How to book our romantic cottages for two

1. You can book online from your computer or mobile phone/iPhone etc This is easy!

Hover your mouse over the AVAILABILTY AND BOOKING.

2. You can telephone us on +44 (0)1335 390 519 If we are there we will always be delighted to speak to you; if we are out, please leave a message and we will ring you back as soon as possible.

3. You can email us on enquiries@tomsbarn.co.uk We will reply as soon as possible. However, first of all:

• Decide which barn you’d prefer. If you want to bring a dog with you, Tom’s Barn is the usual one for you. If this is already booked please give us a call as we may be able to accommodate a dog in Douglas’s Barn …
• Decide when you would like stay here. If you can be flexible in your dates, so much the better!

Things to bear in mind:

• The usual start/changeover day can be any day of the week, except Sunday, depending on other bookings.
• Each barn only sleeps 2 (sharing a bed)
• We warmly welcome ‘singles’
• We warmly welcome babies if completely immobile!
• Neither barn is suitable for toddlers or children or any adult of unsure mobility
• We accept advance bookings for short breaks for any dates during the year.
  • Short breaks cost the same, i.e. approximately 70% of the weekly rate
• We accept (well-behaved) dogs or other domestic pets in Tom’s Barn and can consider accommodating a dog in Douglas’s Barn if Tom’s is already booked, give us a call to check.

1. To book online

1. Access Availability and Booking by hovering over AVAILABILITY AND BOOKING on the menu bar above. Decide which barn you’d like to book.

Before you can book you must click Agree to the Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully before you do so. There is nothing startling or unexpected there, but a booking is a contract between us both and it is important that you understand and accept the expectations. *See Holiday Cancellation Insurance below…

2. Fill in the Booking Request Form

3. Decide how to pay the deposit (or full amount if booking within six weeks of the start date). Please note we will not process any payment until we have confirmed your booking with you. Please also note that we do not have access to your card details if you pay online: these are held securely by Sage Pay.

• Online card payment
• Internet transfer
• Debit/credit card over the telephone
• Cheque
• Paypal

4.Submit Booking You will receive an automated email response acknowledging receipt of your booking request form. Your booking will remain provisional until you hear from us that we are able to confirm it.

5.Booking confirmation

• All being well you will soon hear from us that your booking is confirmed.

2. To book by telephone

• Please ring us on +44 (0)1335 390 519; if we are not in please leave a (clear!) message.
• If you haven’t heard from us by the next day, please email, or ideally, ring the 01335 390 519 landline again and/or our mobile 0790 525 7650 as the lines might be down, or we might be away briefly from the house.

3. To book by email

• Check availability on our website if possible
• Send an email with the dates etc you want. We will reply to say if the dates are available.
• Then we will agree what you will do next,

How to Pay

Online bookings: Please note – we do not pass on credit card and other transaction charges. You may pay:

• By credit or debit card:
  • You fill in your card details online; these are stored securely by Sage Pay and we have no access to them.
• By Internet bank transfer. Account Name Tom and Douglas Barns Ltd, Account Number 64626555, Sort Code 60-22-09. Please quote your booking reference number so that we can identify payments.
• Through PayPal – please note that you do not need a PayPal account for this.

Email and Telephone Bookings

• By debit/credit card over the phone
• Internet bank transfer
• Cheque

Last minute availability

In the rare instance of a last minute booking, we would expect an immediate credit/debit card payment of the full amount before your arrival

*Holiday Cancellation Insurance

We strongly recommend taking out insurance against your having to cancel your booking due to some unforeseen situation arising. If this happens, The full fee is still due (and not refundable if already paid) unless we are able to re-let the dates. We will always try our hardest to do so, possibly at a discounted rate, but cannot guarantee that we will be successful. To avoid the possibility of mutual embarrassment and hardship we strongly advise you consider taking out cancellation insurance unless you are prepared to take the risk. Any insurance firm should be able to provide this.

*Other Information

• Dogs and other domestic pets: We allow well-behaved pets (by prior arrangement only) in Tom’s Barn. Douglas’ Barn is pet-free. There is a separate charge of £25 per week/short break each for dogs and other domestic pets.
• There are no hidden extras: The rent includes duvets, bed linen, towels, electricity, firewood, central heating.Anything you find in the barn is provided by us for you.
• Access: Tom’s Barn and Douglas’ Barn are not suitable for toddlers, children or disabled adults (open stairs, bath up steps, galleried bedroom and pond in main garden ….) Young (immobile) babies are welcome.
• Deposit: To secure a booking we need a deposit which is a % of your total booking cost. The full amount is payable six weeks (42 days) before arrival.
• Times of arrival and departure: Please arrive any time after 3.30pm onwards; and we do ask you to please leave by 9.30 a.m. on the morning of your departure.

And after all this we do hope you will enjoy a wonderfully relaxing and hassle free holiday here!