Cadhay

A friend hired the house for a birthday weekend for a large family group. What an amazing experience. You are embedded in the home of another family as if they just walked out before you arrived. Fantastic facilities, lovely artworks and more than everything needed to make you comfortable. Quite simply the best kept and serviced place I have ever stayed in. Many thanks to the owners for a very special event.

Nice gardens but pricey for cake and coffee, charged £8.50 for two regular coffees and one piece of cake. Also, when paying, found that after paying it was only entry to the gardens and found the lady was very unpleasant and not helpful. Shall not go back.

Beautiful house within a great setting. I would recommend anyone to go to the Friday tour as the house is oozing with history. Only down side to the house was we didn't stay there longer. Amazing house

Stayed here for postponed 60th birthday party it was fantastic rooms spectacular
20 people sat down for dinner and afternoon tea
It teams with history a place on one of the guided tours is really interesting
Grounds and gardens were glorious
Owners so helpful and friendly
A great place for that special event

Just visited the house and gardens. Very nice, small version of the big houses.
It can be rented out too.
Small windy road unless you go past Ottery leisure centre.
Only open Fridays.

Only open on Friday afternoons and with a limited season this is nevertheless a worthwhile visit if you are in the area at the right time. The coffees and cajes were acceptable and the ambulance was attractive. We enjoyed an excellent tour full of interesting detail and then walked around the very attractive gardens. Amazing Autumn colour and we were lucky enough to see a kingfisher cross the kake

Well what a gem! A haven of tranquility, beautiful gardens and lovely teas. Visited here with a herd of 7 children ages between 5 and 15 and they loved it. Note that the gardens are only open on Friday afternoons between 2 and 5.30. The 'formal' gardens by the house are centered around a number of focal points, the lawns and the ponds. But the paths meander and there are numerous benches to sit and absorb the gently bee humming sight lines and abundance of flowers. The walled garden is productive with lots of edibles. Looking like a good harvesting is now required! We had teas and coffees and cake which was served with friendly helpful service by the staff. A great afternoon. Look forward to revisiting when house tours are back on. Oh and the toilets were beautifully clean (always a litmus test).

This review only covers the gardens and not the self-catering apartments. The gardens are gorgeous, a quintessential English country garden set around a Tudor manor house. Due to its relatively 'off the beaten track' location, it doesn't seem to ever get over-busy and there are plenty of quiet places to just sit and take it all in. The staff on duty in the tearoom (also currently serving as an admissions desk) are unfailingly pleasant and friendly. There are occasional tours of the garden if anyone wants in-depth knowledge about the various plants and the history of the garden (the 'lakes' are the remnants of medieval fishponds) but although I've been several times I've always 'just wandered'.