What People are saying
Family welcome
johnsmithEssex on 06/10/2017 10:03
As others have said, a home from home in a relaxed environment and the whole family made me feel welcome. It was a lovely place to stay, clean, quiet, in beautiful surroundings. Serena even picked up and dropped off one of the guests from the nearest station! They will do anything they can to help.
Stay at Little Park Farm
rob64h on 14/04/2017 09:00
Last minute decision to stay out of Reading, all I can say is I am so pleased I did.
Lovely place, quiet, clean, comfortable and very welcoming.
No hesitation in recommending to friends.
Nice Donkey paintings as well!
Bucolic Charm
eqrou on 05/04/2017 08:27
What a little gem of a place. Some 5 miles from Reading but it felt like you were in the middle of the countryside and far away from city life.
Quite idiosyncratic, no 2 rooms are the same, and so if you are expecting standard Premier Inn or IBIS style rooms, then this might not be for you.
Also quite hard to find initially and you do need to drive to find somewhere for your evening meal.
My room this stay was up in the eaves of the house. Twin room that such reminded me of youthful stays in seaside cottages. Really evocative. Small but very well formed, and everything was exceptionally clean.
Breakfast was good and served in a wonderful dining room.
Woken to chickens calling in the farm yard opposite, probably one of the best alarms you could have.
All in all a good stay. Warm and friendly landlady. Calming and cheering. I could see how this would work any time of the year.
Has set me up for another day in the office. Thank you.
Home From Home
BritishTraveller123 on 28/02/2017 22:27
An absolutely delightful experience and a real home from home.
Serena and Simon are a lovely couple and you really do feel as if you are sharing their family home - it's even a delight to hear the very occasional squabbles between their three delightful and well behaved children.
The main guestrooms are in an attic conversion - just mind your head as the headroom can be a little bit low sometimes. There is a communal area for the guests with really comfy sofas and a kitchenette with a fridge and microwave, which means you can self-cater to a limited extent. Really useful if, like me, your day starts before breakfast and I was able to have some cereal.
My only regret is not finding this place sooner and having to endure Travelodge / Days In blandness for the two previous weeks - as a previous poster commented this place is the antithesis of chain hotels.
Yes it could be tricky to find but follow the directions Serena sends you in advance and you will not go wrong.
For eating out there is a great selection of pubs / restaurants within a 15 minute drive - just do what I did and go for a random drive and see what you find - if you're less adventurous just ask Serena or Simon for ideas.
Think we came on a bad day
leicestermancunian on 28/11/2016 09:09
I stayed in the twin room which is lovely, in fact the whole house was lovely. I didn't mind not being greeted but I did mind that although our arrival was not unexpected the heating wasn't on and it was extremely cold until the mother in law turned up a couple of hours later and sorted it out. Breakfast was delicious using good quality ingredients, but the cleaner said she was leaving soon and could she do our room immediately ? We thought this would be ok but it's actually quite difficult to pack, clean teeth etc when someone is trying to clean around you. So a mixed bag really, we were left feeling a bit in the way. Reading the other reviews though I guess this is a blip and we just chose a bad day.