The Old Sweet Shop 22 Vicarage Road, Minehead TA24 5RP

"Stayed here twice now, and all I can say is I wish I lived in it. The house and garden are just amazing and the hot tub is next level. I'll 100% be staying here again in the future."

"A wonderful cottage full of character and history yet with all the modern comforts. The cottage is well maintained and beautifully clean with a very pretty garden. We especially appreciated the friendly emails and calls prior to our stay. We were made to feel extremely welcome with cake, fresh milk and a small bone biscuit for our dog!"

"We arrived to a beautiful homely cottage. The sweet smell on opening the door was amazing, each room had a beautiful diffuser, The cottage was immaculately cleaned and a lovely lemon cake left for us. The kitchen had every utensil needed for our stay. The garden is stunning, I particularly liked sitting in the summer house admiring the views, well done to the gardener, he was soaked tending to it on our stay. We loved the hot tub, great to come back to after a long day, the lady who tendered to it daily was very nice. We visited Dunster Castle, Lynton (no parking so we couldn’t stay) which was such a shame as it looked so pretty, Watchet. Porlock, Exeter and watched the Steam Train depart. Minehead town itself was a little disappointing. I would thoroughly recommend The Old Sweetshop, my husband read the history about the shop, it is fascinating. I’d like to thank Lucy, you were very kind to us, the cleaning team for the hard work making the cottage a splendid place to stay and the hot tub lady (sorry. I can’t remember your name!) for keeping it clean for us to use. You all made our stay fantastic xxx"

"Thank you for a wonderful week. What a magical experience! Stepping through the door of ‘The Old Sweet Shop’ conjured up childhood memories as the front door bell tinkled. The whole atmosphere was of sweetness and calm, everything was beautifully presented. The garden is a haven of tranquillity, a place to rest and listen to the birdsong, complemented by the added benefit of the views of St Michael’s church adding to the feeling of a bygone era. We enjoyed sitting together in such spacious surroundings as family time doesn’t happen often and so this made for precious memories. The hot tub was the icing on the cake and it became a meeting point – “I’ll meet you in the hot tub”. This was a new experience for me too. All credit to you and your team for creating a little piece of heaven that is much-needed today. Thank you for the special effort for my 70th birthday too!” You can find The Old Sweet Shop"

"We’ve had a wonderful stay in The Old Sweet Shop. It completely exceeded our expectations. The cottage had everything we could possibly want and more! The dogs loved all the different areas in the garden. It was great to have a shaded area as the weather was so hot. We ate twice in The Old Ship Aground. The food was lovely and reasonably priced. We had a lovely roast dinner at The Quay Inn – very good value for money and all our plates were empty! We did the Tarr Steps walk with our dogs. It was wonderful, very scenic and the dogs loved jumping in and out of the river. We crossed the ancient giant stone bridge – amazing! And at the end, we ate ice creams in the Tarr Farm Inn. We were too early for lunch but the menu looked lovely. We also took a walk in Dulverton. The dogs were off the lead all the way as there was no livestock. Part of the route followed a river and the rest was woodland which at some points was quite steep. This was fantastic as it was almost all in the shade – great for all in the hot weather. We had a superb lunch at The Bridge Inn. We also visited Dunster Castle, beautiful gardens, a watermill and lots to see within the castle. We had a lovely lunch in Tessa’s Tea Rooms in the village – where there are lots of vegan and gluten-free options. Our trip was made a little more special by taking the steam train one stop from Minehead to Dunster. We were very impressed with how close we were to the town centre where you can pick up everything you need. We loved the Flapjackery in Minehead – lots to choose from. Will definitely be back!"