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Reviews of Wrens nest

Wellhouse farm cottages, kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, DG8 0HT, United Kingdom

#2 of 80 hotels in Newton Stewart

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 81 hotel reviews

9.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.8

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    9.5

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.6

  • Free Wifi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: August 31, 2025

    10
    A picture perfect cottage in a beautiful rural location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing…it was exactly as described, very comfortable and in a beautiful, quiet and secluded location

    Wrens Nest was exactly what we were looking for. Such a cute wee cottage, beautiful inside and out and so comfortable

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 21, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    A charming peaceful retreat. Well equipped and excellent value. The fudge and prosecco were a nice touch. A good base for exploring.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2025

    10
    Perfect!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Lovely little cottage with absolutely everything we needed! Quiet, great local walks and starry views on a clear evening.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 16, 2025

    10
    Lovely peaceful stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing, it was all great

    Lovely stay in a great location. Parking is convenient. Great shower, comfortable bed and just what you need in the kitchenette

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 9, 2025

    10
    A gorgeous little cottage for two, ideally situated for exploring the Dumfries and Galloway
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Perhaps a slighly better settee, but that’s being picky!

    It is so difficult to find a cottage for two, so this was a fantastic find - a perfect little holiday home for two! Although small - one room plus entrance space and a bathroom - it contains everything you need in this beautifully decorated and maintained property: double bed, small settee, TV, WIFI and small kitchen all crammed into to small space, but without it feeling in any way cramped. Hosts left a lovely little welcome gift of prosecco and tablet, as well as there being cooking oil, milk, salt & pepper. With a two ring hob, air fryer and toaster plus all the kitchen utensils you need this place was better suited to self catering than many larger places we’ve been to. The shower in the tastefully decorated bathroom was beautifully clean and easy to use, with good ventilation of steam from excellent hot water supply. Parking was right next to the property, which also has a beautiful little garden with table/chairs for eating/drinking outside, weather permitting. All perfect, including the property’s name - as we even had a visit from a wren in the garden! A beautiful cottage for a short break and a great location for exploring Dumfries and Galloway, we are likely to return! Also worth noting, the owner was in touch - via the email link - as soon as we arrived to check everything was ok and to offer help if any needed.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 5, 2025

    10
    Beautiful cottage
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    -

    We had a wonderful stay in Wrens Nest. It's such a beautiful little cottage with all the necessary amenities and good parking. The cottage may be rather small, but it's tastefully decorated, with a comfortable bed and a decent sized bathroom. We really appreciated details like the welcoming gift and fresh flowers - such lovely gestures making us feel very welcome! We would recommend buying some delicious fresh eggs from the farm down the road. As we tend to do driving holidays with our two dogs annually, it's wonderful to find such beautiful and dog friendly accommodation options! We'd be happy to recommend Wrens Nest to friends and family.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 4, 2025

    10
    Magical
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was perfect

    Immaculate with everything you need. Ideal location for walking at the coast and forest. So peacefully situated off a beautiful lane and within woodland. So quiet and full of wildlife.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2025

    10
    Cosy and beautiful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A very pretty cosy cottage that's in a beautiful location.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: June 18, 2025

    10
    Very peaceful, restful stay, just what was needed and in such comfortable surroundings…big 🤗
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing I didn’t like….all positive!

    It was a very homely, comforting place….wee touches like fresh wild flowers, Prosecco & fudge were added bonus and added to the quality feel! Fudge & coffee, gr8 treat after a drive.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Another delightful stay at wrens nest. Everything we needed and great for our dog. Exceptionally clean and amazing shower. Thank you, we'll be back.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing at all.

    We absolutely loved our stay here. The little cottage is cosy but had everything we needed. Wrens nest was immaculate. The enclosed garden was great for our dogs and felt safe that they couldn't get out. The location is a short drive from Newton Stewart. The area was very quiet, and we loved sitting outside in the evening having some dinner and drinks. Thank you for a lovely and relaxing stay..

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 25, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    The place was fantastic just what I needed for a short break 😁 for 1.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 17, 2025

    10
    Warm and cosy!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great, comfy place to stay and dog friendly!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 13, 2025

    10
    Quiet, cosy studio in a lovely location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wrens nest is fabulous. My boyfriend and I had a lovely relaxing stay here. On arrival it was cosy, spotless with excellent amenities to use. The directions were spot on and for us the location was perfect for mountain biking and exploring the Galloway Forest. There is a shed for bike storage too although we left ours in the van. Would definitely recommend for a quiet couples weekend. The Prosecco and fudge were a lovely touch and we enjoyed both.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing to dislike.Perfect all round.Gael and her family are the perfect hosts.Outstanding cottage,magical areas close by in port william,Whithorn,isle of Whithorn,Wigtown,garleston.Plenty of bird life outside the cottage and beautiful trees and sunsets and mountain views.Spotlessly clean with everything you need for a couple.Like it that much allready booked again for next year.Anyone looking at this review,don,t waste time searching like we did,just book it and we are from a tourism background and speak as we find.You won,t be disappointed. Thank you Gael 10/10.See you next year.x

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: March 23, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful little spot for a couple's getaway.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights

    It was great that the weather was nice so we could eat our dinner on the table outside, as there's no dining table in the property. I wouldn't want to change the internal layout though!

    Nice Shower. lovely, lovely setting/area. Well presented and welcome package was a nice surprise.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 11, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Fantastic location, lovely little cottage with everything we needed for our stay. Very clean and great shower! Gael was very helpful and kind. The village of kirkcowan is just perfect very peaceful and the locals are really friendly, the dark skies are wonderful. We will def return sometime in the future!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 4, 2025

    9.0
    Comfortable woodland accommodation, warm, bright although very small as it was just a single room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Smaller than expected as a one room accommodation.

    Remoteness, cleanliness

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: November 17, 2024

    10
    Winter break
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing really. Just a wee bit remote but lovely setting and peaceful. After all it is November.

    Very modern clean facilities. Heating level perfect. Well equipped. Great shower.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 10, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The area is beautiful. The property was lovely, warm, clean, and very well appointed. The shower was great! Communication with Gael was very good at all times. We had a lovely weekend stay, and would definitely recommend Wren's Nest.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: September 29, 2024

    10
    I love this place,it’s hard to leave when it’s time to go home !
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beautiful little cottage in a quiet location,everything you need is there,spotlessly clean.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: September 28, 2024

    10
    Great place to stay for privacy and to relax,
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing , every thing was spot on

    We were self catering

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 23, 2024

    9.0
    Very comfortable, very clean close to village, host very friendly and helpful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There was no oven which was a bit of a disappointment but we managed with small microwave and small airfryer. There was very limited workspace. Probably ideal for 2 or 3 nights but for longer stays where we like to eat in on alternate nights this would be restrictive.

    Good location for a short stay> Bathroom very good with an excellent shower. Bed very comfortable and property very clean.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 18, 2024

    9.0
    Perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights

    N/A

    Location

    Stayed in August 2024

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