Wow! an amazing place to enjoy my birthday

Wow! what an amazing place to enjoy my birthday with all the family. Fabulous house - so much space - the grandchildren loved it. Lovely peaceful location with great walks. We all had a wonderful time. Thank you

The Greens

An amazing New Year's Eve!!

Twelve of us had an amazing New Year's Eve - a really good time was had by all with amazing food, days out walking in the rain and late nights on the old 'Joanna' sing-a-long style! What a great house-thank you!

The Pons Party

'A lovely Christmas all together'

We had been looking forward to Christmas at Merryfield for a long time and it didn't disappoint - we had a lovely Christmas all together... ...thankyou for the hospitable welcome and for sharing your lovely house.

Niebuhr/Simms - Christmas 2011

Wonderful Tranquility and Excellent Facilities

We have much enjoyed this beautiful house. Thanks you. The tranquility is wonderful, the facilities are excellent.

The Osborne,Bannister and Hilsdon Families

'A gem of a place'

What a gem of a place to stay. Beautiful house with lots of attention to detail. A lovely place to spend my 50th birthday. Everything was perfect! Thank you from us all.

Berry, Marcellin, Rostant, and Haines Family - November 2011

Great Holiday in a Great House!

A great holiday in a great house. The weather was perfect. Plenty to see and do...you're living the dream in Devon!

The Gittins Family - October 2011

A wonderful holiday - very relaxing.

A wonderful holiday - very relaxing. The house is gorgeous, in fact we've decided to stay! We enjoyed our day trips to Salcombe, Dartmouth and meal at the Winking Prawn - many thnaks for recommendations.

The Bartletts and Houldings - September 2011

Highlight of the week -

A great time had by all. Highlight of the week - "the house" said the chidren & we all agree. Thank you for creating such a comfortable, lovely, relaxing space.

The Bloom, Gearnreat, Green and Orde Families - August 2011

Fantastic house!! Such a relaxing haven.

Fantastic House!! Such a relaxing haven, beautifully decorated and an attention to detail so rarely seen. We adored the area and hope to be back soon. Thanks for your great hospitality which was discreet yet warm. Look forward to seeing you again soon.

The Dawsons - July 2011

Hours of dressing up and playing with the toys

Beautiful home - 3 children spent hours dressing up and playing with the toys. Rising Sun & Coppa Dolla - good food. River Dart Country Park brilliant day out as is miniature Pony Farm!

June 2011

A great Fish Pie!

A lovely country retreat. We have had a tip top time, excellent amenties and a great Fish Pie!

The Hughes - April 2011

Voted the best cottage we have stayed in!

What a beautiful house and gardens..... we have voted this the best cottage we have stayed in - and we have stayed in a few !! We loved having so much space, the downstairs living areas were so spacious. It was also great to see the buzzards flying and swooping overhead - fantastic !

Elaine Turner - April 2011

Wonderful time - great hospitality

After years of leading a shallow meaningless life of drink, drugs and women, Merrifield House has taught me there is another path to follow. Wonderful time, great hospitality, lovely house!

The Hughsies - May 2011

So wonderful and relaxing...we've booked our next visit!

We have had a really wonderful time at Merrifield. We found it so relaxing and can't recommend it enough. So much so we have already booked our next visit here for two months time!

The Tinsleys

A lovely 60th Birthday Weekend

Thankyou for letting us stay in your beautiful house. Our Dad had a lovely 60th birthday weekend, enjoying the pubs,food and the 'shoot' on Sunday morning....we've all had a great time. Thanks from the 11 of us.

The Lowes, the Jeeves, and the O'Connor family

"The surrounding beauty feeds the soul!"

Our 4th Christmas in January and our 2nd here, What a wonderful oasis in which to spend time with far flung family... ...thanks for your help - the surrounding beauty feeds the soul!

The Parrs, Smiths, Kings and Whytes - January 2011

A luxurious sanctury

A luxurious sanctury away from the pressures of the 21st Century. Long country walks, blazing log fires and good family time. We'll be back.....

The Browns - Washington DC - New Year 2011

Excellent House! ...deep in the heart of the country

"An excellent house for an enjoyable week, deep in the heart of the country. The house owners who live nearby were more than helpful whilst giving us the privacy to relax and enjoy their beautiful property."

D Sawyer - October 2010

Wow!! ...what a beautiful place to come and celebrate!

Wow!! David and Nicky - what can I say, what a beautiful place to come and celebrate! I was allowed to have the attic suite - what a dream!!

Karen Burton - 24th September 2010

Fantastic Property!

Fantastic property with everything you could want in terms of entertainment. The owners were very helpful without being intrusive in any way. Would most certainly recommend it to any group looking for a relaxing holiday in a beautiful location.

Mr Chris Jones

A beautiful place

Merrifield House is a beautiful place, wonderfully proportioned and our family felt it suited our needs superbly. Ashburton is a fabulous place for borwsing around with an excellent butchers. We knew about the narrow country lanes in the area and would be happy to return there again in the future

August 2010

Wonderful holiday week

We had a wonderful week at Merrifield House and would definitely want to return - a beautiful house with very friendly amd helpful owners.

Giddeys - July 2010

...amazing and we will definitely go back.

This property was amazing and we will definitely go back. The setting is beautiful and the owners were very approachable.

June 2010

A taste of gracious living

A spacious and elegant old house, beautifully renovated; it certainly gave us a taste of gracious living.

Thomas' - May 2010

Ideally situated between Dartmoor and the Coast

"A really lovely property and ideally situated between Dartmoor and the coast. We loved being able to seat 11 comfortably around the big table. There were some great little touches."

April 2010

Fabulous family get together

An idyllic week - fabulous setting for a family get together - 18 around the table! We are returning to London - "well chilled".

The Turner Family - April 2010

A peaceful place

A peaceful place to unwind and refuel. - shame we have to return home as we feel quite at home! We've had a fantastic holiday in a lovely location in a beautiful house!

The Greens/Martins - April 2010

Ideal place to chill out!

A lovely house in beautiful surroundings.Well furnished and very helpful owners. Ideal place to 'chill out'. A good area for walking and close to Dartmoor.

Andy Beckingham - March 2010

A Really Wonderful House

A really, really wondeful house - so clean and well equipped which we have so appreciated. Many thanks for adding all the little touches that made our stay so very enjoyable. Beautiful setting and surroundings too - we really could not have wished for more and would certainly recommend it to anyone.

The Fernandes Family - Christmas 2009

A perfect place for the New Year

Such a lovely home away from home, thank you! Icy walks on the moor and by the sea particularly helped us enjoy the wonderful deep baths! A perfect place to herald in the New Year - we will recommend Merryfield House to friends most definitely.

The Parmley Family - December 2009

Beautiful House and Stunning Grounds

Merrifield House is the most beautiful house in stunning grounds. The owners Nicky and David Cosford have thought of every evenutality regarding the stocking of the house (furniture, kitchen, games, etc etc etc) It was wonderful for us to bring our dogs with us and they had a wail of a time! Ashburton is a lovely adequate village in which we were able to get all our supplies. I would highly recommend the property (and have already done so) and will certainly be going back. Many thanks"

Mrs Ann Pullen

A Perfect Setting

A beautiful house in a perfect setting. We all enjoyed the dressing up box, wonderful photos!! The weather has been very kind and we have had some very enjoyable walks on Dartmoor. Thank you - we hope to come again and will recommend Merrifield to all our friends

The Edwards Family

First Class Hosts

A lovely house and excellent setting. Dave and Nicky make first class hosts - even the weather was good!

The Days

Great for Kids

This is the best holiday house I have been in and I LOVE IT!!!! (I want to stay a month next time) PPS This holiday house should be 5 star. I had lots of fun with the lego and XBox....I wish I could build and play more with the lego and XBox. Wish I can come again!

The Jones' children

A 'Proverbial Belter'

Our annual pilgrimage to Devon and the South Hams was made all the better for the fantastic weather and superb base of Merrifield. With 7 adults, 3 teenagers and 4 children. the house was perfect in it's facilities, it's size and access to so many wonderful beaches. David,Nikki and kids were extremely friendly and helpful tour guides. We thoroughly enjoyed our week. It was the proverbial 'belter'

The Boulds, Startins, Trotmans and Stewarts

Magnificent House

A magnificent house in an idyllic setting. Had a great week despite inclement weather. Can recommend the pies at the Coppa Dolla along with any meal at the rising Sun. Centrally situated meaning most of the area seen. Thanks for the hospitality

Collins Family, Faulkes Family, Georgina and Todd

We Recommend to Everyone

What a beautiful house and setting! Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and you make us most welcome. Would recommend to everyone.

The Anderson Family

Delightful Owners - all you can hear is birdsong

This is a fabulous house, in a beautiful area. Although only 3 miles from the A38, all you can hear is birdsong - one feels a million miles from traffic. The house is most generously equipped and beautifully decorated. The owners are delightful, providing chilled wine and local bacon and eggs on our arrival. Highly recommended."

Dr A Thomson

Ideal for Families

"I think your service is excellent, and I always recommend you to friends and family. Also, David did a great job of looking after us. We were his first guests at Merryfield and I am sure we will go back. The house is beautiful and ideal for families or large groups to share." Christian Joeres on 11th May 2009

Christian Joeres