Sleeps
6 + cot 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms well-equipped kitchen dishwasher
washing machine tumble dryer highchair colour TV DVD player hi-fi
log fires electricity & local calls included central heating & telephone by
arrangement regretfully no pets. Prices range from £295 to £745 per week.
Email webref@harbertondevon.co.uk for further information and availability.
PEACE AND TRANQUILITY - Private courtyard and enclosed garden
A spacious coachhouse conversion in the grounds of a large country house in the beautiful countryside of the South Hams near the historic town of Totnes. Between the sailing centres of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe and the wilderness of Dartmoor, it is an ideal centre for those wishing to explore this popular but unspoiled region with its excellent beaches, pubs, restaurants and charming towns and villages.
The centre of the house is dominated by the impressive, double-height, south facing living room with its gallery, open roof beams, natural stone fireplace, bookshelves, pottery and rugs. It has both a living and a dining area. The modern fitted kitchen/breakfast room is well equipped with dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, electric hob and oven together with a breakfast table. The utility room houses the washing machine, tumble dryer, freezer, and boiler. On the other side of the living room is a ground floor double bedroom, which like the living room and kitchen, overlooks the large cobbled courtyard belonging to the house. The en-suite bathroom has a bath, WC and washbasin.
Upstairs there are two bedrooms, one at either end of the living room gallery. One has twin beds and the other a double bed. Next door to the double bedroom is the second bathroom with bath, WC and washbasin.
Outside, across the courtyard, two
archways in its stone wall lead to an enclosed, lawned garden bordered by shrubs
and climbers growing against the wall. There is ample parking for two or more
cars.
Local Attractions - some of them
(Some attractions may have restricted opening times or be closed in winter)
Relaxing in the garden, on the beach or in front of a log fire doing
nothing.
Wandering down to the
Church House Inn in Harberton.
Walking - locally, along the Dart estuary, on Dartmoor, along the coastal
footpath.
Totnes - Elizabethan houses, Norman castle, cream teas, second hand bookshops,
cheese shop, museums, etc
Dartington - Dartington Hall gardens, High Cross House, Cider Press Centre
(craft shops ++)
Cruises on Dart estuary from Totnes/Dartmouth - combine with:-
Steam Railways:- Paignton & Dartmouth Railway - Paignton/Kingswear
South Devon Railway - Buckfastleigh/Totnes
Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary, Buckfastleigh
Woodlands Leisure Park - (for exhausting children), near Dartmouth
Pennywell Farm - animals and family entertainment, Buckfastleigh
Golf Riding/Pony Trekking
National
Trust Houses & Gardens
Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton
Saltram, Plympton, Plymouth
Buckland Abbey, Yelverton (Sir Francis Drake's)
Cothele, St Dominick, N of Saltash
Coleton Fishacre Garden, Coleton, Kingswear
Killerton House, Broadclyst, nr Exeter
Sharpitor, Salcombe
English Heritage Sites
Totnes Castle
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Dartmouth Castle
Pubs: as above + (in no
particular order)
Durant Arms, Ashprington
Watermans Arms, Tuckenhay
Church House Inn, Rattery
Cott Inn, Dartington
Ferry Boat Inn, Dittisham (useful when crabbing)
Cherub Inn, Dartmouth (good fish)
Start Bay Inn, Torcross, Slapton Sands (good fish)
Tower Inn, Slapton
Church House Inn, Holne (Dartmoor, nr Buckfast)
Rock Inn, Haytor Vale (Dartmoor)
and further afield, if you're over that way:
Millbrook Inn, South Pool (on east side of Salcombe estuary)
Elephant's Nest, Horndon (western edge of Dartmoor NE of Mary Tavy)
Nobody Inn, Doddiscombsleigh (4 miles off A38 N of Chudleigh)
Restaurants: * Hardens
or Good Food Guide listed
* New Angel, Dartmouth (ex-Carved Angel, J Burton-Race)
* Plantation Ho. Ermington (ex Carved Angel chef)
* Agaric, Ashburton, (ex Carved Angel chef)
* Oyster Shack, Bigbury (great fish, lunch, BYO)
* Holne Chase Hotel, Ashburton (location)
* Orestone Manor, Maidencombe, (location, garden)
* Effings, Totnes, ('Alladin's cave of delights')
* Wills Restaurant, Totnes
Platters, Plymouth (Barbican cafe, excellent fish)
and further afield, if you don't mind the drive back
** Gidleigh Park, Chagford (legendary)
*+ Seafood Rest., Padstow (pilgrimage to R Stein)
*+ Horn of Plenty, Gulworthy