Vine Cottage Pilling - holiday cottage

10/10/2026

Who doesn’t love a board game?

We have a selection of board games at Vine Cottage to suit different ages.

What’s your favourite board game? Please add in comments and if we don’t already have it, we may consider getting. 😊

🎲🎯 IT’S NEARLY TIME TO GET YOUR GAME FACE ON! 🎯🎲

Forget staring at the telly, scrolling through Facebook or arguing over what to watch on Netflix… we’ve got a MUCH better idea! 😂

🎉 FAMILY BOARD GAMES NIGHT IS COMING TO PILLING VILLAGE HALL! 🎉

Whether you're a Monopoly millionaire, a Scrabble superstar, a Cluedo detective or someone who gets a little TOO competitive at Articulate… this is your kind of night! 🤣

📅 Friday 23rd October
🕖 7pm till late
📍 Pilling Village Hall, Taylors Lane

🎲 Bring your favourite board games or come along and try something new!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome! Bring the kids, grandparents, friends, neighbours… even that one family member who ALWAYS cheats at Monopoly! 👀😂

No pressure, no serious competition (well, we can't promise that! 🤣), just a great night of games, laughs and good company!

📢 Tag your most competitive friend and share this post! Let's see who really is the family champion! 🏆🎲

24/09/2026

With the lovely September sun upon us, Evie and I enjoyed a day out in Lytham today, with an obligatory ‘ladies that lunch’ treat!

Just 40 minutes away from Vine Cottage, it really is a lovely day out (especially when the sun is shining!). There’s an array of cafes, bars and restaurants to tempt the palette, a good mix of boutique style shops, and plenty of benches to just sit and relax.
Once you’ve explored the town centre, you can wonder along Lytham Green looking out on the Ribble Estuary towards Southport and North Wales, and maybe treat yourself to an ice cream!

Despite being so close, Evie and I both agreed that it’s not somewhere we visit often enough - so we have pledged to go back soon! There’s lots more to do in Lytham, for instance Lytham Hall, but that will be a trip out another day!

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22/09/2026

When you book Vine Cottage, no panic, you get the whole house!! (Please watch with the sound on!)

We live next door, but we will leave you be! I won’t be bringing my washing up round or sneaking a shower!!
I discreetly pop across to check the hot tub each morning, but that’s all!

Recently a group of lovely ladies from Liverpool celebrating 60th birthdays were worried about disturbing us as they’d brought a karaoke machine - go for it! There’s enough space between us!

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21/09/2026

As a TEMPLESPA consultant, this World Alzheimer's Day, I am proud to be supporting both Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland through our partnership with REPOSE, our Relaxing Night Cream.

For those who have stayed at Vine Cottage, you may have used the complimentary REPOSE samples that are left in the bedrooms.

Until 11th October, there is a special offer on REPOSE - buy one, get one totally free, and £6 will be donated to The Alzheimer’s Society.

Your purchase will help make a difference.
While REPOSE helps you create a moment of calm it's also helping to support a cause that matters to so many with £6 donated to Alzheimer’s Society or Alzheimer Scotland.

Not my usual kind of post on here, but a moment to raise awareness, challenge the stigma and show our support for those living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

More than 55 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia, making it one of the greatest health challenges of our time. Behind every statistic are individuals, families and carers who need understanding, support and access to vital services.

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15/09/2026

What’s on my mind?

Well, I think Vine Cottage must have been on the mind of lovely guests from over the Scottish border that we had stay during March! This morning they sent through this wonderful review!

It made my day receiving this out of the blue!

Thank you so much! 🥰

03/09/2026

It’s lovely seeing ‘back to school’ pics appearing on my newsfeed. With Lucy 24 and Evie 20, it’s been a few years since I’ve joined in the trend!

For old times sake, here’s their ‘first day at school’ pics - weren’t they cute!

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02/09/2026

Wow! Once again, you’ve kept us very busy this summer! Thank you so much!

The school holidays seem to have gone in a flash! We have been delighted to welcome fabulous new guests over the summer period, as well as returning guests! We hope that you have made lovely memories during your stay at Vine Cottage and we thank you for all the lovely reviews that we have received.

We hope that those families with children, settle back into the new academic year well, and the teachers amongst you too!

We have some limited availability in September and October, and more choice of availability in November and December if anyone is looking to book a relaxing week, or short break.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch for further information.

Best wishes, Karen and John xx

23/08/2026

Last night, John and I had a date night at Owd Nell’s Thatched Hamlet, just 20 minutes drive from Vine Cottage.

We used to go there regularly in our teens and early twenties and was disappointed when it closed abruptly earlier this year. Thankfully it has reopened under new management, and it is absolutely thriving.

Located by the canalside, there is lots of seating outside, with live entertainment throughout Saturday afternoons and early evenings.

There are exciting developments ahead with the former ‘Guy’s Court’ Italian restaurant being transformed into a brand new wedding venue later this year.

I’d mentioned Owd Nell’s to recent guests who were going to visit neighbouring Barton Grange Garden Centre. They messaged me to say they’d thoroughly enjoyed it. So, curiously, we visited ourselves last night.

We were glad that we booked a table as all seating inside and out appeared taken. John had burger (no surprise there!) and I had the Seafood Board. Both were absolutely delicious and we will certainly be visiting again soon.

Will you? 🥰

21/08/2026

“If Carlesberg did holiday homes……”

What a great opener to a lovely review left in our guest book today! 🥰

Gosh, it’s making us feel a bit thirsty!

Have a lovely weekend everyone! Cheers!! 🍺

12/08/2026

We may need to wait until 2090 for the next solar eclipse, but we get some cracking sunsets along the Fylde coast!

Always worth a trip to the coast lines of Pilling, Knott End, Cleveleys and Fleetwood during your stay at Vine Cottage. The sunsets from the hot tub aren’t bad either!