South West England self catering and cottage accommodation

Court Cottages 6, Hillfield, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from: £443

Self catering accommodation in Hillfield sleeps 4.

Features include: • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking • Pool • Open Fire or Wood Burner Stove Pub near by Internet and/or WiFi • Parking available • Luxury accommodation sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: One of six delightful cottages have been designed and furnished to the very highest standards with sumptuous settees, rusticoak furniture, hand crafted Kitchens, fully tiled bathrooms, under floor heating, Karndene flooring and flat screen TV's and DVD with cinema surround sound. All beds have high quality memory foam mattresses and all bed linen and bath/hand towels are provided. A private deck area with barbeque equipment is available for each cottage along with a first floor balcony overlooking the tennis court.

Carlingford, Maidencombe, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Maidencombe sleeps 12.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: With its superb country and sea views, Ridge House is a unique detached holiday property set in a quiet country lane yet close to the English Riviera, Torbay, Dartmoor National Park, the market towns of Newton Abbot and Totnes and the quaint harbours of Shaldon and Brixham. Whether guests wish to relax in peace and quiet, step out on beautiful country walks, enjoy the lively environment of Torbay or entertain on that special occasion, Ridge House can provide it all. The sun-trap terrace has a hot tub seating 8, and there is a large enclosed garden which is ideal for children and pets (supervision required near the pond). The front garden, with table and chairs, is perfect for enjoying a quiet cup of coffee in the early morning sun. There is parking for numerous cars in the grounds. The conservatory overlooks the garden and beautiful Rocombe valley. The games room has a pool table, Nintendo Wii Fit with fit board, table football, karaoke machine and dart board; there is a Wi-Fi computer with printer in the study.
Numerous outdoor pursuits in the area include mountain biking, rock climbing, abseiling, caving, horse riding, sailing, fishing and canoeing. There are seven beaches close by and Torquay Golf Course is only 2 miles away. Dartmoor National Park has a wealth of beautiful scenery, walks and country pubs. Torquay boasts all the amenities of a seaside resort and the world famous Paignton Zoo is worth a visit. Teignmouth, Preston and Paignton have some lovely sandy beaches, and seaside piers. The local villages of Stokeinteignhead and Maidencombe both have delightful village pubs with excellent food. For discerning diners there is an award-winning restaurant nearby. Shop and pub 1 mile.

Spacious living room with gas ‘coal-effect’ fire and patio doors leading to large dining room/conservatory with access to hot tub. Spacious well-equipped kitchen and breakfast area with tiled floor. Study. Utility. Games room. Double bedroom with additional bunks. Bathroom and toilet. Separate toilet. First floor: Master double bedroom with sea and country views and en-suite bathroom with separate shower cubicle, bidet and toilet. Two further double bedroom with country views. Twin bedroom with sea views. Bathroom with separate shower cubicle, bidet and toilet.

Harcombe House - Honeysuckle Cottage, Harcombe Bottom, Dorset, South West England

Sleeps 5
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Harcombe Bottom sleeps 5.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 5

Accommodation overview: An ancient landscape of rolling downs, sheltered valleys
and Iron Age forts, immortalised in Hardy’s writings ...

Enjoying a truly tranquil position in the village of Harcombe Bottom, close to the popular resort of Lyme Regis, Harcombe House offers a variety of accommodation to suit all tastes and requirements. Completely renovated, the house started life as a Victorian gentleman’s residence, and was more recently used as a boarding house for the local public school. Honeysuckle Cottage ref DZJ is a detached property just 100 yards from the entrance to Harcombe House and lies 30 yards from the grounds. Surrounded by 9-acre grounds, comprising gardens brimming with rhododendrons, well-tended lawns and shady woodland, each property is furnished to a good standard and enjoys shared use of an indoor swimming pool, hard tennis court and games room and well-equipped children’s playroom – making this an attractive choice for families. With sandy beaches, a host of seaside attractions, and beautiful countryside peppered with picture-postcard villages, all on the doorstep, Harcombe House truly is an ideal holiday location for exploring the delights of Dorset.
Just 2 miles distant lies Lyme Regis, setting for the TV adaptation of John Fowles’ novel A French Lieutenant’s Woman. Here colourful fishing vessels and pleasure craft line the pretty harbour, and a host of outdoor activities, such as fishing, boating, sailing and windsurfing tuition, and golf can be enjoyed. Superb coastal walks can be taken along the World Heritage Coast, with its stretches of fossil beaches to explore, and magnificent views to admire from Golden Cap – the highest point on England’s south coast at 626-ft high.
Nearby, Hardy Country beckons visitors to discover the rolling green pastures and pretty thatched villages made famous in his novels, while for a great family day out, the Georgian seaside town of Weymouth is within easy reach, offering in addition to its harbour and sandy beaches, a host of all-weather attractions, as well as several RSPB sanctuaries. Also well worth a day trip is the county town of Dorchester (20 miles), alias Hardy’s Casterbridge; offering a bustling market square, and some excellent shops and restaurants, Dorchester is also a great base from which to explore the impressive Maiden Castle rising up from the plains. Exeter is within easy driving distance, its skyline dominated by the distinctive monument of St Peter’s Cathedral. Other important historical buildings in the city include the 14th-century Guildhall, several ancient churches and the restored Quayside with its Custom House dating back to 1681. Another town well worth a visit is Weymouth, with many attractions for all the family. The Sea Life Park gives the opportunity to get close to sharks and rays, the Deep Sea Adventure tells the sobering story of the Titanic disaster and The Timewalk contains an entertaining and educational walk-through exhibition of Weymouth’s maritime and brewing past.
Nearby Sidmouth boasts nearly 500 buildings listed as having special historic or architectural interest, and in August the town hosts what many consider to be the country’s best folk festival at the beginning of August. Folk and roots artists from around the world as well as dance and theatre companies take over various venues in the eight-day event. The fishing village of Beer lies huddled within a small sheltered cove between gleaming white headlands. Much of the village remains unchanged since the time when it was a smugglers’ eyrie. With numerous stately homes and gardens to visit locally, including Abbotsbury Swannery and Tropical Gardens, ancient forts perched upon hilltops affording far-reaching views and a host of seaside towns, including Seaton (with its tramway) stretching along the coastline, there is something for everyone to enjoy in this part of the country. Shops ¾ mile.

Tuckenhay Mill - 3 Castle Cottage, Totnes, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Totnes sleeps 6.

Features include: Hot Tub • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: Devon’s best kept secret... Just inland from some of Devon’s loveliest and most natural beaches lies the village of Tuckenhay set along Bow Creek on the River Dart....

In a setting of stunning natural beauty, Tuckenhay Mill is the centrepiece of a cluster of country homes and cottages with superb leisure facilities including two indoor and one outdoor pools, making it ideal for a family holiday for all ages.
The Mill which once produced some of the finest paper in the land, nestles in the green and shady Bow Creek, a languid inlet of the River Dart where private yachts have replaced the old tall-masted ships and barges. Around the mill are all the buildings which once went to make up a small bustling village port. These listed buildings have been sympathetically restored and converted to a delightful range of holiday properties to suit larger family parties. Awards have been won for the conversion of buildings and the conservation of the area. With so much to do, many holidaymakers return year after year.



South Devon awaits you
Tuckenhay is only a 20-minute drive from the superb Blue Flag beach at Blackpool Sands and about 30 minutes from a surfing beach at Bantham, as well as some of the best natural beaches to be found anywhere in the UK.
There is also extensive access to the coastal footpath for walking and the wilderness that is Dartmoor for walking, climbing and riding.
This is a mecca for ramblers, bird-watchers, swimmers, surfers, horse riders, golfers and those interested in fishing, boating, sailing and windsurfing.
In addition, there are many historic NT houses to visit including Agatha Christies’s Greenway as well as a local vineyard (with award-winning wines) at Sharpham.
Tuckenhay is only 5 miles inland from Dartmouth and 3 from the market town of Totnes. Village shop 3½ miles. Riverside inn and restaurant within walking distance.



A superb choice of cottages
Each of the cottages has been individually styled to offer comfortable and spacious accommodation. Great care has been taken to retain the feel of the original buildings and extensive use has been made of traditional materials. Most have garden, terrace or patio. Individual cottage details are shown on the following pages.
Many cottages have more than one bathroom and some have an en-suite bathroom to every bedroom. Kitchens are comprehensively equipped: most have dishwashers and all have microwave cookers.
Couples and honeymooners will feel snug and comfortable in the small cottages: Mill Leat, Mill Stream and Mill Spring. Families can spread out in Papermaker’s or Turbine Cottages, while Mill Lodge, Edgecombe Barn and Tuckenhay Mill House will sleep larger parties in comfort. Of course, combinations of cottages can accommodate bigger gatherings of family or friends.

Belmont Cottage, Ashburton, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £397 to £921

Self catering accommodation in Ashburton sleeps 6.

Features include: Non smoking • Detached • Open Fire or Wood Burner Stove Pub near by • Pets allowed sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: Enjoying a quiet location within Dartmoor National Park this immaculate detached 200 year old cottage is set in a superb walled garden with lovely rural views. Ashburton is an ancient stannery town ideally placed for exploring country and coastal attractions. Buckfast Abbey Dartmoor's Buckland Tor and River Dart Country Park are all about 3 miles and Teignmouth's sandy beach and river cruises from Totnes to Dartmouth are about 10 miles. Salcombe Plymouth and the Eden Project offer good days out. Shop and pub 400 yards.

Beamed throughout. Well fitted kitchen. Utility room. Dining room. Very comfortable sitting room with wood burner. First floor: Two double bedrooms one with door to patio. Twin bedded room. Bathroom/W.C. with shower cubicle.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

The Hayloft, East Portlemouth, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 9
Weekly prices from: £645

Self catering accommodation in East Portlemouth sleeps 9.

Features include: • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking Near the Beach • Close to the Sea Open Fire or Wood Burner Stove Pets allowed Parking available • sleeps 9

Accommodation overview: A large, well maintained and comfortable 'hayloft' barn with spacious, reverse level accommodation - ideal for a large group or two families. Mainly carpeted throughout but with new wood flooring on the upper entrance level. Oil fired hot water and central heating with immersion heater also available. Up to two well behaved dogs welcome. Strictly no smoking.

Gratton Lodge 2, Berrynarbor, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £194 to £549

Self catering accommodation in Berrynarbor sleeps 6.

Features include: Beach 3 Miles • Pet Friendly • Kids Play Area • Fishing 3 Miles • Golf 3 Miles • Non Smoking

Accommodation overview: Cosy timber lodge with one double and one twin. Private balcony decking area with garden furniture. Please note not suitable for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities. Grattons Cedar Lodges are set within a picturesque hillside garden location on the edge of the award winning village of Berrynarbor with stunning valley and sea views. Positioned just a mile away from Exmoor National Park and close to some of the best beaches in the country. It’s an ideal base from which to explore the scenery of North Devon or just to relax in the peace and tranquillity of the garden setting.An additional communal decking area children’s play area a private field for dog walking and a laundry room* are all available on site. Wii console iPod dock and beach equipment available for hire. *Charges apply.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

Foxleigh, Symondsbury, Dorset, South West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Symondsbury sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: A former cider house and hay barn, this detached holiday cottage has been sympathetically renovated and comfortably furnished. Situated in an unspoilt rural valley, rich in wildlife, it is perfectly placed for walkers and for those with an interest in birds and wild flowers. With its own garden, surrounded by open countryside, it lies within the grounds of the owner’s 17th-century thatched farmhouse. The village of Powerstock, with its excellent pub, is a mile away. West Bay fishing village and sandy beach, and Bridport with its twice-weekly market, shops, inns, restaurants and leisure centre, are within 6 miles and the World Heritage Jurassic Coast with coastal paths is also close by. Shops 4 miles.

Beamed sitting/dining room with wood-burning stove and French windows to garden. Modern fitted kitchen. Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.