The fairytale house is a wonderful venue for a big group. It has a lovely communal space downstairs with a turf fire and is warm and cosy. However the fairytale stops there. The one shower in the house has been out of action for some time and the upstairs toilet was not able to cope with the traffic and had to be abandoned. The 2 modern available showers were in another building and ran out of hot water quickly on the Saturday morning and started out cold on the Sunday morning. The problem was resolved on both days but my guests abandoned showers.
The caterer was excellent and we had a wonderful meal on the Saturday night. The kitchen was not equipped for a big group and some kitchen knives, soup bowls and serving bowls would have been welcome. We had to go out and buy glasses. This beautiful and amazing venue needs it's owners loving attention to bring it to the standard the Web page implies. My guests had a wonderful weekend but it was stressful for me