We actually ended up staying on the sister accommodation across the road - Semaphore House - because the rainwater tanks at the Surgeon’s Cottage were empty.
Semaphore House is an amazing slice of history. Full of charm, but as is the case with old houses, quite cold (we were there in winter). The kitchen is huge and very well supplied and the gardens are big, though we didn’t venture out much in the cold.
Unfortunately we had issues with cleaning (not cleaned after previous guest, which wasn’t communicated) and linen wasn’t provided until dinner time, which was a fair inconvenience given we have young children.
A disappointing start but we enjoyed ourselves in the end.