We opened in June 2021, and slowly the bookings started to come in via the holiday company we were using at the time, bearing in mind this was when people were now allowed to holiday after the pandemic, but many were still choosing not to venture abroad.  Very soon we were booked for the summer through to October.

We were on tenterhooks when our first guests arrived!  We had ample hand sanitizers, deodorizers and masks on hand.

What a joy our first guests were (Mr A.S. from Weymouth) and they had beautiful weather (my prayers to the God of sunshine paid off!) – they left us a lovely review which gave us much encouragement:  “Wow certainly exceeded expectations.  Brilliant hosts, could not have been better.  A brand new enterprise for them and they couldn't have got it better.  No complaints from us, everything you need is there.  High quality furnishings and fittings.  Two very close pubs that sell excellent food.  A very friendly community, locals will always say hello and happy to talk.  Would recommend this retreat and village to everybody.  Thankyou Paul and Maria.”

Every review we have had after that was of a similar ilk with just some comments highlighted here: