Find self catering and cottages with a games room in South West England

Trethin - The Smithy, Advent, Cornwall, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from: £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Advent sleeps 4.

Features include: • Pets allowed • Games Room • Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: Cottages in the quiet countryside of a land steeped in legends . . .

Situated north of Bodmin Moor in the parish of Advent, just two miles from Camelford, is Trethin. Once a working farm, its traditional farm buildings now form a cluster of holiday cottages in lovely surroundings. The cottages are set close to the main house which is one of the oldest houses in Cornwall. The cottages are set in well-maintained grounds with lawned areas, flowering shrubs and mature trees. The shared grounds provide plenty of space for relaxation, with the addition of a games field for children with a climbing frame, a swing and slide. There is also a games room with table tennis and pool table.
There are plenty of golf courses nearby, as well as the popular fishing villages of Port Isaac and Padstow, and lovely beaches at Polzeath and Trebarwith. The coastal footpath offers excellent walking and the holiday cottages offer a peaceful and convenient base from which to enjoy it. Shops/restaurants 1½ miles.

Tuckenhay Mill - Millers Thumb, Bow Creek, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from: £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Bow Creek sleeps 4.

Features include: Hot Tub • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4

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.

Hunting Butts Cottages - Cuckoo Corner, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West England

Sleeps 2
Weekly prices from: £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Cheltenham sleeps 2.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 2

Accommodation overview: Fine cottages and facilities – just a mile from one of England’s finest Regency towns . . .

Occupying a superb position with wonderful rural views, yet within a mile or so of Cheltenham’s elegant town centre, these delightful holiday cottages have been created from a range of 19th-century barns and are furnished and equipped to high standards. All cottages enjoy a good choice of shared facilities including a covered heated swimming pool, an all-weather tennis court and a croquet lawn. The cottages are well equipped, with an automatic washing machine, microwave oven and dishwasher, and each cottage has its own sitting out area with patio and furniture.
All the fascinating corners of the beautiful Regency spa town of Cheltenham are immediately to hand: there is an art gallery, a museum, tempting boutiques, antique shops, plentiful restaurants and inns. Only a short walk away is Cheltenham’s racecourse, famous as the home of National Hunt Racing, which stages the Cheltenham Festival in March, as well as several other top quality race meetings between October and the end of April. The Pittville Pump Room, a magnificent Grade I listed building opened in 1830, has a museum on its top floor. In the ballroom it is possible to taste spa water from the original pump. Historic illustrations, photographs and small displays tell the story of Cheltenham from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon times. The building is surrounded by attractive parkland with a lake and children’s playground, public tennis courts and golf course. Number 4 Clarence Road, built in 1832 by James Creed, is the house in which Gustav Holst was born on 21 September 1874, and where he spent the first seven years of his childhood. The Holst Birthplace Museum is a memorial to the composer and a rare treat for lovers of music. On the summit of nearby Leckhampton Hill above the Devil’s Chimney, a teetering rock column, is the site of an Iron Age fort; keen walkers can follow the Cotswold Way.
Hunting Butts Cottages provide a perfect base to explore the beautiful countryside and villages of the Cotswolds as well as the attractions of the Heart of England. The Cotswolds cast their spell on artists, naturalists, walkers and everyone with a love for rural peace and tranquillity: Broadway – the ‘Venice’ of the Cotswolds; delightful Chipping Campden; Blockley, described as the most beautiful village in England, and Stow-on-the-Wold boasting England’s oldest pub, are all within half an hour’s drive. The variety of attractions is almost endless. Exploring this region at any time of year is a rewarding experience, each season throwing a different light on the changing scene. Heritage attractions in the area include Sudeley Castle (7 miles), once home of Catherine Parr, containing Europe’s largest collection of toys, arms and armour. Forest of Dean 23 miles. Birmingham, Bath, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon are all within one hour by car. Sailing and wind-surfing on 15,000 acres of lakes near the ancient Roman town of Cirencester are available within 30 minutes’ drive. Shops ½ mile.

Hill Mill Cottage, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from: £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Wotton-under-Edge sleeps 4.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: This pretty holiday cottage has been converted from a watermill on a beautiful 6-acre estate which, with its lake and attractive woodland, is a haven for wildlife, including several types of wildfowl. Set near the owner’s home, it has been equipped to the VisitBritain ‘4 Star’ standard, and is in an idyllically peaceful spot, surrounded by magnificent walking and cycling country, with the Cotswold Way 1 mile along the lane. Slimbridge and Westonbirt Arboretum are both a short drive away. Bristol, Bath and Cheltenham, all 20 miles. Shops 2½ miles.

Beamed living/dining room. Small modern fitted kitchen. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. First floor: Two pretty, beamed bedrooms; one double with 5ft bed and one twin.

Piles Peek Farm, Ivybridge, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Ivybridge sleeps 8.

Features include: • Pool • Golf nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: This Devon longhouse dates back to 1066 and is steeped in history with many original features such as a well, recesses in the walls and feature fireplaces. Renovated, it is set on the edge of Dartmoor in a tiny hamlet and is surrounded by rolling fields where ponies and cattle graze. Many walks can be enjoyed on the moors a mile away and bird-watchers will take delight in the many species of bird to be found here. A large garden and outdoor swimming pool (heated May-Sept) add extra appeal to this historic house. In close proximity to the A38, in countryside ideal for horse riding, Piles Peek is a great holiday base for exploring the attractions of Devon. Ivybridge is just 3 miles away and offers shops, pubs and leisure centre. Golf (at Wrangaton, 4 miles) and cycling can also be enjoyed locally, with several places of interest all within a short drive of Ivybridge itself. Flete (dating from the Elizabethan era) and the NT property Saltram House (a Georgian mansion) are fine examples of past architecture and for those more interested in the wonders of nature, Kitley Caves at Yealampton, and the Dartmoor Wildlife Park provide a good day out.. Wembury Bay (8 miles) is a marine conservation area supporting a diverse array of plants, birds and marine animals, and has wonderful coastal walks and views across the mouth of the Plymouth Sound. Not far from Wembury are the attractive villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo (flanked by NT woodland) and from the mouth of the Yealm estuary, fishing trips and motor boats are available for hire, with a regatta held in August. Plymouth with its longstanding naval connections is within easy reach, and here the Barbican, the National Marine Aquarium and Plymouth Hoe await discovery. Close to many sandy beaches along the South Hams area, lazy days by the sea can be whiled away. The Eden Project with its diversity of plant habitats is approximately one hour’s drive. Shops 3 miles, pub within walking distance, 2 miles.

Sloping path to entrance. Living room. Large dining room with wood-burning stove. Three steps to large well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with Aga and electric cooker. Games room with pool table, table football and darts. Utility. Cloakroom/toilet. Beamed throughout ground floor. Two stone spiral staircases to first floor: Twin bedroom leading to double bedroom. Two further double bedrooms (one beamed), each with feature fireplace; one with four-poster bed and en-suite shower room, toilet. Bathroom with toilet.

Ashcombe - Owl Cottage, Ashcombe, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Ashcombe sleeps 6.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Golf nearby • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: In the rolling acres of the ‘Valley of the Ash Tree’ - and close to the sea - South Devon at its pastoral best... properties available all year round, and ideal for large groups.

Situated in the heart of rolling Devonshire countryside, Ashcombe nestles in a peaceful valley close to the seaside resorts of Dawlish and Torquay and the stunning beaches at Teignmouth. Ashcombe’s superbly appointed holiday properties all have wonderful views over the hills and woodlands of the 2,500-acre agricultural estate, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Careful landscaping has provided patios and lawns for both morning and afternoon sun and the properties border a pretty, grassed courtyard with a central fountain. There is an indoor heated swimming pool, complete with changing rooms, at Woodhouse Farm. All holiday properties are well decorated and equipped; most have Italian-tiled floors, oak-beamed ceilings, double glazing, full night storage heating or central heating, log fires or electric ‘log-effect’ fires and en-suite facilities in every property.
Easily accessible from major routes and close to the end of the M5, Ashcombe is South Devon’s countryside at its best, with deep secluded valleys and rolling tree-covered hills affording striking views stretching from the River Exe for miles along the impressive coastline. There is a multitude of picturesque villages with historic inns and curiosity shops, and always just around the corner lies somewhere to relax, and indulge in a delicious Devon cream tea! The sandy beaches at Dawlish and Teignmouth are a delight, and within a stone’s throw is the drama of Dartmoor, a great wilderness of extremes, barren in some areas, lush in others, famous for its rocky tors and wild ponies. Golf can be found locally with courses at Teignmouth (2½ miles), Dawlish Warren (3½ miles) and Woodbury Common (12 miles). Sea and coarse fishing by arrangement. Main shops 3 miles.

Manor Farm - Churn House, Dewlish, Dorset, South West England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Dewlish sleeps 8.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Situated in the pretty village of Dewlish, surrounded by the rolling Dorset hills, these two highly individual and beautifully converted 18th-century farm buildings occupy a quiet corner of a courtyard on the edge of a
500-acre dairy and arable farm. Both are full of charm and character and are set around a shared outdoor heated swimming pool. Manor Farm Barn is detached, the larger of the holiday properties, and is arranged over three floors, offering eight en-suite bedrooms. The spacious living room has a beamed ceiling and French doors out to the courtyard, and there is a large, well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with range. Churn House offers four bedrooms, and boasts attractive brick and flint walls with pine panelling in the kitchen/dining room. Each has its own patio with furniture and bbq, shared use of a games room and access to acres of unspoilt woodland. Children will enjoy watching the farm activities, with ducks and hens on site. There are bridle paths extending from the farm and many lovely walks to enjoy, with several inns nearby and a village pub just 150 yds away. The area is rich in history, and the landscape featured in Thomas Hardy’s novels. Nearby is Tolpuddle, made famous by the Tolpuddle Martyrs, Clouds Hill (NT) where Lawrence of Arabia lived, and Athelhampton, a 15th-century manor house set in fine gardens. The Dorset Coast is only 12 miles away, with unspoilt chalk cliffs, and the notable beauty spot of Lulworth Cove. Shop 11/2 miles.

North Leigh Barns - The Dairy, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, South West England

Sleeps 3
Weekly prices from: £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Bradford-on-Avon sleeps 3.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Golf nearby • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 3

Accommodation overview: Nestling in a hamlet only 8 miles from historic Bath, this pair of spacious single-storey barn conversions each have their own gardens, with shared use of a large grassy area and games room. Set next to the owners’ home, both offer very comfortable and well equipped accommodation. The little town of Bradford-on-Avon is less than a mile, with walks along the canal to the picturesque gorge at Avoncliff, and there are many National Trust properties in the area. Bath, famous for its Georgian architecture, is surrounded by beautiful countryside, with the Cotswolds to the north, Mendips to the south-west and, across the Severn Bridge, the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. Shop ¾ mile. Golf 1 mile.