Maria Parkinson sent us a lovely email following her stay. To download, please click here
The Lesurf party filled up three pages in our guest book with their kind comments. One paragraph is shown below. To read all of their comments, please click here
Recent guests wrote these comments in our guest book:
“A brilliant week and ample room to absorb our diverse gang – we especially enjoyed having a ‘Federer Room’ and ‘Nadal Room’ and to watch the final on Sunday without coming to blows. Our favourite part was – everything! Many thanks.” (Adamson, Eastwood and Dodd families; Sevenoaks, Wirral, Warrington, North Wales; July 2008)
“Wonderful place for a get-together for a far-scattered family (Australia, Germany, Italy, France & UK). Great cooking equipment and the provision of games (croquet, boules, scrabble etc) much appreciated. This place has such ambience and peace, and makes for magnificent memories, and marvellous fun.” (Osmond & Coath families; June 2008)
“Had a wonderful time in this lovely house. Visited lots of places (and pubs) of interest. Thank you for the superb hamper and other goods. Kate made us a wonderful meal last, the best of the week, she is highly recommended.” (The Coombs, Aldridges, Edwards, Mann, Wood; June 2008)
“Fantastic place, wonderful weekend spent with good friends and fun. Cossington was filled with laughter.” ('BOACC'; May 2008)
“Family get-together to celebrate Pauline’s 60th. Super house, everything we could wish for. Seemed just like our second home…wish it was. Even the sun shone for two days…well done!” (Hussey-Spooner Clan; April 2008)
“A fantastic house, our third time here and it is still a great place to stay. Very good grounds, delightful surroundings (playground), well-stocked/equipped kitchen and delightful and tasteful bedrooms. Generally a fantastic week. Can’t wait for next year. Thanks from all of us.” (Marietta Gardner & Felix & Lydia, Amelia Field & Delilah and Rex Money, Betty ‘Barbar’ Field, Jez Tyler (Dan Gardner); March/April 2008)
“A lovely house for a family celebration - so well equipped and such a wonderful friendly atmosphere.” (Barbara and Mike Holden, family & friends; March 2008)
“The house and grounds are absolutely fabulous, well stocked kitchen, a delight. We have had the most wonderful weekend and would love to come back sometime. Thank you.” (Katie Jackson; February 2008) And Dr R Jackson wrote to us with the following comments: “We loved the house and its atmosphere and history. The artwork, portraits, furniture and all other contents were brilliant. Kitchen was very well equipped. Welcome hampers were lovely. Recycling and compost facilities much appreciated.” (Dr R Jackson; Cornwall; February 2008)
“Had a wonderful weekend in this gorgeous house - we'd all love to return!!” (Claire Rutter & Friends; February 2008)
“A fabulous weekend in elegant surroundings in the company of four generations of the loose family. A splendid house and so well equipped.” (The Loose Dynasty; February 2008)
“We have had a really lovely time with our best friends for a great New Year (11 in all). Great house, fantastic facilities and would love to come back again. Thanks.” (The Puttock family; Woking, Surrey; New Year 2008)
“Fantastic family Christmas in a gorgeous house. Thank You.” (The Dunn Family; York, Harpenden and Falmouth; Christmas 2007)
“We were at home within an hour of arriving and have had a fantastic weekend. The equipment is amazing, everything one could hope and wish for. We hope to make it an annual tradition. Many Thanks.” (Chris Yates; December 2007)
“Amazing. I booked for my husband’s 30th with 10 friends and everyone has not stopped talking about our weekend. Beautiful house and surroundings. Whole process from start to finish was perfect and hope to use it again.” (Kennedy-Ravenscroft party; November 2007)
“We all came here for Scott's 30th birthday. We had a really good time, lovely house, drank too much. Very good weekend. xxx” (Kirsty, Neil, Andy, Sharon, Anita, Tom, Jamie, Helen, Leigh, Scott and Fiona; November 2007)
“Your home easily and comfortably became ours during our happy stay, topped with plenty of sunshine and laughs. A family home like yours displaying snapshots of its family history made it easy for us to share. A weekend we will remember and talk about long into the future. Thank You.” (The Reynolds Family; Fareham, Hants; November 2007)
“What a fantastic house and a great place to spend a long weekend with my parents’ friends. Particularly enjoyed the trip to Cheddar Gorge and hanging out with Isla Rooth - she's a babe! (Freddie Latimer age 10 months; October 2007)
“Michael and Julian's Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration: We said we would be back (see April 05) and what better excuse to fulfil that promise? The variety of rooms allows for relaxing with papers, games or TV; although we did make the most of the Rugby World Cup it could have started earlier or later to allow uninterrupted gold-themed celebrations on Saturday! This was a splendid place in which to gather our family together for our special anniversary. Happiness and relaxation abounded.” (The Morgans of Ludlow, Richmond and Furzedown; October 2007)
“There was no better way to spend my 40th birthday than with all my close friends, plenty of wine and fabulous food (£50 for the rib roast Sat night!) CP is such a warm inviting home and we all settled into the kitchen and library immediately and there were no fights over the bedrooms. Thank you very much for all the little touches and for letting us be able to enjoy this wonderful home.” (Stephanie Glasspool; October 2007)
“As a family was have had a wonderful weekend; this house is so full of warmth, each one of us will take a memory home and treasure. Thank you.” (Cathy & Phil Gill; Swindon; October 2007)
“Thank you for allowing us to spend some time in this well-appointed, atmospheric and very welcoming home.” (Roger Bone’s party; September 2007)
“It was as we remembered – superb – wonderful house and holiday.” “Great family holiday in beautiful surroundings – well worth a second visit for some of us – last visit late 2003.” “Mum and I had a wonderful week’s holiday with our relatives at Cossington Park. Very comfortable house and we all had a great time – the weather was glorious too!” “Had a fantastic week in a beautiful house in a lovely part of the country. Thank you!” (Geoff & Jackie Collett and mostly the older relatives, Pam Gomer, Barbara Coldwell, Gary Collett & Karen Jonsson; September 2007)
“The house welcomed us in – we (all 12) arrived to it like a big, warm embrace. It has been our comfort and our party host: the theatre of our friendship and our imagination. The house is beyond beauty; but it is beautiful, excellently well appointed and very, very comfortable. We’ve had the time of our lives. Thank you to the family (all generations) and to the staff.” (Cathy Lesurf; W Bridgford, Notts; August 2007)
“My 80th birthday – what a surprise,
I really could scarcely believe my eyes.
A weekend away in the country – expected
But Cossington Park was the one they selected.
My family all had the last laugh on me
To see my surprise filled them all with great glee.
What a beautiful house
And contents galore,
It’s worth reaching 80 with this in store.
So I’ll thank you so much for this weekend forever
(It’s a pity you can’t control our weather).”
(Jean Knowles, Jan & Steve James, Pete, Sophie & Mike, Jane & Irene, Wendy & Brian, Katie & Mark; Aldershot, Croydon, Finchampstead, Chertsey, Swindon; August 2007)
“A lovely week with all three generations appreciative of the house and garden. This is the first occasion for all eleven of us to be on holiday together – it could not have happened in a more splendid setting. The freedom of the house and garden provided us all with much interest and relaxation. The only blemish was the abysmal weather but even that did not prevent our enjoyment. Many thanks for such happy memories.” (Burton/Colclough; August 2007)
“A lovely week had by all – helped by the wonderful summer weather. We enjoyed the house and garden so much, and this marvellous house made this a very special week for us all to be together exceeding all our expectations. We will all look back on our time here with such fond memories of happy days – thank you.” (Gage/Hallsworth families plus husbands, wives, four children and dogs – one visiting Great Grandma (aged 96), Isla, 4.5 months, Lily 16 months, Harry 3 and Annabel 5; August 2007)
“A lovely week. Our first visit. House is charming, a bygone era, warm and full of history and nostaligia. Crown Inn, Red Tile, were both excellent for dinner. Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Caves and Longleat were great days out. Great having a family breakfast sitting around the farmhouse table.” (The Castle Family: Mark, Ann, Terry, Pat, Charlotte, Jack & Melissa; Ascot, Berkshire; July 2007)
“To enter Cossington Park is to enter another world! There is so much history here; so much of a family’s past recorded in photographs, books, paintings and historical documents; and an enduring feeling that you are somehow being drawn back into a bygone era. Cossington reminds you that sometimes you need to slow down a little – a feeling I, for one, want to take back home with me! I would love to be locked inside all alone, so that I could explore the books – an amazing collection!” “Each room is so different and so full of character. Curtains and bed linen are all of such quality and you get more white towels than in a five-star hotel.” “We loved: our two dinners cooked for us here by Kate; Wells Cathedral; Walking in the Quantock Hills; West Quantoxhead beach – a haven of discovery for a five-year old (and his parents); the morning greetings from a resident pheasant who sat on the garden wall!” “Thank you to everyone who made it all happen.” (Francoise, Peter, Sophi, Alan and Scott (age 5); Walton-on-Thames and Dorking, Surrey; July 2007)
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