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Downedge - a house that sleeps 13 guests in 6 bedrooms

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A spacious dining area with a large wooden table and chairs, a built-in bench, and a view of the garden through large windows.
A traditional living room with leather sofas, a fireplace, and a large window with curtains.
A two-story stone house with a front door and steps leading up to it.
A kitchen with a central island, a stove, and a sink. There are cabinets and a clock on the wall.
A cozy seating area with a bench, pillows, and a small table.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Cue up the fun
    One of the few properties with an on-site pool table.

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Barbecue
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Sandown, Isle of Wight
  • Place, Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Brading Down Local Nature Reserve
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Isle of Wight Zoo
    ‪4 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 13)

4 bathrooms

Bathroom #1

Bathroom #2

Bathroom #3

Bathroom #4

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden

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About the area

Sandown

Sandown is home to this cottage. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Shanklin Old Village are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Portsmouth International Port and Ryde Terminal. Isle of Wight Zoo and Garlic Farm are also worth visiting.
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Sandown, Isle of Wight

What's nearby

  • Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Brading Roman Villa - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Lilliputput Museum of Antique Dolls & Toys - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Brading Down Local Nature Reserve - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Isle of Wight Zoo - 4 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Sandown Brading Station - 11 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU) - 105 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Adgestone Vineyard - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪The Coffee Bubble - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Royal China - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Reef - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Braai IOW - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Downedge - a house that sleeps 13 guests in 6 bedrooms pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Downedge - a house that sleeps 13 guests in 6 bedrooms?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Downedge - a house that sleeps 13 guests in 6 bedrooms?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Downedge - a house that sleeps 13 guests in 6 bedrooms?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Downedge - a house that sleeps 13 guests in 6 bedrooms located?

Situated in Sandown, this cottage is within 2 miles (3 km) of Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Sandown Beach and Isle of Wight Zoo. Yaverland Beach and Dinosaur Isle are also within 2 miles (3 km). Sandown Brading Station is 11 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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8.0/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

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Listing accuracy

Reviews

From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A Perfect Place for a Celebration

The perfect property for a celebration as a big group. The house was perfect. Lots of space to spread out and come together. Cooking at the house was a lovely experience with everything needed to create meals for lots of people.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fabulous large house and grounds

Downedge is a large, comfortable family house where we walked through the door and immediately felt at home. The kitchen is very well equipped. Our three generation family of 10 had plenty of space for eating, sleeping and socialising.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Family holiday

Beautiful property in a lovely location. Even though the weather was poor this did not distract from a fantastic stay.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Beautiful house & grounds

A fabulous period home nestled in Brading, East access to several walks, including Brading Downs, Culver and the beaches at Yaverland and Sandown. The house is a fabulous size, and perfect for a family getaway.the
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Excellent space and well equipped

Our multi-generational family group enjoyed having plenty of space inside and outside the property. The large kitchen table was brilliant for family meals. The house was well equipped with everything we needed to accommodate, entertain and cater for everyone.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great week in Brading

We had an excellent week in this fabulous house with its amazing garden. Facilities inside and out, were very good. The house was peaceful with easy access to beach towns via bus service. We recommend The Yarbridge pub for drink and really good food.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Vectis Competition

Downedge house suited are needs perfectly. Lovely grounds and facilities. Enjoyed a game of croquet, table tennis and darts. Good for walks to coast and view point. Great local pub with superb food (Yarbridge inn).
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Beautiful old house

Beautiful old house. Spacious. Very well equipped kitchen. very well equipped games room.. mattresses and pillows lumpy. Dirty in some areas.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

An excellent holiday

Downedge is a comfortable house which feels more like a home than a holiday rental house. Large bed rooms, plenty of downstairs rooms if you need them and a huge garden with lots of space for children. The kitchen is one of its main attractions. Large, bright and really well equipped with good quality stuff.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Fantastic house

This beautiful old house was the perfect place for 3 families to gather. The garden and games room provided lots of entertainment. The kitchen was a great hub for everyone to gather and had so much equipment and dishes etc. Having a separate lounge and another dining room was great for the kids to be able to play board games and chill out. The fireplace in the other lounge was lovely on a spring evening when the temperature dropped. The house was very cosy and the beds were very comfortable. The house is old so some of the decoration was a tired and the house a bit dusty. We had lots of ladybirds also staying! However this didn't impact out stay and we would have loved to know a little about the people in the old photos and olympic badges around the house! Google maps needs updating with the location as it wasn't easy to find. Or maybe provide a 'what three words' to help navigation.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Extended family holiday

This is our second stay at Downedge because it has the capacity for our extended family. We love the big and fully equipped kitchen plenty of room around the large table. The garden is amazing and love the garden furniture. We now own an electric car and it would be perfect if we could charge overnight on a charger on the property as the electric charging points on the Isle of Wight are few and far between.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Lovely and super-practical homely house for exploring IoW

A beautiful family home with an absolutely great layout - lovely big eat in kitchen (the photos don't quite do the size justice) and huge garden (which, despite being on a steep slope, has large terraced sections for games - including football goals which our kids loved!) As others have mentioned the kitchen is really well equipped: you have everything you need to make whatever you want (including e.g. air fryer, meat thermometer, scales, all possible pots/pans/dishes). Because the weather was so lovely we spent most of our time at the house there, but there is also a formal dining room (with gong! Makes an excellent room for board games and jigsaws as there is plenty of space to eat in the kitchen), a TV room/snug, a music room (complete with piano and accordion) and sitting room. So even with terrible weather there is plenty of space for everyone to spread out (even before you get to the games room in the garden with pool/snooker, ping pong and darts). Plus a utility room right by the kitchen which is always a bonus. We really enjoyed the wildlife too: the garden boasted red squirrels, rabbits, bats and buzzards. The house is really well located - just a 10 minute drive from Yaverland beach, which the kids really enjoyed and the roman villa down the hill (just a 10 minute walk away) was really interesting and well presented with lovely volunteers bringing the whole thing to life. Bembridge offers a lovely local high street (again about 10-15 minutes drive away) - the fishmonger and baker were particularly good - but there are also lovely knick-knack shops and a pharmacy. For other items there is a huge Tesco 10-15 minutes drive towards Ryde. But with a car we found the house very accessible to everywhere on the island and covered all four corners during our week (Compton Bay beach was a highlight).
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Long weekend with friends

This is the fourth time I have stayed at Downedge over the years. It’s a great size house in a great location and well equipped. I really noticed this time that it needs some TLC and a deep clean. There were lots of cobwebs and dust. The stair carpets are very frayed and there were lots of leak stains on the ceiling. We didn’t use the front room as the sofas are very uncomfortable.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic base for IOW Festival

12 of us spent 5 nights at the property as a base for the festival, didn't want to camp!! The location was very good and took about 15 minutes to the drop off point, in the car or taxi, the bus however did take about an hour. The dining kitchen is a fantastic hub for everybody to get together and the boys enjoyed the man shed, playing pool at the top of the garden. Didn't get the chance to see as much of the Isle of Wight, but would certainly return to the property another time to explore further.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Downedge Review

We had a wonderful holiday with three generations celebrating a special birthday. The house was very comfortable offering plenty of space for all the family. The huge garden was lovely and as we were blessed with good weather we took full advantage of being outside. A few points to note: the property was not easy to find when we first arrived. It would be helpful to mention the cream wall at the entrance. The stair carpet was very worn. The coffee making machine was very slow and noisy. However we had a very enjoyable time and would recommend Downedge as a lovely holiday house.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Highly Recommended.

Downedge was all that we could have asked for for our multi generational family get together. A large, well equipped country house with the most beautifully tended wraparound gardens. We felt that we were away from it all yet it is within easy walking distance of the shop and pubs in Brading and a longer walk or a short drive takes you to the coast. Everything that we could possibly have needed was there, the house was spotless and the welcome hamper was lovely. So fab.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Family holiday

Beautiful house. Very good location. Very well equipped. We had a fantastic time we all loved the TV snug room and the kids loved the games room and the huge garden. There was even a little hidden wooded area if you explore further down the garden.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A wonderful house and garden

Downedge is an amazing house with everything you need for a relaxing holiday ( in fact I would happily live there! ) There were 7 adults and 2 dogs in our party and the dogs loved the gardens .There is plenty of room in the kitchen /breakfast room for everyone to be together for meals etc but lots of other rooms so you can have your own space. The kitchen is very well equipped and everything worked. The gardens are beautiful and we made good use of the firepit , croquet set and games room . Some reviews mention that the house needs some TLC but that is part of its charm and homeliness and only to be expected in an old house which has many visitors . Brading is well located with easy access to every part of the island and in walking distance of an excellent pub and restaurant , the Yarbridge Arms , and the Adgestone Vineyard where we passed a pleasant afternoon of wine tasting, a tour and music . A week was not long enough to see and do all we wanted so we will be back and will definitely book Downedge again .
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Spacious house

Plenty of room for everyone,the kitchen was great all what you need for a large familly ,the games room was very popular. Entrance to driveway was awkward.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly recommended

The house lived up to expectations and was a perfect base for exploring the island. All of the facilities worked well , and the only improvement would be a pool!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic property in great location

Huge house, perfect for families or in this case a 50th birthday celebration. Great location, garden beautiful. Loads to do in the area.
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2022
Thanks for such a lovely review, glad you enjoyed your stay and got to celebrate your 50th
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

What an absolute Gem of a place.

We stayed here for a family Birthday celebration with Grandparents , parents and children. We fell in love with the place the minute we checked in. The house had so much character and plenty of room for 11 of us. The children loved all the outside space and made full use of all the facilities. The Games Room was a big hit and they also played football, basketball, croquet and badminton. The welcome hamper was a lovely touch. Lovely big table for all the meals we shared and lovely to be able to open out to the outside. We also enjoyed a BBQ as the weather was so kind to us on our stay. The house is in a good location and we all walked into Sandown and back one day. We also took advantage of the 'back' route to the Downs.The house was perfect for our needs and I can not fault it in any way. Would highly recommend to anyone considering visiting the IOW.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

What an absolute Gem of a place.

We stayed here for a family Birthday celebration with Grandparents , parents and children. We fell in love with the place the minute we checked in. The house had so much character and plenty of room for 11 of us. The children loved all the outside space and made full use of all the facilities. The Games Room was a big hit and they also played football, basketball, croquet and badminton. The welcome hamper was a lovely touch. Lovely big table for all the meals we shared and lovely to be able to open out to the outside. We also enjoyed a BBQ as the weather was so kind to us on our stay. The house is in a good location and we all walked into Sandown and back one day. We also took advantage of the 'back' route to the Downs.The house was perfect for our needs and I can not fault it in any way. Would highly recommend to anyone considering visiting the IOW.
Response from VrboOwner on 14 May 2022
Thank you for such a lovely review. So glad you enjoyed your stay.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Perfect family break

Due to the Covid-19 situation we were looking for somewhere to have a family holiday of 6+adults and one infant after our french trip was cancelled twice! Having not been to the Isle of Wight for over 25 years fond memories spurred us to book here. So the hunt was on for a house that would give us the space for relaxation and comfort to enjoy a break after a long and difficult lockdown/ COVID-19 restricted year. The Downedge is a lovely house full of character and charm (although in need of some tlc) and with plenty of space for all to enjoy. Great family spaces to accommodate all, but with enough quiet places to have some alone time too. The pièce de résistance is the garden, what a beautiful space, we could enjoy family evenings around the fire pit, early morning squirrel and bird watching and generally take is this lovely aspect of the residence. Brading itself had little to offer, but is a great base to tour the island from. The one aspect we were disappointed with and I hope the owners/ holiday letting agents will take note of, is the cleanliness. (Happy to discuss in more detail) We were more than happy to work with the change in timings for entering and leaving the premises due to added time needed to clean the property due to COVID-19, but the house was not cleaned to the standard expected. In parts the house was very very dusty, apron and oven gloves dirty from previous occupants and leaving the windows open to air the building highlighted the need for their cleaning. It did not spoil our enjoyment but the standard was not up to requirement.
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Oct 2020
Thank you for your review and for bringing to our attention the substandard cleaning. We take your comments on cleanliness very seriously and our cleaners were already on notice after another review giving similar observations last year. As a result of your review, we have taken the difficult decision to terminate their contract. The new cleaners start this week and we will monitor their performance very closely.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Wonderful stay

This is a super property for a larger group to stay in. Very good facilities. Clean and comfortable. Fantastic garden for children to play. A delightful hamper of fruit and easter goodies awaited us. Milk, eggs, butter, bacon etc was also provided. So many thanks for those. Very much appreciated. A great location for all activities in the area. The Yarbridge pub nearby is a must. Excellent food at reasonable prices, but you may have to book as it is extremely popular.
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