Self-Catering at Swan Dyke Cottage | Holiday Cottages in Great Yarmouth

Holiday home
Swan Dyke Cottage is a detached chalet situated in the Broads village of Horning near Wroxham. This cottage sleeps six people in four bedrooms, consisting of one double and one single on the first floor plus one double and one single on the ground floor. There are two bathrooms, the first floor bathroom has a bath, WC and basin and the ground floor bathroom has a bath with a shower over, plus WC and basin. Kitchen with electric hob and cooker, washing machine, fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster. An iron is also available. The sitting room has an open fire, 2 x 3 seater sofas, a TV with freeview, plus a dining area. Outside there's ample off road parking and a lawned garden with a patio and furniture. Swan Dyke Cottage is a delightful base all year round. Note: There is unfenced river frontage, children and pets to be supervised at all times. Note: Check-in time 4pm. Note: the banister has gaps of more than 100mm so regrettably the property cannot accommodate children under 5.

Accomodation Details
Four bedrooms: 1 x first floor double, 1 x ground floor double, 1 x first floor single, 1 x ground floor single. First floor bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Ground floor bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Kitchen with electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, sitting table, toaster and iron. Lounge with open fire, 2 x 3 seater sofas plus dining area

Area
The village of Horning is perfectly located for exploring the Norfolk Broads. Set on the River Bure, the village has a number of waterside properties, pubs, shops, restaurants and a popular tea room. For a fun trip out you can enjoy a double-decked paddle-steamer, a purpose built boat for the Broads. Horning also enjoys a summer fete, regular sailing races and many other events.

Region
Picturesque rolling Fens, unspoilt beaches, and pretty waterways – East Anglia is a dream holiday destination. Norfolk offers beaches, saltmarshes and quaint villages whilst equally as charming are the coast and countryside of Suffolk.

Amenities
TV with Freeview, DVD, WiFi, selection of books and games. Oil central heating. Fuel, power and fuel for stove inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent with updated bed linen from Easter 2024. Updated bed linen and new housekeeping team in place from Easter 2024. Ample off road parking. Lawned garden with patio and furniture. One well-behaved pet welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop and pub 2 mins walk. Note: Note: There is unfenced river frontage, children and pets to be supervised at all times. Note: Check-in time 4pm. Note: the banister has gaps of more than 100mm so regrettably the property cannot accommodate children under 5.

Dannyboy1356

September 2024

Fabulous time if you don’t go expecting it to be posh it’s great.It had everything we needed once we had worked out how to use everything. The log fire was gorgeous and the lovely apple tree gave us loads of lovely deserts. The only bad thing was not being able to fish due to the debris from the river when it was windy. We will definitely be back though the bed was so comfortable.

Sheila J

September 2023

Read a review the week before holiday x panicked! Grandson has c.f. and had concerns about condition of bathrooms. (Mould is life changing to c.f.sufferers) Was assured by sykes that it would be addressed. So,cleaners had an impossible job. Black mould across ceiling x plaster. Shower walls are( knee to ceiling plaster) x not watertight. Despite window open all week it was wet constantly. 5ft.of washing line to dry 7 peoples clothes (take pegs x washing basket) Power went off 5pm in whole village and no torch,nor candle or even a match in house,God bless poor Steve for coming out to help. Down stairs double bed mattress x pillows were very stale and had an odour. Crockery,cutlery x very well worn pans plus 1 wornout can opener (take one with you) was insufficient for 8. Small fridge with ice box wouldn't hold 8 cornetto, so catering for meals meant shopping every day. Sweet cottage in lovely location,but has had no serious maintenance. Who ever owns it should spend a week there and sykes should not let this property unless they want to loose their reputation and customer trust. Will use another provider next time perhaps.

Guide53099380387

July 2023

Feel sorry for the cleaner..must like polishing the proverbial. Everything old and worn out including beds, linen, decorations in fact the whole house. Cheap but far from cheerful

Mr Fox

August 2020

Would have enjoyed the view if we could have seen through the dirty windows.. upstairs ok but down stairs not comfy for six or eight people. needs a new fridge as the very small fridge was inadequate resulting in food going in the bin because the fridge didn,t get cold enough and the rest was left out with the fridge being so small.

Mr Fox, August 2020

July 2020

Nice house, lots of space for us( family of 5) and very comfortable beds and living room too! Very good location, so close to Horning, which was very pretty little place on the Broads! I think the only way it could be improved is for the house ( windows etc) to be updated - it would be outstanding then! But had lovely break in a relaxing environment!

Mrs Turner, July 2020

Great for paddle boarding and kayaking from end of garden into river!

Mrs Dinham, July 2020

March 2020

The property was exceedingly well placed for Horning and Wroxham.. The property had a few maintenance issues such as the bathroom light upstairs not working, clear glass in the upstairs bathroom window meaning ladies in the bath could be seen by all local community. The toaster that fused the rest of the house on occasions and rear double downstairs bedroom window that whistled badly when windy. Other than these issues the property was cosy and we enjoyed our trip.

Mr Wood, March 2020

February 2020

The cottage was in a great location and was very comfortable.. It was a lovely setting in the back garden and had lots of facilities in the cottage. Sykes was very good at dealing with a fallen tree in the garden whilst we were away due to Storm Dennis. Thank you for your help and attention. Loads to do in the local area to keep you busy and a great spot to get out and about to those places.

Mrs Bates, February 2020

November 2019

Lovely quiet location

Mrs Danfer, November 2019

August 2019

I have stayed there before, that’s one of the reasons I booked it again.. The only problem I had was no batteries in the remote control for the television. So a more of an inconvenience to be honest . I would definitely book again.

Mr Mann, August 2019

June 2019

Whoever manages the property should check the wall lights as we found only one bulb working.. At this time of year not a problem! We do believe its about time the two sofas in the lounge were changed as they are far from comfortable and we couldnt work out how even six people could sit in them comfortably, let alone if the house was booked for eight. We did point out last June about the sofas i.e, 2018, and having already booked for next June 2020 would like to think the owner of the house could spend some money on new lounge seating. Apart from the above everything is fine - proved by the fact that we have booked for next year!

Mr Lee, June 2019r

May 2019

We loved the position of the cottage and the views.. The cottage was very clean and generally very well equipped with plenty of storage but it would have been helpful to have some more comfortable seating in the lounge as we had 8 adults in our group, 3 of which were elderly. We sorted this by bringing in 2 chairs from outside so we could all sit in the lounge area together. It was good to have 2 bathrooms and very helpful to our group to have 2 downstairs bedrooms. There was also plenty of private parking for the cottage, very useful as we had one wheelchair user in our group. We found the shopkeepers in the village very friendly. I would recommend this as a good holiday base in Norfolk. We enjoyed our stay very much and hope to return again to stay in the same cottage next year

Mrs Evason, May 2019

April 2019

Lovely holiday home in prime location.. The cottage was clean, the beds were comfortable and rooms spacious, plus bathrooms and dining area were very good. Lounge area was spacious but more seating is required and new sofas please. With thanks.

Mrs Spence, April 2019

I did contact yourselves during our stay - the property was not like the photos .... I did contact yourselves during our stay - the property was not like the photos and was run down but also not cleaned very well and had some maintenance issues

Mr Smith

March 2019

Cottage needs updating, TV too small, needs double glazing, furniture needs replacing, settees old and tatty blankets covering them are covered in dog hair, sitting room curtains need replacing, fishing impossible, the photos of the cottage where misleading they were obviously taken many years ago.. I always judge a cottage by asking myself one question "would I stay there again" answer definitely NO!!!

Miss Wright

Just before we went on the holiday we read a bad review about cleanliness etc.. , sykes were very helpful & assigned an agent to our case & cottage was given an extra clean. We were 5 adults in party & I would say facilities were adequate. We had to use dishwasher twice a day to make sure enough plates etc., as we did our own cooking.Cottage is in a nice situation & we toured around & local shops about 1 mile away in village.TV is very small if you want to watch films so we didn't use TV on this holiday. Everything else was great & we had a lovely week but I feel SwanDyke cottage does need some updating but accept it would cost a lot of money to put property in order. The property is very central for broads & not far from Norwich & we went to Evensong in Norwich Cathedral. Local people were very helpful & we had an enjoyable week. Would definitely use Sykes Cottages again Jo Wright

Miss Wright, March 2019

Exactly as described on website

Mr Vyse

November 2018

Nice position, comfortable, warm and homely accommodation..

Mrs Walker

October 2018

Dining room chair broken .. Armchair had a wobbly leg

Mr Clark

September 2018

It was like staying at grannys, a bit old fashioned but quite comfortable

Mrs Parsons

August 2018

It was very dissapointing with the river view and it was not very clean and very dated..

Mr Barrell

July 2018

The holiday cottage was amazing and made are holiday perfect.. Would definitely recommend and visit again

Mrs Smith

June 2018

Lovely cottage very peaceful.. Very clean and had everything we needed. This is the third time we have booked a cottage via Sykes and again have not been disappointed. Would recommend this property and would book again!

Mrs Lee

Thoroughly enjoyed stay and already booked for next year.. It is a shame that the sofas were rather shabby and not too comfortable but other than that would certainly agree this is a 3 tic cottage. Would take far too costly improvements for a 4 tic plus.

andrew d

Looks nothing like the photos we found it to be dated and tired. In need of full clean out and honest photos of what you can expect. Old metal framed windows with not very well fitted secondary glazing. Bath panels dirty, Sofa torn and stained. Other sofa sagging and uncomfortable. Tv kept going off reconfigured Ariel and got working properly. Kitchen is new and ok plenty of cups and a nice touch was a cake and carton of milk ready for a cuppa. We stripped down the bed we used and found a tear in it also the pillows where worn out. The bed was also balanced on a couple of old bits of wood placed on the headboard end which made bed creak a lot. Tiny screen tv in this day and age come on spend a bit on a modern proper size tv. Yes some may say but your on holiday and it’s just a base but it needs a proper tv. No guest book for comments or would have left some. We won’t be back again unless it’s completely gutted and sorted out.

Mr Kay

May 2017

Fantastic place ideal and wonderful surroundings great cottage

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