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Sleeps 12
Weekly price range £1314 to £3060
Self catering accommodation in Brightstone sleeps 12.
Features include: • Pet friendly • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Pub near by • Short Breaks • Games Room • Detached Property • Cottage Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: This beautiful detached Georgian house dates back to the 1700s and stands elegantly within its own well maintained gardens. Peacefully located along a quiet rural lane country lane, The Mill House offers spectacular far reaching views across fields to the Downs, and is only 10 minutes’ walk to the sea. Across the lane is a pleasant walk beside the stream, also only 10 minutes, which leads to the picturesque village of Brighstone with its thatched-roof village shops, tearoom, pub/restaurants, and NT museum. This welcoming holiday home has been tastefully and lovingly refurbished throughout. Awarded the VisitBritain 5 star Gold Award, it offers a lovely country house feel, still retaining many features such as stone and wood floors, ornate fireplaces and high ceilings. Ideal for families, there is a formal living room with grand piano and a family room with TV. A selection of games, books and toys is also supplied. This area is fantastic for scenic walking and footpaths can also be followed to join the coastal path leading to Tennyson Down with its monument and breathtaking routes across miles of Heritage coastline. West High Down and Headon Warren are other popular walks in the area. The secluded sandy bays of Compton Totland and Colwell are all within 10 minutes’ drive and plenty of outdoor pursuits including sailing, fishing, golf, cycling, swimming and watersports can be found locally. West Wight is also home to the famous rock formations of The Needles, where there is a visitors park, amusements, chair lift, boat rides, lighthouse and the coloured sands at Alum Bay. The quaint historic sailing town of Yarmouth is also within easy reach, with promenade, fine restaurants and historic pub. Discover adventure/theme parks, NT homes and gardens, such as Ventnor Botanical Gardens, Carisbrooke Castle, Osborne House, also the Pearl Centre, Calbourne Water Mill which has 17th century water and stone mills boat rides, renewable energy centre and still provides flour to the island, vineyards, museums and wildlife centres. Shop and pub ½ mile. Large living room with open fire and grand piano. Sitting room with wood-burning stove and TV. Dining room with wood-burning stove. Well-equipped kitchen with breakfast area, electric Aga and electric cooker. Twin bedroom. Shower room with toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with four-poster bed. Double bedroom with additional single bed (for +1). Two further double bedrooms. Bunk bedroom (for 1+1). Bathroom with roll-top bath, shower attachment and toilet. Bathroom with corner bath, separate shower cubicle and toilet.
  
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £530 to £
Self catering accommodation in Calbourne sleeps 6.
Features include: • Garden • Pet friendly • Internet Access • Romantic Breaks • Close to the Beach • Golf near by • Pub near by • Easy Walking Access • Cottage Sle
Accommodation overview: Laurel Cottage details
Laurel Cottage is a charming detached stone-built character cottage in the quiet village of Calbourne on the western side of the Isle of Wight. Dating back to the 18th century, and peacefully situated in the idyllic and tranquil location of Winkle Street, this self-catering holiday cottage is cosy, comfortable and well equipped. The perfect rural retreat.
There is a crystal clear stream that runs from the pond at Westover House gate lodge opposite along the length of Winkle Street and beyond and is full of wild flowers and is a magnet for wildlife such as kingfishers, red squirrels and ducks.
Calbourne is on the edge of Brighstone Forest, and there are numerous footpaths within the forest and up to the downs that rise over 200m offering breath-taking scenery down to the sea and the chalk cliffs of Freshwater Bay beyond.
The Isle of Wight is one of the UK's designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and covers approximately half of the island and includes Calbourne. It is easy to see why most of West Wight is designated as an AONB with its unspoilt beaches, rolling countryside and picture perfect views.
There are more than twenty beaches around the island including several award-winning beaches. The closest beaches with Quality Coast Awards are Totland Bay, just 7 miles or 20 minutes by car and Colwell Bay, with its long sandy beach and stunning views out to the western Solent. The nearby Compton Bay (5 miles), one of the Telegraph's 'Britain's Best Beaches for 2011', is well worth a visit with its huge deep-red sandy beach and magnificent sunset views. The bay also offers good surfing as well as fossilised dinosaur bones and footprints.
There are numerous attractions for children and sporting enthusiasts making Laurel Cottage an ideal base for an outdoor holiday break to explore the Isle of Wight.
There are numerous pubs (many of which have good play equipment) and restaurants offering a wide range of meals, from the local pub, The Sun Inn (500m) catering for families, The Trendy Coast Bar in Cowes to The George at Yarmouth offering contemporary brassiere style creations making an evening out a really special occasion!
The Isle of Wight can easily be reached with frequent services from Lymington, Portsmouth or Southampton. Booking is essential to get the best prices and to avoid any delays.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £351 to £
Self catering accommodation in Gurnard sleeps 6.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Close to the Beach • Close to the Sea • Pub near by • Cottage Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Cliff Cottage details
We loved this cosy, gorgeous house. This is our 5th Rural Retreats booking and was definitely the best presented and had the best hamper! CML, Windsor
Cliff Cottage is the original brick cottage of Gurnard village and is situated 60 metres from the water's edge, the beach and the island's coastal path, with an easy 2k walk along the sea front to the world famous sailing town of Cowes.
The cottage is in classic early 19th century style, detached and double fronted with a delightful kitchen garden and two additional 'secret' gardens, a summerhouse, sun terrace with outside eating patio and barbecue. The cottage has recently been fully refurbished to a high standard with all new fixtures and furniture.
Gurnard village is a very desirable location on the island and home to the island's best pub, the Woodvale, as well as the Watersedge Cafe and a dinghy sailing club. It is only a short walk to the playground, local shop, cash point, newsagent and the Little Gloster restaurant. Cowes is home to many individually styled shops, a fishmonger, butcher, artisan bakery and wine shop. In all, everything you could possibly need for a perfect getaway.
The Isle of Wight is easily accessible from the mainland from various points including Lymington, Southampton and Portsmouth.
The island has everything from beautiful hills and downs to walk or cycle, coastal paths to explore, every type of watersport possible, bike and horse trails, woodland and forests and of course beautiful beaches and bays around its Jurassic Coast.
For the grown-ups, the island boasts award-winning vineyards, a cider barn, a lavender farm, crab shacks plus the famous Garlic Farm and Minghella's ice cream!
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £385 to £935
Self catering accommodation in Niton sleeps 6.
Features include: • Garden • Pub near by • Cottage Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: This is a Victorian coastal cottage in the heart of Niton on the Isle of Wight and can sleep six people in three bedrooms.
Rose Cottage is a Victorian cottage in the heart of Upper Niton on the Isle of Wight and can sleep six people. The cottage has two king-size double bedrooms (one with a TV with Freeview), a twin bedroom, a bathroom with a separate WC, a kitchen with dining area and two sitting rooms (divided by open tread stair case). Outside there is roadside parking, a front garden with a bench and pond and an enclosed rear patio garden with furniture. Rose Cottage is a wonderful base for your holiday in the Isle of Wight.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £295 to £650
Self catering accommodation in Brighstone sleeps 4.
Features include: • Garden • Pet friendly • Detached Property • Cottage Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: This bright, detached cottage sits one mile from the village of Brighstone on the Isle of Wight, and sleeps four people in two bedrooms.
Sycamores Barn is a charming detached cottage located one mile from the village of Brighstone on the Isle of Wight. Set across the ground floor, with two bedrooms including one double and one twin, this cottage can sleep four people. The rest of the cottage includes a family bathroom and an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Outside there is off road parking for one car and a gravelled garden with furniture and barbecue. Sycamores Barn sits in a wonderful location, both in rural beauty and within walking distance to the coast, offering a great touring base for families looking to explore the beautiful south west of the Isle of Wight.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £582 to £
Self catering accommodation in Newtown sleeps 8.
Features include: • Garden • Pet friendly • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Close to the Beach • Close to the Sea • Pub near by • Games Room • Cottage Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: Myrtle Cottage details
With superb views over Newtown Creek and the Solent in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Myrtle Cottage is a beautifully presented and refurbished cottage, standing as one of a pair with its own enclosed garden.
Newtown was established in the 13th century as a centre of trade and shipping, and the capital of the Isle of Wight, and subsequently become a 'rotten borough'. Its medieval town hall is of archaeological importance. There is lots to do around this wonderful part of the Isle of Wight. Yarmouth is a lovely historic sailing town, with a square with pubs and restaurants serving great food.
There are many scenic walks around the Newtown Creek, which has a bird hide to observe the area's wildfowl and other wildlife.
There are many bays, coves, beaches and picturesque villages with tearooms as well as tourist attractions including The Needles Park (with chairlifts, boat rides, coloured sands, lighthouse, amusements and glassmaking). Also within easy driving distance are Chesil Pottery, Calbourne Water Mill, Tennyson Down with its spectacular views, Carisbrooke Castle, Osborne House and Cowes Harbour. The nearest sandy beach is a 10-15 minute drive from the cottage and the nearest pub is the New Inn at Shalfleet, about 1.5 miles away (known to be one of the best pubs on the island).
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £ to £
Self catering accommodation in Seaview sleeps 8.
Features include: • Garden • Close to the Beach • Cottage Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: A spacious bungalow perfectly located a stone’s throw from the beach
Features include: A 4 bedroom dormer bungalow, sleeps 8. Front and rear decking areas – ideal for outdoor living. A few minutes’ walk from the beach and village centre. Ideal location for exploring the island. Private secured parking for 2 cars.
Tollgate Bungalows are a collection of properties situated within a small gated community just 50 metres from the beach. The setting of the bungalows is idyllic, with the estuary to the rear of the site. They are located just off the seafront in the picturesque village of Seaview.
Phone enquiries:
0844 704 4966
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £283 to £
Self catering accommodation in Wooton Bridge sleeps 4.
Features include: • Garden • Pet friendly • Internet Access • Pub near by • Cottage Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: A stylish, purpose built barn conversion located next to Wootton Creek.
Features include: A 2 bedroom barn conversion sleeping 4. Furnished to a high standard throughout with character features. Enclosed rear garden complete with furniture and barbeque. Located next to Wootton Creek. Off-street parking for 3 cars.
Lacewood Barn is a stunning, purpose built barn conversion which is set within a peaceful farm location. Close by and within easy reach is the popular town of Ryde and its surrounding beaches.
Phone enquiries:
0844 704 4966
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