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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Drewsteignton sleeps 12.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: Down a half-mile of private drive, on a captivating corner of Dartmoor, lie Gallant Fox and Coombe Hall Manor House - both stunning properties. Pleasantly secluded yet centrally located, within easy reach of Devon’s beaches, minutes to the A30 and ten minutes into the cathedral city of Exeter. This is the perfect base for exploring Dartmoor, Devon and Cornwall.
Drewsteignton boasts Fingle Bridge pub overlooking the River Teign, Egon Ronay award winning Drewe Arms pub, NT’s Castle Drogo, the Mystic Sculpture Garden, and, situated in an AONB is the drama of Dartmoor, with rocky tors, wild ponies, exquisite walks, horseriding, fishing, cycling, falconry and golf at Bovey Castle’s award winning course. Within 6 miles are the two picturesque villages of Chagford and Moreton Hampstead, historic inns, excellent pubs, stunning five star hotels/restaurants, tea rooms, curiosity shops, tennis courts, and the Miniature Pony Centre. The sandy beaches/seaside resorts of Dawlish (13 miles), Torquay and Bude all within easy reach. Eden Project 1 hour away. Numerous NT houses/castles on the doorstep. Waitrose in Okehampton, 7 miles. Two shops 11/2 miles, pub 1/2 mile.
  
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Bridgnorth sleeps 12.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: Situated in the heart of the south Shropshire countryside, Kingfisher Cottage occupies an outstanding position overlooking the Severn Valley and Chelmarsh Reservoir. This thoughtfully designed, spacious, detached holiday cottage is perfect for family gatherings and groups. The large family kitchen with glazed dining area overlooks the garden and outside patio area, whilst the spacious comfortable living room offers a wood-burning stove for cosy evenings in. The property has the added benefit of a ground floor en-suite bedroom, as well as five further en-suite bedrooms on the first floor. The gardens and barbecue area provide wonderful waterside views.
Surrounded by the owners’ farmland, with footpaths, bridleways and cycle routes from the doorstep, Kingfisher Cottage is the perfect country retreat. Another popular pastime in the area is fishing, which is available for guests of the cottage on Chelmarsh Reservoir and also on the River Severn (day permits can be purchased from local fishing tackle shops). Ideally located near to the historic town of Bridgnorth and the Severn Valley railway, with RAF Cosford a short drive away, the cottage makes an ideal base for touring. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum and the hills of the Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge are about 10 miles away, whilst there are many interesting walks from the door as well as numerous picturesque villages waiting to be explored. Further afield a great place for a day trip is the West Midlands Safari Park. Shops 3 miles, pub ½ mile. Large living room with wood-burning stove. Kitchen/dining room. Twin bedroom with zip & link beds and en-suite bathroom with toilet. Separate toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with 5ft bed, two additional single beds (for +2) and en-suite bathroom with toilet. Four twin bedrooms, each with zip & link beds and en-suite shower room with toilet.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Uplyme sleeps 12.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: With exclusive use of a superb indoor heated swimming pool, this spacious property offers well-equipped holiday accommodation, just 1½ miles from the sea and the picturesque harbour town of Lyme Regis. With a large secluded garden (south-facing with lovely views), it boasts a tranquil yet convenient location, just a stroll away from Uplyme village green (with playground and tennis court) and friendly village pub and post office. This is an ideal base from which to explore the beaches and spectacular footpaths along the World Heritage coastline.
In Lyme Regis you can visit the Dinosaur Museum, working watermill, small theatre and cinema, or simply enjoy the winding streets of the old quarter, with its numerous shops, restaurants and cafes. The Cobb, surrounding the ancient harbour, is famous for its literary connections, featuring in both Jane Austen’s Persuasion and John Fowle’s novel and film The French Lieutenant’s Woman. There is no end of interesting places within easy reach by car: go fossil hunting on Charmouth beach, take the miniature train at Beer or tram at Seaton, explore Thomas Hardy’s Casterbridge (Dorchester), or pay a visit to Forde Abbey and a host of NT sites. Outdoor activities to be enjoyed locally include walking amid this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, golf, sailing, horse riding, fishing and bird-watching. Shops ½ mile. Large living room with wood-burning stove and two sets of French doors to terrace. Spacious well-equipped kitchen with granite worktops/dining room with natural slate floor. Separate utility/kitchenette. Cloakroom with toilet. Games room with table football, Playstation 2/X-box and glazed doors to swimming pool. Step to two double bedrooms, each with beamed, vaulted ceiling and en-suite shower room with toilet; one with 6ft bed, and one with 6ft zip & link bed on ground level plus two guest beds (for +2) accessed via ladder with stairgate. Ladder-style stairs to first floor: Double bedroom with 5ft mahogany four-poster bed. Two twin bedrooms. Family bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Troutbeck Bridge sleeps 12.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: This charming, spacious house has been totally refurbished and provides an excellent standard of holiday accommodation in the heart of the attractive lakeside village of Troutbeck Bridge. All the bedrooms have beautiful en-suite bathrooms, as well as a separate large waterfall bath in its own room. There is a very large and well-equipped kitchen which has ample provision for 10/12 people, a very attractive living room with a beautiful open fire to enjoy in the evenings, a large dining room for entertainment as well as a cosy conservatory overlooking a beautiful garden and wooded area. The house stands in 2 acres of its own gardens and woodland and is equally suitable for couples or family groups. It is an ideal holiday base. Corner Cottage is set in an ideal position on the north edge of Windermere village. Enjoy being close to all the village amenities. It is also well placed for Bowness and Ambleside and access to the shores of Lake Windermere is only a short distance away. The longest lake in England, Lake Windermere enjoys a dramatic backdrop of wooded slopes and bare fells. Troutbeck Bridge lies to the north between Windermere and Ambleside; handy for both but located just off the beaten track. Visit the 18th-century dome shaped villa on Belle Isle, the largest of the fourteen islands, which can be reached by ferry. Nearby attractions include a steamboat museum and visitors’ centre at Brockhole. Across the waters at Far Sawrey lies Beatrix Potter’s former home Hill Top (NT), a must for anyone who has ever enjoyed the tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-duck. Walking, climbing, biking and horse riding to historic sites, NT properties, beautiful gardens and great natural scenery abound. Shop, pub and restaurant 1/4 mile. Large beamed living room with open fire. Spacious dining room with French doors to conservatory. Spacious well-equipped kitchen. Utility. Study. Conservatory. Boot/cloakroom. Bathroom with very large waterfall bath. Separate toilet. Steep stairs to first floor: Three double bedrooms, one with two additional single beds (each for +1) and one with double sofa bed (for +2). Twin bedroom. All bedrooms with TV and en-suite shower room with toilet.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Semerwater sleeps 12.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: Dating back to the 17th century, this period house was home to the last act of private and domestic warfare in England, possession of the house was fought over by Sir Thomas Metcalfe, known as the Black Knight of Nappa and Mrs Robinson. Thankfully the house now nestles in serenity amongst some of the prettiest scenery to be found in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, within a working farm environment and shooting estate. In an elevated position, the house is well placed for taking in the views not least from the conservatory where visitors can look over the landscaped gardens to the fields and hills beyond, but also down to Semerwater. Carefully restored, the holiday home combines original features with beautifully and sympathetically decorated rooms, which provide ample space for a group of 12 people.
The bustling market town of Hawes is close by, where one can visit the Dales Centre Museum and Creamery, home to Wallace and Gromits favourite cheese. Semerwater, the large natural lake at the head of the valley, provides a wealth of activities, such as swimming, fishing and sailing. Shops and pubs 4 miles. Spacious kitchen/dining room with Aga, wood-burning stove and limestone floor. 7 steps up to living room with open fire and doors to conservatory leading to cloakroom and boot room. Snug/study. Utility room/pantry. Second sitting room with open fire and views. First floor: Staircase leading to double bedroom with king size bed and wash basin. Twin bedrooms with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Shower room. Separate toilet. Main staircase leading to master bedroom with king size bed, half tester and en-suite bathroom with power shower, double wash basins and toilet. Two twin bedrooms. Double bedroom with king size bed with freestanding Victorian ball and claw-footed bath and wash basin. Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Chewton Mendip sleeps 12.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: Grove Farm House is a former farmhouse located in an outstandingly beautiful part of the Mendip Hills, on the Waldegrave Estate. It is a large detached house surrounded by three old stone barns, forming an open landscaped courtyard, and is surrounded by hundreds of acres of rolling pasture land and woodland, all easily accessible as they are part of the Estate. It is a perfect retreat for walkers and nature lovers, and for enjoying total seclusion, tranquillity and the large variety of wildlife. The house has been fully modernised and renovated, but still retains many of its original features such as large open fireplaces, wood burning stoves, stone flagged floors and shuttered sash windows, and the ground floor bedroom contains the original wood burning bread oven. Enjoy visiting the historic cities of Wells with its magnificent cathedral and Bishop’s Palace, Bath with its Roman Spa and Georgian architecture, and the heritage maritime city of Bristol. Glastonbury is 8 miles away, famous for its festival, Tor and King Arthur legends, and there is a wealth of other nearby attractions such as Wookey Hole Caves, Cheddar Gorge, Clarks Village, Longleat Safari Park, and fishing and bird watching on Chew Valley Lake. Shops and pub 2 miles. Hall with wood-burning stove. Steps up to large kitchen/dining room with wood-burning stove, living area, flagstone floor and double doors to garden. Sitting room with patio doors. Study with open fire and sash windows with shutters. Separate toilet. Three steps down to double bedroom. Wet room with toilet. First floor: Double bedroom. Double bedroom with decorative fireplace. Twin bedroom with decorative fireplace. Single bedroom with additional pull-out bed (for +1). Two bathrooms, each with separate shower cubicle and toilet. Separate very narrow, steep, open tread staircase to twin bedroom.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Pickering sleeps 12.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Wheelchair access • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Beach nearby • Golf nearby • Detached • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: On the edge of the North York Moors National Park, this delightful 18th-century cottage overlooks its own mature gardens in a private and secluded setting, yet is only 200 yards from the heart of the charming market town of Pickering. Hungate Garden Cottage has been completely renovated and extended to provide very comfortable holiday accommodation for larger parties, with the added benefit of a ground floor twin bedroom and bathroom with shower specially designed for a disabled person or couple. The cottage benefits from all modern amenities, yet retains all the charm and character of its 18th-century origins, with open beams and a log fire.
Hungate Garden Cottage is managed by the same team that looks after all the Hungate Cottages so immaculately . Visitors also enjoy free use of Pickering’s superb public indoor heated swimming pool (200 yards) and two free multi-entry passes to Dalby Forest. Pickering is a friendly town with good shops, inns and restaurants. From here the steam Railway runs across the moors amid stunning scenery, through the unspoilt villages of Levisham and Goathland (‘Aidensfield’ in television’s Heartbeat) to Grosmont. On the coast lies the historic seaport of Whitby (21 miles) with 3 miles of sandy beaches, cobbled streets, ruined Abbey and colourful harbour. Further along, huddled into the cliff-side, are the tiny fishing villages of Staithes, Runswick Bay and Robin Hood’s Bay, once the haunt of smugglers, while the popular resort of Scarborough is 17 miles away, offering excellent theatres, shopping and family entertainment. City of York 26 miles. Golf, fishing and riding available locally. Local cricket pitch 50 yards. Shops 200 yards. Level entrance to hall. Spacious living room with open fire. Spacious living/dining room with door to private garden. South-facing, well-equipped modern fitted kitchen with electric range (for cooking) and granite worktops. Twin bedroom with basin and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet (suitable for disabled use). Cloakroom/utility with toilet and wash basin. First floor: Two double bedrooms each with 5ft beds, one with en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet, and one with wash basin. Two twin bedrooms, one with wash basin. Shower room with toilet. All first floor bedrooms have built in wardrobes, dormer windows and overlook gardens.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Torquay sleeps 12.
Features include: Hot Tub • Pool • Short Breaks • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: With so much to offer, this stunning property makes a superb holiday base for a large family - not just for the summer holidays, but for celebrating special occasions throughout the year. Set in a striking location off a quiet country lane with uninterrupted sea views, spacious Cliff Lodge boasts extensive accommodation and superb leisure facilities. Most of the bedrooms are en-suite and have panoramic sea views stretching far across the water - and on a fine day, Lyme Bay and Portland can be clearly seen. Boasting an indoor heated swimming pool, together with a pine sauna and shower room, there is also an outdoor 8-seater hot tub set on the decked area to the side of the swimming pool for guests to enjoy. Other features of the property include a purpose-built detached games room which contains a full-size snooker table, sofas, 50in plasma screen TV, jukebox and bar facilities. This is a great area where teenagers can amuse themselves, or where the whole family can spend time and have fun together - with the bar stocked up, and the jukebox turned on, whole evenings can be whiled away happily. A good-sized, well-stocked garden and an additional one acre of fields provide excellent outside areas for children to play in.
For a day by the sea, Maidencombe Beach is ½ mile away - a delightful little cove surrounded by red sandstone cliffs, with a sand and shingle beach. Set in an unspoilt coastal hamlet, this location offers magnificent coastal walks and panoramic views. Torquay town centre is only 4 miles away, offering plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants. The South West Coast path from Watcombe in Torquay to Maidencombe is a favourite spot for local walkers. This walk has a little bit of everything - from woods and open fields, to beaches and coastal scenery and rare wildlife. Two of the English Riviera’s top attractions can be found in nearby Babbacombe: Bygones Victorian Street and Babbacombe Model Village. Cliff Lodge lies just 22 miles from Exeter city centre. Shops 1 miles, local pub 1 mile. Michelin star restaurant just 5 minutes’ walk away. Living room with 42in plasma TV, gas fire and sliding patio doors to balcony with sea views. Sitting room with gas fire, 38in plasma TV and patio doors to balcony with sea views. Dining room with seating for 12. Large well-equipped kitchen with ceramic floor, leading to breakfast room and conservatory with cane sofas and sea views. Twin bedroom with patio doors to balcony with sea views and en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower, toilet and heated towel rail. Open tread staircase to lower ground floor: Two double bedrooms; one with 5ft bed, each with ceramic floor and French doors to patio. Shower room and toilet. First floor: Master double bedroom with 6ft bed, 42in plasma TV, dressing area, fitted wardrobes, French doors to balcony with sea views, and spacious en-suite bathroom with Jacuzzi bath, rain shower, twin wash basins and toilet. Double bedroom with French doors to balcony with sea views and en-suite bathroom with shower attachment, separate shower cubicle and toilet. Twin bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet with Velux windows.
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