We arrived a bit early for our stay, but since we let Kay know, she made arrangements for us to have access to the cottage early. It was beautiful inside and had a wonderful view of the back pastures! We toured Hobbiton that evening, so we arrived late to sleep and had no problems! When we woke up, we were able to eat on the back patio and watch Jim herd the cattle, which was very cool! A great experience for us and just what we were looking for on our trip to the area!