Old Walls Vineyard

We were hoping for a delightful stay, based on previous reviews and images from the marketing information, however we were very disappointed. Whilst the property had been cleaned inside prior to our arrival the outside space was quite unusable, rusty BBQ, chairs covered with spiders webs, dried leaves all over the floor, decaying fences and sheds, it really needed a lot of TLC - this is actually reflected in a review from 2025, so this isnt a one off. Inside the facility was okay, but WiFi was unavailable, we were told only 1-2 days before we arrived, and this was apparently due to BT.... Our real disappointment for this site is that there were no staff at all on site at any time, it actually felt abandoned, and considering every other review from about 2024 raved about the staff.. we thought something was amiss. People at the local pub were surprised we were staying there as they thought the site had been closed down and was up for sale. We stayed one night out of the 3 we booked. It is such a shame, because the site itself has the potential to be absolutely beautiful. I hate to be so negative, but in this case I think people need to know to not believe the marketing pictures.

The location was lovely & property itself was neat & clean. Keys were easy to find, kitchen well equipped & parking nearby. Entrance decking was filled with moss so slipped the first night in dark. Living room heating didn't work so did bathroom extractor. Found our way around these.. but failed with bath tub. Took best part of a day for few inches of water to drain. Hopefully, these will be fixed for future guests.

Clean and well maintained holiday let. Pet friendly and peaceful.

Lovely surroundings, comfortable bed, well appointed kitchen, wonderful Sunday lunch and breakfast, friendly staff, very dog friendly

Stunning location, easy to find, driving upto lodge looks beautiful! Arrived 10mins early at 14:50 and cleaner was still in lodge so went to Bistro for a drink, lovely warm welcome there and great service! Returned to lodge at 30mins later at 15:20, opened doors and floors were absolutely soaked so could not enter the property, had to stand outside for over 20mins before we could access the kitchen! Curtains were filthy, toilet brush dirty with wet tissue, underside of toilet seat had urine splashes, sofas covered in stains and dog hairs, no milk like stated in advert, broken bath plug, struggled to drain bath, which also meant the bath filled up during showers, toilet seat way too small for toilet so you end up sitting on the pan, buttons missing on double duvet, bad sealant all around the lodge, floor lifted in places, looks very scruffy, bathroom window would not open, only 2 pint glasses and wine and prosecco glasses to drink from, not ideal for a lodge for 4 people, Outside furniture had loads of cob webs and leaves on, could have been brushed over! The location and view were luxury, the lodge most certainly not! Very average! Welcome book was left under sink and hidden under things so didn’t find it until 2 days in! I would not stay again. If I wasn’t expecting luxury I probably wouldn’t have been so mad about everything above and probably wouldn’t have left this review!