FREE! After a 15 minutes
drive we arrived at Farm Cottage. We got a very warm welcome, with a nice
cup of English tea. Andy brought our luggage to our room upstairs and told
us to 'feel at home' and to do whatever we liked...
We had a very nice and cosy evening in the living room, together with two
other guys who stayed there as well. Andy is a very kind host, who is
really interested in you as a person and almost feels like a friend.
Nevertheless he still treats you as his guest and he would do almost
anything to comfort you!
Our room was very nice and clean, pretty big with our own televsion and a
nice double bed. Besides that we could use the living room anytime and
could take books to read and choose from a very big DVD collection with
dozens of great movies. There is also a very nice and modern bathroom,
with shower, bathtub and two toilets. Everything in great condition and
very clean, just as our room.
The next morning, we had to get up at 6.30 am to get dressed and have
breakfast at 7.00. Andy was already out of bed and cooked us scrambled
eggs and made toasts etc. You can choose many things and he'll cook it for
while you're waiting, where do you still get such fresh and home made food
nowadays?
At 7.30 we had to leave to the port, to catch our ferry on time. But we
didn't have to call a taxi or go by bus, cause Andy brought us himself in
his little white Porsche 944! How great is that?
So, we just had a really fantastic stay at Farm Cottage! The rooms are big
and clean, the bathroom is perfect, the food is awesome and andy is the
best host you'll ever get! We can only recommend Farm Cottage to anyone,
cause it's damn cheap too! "
Ramone_de_Bruin
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Ray spent three weeks at Farm Cottage during August while
working in the local area. " I survived 3 weeks under canvas great fun
(most) of the time."
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29th of August: Nick " Andy was a very welcoming and warm
host, nothing too much trouble."
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29th of August: Alison "V friendly V hospitable - great
place, would come again!"
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29th of August: Evwin & Gangolf
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29th of August: Tony, Abi, Charlie & David
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Marcel from Canada, who is backpacking around Europe.
Marcel took advantage of my pick up and delivery service, collecting him
from the Train Station on the 30th and delivering him to the Port on the
31st of August. "Thank you so much, you were incredibly accommodating &
very hospitable."
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30th of August: The Schaefer family of five from Germany
stayed over night En-route from Ireland back to Germany. "Simply: Thank
you for all!"
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2nd of September Hubert & Inser. "Very good service
including polishing of car."
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2nd of September Mr & Mrs Way "Thank you for being very
friendly & helpful for our 1 night stay."
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3rd of September Richard & Christel "Christal & I have had
a very nice pleasant stay. Very surprised at the high standard, thank you
very much. Hope to stay here again."
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3rd of September Kevin "Like home from home made to feel
very welcome, will stay again."
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4th of September Riet & Cees. "Hospitality great, very
friendly, like to have a toilet in the room."
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4th of September: Col, Nicci, Shannen & Martin.
"The hospitality & friendliness was fantastic thank you so
much for a wonderful stay, very memorable" Col, Nicci & Shannen.
"Friendly atmosphere & very homely" Martin.
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5th of September: Mr & Mrs Chiverton: "Glad we found you -
we felt very welcome from the first moment to the last. Excellent
breakfast & great discussion on books/bookshops. Nothing seems to be too
much trouble - Sincere thanks."
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6th of September Gird & Marianne from Germany: "It was a
very big surprise for us to find such a nice and hospitable B&B Farm
House; It was our first visit in UK and it was a beautiful welcome for us.
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web site!
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6th of September, 'Corrie' who has stayed at F.C many
times. "Thanks again for a good night resting and good service, your
garden still lovely."
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7th of September - Nora & Oliver camping at Farm Cottage.
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7th of September: Tini & Nico from Holland. "Excellent and
very pleasant stay."
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7th of September: Peter & Gunnel "A really friendly &
helpful host (andy). His ? is extraordinary."
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8th of September: - Willem from Holland starts off from
Farm Cottage on his 3 day cycle tour.
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Otto from Holland on his two day second visit to Farm
Cottage 9th of September. "It was great staying here, wish you and Jacky
all the best in running the B&B, carry on enjoying the good work. Will
email you and send some of the best pictures I took, was good meeting you
and will come back (sometime), all the best Otto"
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Nick & Daphne: 10th of September. "Great breakfast, nice to
have a healthy grilled option."
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12th of September -Gary from Thailand, who stayed at Farm Cottage for a
week. "In all very, very good and hospitality very good. Thank you Andy."
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12th of September: Brian & Thelma - "Well pleased, very
good.
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13th of September:- Kirsttin & Kevin
"We really appreciated your kindness and warm welcome.
Although a short one, we did enjoy our stay"
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September 19th Colin & Gary who stayed at Farm Cottage for
a week while working in the local area.
"Cheers Andy, big portions = Happy Gary, thanks for your
help" Gary.
"Thanks Andy, nice stay lovely food, good DVD's, see you
again" Colin.
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18th of September Netta & Andy stayed at Farm Cottage over night
prior to their house move and new jobs in Colchester.
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Danielle & Werner from Germany, who stay for a week at Farm Cottage
whilst exploring the local area and helping out in the gardens at Farm
Cottage.
"It was a very nice holiday, me and my husband feel very
relaxed and it was a very nice day in the garden with all together, we had
feel at home, thank you very much, we would like to come back.
19th September, all hands on deck, some heavy pruning going
on here...! Gardening volunteers lend an hand to start the Farm Cottage
Aultum clear up - Warner who kept a wonderful bonfire going, Danielle took
care of the weeding and made a floral decoration for Martin & Marieke's
guest room (see below). Mary & Jolke set about the pruning, while Gerd
help me with the new Willow fencing -
A big thanks to all.
Gardner's Danielle, Jolke, Mary, Gerd & Werner enjoying a
well deserved coffee & cake break.
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19th September: Honeymooners Martin &
Marieke
started their tour of Ireland off after a short stop over at Farm Cottage.
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20th & 21st of September: Sisters Jane and Sarah.
Sarah: "Thanks, Andy, for your faultless
hospitality. You are absolutely cut out for this role - a very good host
indeed! The bedroom was clean & very comfortable indeed - and breakfast
was excellent. If we are ever over this way again it we will definitely
stay here, thank you."
Jane: "Many thanks for make us feel so comfortable
and at home. Your house is absolutely beautiful. You are thoughtful,
generous and kind. We so look forward to visit with you again in the near
future & will highly recommend you. Best wishes & kind regards."
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21st of September: Jeff
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22nd of September: Ken & Mark leaving Farm Cottage to start
their Dutch holiday.
"Very very
lovely place and most friendliest of people I have met on my travels,
thank you Andy, I will return ;-) Mark"
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25th of September; The Richards family (Back row) Alan,
Julie, Ian, Lucas, Tony & Rocky, (Front row) Hollie, Ethan & Jess.
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27th of September: 3 year old Lilly and Dad Carl who spent
a week at Farm Cottage.
"As I have
a baby girl I found my stay very good at Farm Cottage thank you both very
much, Carl."
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29th of September: Willem & Fred from Holland
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29th of September: Jenny.
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2nd & 14th of October 2010:The Wieringa family
from Holland - PA3FPZ (Mike)
"Very
friendly, good Hamspirit"
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2nd of October: The Poole family from Wales: "Very friendly
& comfortable, ideal location, will use again when in the area. Thanks for
a pleasant stay."
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5th of october: Ron & Carol
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October: Jaap & Nicolet who have stayed at Farm Cottage on
three occasions. "Thank you for helping us out with the train and the
Hotel in London, without you, we were still searching."
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5th of October: Betty & Royston: "Meals excellent, found
staircase steep bathroom downstairs not good."
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9th of October: Colin, Ross & Tricia
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9th & 14th of October: Vue & Pertra
with daughters Miriam & Leonie.
"As
you said in your very warm welcome "feel at home" we felt at home. Thank
you very much. We had a great stay. We hope we see again!"
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Mike & Cassidy from Canada: 13th of
October "The time Andy took when we arrived to sit and talk helped make us
feel very at home. Both Jackie and Andy were extremely welcoming and made
us feel at ease. We would definitely return for a longer stay! (also I
love the book collection!)"
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14th of October: (Chicken Curry Night)
The Reimers family return to Farm Cottage, with Anke & Jan from Germany.
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Jan & Anke who spent 3 days at Farm
Cottage. "It was very nice here, we are always against you. We specially I
am looking forward to coming back, we hope to stay us you are."
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15th of October Jette & Tobias from
Germany.
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16th of October Nina & Henk from Germany
"Very friendly atmosphere and reception, we are much enjoyed "the personal
touch". Andy has lived up to his idea of making visitors feel at home."
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20th of October: Erik, Winfried & Conny on their second
visit to Farm Cottage. "Thank you it was nice! It is nice to be able to
watch DVD's for free and read books."
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21st of October Ian stops over at Farm Cottage en-route
from Spain to Sweden.
"Very
nice place breakfast perfect very good welcome will be back thank you."
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22nd of October: Hans and Sabine on their 2nd visit "Thanks
a lot, will come back!"
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22nd of October: Lief from Denmark "Than you for having the
Dog with me."
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22nd of October Clive. "Very good value for the overall
cost and would definitely stay here again if in the vicinity. Would
suggest a non slip mat in the Bath/Shower"
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22nd of October Justin, Katie and son Taylor. " We would
definitely stay again. We feel we got value for money"
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25th of October: Dennis & Else on their second visit
"Thanks for the guest friendly stay."
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25th of October Urwan: "Valuable accommodation"
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1st November Bunty & Milly "We enjoyed our stay very much,
really enjoyed breakfast wildlife! Very helpful with tempremental car,
we'll be back.
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Mike & Irene from Canada November 4th & 5th "Food
fantastic"
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Chris & Zamba 11th November "Very welcoming and
accommodating (I have a very large dog) this was no problem. Good healthy
breakfast."
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The two Wiliem's & Jos 11th of November.
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John & Richard November, who spent five weeks at Farm
Cottage while working in the area.
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Christmas 2010
Hillary, Dave & Tilly spent 4 days over Christmas at Farm
Cottage.
"Fantastic stay, thank you very much andy, thank you from
Tilly "woof". "
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Sonia & Graham who stayed over Christmas 2009, returned to
spend 3 days days here this Christmas.
"Brilliant hospitality, thank you Andy."
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Lieselot & Caroline from Belgium December 28th
"Lovely home, felt at home immediately upon arrival.
Extremely satisfied with our 'very' late booking :) will definitely come
back another time!!"
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“The Farm Cottage is the
best BB Hotel in Ramsey”
SouthportEssex
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Essex
29 Dec 2009 | Trip type: Family
We arrived at the Farm Cottage in Tinker Street
on Boxing Day, Saturday 26th December 2009, in the evening. We stayed
for 1 night and checked out on Sunday 27th December. When we arrived we
were pleasantly surprised at the high standard of the accommodation,
having stayed recently during the past 6-9 months at BB Hotels in
Manningtree and Harwich which were just not in the same league as the
Farm Cottage. Andy was very hospitable and our rooms were lovely and
comfortable. Everything in the cottage was very clean and tidy.
Breakfast was absolutely delcicious, there was lots of it and it was
definitely value for money!
My partner, Graham, and I stayed in a really lovely bedroom and Graham's
twin daughters (aged 10) also had a lovely bedroom. The reason that we
booked the Farm Cottage was because we were visiting Graham's parents
who live in Dovercourt, Harwich to celebrate Christmas with them and
there isn't enough room for us to stay overnight at their house. I found
the Farm Cottage on the internet and I am so glad that we booked it and
stayed there. I would definitely recommend the Farm Cottage to
friends/acquaintances. Rest assured, that we will definitely be going
back to the Farm Cottage in 2010 - Sonia Harry and Graham Mobbs, 29th
December 2009
- Date of stay December 2009
- Visit was for Leisure
- Travelled with Family with Young Children
- Member since 29 December 2009
- Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Tony from Grimsby - Tony paid
to store his Classic car at 'Farm Cottage' and for us to oversee the
collection for International transportation.
Dear Andy, Many thanks for the very professional way that you looked after
the Morgan for me and protected my interests in the car. Also your
kindness in taking me to Colchester for a hire car was also very much
appreciated. Your sincerely Tony.
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Hi Andy,
Just a quick email to say thank you very much for your hospitality.
Our stay was very comfortable and it was nice to feel so welcome. If
I'm ever up this way again, you'll be the first one I call for a place to
stay.
Regards Matt (Plymouth)
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