Hello Katherine. Many thanks for such a lovely review. I'm glad the big birthday break was such a success. It was great to host you both, and we hope we'll see you again at Blackthorn - or perhaps Cedarwood surrounded by nature, rural peace and quiet, and with its fire pit etc.

Hello Michael. Thanks for your excellent review. We’re glad it was a success. Please try and return sometime as there is so much more to see in this special area, and even a day trip to London on the fast train from Ashford is very doable. Best wishes to you both, Peter & Karen.

Katy and David were perfect guests, and we hope they'll think of returning either to Blackthorn again or to try Cedarwood. The area has so much to offer even out of season as it's a good walking area, and with interesting historic town and villages dotted about the attractive landscape - not to mention the variety of coastlines: sand and dunes, shingle and groynes, and clifftops with gorse, bracken and oak woods!

Many thanks August for taking time to write such a lovely review. Sorry we didn't meet but I was suffering from a cold and migraines. I'll pop a card in the post with out website details on etc in case you'd like to return sometime.

It was our pleasure to host Gillian and Graham. They were a delight to have to stay, and were so easy to host. We hope they'll consider returning at some point in the future.

Wow, indeed! Thanks for such a comprehensive and lovely review! It was great to host you and we hope that you will be able to return. I'm always relieved when guests find our rural property in the dark, and also trust my directions! Next time try and stay for a little longer and you'll discover an area full of great places to visit and things to do in between enjoying the facilities here.

Many thanks for taking the time to write your lovely review Louise. It's great that you were able to enjoy the facilities despite the uncertain weather and get out to see some of the local area too.

Oh Jodie, thank you so much! We really hope that you can return sometime as we'd not only like to host you again but introduce you to some more of the special places in this immediate area. It was such a shame you couldn't visit Bodiam Castle but like I think I said, in the summer a special day out is catching the boat from Newenden Bridge on the River Rother to the castle, and then returning by steam train to Northiam Station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Best wishes to you both, Peter & Karen.

Hello Tony. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I hope you had the chance during your short 2 x night break to visit some of the local places of interest of which there are many? Having your own transport is preferable but not essential as there are good train services to both Hastings and Rye - and Blackthorn is located 6.5 miles between both towns, and the 100 bus service comes through the village from both directions. There are of course taxi ranks at both stations, and anyone reading this review please note that I have numbers of Rye taxi drivers that our guests use fairly regularly. Anyway, thanks again Tony for the concise review. Peter & Karen.

Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review Adrian. Blackthorn is fortunately an all-year-round location with the indoor pool and outdoor hot tub open all year. The local area too has so much to offer whatever the season - beautiful towns and villages, a varied coastline, and stunning country house and gardens, plus steam train rides at various locations.

Hello Dan. Many thanks for taking the time to leave the lovely review. Please try and return sometime, and discover more of this special area. Once you've been out for a long day exploring then the tub and pool are certainly a welcome indulgence.

Thanks Paige! Please try and return sometime - and if you have time then please book for longer: there is so much you can see and do in this special area - or just unwind in this peaceful place and enjoy the facilities more.

Thanks for the review Jemma. It was lovely to host you and your young family. Karen and I like it when little ones are here as being parents ourselves we appreciate the private luxury of having an indoor pool that is ideal for babies and toddlers with its wide shallow shelf and a sensible depth that allows the parens to walk back and forth with their little ones in safety. Keep in touch!

Many thanks for taking the time to write your lovely review, and Karen and I hope you’ll have the chance to return. The pool is a great facility for babies and toddlers as the shallow shelf at one end and the general depth of the pool is ideal for learning to swim or purely for them to get used to the water. Many thanks again. Peter

Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re glad your time at Blackthorn was a success ‘though appreciate the break was due to upsetting circumstances, but hope you now feel rested. It would be lovely if you wished to return: as you’ve suggested in the review, this area has a lot to offer regardless of the season, and naturally the hot tub and pool are here all year round - chugging away! Thanks again. Peter & Karen.

Thanks Ben for taking the time to review Blackthorn. Karen and I are glad you were able to celebrate your anniversary - if belatedly. The cottage with the indoor pool and outdoor tub is the perfect antidote to help destress and unwind after a few busy weeks, or to help celebrate a special occasion such as yours. Also with many great places to eat in the area - 2 x award winning pubs here in the village alone, and a variety of good restaurants in nearby Rye - making a short break memorable is pretty easy. This beautiful area around Rye has it all! Best wishes, Peter & Karen.

Many thanks for the review. Your time at Blackthorn was brief but it's great that you made so much of your time by visiting the old town of Hastings and the Jerwood Art Gallery en route to us. It's a magical place full of history, quaint old buildings, and a unique character due to it's fishing heritage etc. Taking in Rye on another day is always rewarding with it's cobbled streets, antique shops, and pubs and cafes. Your walk from here encompassing the Woodland Trust's Guestling Wood, through Pett village with its two pubs, and down onto the Military canal then along to the ancient town of Winchelsea is a favourite walk for us with Ringo (our GSP) too. Hmm, the sun is out - I might just head out...! Thanks again for the lovely review.

Many thanks for taking time to leave this lovely review. Karen and I are glad the three of you had such an enjoyable stay, and it's always pleasing for me personally when guests spend time in the garden - sitting on the swing seat or knocking about with the badminton racquets at the net down at the summerhouse - as well as making use of the hot tub and indoor pool facilities, and exploring the local area. There are quite a lot of things to do and see in and around Rye and Hastings for a young family and you certainly made the most of your short holiday, and we do hope you will have an opportunity to return perhaps in the winter when Blackthorn can be particularly cosy with the combination of the wall mounted radiators and the wood burner! Of course, the hot tub and heated pool are always ready and waiting throughout the year too (as well as the travel cot and high chair)... So, we look forward welcoming the three of you back whenever you can make it to this part of East Sussex! Best wishes until then. Peter & Karen.