Each year 25 - 30% of our guests have stayed at Blackberry or Bramblewood (our other cottage next door) previously, which is a high return rate for self catering cottages in general .

We are not complacent though, and we continually improve our accommodation  to ensure our guests enjoy their return visits even more!

Here is a selection of comments either from Blackberry's guest book, or emailed directly to us. 
We'll be posting more comments throughout the season. 

We are grateful to the following guests for giving us permission to use their comments: 

Had yet another totally relaxing week on our 4th visit.

Visited Port Issac and Padstow, and enjoyed drinks on the roof terrace of Rick Stein's seafood restaurant. It's no more expensive for drinks than anywhere else and the views are fantastic across the Camel Estuary.

Enjoyed the new barbecue and it was warm enough to sit outside in the evenings.
T Bartley, July 2010 (4th visit and rebooked for 2011)

We loved Blackberry Lodge. It had everything we needed and more. We loved that there were freezer blocks and plastic containers - we picnicked at the beach every day.

Our son (aged 2¾)  loved the play area - especially the tractor & we felt he was completely safe.The pool was great after a day at the beach: we had it to ourselves most days.

We would definitely love to stay again.
The Mercer Family, June 2010

Blackberry Lodge is very well equipped. Made use of the Landsdown Dairy grocery and deliver service. Very efficient.

Had great school half term weather. Ellie enjoyed the Efford Downs Stables horse riding. Joe enjoyed the model shop on the Quay.

Some great waves at Widmouth Bay, and Northcott Beach very peaceful and serene. Hope to come back soon.
S Cooper, May 2010 (3rd visit, and rebooked for 2011)

Kids loved the play area, and great to be able to let an 8 & 3 year old play with new found friends independently, whilst we watched from the garden.

A fabulous and stress free family holiday - the cottage was lovely, and I would love to return in the future.
V Black April 2010

Thank you for a lovely stay - cottage perfect, and we have been blessed with excellent weather.

I would like to thank you so very much for this lovely accommodation.

We had one of the best holidays ever and would definitely consider going back. The cottage and all the facilities are simply superb.
I Guzik Feb 2010

Great cottage with an excellent pool.

It was one of the nicest holidays we’ve had. Spent a relaxing week between Bude and the cottage  - walks either side of the main beach well worth exploring.

Thanks for the hire of the cottage – we had a great time!
R Savage, Dec 2009

Pool was fantastic, as we had it to ourselves late one afternoon. 

Great cottage – great holiday.
L Sugden, Oct 2009

It’s our first visit to Blackberry Lodge and we have all had a wonderful time. The weather has been very kind, lots of sunshine and time spent on the beaches with our two year old jumping in the waves.

Blackberry Lodge is so well equipped – we found everything (and more) that we needed. We’ll be back soon! 
S Field, Sept 2009

Blackberry Lodge has been a haven – well equipped, clean & very comfortable. We visited many places while we were here, our tips would be

* Launceston Steam Railway. We combined this with a visit to New Mills farm park. The train ticket allows you to travel up & down the line all day, and the farm park kept our two entertained for hours – well worth a visit.

* Crackington Haven beach was great for our two, with a stream that they played in for hours.

* Atlantic Village Outlet & leisure adventure park, we had intended to visit for an hour or so on the way to the Milky Way, but we stayed all day and the children loved it. 
The Seabrook Family, Aug 2009

We’ve had a lovely week in this clean, comfortable cottage and have enjoyed the gardens, play area and swimming pool – every day!

We made the most of the excellent kitchen facilities & also enjoyed local fish & chips, warm Cornish pasties, a meal at the child friendly Atlantic Diner & cream teas in Boscastle!
The Feast Family, May 2009

We have had a fab few days staying at Blackberry Lodge! The Lodge is excellent, with good facilities and well equipped.  The surrounding complex is clean and well thought out. 

A visit to Crackington Haven and the Cabin Cafe is a must! 

We hope to visit again.
The Thorne Family Feb 09 (and returned in Feb 2010)

We have had a great few days staying at Blackberry, the accommodation has exceeded our expectations, so well equipped and clean.

There is still so much more we would like to  see so hope to come back again.
H Wareham Oct 08 (recommended to family who booked for April 09)

We have enjoyed our week at Blackberry, and although the weather could have been better, we cannot fault the cottage, it's well equipped and a home from home. Our son enjoyed the books, games and games room. The pool was well used and gave the opportunity for our 16 week old baby girl to experience her first swim.

If you go to Launceston Steam Railway, we recommend you visit the farm park at the end of the line, especially if you have young children.
P Fish  Aug 08

Lovely cottage - the play area at the back has been used a lot, as has the swimming pool and table tennis.

Some lovely cliff walks at Tintagel, Higher Sharp Nose Point and Hartland Point.

Enjoyed days out at the Eden Project, Newquay Zoo and the Cornish Cider Farm.
The Gyte Family July 08

Thank you for providing a most welcoming holiday home Katherine - we have been amazed at the level of thoughtfulness that has gone into the cottage's 'supplies'- especially appreciated the bag of plug socket safety covers - every last detail covered.

Beaches wise - Crooklets, Summerleaze and Widemouth all fabulous and accessable with the extensive supplies you need with littlies.
The Wallace Family June 08

This is our second holiday here and we've had a great time again but it's gone too quickly. We've done lots of different things, like Sandymouth beach, walking from there to Northcott and back, and visiting Tamar Lakes at Kilkhampton.  We also had an exciting visit to Tintagel when the Devon Air Ambulance had to be called and our boys got to sit in it. We also saw a seal in the bay.

Hope to be back next year!
The Wiss Family May 08 (rebooked for '09, and '10)

Swimming Pool was great.                                                            
Games Room was good.
Bedrooms were cosy.
Lovely Orchard.
Great Playground.
We enjoyed Boscastle, Tintagel,                                               The best standard of s/c accommodation 
Launceston and Bude.                                                                 we have stayed in.     
Michael and William Cox  (aged 6 and 4)                               J Cox  April 08

The cottage is lovely and very warm ! Our 3 year old daughter has loved staying here, riding her bike, swimming and playing in the play area.

We have had a hectic time visiting Boscastle, Tintagel, Trethorne Farm, Atlantic Shopping Village, Bude and beaches, Launceston and Padstow!

Thank you for providing such excellent accommodation, which has exceeded our expectations.
H Cole Feb 08 (rebooked for Aug 09)

We've had a wonderful week's holiday  - its a cosy, comfortable & well equipped cottage.  We've all really enjoyed our daily swim in the pool, and usually had it to ourselves. We celebrated New Year's Day with hot chocolate & hobnobs on Crooklets Beach in glorious sunshine.

We saw plenty braving the surf at Widemouth Bay! Have also enjoyed trips to Tintagel, Boscastle and Clovelly. Will definitely recommend Blackberry and Bramblewood to friends.
The Harrison Family Jan 08

Lovely area –smashing cottage. 

Our two boys had a magical Christmas and because of that – so did we. Hope to return in the near future.
The Devo Family Dec 07

Just wanted to say thank you for the week we just spent at Blackberry lodge. Place was better than we expected which is always good! We certainly managed to pack a lot in while we were down there and tired the boys out.

The wifi access connected straight up and worked fine the whole time I was there. It was really useful.  We went onto the 'Visit Bude' website and found Crackington Haven had rock pools (which Harry enjoys) and then used the web to find the tide times so we turned up when we could get access to them.
A Beeton Sept 07 (and rebooked for '08)

We have spent a lovely comfortable two weeks here at Blackberry - a very well equipped cottage. Widemouth Bay good for young children when tide is low as shallow pool of sea is left  - great for paddling or floating on surf board !

Bude lovely, cottage great - beautiful garden and kids loved play area. Will definitely be back!
N Dawson  Aug 07

It was the best cottage we've stayed in - like home from home. So nice to have a proper, carefully tended garden, dishwasher and digibox when you're used to them at home.

We had a brilliant time and hope to come back.
T Bartley July 07  (rebooked for '08, '09 and '10)

Blackberry is great, with everything we needed and more! Abigail loved learning to swim in the pool !  We've had a lovely week and looking forward to returning in the future. Thank you Katherine for the excellent communications before and during our stay.
A Kerner June 07

The cottage was lovely and clean with everything you could ever need to use catered for. We found lots to do in the area and there were many nice coastal walks to choose.
C Knight   May 07 (second stay)

We've had a fantastic week. We took some great costal walks along the cliff tops - just long enough for a decent walk but having great cafes in the middle where we all enjoyed ice-cream. (A bit of bribery as the boys are only 4 and 5!).  The pool was a fantastic bonus - one we've used everyday. Harry is particularly proud of the fact that he can now swim nearly a width with no armbands.

Thank you for helping to make our stay so enjoyable and comfortable. The personal touches made us feel very welcome.
K Broome   April 07

We had a brilliant holiday! Blackberry Lodge was so impressive, really clean and tidy. We loved it! All the little things mean so much, eg games, books.
 

There were many little extras we didn't expect which made us feel welcome and at home.

The pool in particular is one of the best we've used in a holiday cottage, and both children (4 & 9yrs) enjoyed the play area.

We enjoyed ourselves, as always, and will come back - again!    
The Crotty Family June 06 (Previously stayed in Bramblewood) 
 

Although the weather wasn't brilliant, the cottage exceeded our expectations with everything we needed and was very cosy in the evenings.

As a first family holiday I don't think we could have done any better.   
The Sweeting Family May 06
 

What lovely weather we've been blessed with to enjoy this lovely part of Cornwall.

We spent a day in Boscastle, imagining what happened in the flash flood on '04. We drove to Clovelly in Devon and climbed down the pretty cobbled streets to the harbour, then up again to visit the famous donkeys in their stables. Had a bracing walk along the cliff tops at Port Isaac and ate delicious pasties on the quayside.

Loved the cottage and all the facilities -thank you for your hospitality - especially the Easter eggs.   
The Evans Family April 06