Ships Mews

We checked in here for four nights to walk some country trails and enjoy some village life. These four apartments are right on the edge of the village with easy access to the main street. Parking is right outside the door motel style. The apartment is a huge airy studio with plenty of room and clean. The kitchen is fairly compact but has everything you need for self catering, even an oven. However the washing up bowl is part of the deal, much loved by locals but just annoying to us antipodeans. And there is no plug as an alternative. Loved the complimentary bottles of wine, biscuits and snacks - nice touch. Shops, cafes and pubs are all handy and its very quiet, an easy walk to the seaside. The externals need some love and care. There were lots of ****s and dead plants in pots in front of all of the units with the odd cigarette butt. There is a separate little fenced garden to sit in on the other side of the carpark. But it has the kind of furniture there that you wouldn't want to sit in for long - or lounge to read a book. Its place we will come back to though but would do a shop at the supermarket before arriving at the offerings at the local mini markets are quite limited. And there nothing like a pot of tea and cake at Whortleberrys.

I found the property online and was impressed by the high standard of accommodation. The only small fault was that the frying pan had a loose handle. I was impressed that the kitchen had an oven glove and all the knives/utensils were in good order - in particular the knives were sharp. We cooked both evenings and manged to rustle up a feast with the food that we had brought. The Ship pub served a decent pint but as it was Covid times we decided to self cater to avoid any issues and most other restaurants appeared full or needed to be pre-booked. The property was wonderfully quiet, the shower pressure good and the whole place was very clean. FreeSat TV if you wanted it. All I would have preferred is a king bed as the room could have taken one but it was made clear that the bed offered was not that size. In particular the lighting worked and was not too stark or invasive. Thought had been put into the room design. Most importantly - we will return!

Everything was fantastic. Very well equipped, very clean and plenty of space, free parking and well situated. Even the light coming in through the sky lights, got you up early for another great day. Plenty of walks (take waterproof walking boots) great places to eat (The Castle) good staff good food and good prices.