Name: Kilworthy Farm Guesthouse
Address: Chaddlehanger, Tavistock, Tavistock, Tavistock, PL19 0JN, United Kingdom
Rating: 7

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Kilworthy Farm Guesthouse

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Extremely friendly hosts and beautiful farm house in the middle of Tavistock countryside. This is a working farm so please be respectful of this. Sandra and Arthur do their very best to not only run a farm but cater for their guests. I felt like I was staying with my own family I felt that welcome. My dog Rusty also enjoyed her stay too and was well catered for. Breakfast is wholesome and tasty, you must try the fresh eggs! An extremely restful nights sleep with no sound but wildlife. Plenty of walking if you like that, the town is about 10 min drive away. Plenty of places to eat. Sandra also offers a 3 course homemade dinner for £15 which I'd also recommend! WiFi is quite patchy in the bedrooms but fine signal downstairs. If you would like a farm stay experience I would recommend it, if you are expecting less authentic I suggest you book a Premier Inn.

Great farm stay expensive with lovely hosts

We stayed here as I wanted somewhere with dinner on site so we could get some work done without distractions. I must admit I didn’t look at the location too much and as we drove down a long single track road in the countryside I did wonder what I’d done!
We parked the car and were immediately met by the lady owner who showed us the goats. The place is in a beautiful setting and there is a lovely courtyard garden as well as countryside views. 
Our dinner was excellent- huge portions of home cooked food and I had to sit for a while after finishing dessert before going upstairs to our room.
The wifi was ok, it worked well enough for the work we were doing but probably isn’t up to gaming. The room was large and had 2 beds and a good selection of teas and coffees. If you like sleeping in late then take a sleep mask as there was no blackout blind 😉
We had a good breakfast and then saw the goats again before leaving. A great experience and very different to a chain hotel, great fun.

A stay with soul

Lovely farmhouse in Tavistock, couple very welcoming and the room / bathroom was immaculate.  Stunning views in an idyllic location, very relaxing and comfortable bed (I slept like a log).  Full english breakfast in the morning was delicious and lasts all day (I would definitely stay again).    Great value for money.

Lovely Farm Guesthouse

Lovely old working farm in a great setting. Friendly and interactive couple running it.

The entrance hall was cluttered and dirty - not a great first impression. Whilst certainly a working farm there was no reason for the lack of cleaning in the room. The sheets and dated duvet cover were stained and the towels "well used". The bathroom taps were so loose that one had to hold the spouts in order to stop the whole unit from spinning in order turn them on or off!!

The heaters in the bathroom did not work - and judging by previous comments they have no done so for a good while. And the heaters are needed in this old farmhouse.

The breakfast was hearty and nothing was too much trouble for the affable and attentive hosts.

We enjoyed our stay - but just a little effort with the most basic of proactive maintenance and cleaning of the rooms and care over presentation of the common areas and some updated linen and towels would take this to a much more enjoyable and value orientated experience.

The rooms are currently very much over priced for the experience one actually gets.

Overall an interesting experience in a lovely setting but sadly the owners fall unnecessarily short on actually delivering what they are charging for.

Interesting place. Nice couple running it. Poor maintenance and presentation.

Right in the middle of the countryside, within easy reach of footpaths, and Tavistock, we stayed here with our dog. We had a huge room with a huge private bathroom, it was sparkling clean and the hosts were super accommodating and breakfast was great.

Great breakfasts in the countryside

Me and my partner have been working throughout covid and we both just fancied a night away in the middle of nowhere. We didn’t use our wi-fi or even watch the tv, we just wanted some peace and quiet on a rustic working farm. On arrival we were greeted by the lovely Sandra and her dog Rosie. Sandra was so sweet and the farm looked lovely. She apologised that the farm was a bit of a mess but it adds character to the remote WORKING farm. Sandra showed us to our room and asked if we wanted a full English in the morning. The weather was drizzly but we got a mini tour of the place from a young man called Alex, he was very sweet and showed us the goats, the chickens and the old water wheel. That night we decided to go out for a romantic dinner. We took turns to use the shower and it was very powerful, everything was clean, and the little toiletries were a special touch. It felt like we were staying somewhere familiar and homely, and we were able to switch off and relax straight away. We returned from a meal at about 9pm and chilled out in the room. I should have asked for an extra pillow for the bed, but it wasn’t a major issue. The bed was the biggest bed I have ever stayed in! It was so comfortable. We went down for breakfast just before 9am and we had a warm greeting from the male host, (I believe his name was Arthur but I can’t be certain.) he promptly served us our amazing full English breakfast and the portion size was fantastic.
One of the best sausages I’ve ever had!! Arthur even told us some history about Kilworthy farm. We left the farm
Around 9:15 to go for a long walk on Dartmoor, and the full English kept us going until 5pm in the evening. Thank you so much for having us. You’re farm is lovely and you looked after us so well. We would love to come again but for more than one night! Thank you, Emily and Steve.

Perfect night on a remote farm.

This farmhouse needs an awful lot of money spent on it top of the list should be central heating, was very cold in my room the bathroom & the breakfast room, very remote no one there when I arrived had to wait half an hour for the host to return, very grateful to have an evening meal both evenings she was a good cook, very serious problem the first night with one of the quests which totally distracted her from her other quests wasn't available the following morning at breakfast so left to her husband a good farmer he may be a B & B host not so good, wouldn't stay again too remote & too cold

Very remote & ramshackle

We had a 5 day stay on a family holiday, we booked all three rooms. The owners were so warm and friendly and nothing was too much effort for them. The rooms were lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed a delicious breakfast every morning. Would definitely stay again!! 

Fantastic stay

If you enjoy flies and hostile owner, it's great. 

Unlike the rest of the stay, we were greeted warmly by the lady who runs the place - very comfortable welcome and we were more than happy with her service - no issue with her at all. However, when we came back late to head to bed, we noticed dozens of flies in the room (windows all closed). We killed approximately 30-40 flies between us with towels (a nice relaxing bedtime activity). They kept coming from somewhere until we gave up to try and sleep. As you can imagine; buzzing and landing on your face at night not that great, nor is avoiding the now-dead flies when heading to the loo. We were pretty disgusted going to bed to be honest and put our toothbrushes in a bag for obvious reasons. 

In the morning we went to check out and complained that the room had a fly problem and the word-for-word responses from the male owner included: "What do you want ME to do about it?!" and "This is the countryside, there are flies!". Now, we have stayed in the countryside ten or fifteen times before and the flies we're generally kept outside - but what do I know?...

He was immediately defensive and hostile. So much so that other guests told us they could hear his grim attitude from upstairs.

Not only did he not apologise or take responsibility, he bizzarely seemed to try blaming us: "There werent any in there yesterday." Finally he stormed into the room and within 1 second said "Where they too now, then?", implying there were none and we were making it up. Almost immediately, a fly embarrasingly buzzed directly in front his angry face as my wife then showed him the bathroom, where there were about 20 visible flies at that time. The wording changed to "It's unfortunate, nothing I can do about it." No apology, just the pits of customer service.

I should have taken his name, but wasn't in the mood to reason with the unreasonable any more, so we just left. 
If he's reading this now, I'm going to help him out with a Customer Service 101 script: 'Oh dear, I'm terribly sorry, that's something we'll get right onto with some fly repellant and will look at identifying the source. Apologies for the insects and we really appreciate your feedback.' And if you're feeling like you want repeat business from customers with legitimate complaints: 'Here's a partial refund for your poor experience'. 

To add insult to injury he ran out to us as we were packing the car asking for our card for payment. We had already paid when we booked, months before hand. 

Personally I dont think 50+ flies in your bedroom is a reasonable amount of flies, but then again I dont know where they go on holiday. I usually expect 0-2 flies on average, but that's just my preference.

In the end, if you have no issues here, it'd be a fine place to stay, but if you have any issue, hold onto your hat as you're in for a not-so-fun confrontation. One star (and thats for the Sandra who was very pleasant).

Flies and a hostile response

I don’t write reviews often, however we stayed for one night at Kilworthy and they went above and beyond to make us feel at home. We arrived late and they were accommodating in allowing us to check in late. 

The room was large and well equipped. Proper full breakfast in the morning and they couldn’t have been more helpful in making sure we were comfortable. 

Set within a beautiful old building and very peaceful surroundings. 
Thank you - we’d recommend for sure  

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