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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Tarrant Hinton sleeps 8.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: Sprakes offers a relaxing retreat with complete peace and tranquillity with no other building in sight and surrounded by fields which form part of a large arable farm. This substantial detached barn conversion sits in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the site of an RSPB special bird project where many birds of high conservation concern have been spotted including linnet, a large population of corn buntings, grey partridge and yellow hammers. The barn conversion offers a west facing garden with a large pond which has many wildlife visitors including deer and badgers. In addition, there is a walled enclosed courtyard with a Spanish-style barbecue. Within the farm there are the remains of a Roman villa and the longest long barrow in the south west of England. Sprakes is nestled in the Tarrant Valley, making a good base for walking, cycling or just relaxing in the Dorset countryside. The nearby footpaths join up with the Jubilee Trail.
There are many NT properties, gardens and historic sights including Kingston Lacy House, Stourhead Gardens and Brownsea Island all within a short drive. Within a 30-minute drive lies the wonderful Dorset coastline, with the Blue Flag beaches of Bournemouth and Poole, the Purbeck Hills and the pretty villages of Corfe Castle and Lulworth Cove. Bournemouth is renowned for its clean sandy beach and boasts several public gardens, the best known of which is Compton Acres. The Jurassic and Heritage coastline takes in the port of Weymouth and the lovely village of Abbotsbury with its famous swannery and sub tropical gardens. Along the coast is the famous pebbled Chesil Beach which runs for 18 miles along the coastline. The local Georgian town of Blandford Forum has a range of independent shops waiting to be explored and the cathedral city of Salisbury is a 30-minute drive away. A well stocked farm shop is an easy 20-minute walk along the lanes and there are local pubs with restaurants from 1½ miles away. Shop 1 mile, pub 1½ miles. Large living room with wood-burning stove and Bath stone floor. Large well-equipped kitchen/dining room with vaulted ceiling and Bath stone floor. Utility. Three double bedrooms, one with door to courtyard. Twin bedroom. Two bathrooms, each with over-bath shower and toilet. Separate toilet.
  
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £900 to £1299
Self catering accommodation in Newquay sleeps 6.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Welcome to a unique concept in modern, environmentally friendly holiday accommodation in North Cornwall for all ages and sizes of party The Park at Mawgan Porth offers a wide range of simple, yet extremely comfortable accommodation and is located in a unique position, only a few hundred yards from the fine surfing beach of Mawgan Porth, within a rural setting of mature parkland of 27 acres. The Park is applying for a ‘Green Business Award’ as the importance of supporting the natural environment is strongly advocated here, ensuring sustainability and protecting the heritage of this area. Responsible tourism is a fundamental part of the business ethos and informs all that this family-run company does.
The Park is now open all year round, including Christmas, half terms and Easter, which is possible due to the introduction of central heating in all properties, including solar thermal systems, underfloor heating, and improved insulation and ventilation.
Eco lodges, built using sustainable materials with a low carbon rating, blend in beautifully with the landscaping and native planting around The Park. The range of cottages provides that extra touch of comfort and privacy. Some of the units are specifically designed to create disability access with ramps, bathing facilities and thresholds to allow easy wheelchair manoeuvrability.
The cottages at The Park have from one to six bedrooms. Each has been refurbished to the high standard that incorporates the ethos of sustainability, simplicity and comfort with a nostalgic twist. Windsong, ref. TCA, is also under the same ownership.
The Park at Mawgan Porth has a huge range of facilities for everyone to enjoy, whatever age, such as an outdoor pool and terrace area. There is also an indoor leisure centre which includes a cafe, heated indoor swimming pool and lounge space with sauna and steam room. There are picnic and seating areas, communal fire pit, barbecues, trampoline, outdoor activity equipment, children’s play yurt with toys and games, swings, woodland and coastal walks to explore and an on-site shop. There is also low level outdoor lighting so guests can enjoy the grounds in the evenings.
The beautiful bay at Mawgan Porth offers dramatic scenery, unique to this part of Cornwall. The wide expanse of white sand is bordered by cliffs on each side and backed by the village with its family friendly pub, beach shop, delicatessen and restaurant.
The beach provides something for everyone, from surfing, rock pooling, crabbing, kite flying, picnics during the day, to sunsets with a lazy beach barbecue to round off the perfect day.
The village of Mawgan Porth lies between two more famous neighbours - Padstow to the east and Newquay to the west. Each of these holiday resorts offer their own unique charm and facilities, such as surf schools, a zoo, marine aquarium, off road cycling trails, kite surfing, sea fishing, kayaking, go karting, and world renowned chefs and their restaurants - Rick Stein in Padstow and Jamie Oliver at Watergate Bay in Newquay. This places The Park in the most enviable location to enjoy these bustling resorts while being able to retire to the peace and tranquillity at the end of the day.
If visitors feel the need to travel further afield, it is surprising how diverse a range of tourist attractions and quaint Cornish villages can be reached with ease, from National Trust houses and gardens, the Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the Roseland Peninsula and historic Bodmin Moor. The towns and villages to visit include Fowey, Falmouth, Port Isaac, St Ives, Truro and Mevagissey which all provide an excellent day out.
Newquay airport is within 10 minutes’ drive of The Park, so holidaymakers can leave the car and arrive in style from many destinations.
Horse riding, golf, cycling, swimming and sailing are all available in the area, making The Park at Mawgan Porth an ideal choice of holiday accommodation. Shops within 600 yards, pub 500 yards.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Truro sleeps 4.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Set within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, high on the Roseland Landscape, these two converted barns afford spacious ground floor holiday accommodation, with commanding views across the countryside. Situated just 6 miles from St Mawes, they are 1 mile from a golden sandy beach and a short drive from many other beautiful beaches. Although completely self-contained, they may be booked together. This idyllic part of South Cornwall has much to offer visitors, including a picturesque coastal walk leading to St Anthony Head, with its superb views of Falmouth and the Black Rock. St Mawes itself abounds with restaurants, pubs and shops, and its clover-leaf shaped castle, built by Henry VIII, is well worth a visit. In summer there are boat trips up the river, passing through beautiful wooded creeks. Shops 6 miles, pub, the famous Roseland Inn, ½ mile.
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Chetnole sleeps 5.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 5
Accommodation overview: With its original machinery on view through an internal window, this fine conversion of part of an 18th-century mill has been charmingly furnished with some period and antique furniture, and enjoys a village setting (with its small patio garden) within walking distance of the green, children’s play area, shop and inn. Part of the mill is occupied by the owner’s art studio, and a public footpath runs along part of the driveway. Excellent train service to Bath and Weymouth. Yeovil (with swimming-pool) 7 miles, and the beach at Burton Bradstock is half an hour’s drive. Shop and inn 400 yards. Living/dining room with large inglenook fireplace, rugs on wooden floor and modern kitchen area. Three easy steps to bathroom with toilet. Double bedroom with doors to patio. First floor: Two pretty bedrooms; one twin and one single, both with sloping ceiling. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Bude sleeps 4.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Only 3 miles from the sandy surfing beach at Bude, these delightful properties enjoy a peaceful countryside setting. Displaying beams, the holiday cottages adjoin one another and have been carefully converted from a detached single-storey barn to offer charming accommodation, and make ideal bases for exploring North and South Devon, Exmoor, Dartmoor and Cornwall. Bude has shops, inns and restaurants, as well as an excellent golf course, tennis, riding and a leisure complex. The coastal footpath offers splendid scenic walks, and fishing, sailing and canoeing are available at the Tamar Lakes (2½ miles). Just one hour’s drive to the famous Eden Project. Shop 1 mile.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £900 to £1299
Self catering accommodation in Falmouth sleeps 6.
Features include: • Pool • Wheelchair access • Short Breaks • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: These sympathetically refurbished barns and modern, purpose-built properties for couples, are set around a secluded sub-tropical garden close to the romantic Helford river made famous by Daphne Du Maurier’s novel Frenchman’s Creek. The holiday properties enjoy a secluded spot deep in the unspoilt area of North Helford, near Cornwall’s almost tropical coast. Penpoll and Porthallow are on the edge of the Tresooth Holiday Complex with an unfenced ornamental pond in front. The village of Mawnan Smith is under a mile and a half away, and provides excellent dining and country pubs. The surrounding area is home to several excellent Cornish gardens such as Trebah and Penjerrick. The secluded beach at Durgan is accessed by a path 5 kms away and provides excitement for young and old as they explore the track down to the beach where they are amazed at the seclusion, the mild climate and the sandy beach that combine to create a Mediterranean feel to the area.
The Helford river is best explored by boat which can be obtained at Port Navas, the heart of Cornwall’s oyster industry (the yacht club offers temporary membership to visitors). In fact the area is a boating ‘mecca’ as the opportunity to explore inland creeks, coves and rivers as well as the open sea is tantalisingly close by. The Argal reservoir and water park is under a mile away and provides excellent world class fly and coarse fishing, recreation area, bird watching and it has its own watersports park with boats available.
The large seafaring town of Falmouth is also close by, 2½ miles, and offers the chance to meander the streets and open quays to sample the local sea food, shopping and pubs. Sea fishing, diving and sightseeing trips are available in the town which is also home to the National Maritime Museum which houses many famous boats and provides an excellent day out. Mawnan Smith is ideally situated for a trip onto the Lizard Peninsula and a trip to the most southern point in the country. Meander down the country lanes, stopping off at the local pubs, tea rooms, and National Trust gardens, or spend an hour on a secluded beach or cove. For more inquisitive minds visit the Goonhilly Earth Station visitors centre or the Porthallow vineyard and sample a strong Cornish liquor or country wine. Cliff walks, cycling, horse riding, golf and leisure facilities available close by. Shops and pub 1½ miles. Large living/dining room. Spacious well-equipped kitchen with tiled floor. Two double bedrooms, one with en-suite shower room and toilet. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower, toilet and tiled floor.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £300 to £599
Self catering accommodation in Bodmin sleeps 4.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Equidistant from both of Cornwall’s spectacular coastlines and nestling in delightful woodland, these thoughtfully converted barns are set in sunny, pleasantly landscaped gardens, each with its own patio. Retaining all the character and charm of original structural features, including exposed beams and stone walls, they have been furnished in keeping with their rustic simplicity. Peacefully positioned on a private drive beyond the owner’s home, they enjoy fine views across the valley towards National Trust Lanhydrock House and its formal gardens. Beaches of both the north and south coasts are about 15 miles away, some popular and offering fishing, sailing and surfing, others small and secluded; the coastal path is a continuous drama of cliff and sea and sky. There is excellent walking from the doorstep in Cardinham Woods and the surrounding area. Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel, both 4 miles. Bodmin (3 miles) has shops, cycle hire, swimming-pool, sports centre, inns, restaurants and golf. Riding locally. Wadebridge and Camel Trail cycle hire 7 miles. Padstow 12 miles, Fowey 10 miles and the Eden Project 8 miles. Shops 3 miles.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £900 to £1299
Self catering accommodation in Higher Bockhampton sleeps 6.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Greenwood Grange offers the ideal holiday combination - premium quality accommodation, fine facilities all within a family-run friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and it has achieved a Green Tourism Business Scheme Silver Award in 2009 Set at Higher Bockhampton (which is Hardy’s ‘Upper Mellstock’), Greenwood Grange is a secret hideaway set in its own 4 acres of peaceful grounds and landscaped gardens. All the cottages have undergone a major refurbishment and offer the very highest quality accommodation and facilities, with each cottage having its own individually styled interior using natural and recycled materials where possible.
As well as offering plenty of space for strolling and relaxing, there are two en-tous-cas tennis courts, lawns for croquet and badminton, a children’s play area with swings and yurt (with toys and games) and a dogs’ exercise paddock, in addition to the newly established organic vegetable garden and pick your own fruit area, with free range chickens providing eggs, to be enjoyed by all the family. There is also a magnificent Roman-style indoor heated swimming pool (complete with mural!) with full changing facilities, a large sauna and sitting area.
At the entrance of Greenwood Grange is Thorncombe Wood - a wildlife sanctuary from which a nature trail leads through magnificent chestnuts, beeches and oaks, and through 70 acres of black heath, furze, birch, holly, heather and rhododendrons. This is just one of many walks directly from the door over some of the most beautiful countryside in Dorset, perfect for healthy walks for dog lovers and all the family. Greenwood Grange offers bicycles for hire and a drop-off and pick-up service by prior arrangement.
Those interested in the literary landscape can explore the locations of Hardy’s famous novels. Steeped in history, Greenwood Grange was built by Thomas Hardy’s father, whilst a short distance away is the thatched cottage where Hardy himself was born, built by his great-grandfather and little altered. At Lower Bockhampton, Hardy went to school and there is a lovely walk from there to the next village, Stinsford, where his heart is buried.
All around is a wealth of glorious National Trust countryside, pretty towns and villages as well as the beautiful coastline just 6 miles away. Excellent local village restaurants and pubs can be recommended. Kingston Maurward College with animal park, gardens, conference, function and education centre is within walking distance.
Dorchester (Roman Durnovaria and Hardy’s ‘Casterbridge’) is a pleasant walk away (2 miles) and a most attractive country town, with museums of the dinosaur and the military, swimming pool, golf (good golf can also be found at Weymouth and Charminster) and has plenty of good shops, restaurants and pubs. Also of interest is Prince Charles’s development at Poundbury, near Dorchester.
Weymouth is 8 miles with its Georgian seafront Blue Flag beach - ideal for castle building! It is overlooked by an elegant 3-mile level esplanade; there is swimming from the beach, and there are lots of traditional entertainments. Two nearby RSPB reserves are at Lodmoor and Radipole which has nature trails from which grebes, swans and warblers may be seen. Nearby Portland is set to hold Olympic sailing events in 2012.
The beach at Ringstead Bay (6 miles) is known for its geology, fossils and the vegetation and wildlife of its undercliff; nearby can be seen the outlines of a village abandoned in the Middle Ages.
The Dorset World Heritage Coastal Path offers magnificent views and surprising sights, such as the natural arch of Durdle Door, and the almost circular cove of Lulworth, about 7 miles away.
Further west dotted along the coastline towards West Bay and the market town of Bridport are the ‘chocolate box’ villages of Burton Bradstock and Abbotsbury (famous for its swannery and gardens).
The area offers abundant river stretches for coarse or trout fishing, and ...
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