Self-Catering at Old Smiddy Cottage | Holiday Cottages in Haddington

Holiday home
Old Smiddy Cottage is a detached cottage resting in rural Scotland, 7 miles from Haddington and 8 miles Dunbar. With two bedrooms, including a double and zip/link twin, along with a family bathroom, this property can sleep four people. There is also a kitchen/diner and a sitting room, both of which have woodburning stoves. Outside is a large, lawned garden which is fully enclosed, and off road parking for 2 cars. Old Smiddy Cottage is a peaceful base in the South East of Scotland.

Accomodation Details
All ground floor. Two bedrooms: 1 x double with woodburning stove, 1 x zip/link twin. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Kitchen/diner with woodburning stove. Sitting room with woodburning stove

Area
The town of Haddington rests in the county of East Lothian in South East Scotland. The town offers a mix of independant shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and a rich history. Twenty miles from Edinburgh, the town is easily accessible to Scotland's capital, as well as the North Sea coastline including the town of Dunbar, which is just 11 miles away.

Region
From the lush green farmlands of the Borders to the ruggedness of the Highlands, the Scots are proud of their land and identity. Scotland also has some of Britain’s best beaches with glorious stretches of clean sand over which to roam.

Amenities
Electric central heating with woodburning stoves. Electric range oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV, WiFi. 1 x highchair and 1 x cot provided. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Starter pack for fire inc. in rent. Roadside parking for two cars (in lay-by). Enclosed lawned garden. Two well-behaved dogs welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 5.5 miles, pub 3 miles. Note: No mobile reception and WiFi is basic. Note: Dogs must be kept away from livestock in surrounding farms

Julie C

June 2024

Great location for walking the coast line around North Berwick. Cottage is in a lovely setting and has a homely feel. They have kept a lot of character in the cottage, although some updating would be beneficial ie an updated bathroom. The toilet made a very loud 'singing' when flushed so woke us in the night. The shower screen was broken which meant the bathroom flooded each time the shower was used. The garden has such potential to have great views and a good social space but was overgrown and had no usable garden furniture. We have 2 dogs and the garden was very secure for them, which was peace of mind for us. Although there was a welcome pack of milk and biscuits and flowers, there wasn't any washing up liquid/dish cloth or hand soap. Access after 5.00pm which means trekking out to get essentials from the nearest shop over 5 miles away was not an option after a long drive. It's such a shame these little things overshadowed what a beautiful cottage it is. We only paid just over £700 when we booked it last year so we'd say it's good value for money- if we'd have paid much more we would've been very disappointed. We'd definitely return if these few issues were addressed.

Monty53Bilston

October 2020

Just back from a week at this cottage and it is in a nice location and safe garden for my 2 dogs but in other ways was disappointing! Even with electric heating and log burners it was still cold! You expect a few basics left for you but a few grains of salt in a grinder was a bit mean. Welcome pack was a pint of milk and a few shortbread fingers. The washing machine leaked on the Mon and all week no one came near to check on it despite leaving the owners a message! Advertised basic wifi but more like non existent and no mobile signal! Very cut off. Not very impressed. Wont be back.

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Old Smiddy Cottage in Haddington, East Lothian