NEWS REEL
8th May 2022
If you think glorious Shropshire holds the key for your Summer holiday this year
we have some availability in The Coach House & The Parlour
See the Cottages page for more information on our award winning cottages
that are dog friendly 🐶
The Coach House - 7 Nights
Friday 22nd July or 19th August ~ £800.00
The Parlour - 7 Nights
Friday 22nd July or 29th July or 5th August ~ 7 nights ~ £630.00
Get in touch soonest if you would like to book.
13th April 2022
Get in touch soonest if you would like to book the only week
available from now until July in The Parlour...
6th April 2022
Some lovely articles in the local media covering the story of our Silver Award with
West Midlands Tourism.
UK NEWS Group:
https://www.uknewsgroup.co.uk/a-triple-win-for-shropshire-luxury-holiday-cottages-owner/
Its Beautiful Shropshire:
https://www.uknewsgroup.co.uk/a-triple-win-for-shropshire-luxury-holiday-cottages-owner/
Shropshire Live:
31st March 2022
We did it!
Silver Award
Self Catering Accommodation
of the Year 2022
We are so thrilled!
30th March 2022
We were live this evening on Radio Shropshire with Mark Elliott
talking about our cottages and shortlisting
for the West Midlands Tourism Awards.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_shropshire
29th March 2022
So great for Shropshire Live to cover our news of the West Midlands Tourism nomination
and cottages.com awards.
28th March 2022
UK New Group article covering our recent news of receiving the
Customers Choice Award 2022
from cottages.com
Our cottages consistently received an overall score of 9.5 (or above) through the review platform Reevoo. This places us in the top 20% of all their listed properties in the UK.
13th January 2022
We are so proud to announce we are a finalist for the
Self Catering Accommodation of the Year 2022 award
hosted by West Midlands Tourism
Ian and I are now looking forward to the Awards Ceremony later in the year.
🤩🥳 We will keep you posted...
17th December 2021
Yay! The log burner is now installed in The Coach House for super cosy nights by the fire.
Its a dual sided log burner so guests in both the lounge and the dining room can enjoy.
Photos to follow...
15th December 2021
Update on Christmas & New Year
Christmas is now fully booked.
Thursday 30th December New Year week
The Coach House £750.00
The Parlour - not available
The Dairy - not available
If you are interested in booking the final New Year week please get in touch soonest.
15th September 2021
Autumn bookings are well under way now so have started our plans for Christmas and the New Year.
Over the festive 2 weeks we will be taking 7 nights only bookings commencing:
Thursday 23rd December Christmas week
The Parlour £690.00
The Dairy £450.00
Thursday 30th December New Year week
The Coach House £750.00
The Parlour £550.00
The Dairy £425.00
Giving guests the chance to travel, unpack and start to relax before the festivities begin.
Then finishing the week off with a few chill days before heading for home.
If you are interested in booking a festive week please get in touch soonest.
23rd August 2021
Autumnal Stays promotion launches today!
Thinking of a break away from home before Christmas?
Check out the Special Offers Page
28th July 2021
Final week available for a summer holiday in a newly converted cottage
The Coach House - 2 Bedroom - Sleeps 4 - Max 2 dogs
Friday 27th August - 7 nights
Do get in touch direct to make your enquiry and/or booking
28th May 2021
The Coach House opened today!!!
We are so thrilled to welcome our first guests in The Coach House this evening! We will upload the website with photos this week but in the meantime please check out our Facebook page to see the photos from Friday and the walk about video.
Do get in touch soonest if you want to book.
14th April 2021
For the 2nd year running our cottages, The Dairy and The Parlour, have been awarded Customers’ Choice Award 2021 from Cottages.com 🥳🥳
In 2020, our cottages consistently received an overall score of 9.5 (or above) through the review platform Reevoo. This places us in the top 20% of all their listed properties in the UK.
So proud of our lovely little cottages in glorious Shropshire. We will proudly be displaying our Certificates when they arrive...
28th February 2021
Hip Hip Hooray!
After Boris' announcement today we are thrilled to be able to fully open the cottages again for holidays from Monday 12th April 2021.
Please get in touch if you want to check possible dates for availability for this year and next year.
We so look forward to welcoming our guests, new and old, over the coming months to the cottages.
Donna & Ian xx
31st December 2020
All change again.... As of today Shropshire has moved into Tier 3 so yet again we have to close to holidaying guests. It is expected that the Tiers will be reviewed fortnightly so we are continuing to take bookings from February onwards.
Continuing to keep safe
Donna & Ian xx
4th December 2020
We are thrilled to be open and trading again!
Both cottages are all dressed for Christmas and covid secure to welcome guests back.
31st October 2020
As Boris has announced the latest national lockdown from Thursday 5th November to Wednesday 2nd December we will be in contact with guests who have holidays booked with us during these times to make new plans with you.
25th September 2020
The cottages have there own individual QR codes in place so that guests can keep their Test & Trace records up to date.
26th July 2020
The last 3 weeks since re opening have passed so quickly and it pleases us greatly that we have had lots of very happy guests and great reviews, notes & cards.
Confidence in staycations is growing too as bookings and enquires are now coming in daily.
If you would like to book the dates above or from September onward please get in touch soonest with us direct to avoid disappointment.
Keeping safe & doing our utmost to keep you safe.
Donna & Ian xx
6th July 2020
Back to school today... Completed my Covid 19 Holiday Let Cleaning Course.
I have dotted the i's and crossed the t's on my risk assessments and cleaning protocols for the cottages.
All in support of a safer stay
1st July 2020
What a super busy few weeks we have had at the cottages on the run up to
reopening again on Saturday 4th July!
All to further enhance the social distancing and cleaning practices here at Springfield Barns.
From reviewing our cleaning practices and products, updating risk assessments, installing new fences and gates, installing external hand sanitiser units, changing check in and out, changing our Welcome Pack, to producing the Welcome Book digitally.
All that said I am thrilled to also say we have gained Visit England recognition with their "We're Good To Go" scheme.
We will be proudly displaying our certificate in our cottages.
23rd June 2020
Finally!
The green light we have waited for.....
Open For Business.... Saturday 4th July 2020
We so look forward to welcoming our guests, new and old, over the coming months. We are confident the changes and reviews we have made over the last few months will further enhance your stay with us and staying in our cottages will still feel home from home.
Please get in touch if you want to check possible dates for availability for this year and next year.
Donna & Ian
26th May 2020
Whilst the cottages remain closed we are using the time to further enhance guest confidence and reassurance of holidaying with us here at Springfield Barns from 4th July 2020 onwards.
We believe the most important areas to support this are social distancing and cleanliness.
Whilst our location is naturally excellent for social distancing and both cottages have their own gardens / parking areas we are further improving the outdoor spaces to increase privacy and social distancing from other guests and ourselves. Also under review is contactless check in, follow up checks and the communication of the Welcome Folder.
Cleanliness has always been paramount here at Springfield Barns and we continue to update the cleaning and sanitising routines. Also under review are cleaning products, cleaning times, signage, messaging and the removal of non essential items from the cottages.
Our aim is to provide holiday accommodation that you feel safe to relax and stay in whilst away from home.
If you require any further information about our cottages or the surrounding area please get in touch either by email or phone.
Keeping safe
The Cookes x
13th May 2020
The Prime Minister’s TV appearance on Sunday 10th May outlined a high-level, three-step process to easing lockdown measures. Subsequently, the Cabinet Office published the COVID-19 Recovery Strategy, which added more clarity to the plan and relating specifically to hospitality accommodation reopening. So we now have a target date of opening of 4th July.
We are now accepting new holiday bookings with a Check In from the 4th July. We realise this date could change if the COVID19 threat level increases or does not drop sufficiently over the coming weeks. If this is the case we will be happy to move these bookings to new dates later in 2020 or into early 2021.
Please get in touch if you want to discuss any aspect of your possible holiday with us prior to booking.
Stay at home warriors x
24th March 2020
In support of the Government announcement on Monday evening we currently are not accepting new holiday bookings for April and May.
However the cottages continue to be available for key workers who require accommodation away from their own family home to enable them to continue with their essential work.
We are accepting new holiday bookings with a Check In from the 1st June. In the event the country is still under current guidelines of remaining at home we will be happy to move these bookings to new dates later in 2020 or into 2021.
If in doubt just get in touch for a chat.
Keeping safe xx
18th March 2020
With the ever evolving uncertain times Corona Virus has given us we thought we would update the website to confirm the cottages at Springfield Barns are remaining open for short breaks and holidays.
Also to assure you of the cleanliness standards that we have here at the cottages.
As routine when all guests check out it takes approximately 2 ½ hours to 3 hours to clean and prepare each cottage ready for the next guests.
After every set of guests all towels and bedding are stripped and removed, including pillow liners, bed throws, bed cushion covers, sofa throws, sofa cushion covers. The cottage is hoovered throughout then cleaned. All hard surfaces such as tables, drawers, shelves and window sills are cleaned from top to bottom with quality cleaning products and hygienically clean designated cleaning cloths. All the kitchen work tops, equipment and appliances are also checked and cleaned. The bathroom is the final area to be cleaned. The lounge, bedroom and bathroom are prepared with freshly laundered sofa furnishings, bedding and towels. After replenishing cottage toiletries, cleaning / disposable items and the welcome basket the entire cottage is mopped.
We pride ourselves on the standard we continue to maintain to give all guests that “home from home” feeling when they arrive.
In addition to the routine cleaning, we now clean all door handles, light switches, remote controls and the key safe after every departure.
Guests often comment about the cottages cleanliness in reviews / comments as can be seen on the website Reviews page, on Reevoo and on our Facebook page.
For getting away from it all, we are very fortunate of our countryside location, based in a small hamlet of only 6 properties. Guests arrive and depart using the individual key safes so do not need to meet us. Also the entrances to both cottages, The Parlour and The Dairy, are on different sides of the building so guests don’t even see each other either.
Prior to Corona Virus we would always visit the cottages once the guests had arrived to say hello but we will now no longer do this and we will be available on the telephone and messaging if required.
I hope my update allays any concerns you may have about your forthcoming stay or booking.
I will continue to update the website as new Government information is released that may impact the cottages and our guests.
Keep well and stay safe x
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