Goldie's Retreat

Loved this hideaway nestled in a quiet backwater. The hosts were really helpful and only a phone call away. They truly want guests to enjoy their stay.

All of it

Lovely & modern plus could bring our dog

Was difficult to find

It was a lovely recently renovated self catering cabin, with everything you need for an overnight stay. Bed is comfy and bathroom is clean with fluffy towels. The fridge is quiet, kitchen is well equipped and there tea, coffee, sugar and milk were provided. Once you drive through the industrial estate you do get to a secluded location which is part of Croft Fisheries, surrounded by trees, walks and fishing lakes. We arrived later than expected as we couldn't find the place so got a take away from Adlington Spice which was good. We walked around in the evening looking at the fishing lakes, and fields. The Railway is quite close by but it is quiet and trains don't run overnight. There is a Co-op in Adlington, and a Tesco express.

It is not in Blackrod but in Adlington. Huyton Road is split into two parts. My Sat Nav (Google maps) took me to Huyton Road leading to Huyton Terrace. This is not the right road! You need Huyton Road off the A6 (Market Street) in Adlington and drive through an industrial estate until the end of the road. The postcode is the same for both roads. Maybe I missed some driving directions communication from the host but it added 40 minutes to our journey making us arrive frazzled and hungry. I perhaps should have called the host. I am sorry to say that the drains smelt bad, outside where we were sitting in the evening there was an open drain but also the sink in the bathroom was smelly too. The loo is right next to sink, so you can't help but breathe it in. The outside seating is overlooking the carpark. Access to the Internet needs a connection to EE mobile phone services so we could get internet on our phones but not the laptop that I needed for work. The TV had no antenna so you couldn't watch live TV on Freeview, and since the it needs an connection to EE there was no other services on the TV (Netflix, prime etc). We eventually managed to connect to a different WIFI setup that was on the TV but it was not saved as a default. The host is onsite so I should have asked for help. The security light came on several times in the night which was incredibly bright, like daylight. It still made the bedroom very bright even though there were blinds on the window. A blackout curtain may be helpful for us light sleepers.

We absolutely loved the location, next to the ponds and visiting the chickens. Lovely and clean and had everything we needed. Host was very friendly and approachable. We were all very relaxed here before we headed to Manchester airport which was only 45 mins away and this felt like a little mini holiday before our trip.

Very minor issue was that the sliding bathroom door was not completely private if someone was in the bedroom.

Lounge and kitchen were fine .Comfortable and kitchen facilities were ideal for making breakfast and heating ready meals

Bedroom was too small. Bed could only be accessed from 1 side. Bed not very comfortable. Room too hot. Sliding bathroom door gave no privacy. Difficult to find, even with small signs. Very close to railway line

It was in a nice secluded area, absolutely lovely accommodation! Really good value for money and stunning surroundings, great location too! Would definitely visit again

The road to the property, very small road which can’t be helped but numerous amount of pot holes all the way down to the property