PEOPLE have left hilarious Google reviews for Dominic Cummings' family farm, making reference to his Barnard Castle eye test, Covid and the unpaid tax bill.
Some 11 people have left a review for the Cummings' Farm, which is rated 1.6 stars out of five.
Reviews range from five-stars to just one, highlighting the controversial stories surrounding former chief advisor who has dominated headlines over the past year.
While the majority of people gave the rural farm just one star, Graham Hughes praised it as "THE place to go".
Leaving a five-star review that racked up 12 likes, he said: "THE place to go when you're in London, you've got the plague, and the rules don't apply to you."
Others were not so generous.
Andrew Melsom, leaving one star, said: "Terrible hosts and not as close to Barnard Castle as advertised."
Cummings' farm is a 35-minute drive from Barnard Castle.
Like others, Anthony Wynne made reference to Mr Cummings taking a “short drive” to Barnard Castle on his wife’s 45th birthday to test his eyesight after it was affected by Covid-19, to “see if he could drive safely”.
Mr Wynne said: "I was here but it made my eyes go a bit funny, I then travelled to a local beauty spot and all was fine."
It was also revealed two properties on the farm, including the cottage Mr Cummings stayed in after a 250-mile trip during lockdown, were built in breach of planning regulations and are now liable for council tax.
Mr Wynne added: "There seems to be constant construction work."
Tody Dashwood also noted the lack of opticians near the farm, which is just off the A167.
He said: "A lot of Cummings and goings here.
"There isn’t a Specsavers nearby either. Avoid at all costs. (Unless you think the rules don’t apply to you)."
Alan Hardy, leaving two stars, said: "Rather exclusive, but if you live in London this is the Number One choice for childcare."
Sam Sheldrick sat on the fence, giving the farm three stars while calling "old Dom" a "good man".
He said: "Great hosts, lovely food, they did explain that after a rather unfortunate incident with the local council and having to register for council tax, they would do the honourable thing and register the cottages as holiday lets, each under a different limited company, thus claiming small business rate relief, paying no council tax and claiming future grants in pandemics, etc. What a good man old Dom is."
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