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Mrs Dooley, Dublin, 22nd May Lovely stay, shame about the weather! Wind kept us up at night, creaking in the roof. Sounded like something trying to get in! Ms Arnold, Coventry, 31st May
Disgusted. Tried to light a fire but the chimney smoked up the room. On closer inspection, I found a dead cat stuffed up there! Took it out and threw it in the sea, since the owners clearly aren’t going to do anything. Wish I could get hold of them and give them a piece of my mind. Are there not minimum health and safety standards out here?
Dr Reeter, Somerset, 5th June Came for some local research and was pleasantly accommodated. No cause for alarm about Ms Arnold’s cat, no doubt she fails to realise this was an ancient custom. Cats were mummified above fireplaces and within walls as a talisman against witchcraft. Now the fool has destroyed a piece of history.
Jim, Glasgow, 12th June Really enjoyed ourselves, nice place to get away from it all. Our Lab, Max, wasn’t keen, though. Whined, laid down on the settle by the fire and refused to move all weekend. Maybe he can smell that cat.
Tina, 22nd June Great except for the power cut! If it happens to you, there are candles in the pantry, bottom left cupboard. You might struggle to see them because they’re black. Is black wax a local thing? Seems a bit morbid!
Mr Freeman, Kent, 25th June Beach was nice, but don’t walk too far down the coast. I trekked three miles and there’s this odd hut on the rocks. Creepy place. Funnysmelling smoke coming from it. Bet the locals are weird out here in the sticks, better steer clear.
Katie White, 30th June Weird is the right word, Mr Freeman! I came out here to get away from people. Don’t appreciate old men knocking at my door in the evening, wanting a chat! Honestly, he was worse than a doubleglazing salesman. Ruined my weekend.
Kelly, Bath, 6th July Can’t help feeling everyone’s being a bit mean about the old couple who live down the beach. They’re just lonely. We went over to theirs for dinner and they were really kind. Their hut smells of the herbs they grow, and the funny smoke was just a peat fire. Yes, they’re unusual – they’ve been out here, off the grid, for years. Don’t think they get out much. They didn’t seem to clock that we’re gay, kept asking me and Sue if we had husbands and babies at home. Then he wanted me to try his homemade wine and was confused when I started explaining about the AA. But they’re old, aren’t they? Have a bit of compassion.
Pete, 13th July His wine was really good, actually, shame Kelly missed out. My only complaint about this place is the cold. How can it be freezing in July? I feel ill, I’m so cold. My daughter is only four, I can’t have her catching pneumonia. Perhaps I’d better take the locals up on their offer to let her sleep at their hut. Will be seeking a refund from the owners, if they ever answer their phone.
David, Sussex, 22nd July Who left all the stuff? Dinner uneaten on the table, all flies buzzing around. Some guy’s clothes are still hanging in the wardrobe. Did he take off in a hurry? Disappear? Too creepy for me, I’m not staying.
Jenny, 27th July What nonsense people write! Cottage is wonderful. There were no men’s clothes here, and what is this rubbish about an old couple down the beach? There are no huts, no people. There’s nothing there at all.