Rent Find self catering and cottages with a garden in South West England

Blackpitt Farm Holiday Cottages, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, South West England

Sleeps 5
Weekly prices from £225 to £ 450

Self catering accommodation in Stow-on-the-Wold sleeps 5.

Features include: • Garden • Internet Access • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Romantic Breaks • Fishing near by • Golf near by • Pub near by • Easy Walking Access R

Accommodation overview: Near the old Cotswold market town of Stow on the Wold, hidden at the end of a private drive are two cosy self catering holiday cottages.

Well and Stable cottage are set in a secluded, peaceful location on a small farm and enjoy far reaching and uninterupted views.

There are large grass lawned areas with seating, pinic tables and barbeque, ideal for children and dogs (no restriction on size or number of dogs)

The cottages are fully equiped with all essential appliances including dish washer, a washing machine and tumble drier are also available to guests.

There is a TV with free view and DVD player in the lounges and double bedrooms. Both cottages have broadband connection.

Phone enquiries: 01451 831 855

Savernake, Thurlestone, Devon, South West England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from £712 to £ 1737

Self catering accommodation in Thurlestone sleeps 8.

Features include: • Garden • Pet friendly • Internet Access • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Close to the Beach • Close to the Sea • Detached Property • Cottage Sleeps

Accommodation overview: Savernake is a detached beachside holiday home with superb sea views, lovely gardens, ample parking and, most importantly, quick and immediate access to Thurlestone Sands beach. This spacious 1920's property (once frequented by 'Lawrence of Arabia'!) is equipped and presented to a high 3-Star standard, and offers flexible accommodation and great value for large family parties or groups of couples alike, with or without a pet!

Wisteria Cottage, Tregrehan Mills, Cornwall, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £324 to £ 646

Self catering accommodation in Tregrehan Mills sleeps 4.

Features include: • Garden • Pet friendly • Internet Access • Golf near by • Short Breaks • Detached Property • Cottage Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: Ici on parle francais.  Just a five minute drive from the Eden Project and the lovely beaches of Porthpean, Charlestown and Par Sands, this freshly renovated double glazed semi detached cottage, is set on the corner of a country road close to the village playing field in the quiet village of Tregrehan Mills. 

Entered from the lane, three steps lead down to a double glazed conservatory / dining area and an internal door opens into a long, beamed, sitting room with lounge furniture facing a coal effect electric fire.  To one side, a recently upgraded, well equipped kitchen has modern fitted units and an external door leading to the fully enclosed garden.  There is one ground floor bedroom with a double bed and an en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin. 

Carpeted stairs lead up in one corner of the sitting room to a wide landing, a twin bedded room and a Bathroom W.C. with Jacuzzi bath and hand basin.  The garden featuring an outstanding Wisteria has a sheltered lawn and storage shed with ample room for beach gear, and there is off road parking for one car. 

There is a pub that serves good food within a 10 minute walk and St Austell, 2 miles, has a range of shops and facilities including supermarkets, a cinema, bowling alley and leisure centre.  The Lost Gardens of Heligan are within a 30 minute drive as are the picturesque coastal villages of Mevagissey and Fowey, and there are two golf courses at nearby Carlyon Bay and Porthpean.

Please note: Towels are available at £2.50 per person per week payable on arrival.

Rampisham Hill Farm Barn, Hooke, Dorset, South West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £443

Self catering accommodation in Hooke sleeps 6.

Features include: • Garden • Internet Access • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Fishing near by • Pub near by • Cottage Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview:

Rampisham Hill Farm Barn details

Rampisham Hill Farm Barn is a light and airy barn that has recently been converted to a very high standard. The property is located in Thomas Hardy country in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just outside the pretty village of Hooke and a short drive away from the small town of Beaminster and the beaches and cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.

There are excellent walks and cycle rides across the West Dorset countryside directly from the property, with the Iron Age Fort of Eggardon Hill and the nature reserves of Kingcombe and Powerstock Common all nearby, along with many other historic towns and villages. The barn is located on a working sheep farm and guests are welcome to meet and help look after the animals.

A number of good pubs are within a 10 minute drive away such as The Three Horseshoes at Powerstock and the Acorn at Evershot. Also within a 10 minute drive are plenty of local services and conveniences found in either Maiden Newton or Beaminster.

Hay Loft, Stanton, Gloucestershire, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £346

Self catering accommodation in Stanton sleeps 4.

Features include: • Garden • Internet Access • Pub near by • Easy Walking Access • Cottage Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview:

Hay Loft details

Nestled in the centre of the peaceful and picturesque village of Stanton, in the heart of the Cotswolds, is the Hayloft. A charming 17th century converted Cotswold stone barn with many exposed beams, yet with a light and airy feel and good headroom for guests above 6'. Stanton is quintessentially Cotswolds, picture postcard pretty and a welcome retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Broadway with its many pubs and restaurants and a great delicatessen is just three miles away. The small but busy town of Stow-on-the-Wold with a large selection of interesting shops is nine miles distant. Winchcombe is a must for food lovers with a number of great eating hostelries. Cheltenham boasting the popular Gold Cup in March is 11 miles away. Stanton, which lies on the Cotswold Way, is a delight for walkers and cyclists, with trails to suit all abilities running from the village. Pubs at Snowshill and Broadway are both within walking distance.

For riders of all levels, horses can be hired at the renowned Jill Carenza Equestrian centre on the edge of the village. Steam enthusiasts can board the Gloucester and Warwickshire steam railway at Toddington (three miles) and mountain bikers have endless hilly trails to keep them busy.

The Mount Inn at top of the village has extensive views over both the village, the surrounding Cotswold countryside and the Vale of Evesham. Extremely popular, booking is recommended in this friendly, cosy public house serving good food and local Donnington Ale. The village is also home to a small garden nursery with a wonderful array of plants and a small farm shop selling local produce, including asparagus (in season), cheese and delicious sausages.

St Clethers, Ladock, Cornwall, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £346

Self catering accommodation in Ladock sleeps 4.

Features include: • Garden • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Romantic Breaks • Close to the Beach • Pub near by • Easy Walking Access • Cottage Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview:

St Clethers details

Located in the heart of Cornwall, Ventonglidder is a truly idyllic hideaway at any time of year. It is a great base from which to explore Cornwall, close to the beautiful Roseland Peninsula and picturesque fishing villages and beaches of the south coast as well as the wilder Atlantic coast to the north. Ventonglidder is the perfect environment in which to relax and unwind or celebrate that special romantic occasion.

At the end of a private gated road our three spacious and luxuriously appointed detached cottages offer peaceful seclusion in a beautiful setting within natural woodland and all grass farmland. With stunning, uninterrupted views over the surrounding countryside, St Clethers and Lower Gew sit either side of a natural pond and stream fed by water from an ancient holy well, whilst Little Hill nestles against the hillside nearby.

The cottages and their surroundings were originally the farmyard and buildings of what is still a working sheep farm. Many original features including the oak beams have been retained within the cottages, all tastefully decorated and furnished with your comfort and relaxation in mind.

Wildlife is in abundance and there are numerous footpaths and winding country lanes to explore, lined with a glorious display of wild flowers throughout spring and summer.

The villages of Ladock and Probus are within a mile of Ventonglidder. Both have friendly local pubs with restaurants. Probus offers two further restaurants and a cafe, a fish and chip shop, a farm shop, a mini supermarket including post office, and a garage with a shop.

Ventonglidder is open to guests throughout the year with a minimum stay of two nights apart from Christmas and New Year.

The Shippen, Boscastle, Cornwall, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £370 to £ 809

Self catering accommodation in Boscastle sleeps 4.

Features include: • Garden • Internet Access • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Short Breaks • Cottage Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: A traditional character cottage with uninterrupted harbour views at the seaward end of an attractive row of three, set on rising ground overlooking the Valency river as it tumbles into the picturesque National Trust harbour about 400 yards away.

The cottage is approached by a flight of railed rustic steps that lead up from the private parking area below to a small lawn which fronts the cottage and a stable door which opens first to an entrance porch with an inner glazed door leading to a slate flagged hallway.

At the end of the hall there is an attractive stone floored, modern fitted kitchen with a large picture window to one side and a view over the harbour on the other. A step leads down from the hall into a beamed sitting/dining room which has a feature stone-built fireplace and a wide panoramic window which overlooks the garden and harbour below.

A carpeted staircase leads up to the first floor landing and to one side, a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the corner bath. Also off the landing are two pretty cottage-style bedrooms, the master bedroom has a kingsize bed with a beamed ceiling and fine views of the harbour and the cliffs beyond, the other smaller beamed bedroom has a double bed and a little low window facing the river.

Outside, a low walled garden has two small lawns, flower beds and a large terrace which has wooden garden furniture, perfect for al fresco dining but young children will require supervision. Boscastle harbour is a 2 minute walk as is the main village with its shops and famous 17th century Cobweb Inn. The area offers good cliff and country walking and the long sandy beach at Trebarwith Strand is about 4 miles away.

Please note: Towels are not available.

Fraggle Rock, Port Isaac, Cornwall, South West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £351 to £ 756

Self catering accommodation in Port Isaac sleeps 4.

Features include: • Garden • Internet Access • Open Fire or Woodburning Stove • Fishing near by • Golf near by • Short Breaks • Cottage Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: With partial views of the coastline and out to sea, this charming former coastguard cottage is set in a slightly elevated position above the lovely old Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac with the advantage of on-site parking.  One of a small row of double glazed cottages set in a quiet sheltered courtyard; it is just a couple of minutes walk down the hill to the picturesque harbour, famously known as the fictional setting of Doc Martin. 

The front door opens to a useful entrance lobby with cloaks cupboard and an inner door leads directly into a fully fitted kitchen/diner with a Cornish slate floor and dining table and chairs arranged in one corner.  To one side, an attractive warm and cosy sitting room has natural exposed stonework on one wall, a pine dresser and comfortable lounge seating arranged before the stone fireplace housing the multi fuel burner. 

In one corner of the sitting room, cottage stairs lead directly up to a small first floor landing, a modern shower room W.C. with heated towel rail and two pleasantly furnished bedrooms each with a wash basin.  There is a double bedroom and a master bedroom with the choice of a 6ft double or 3ft zip linked twin beds; both bedrooms have oblique views over the village, headland and sea. 

From the latter, an unusual first floor French door opens to a stoutly built wooden bridge leading directly out to the enclosed rear garden partly terraced into the hillside with steps up to a sloping lawn and a decked patio with views over the cottage rooftops to the sea and cliffs.  There is parking for one car directly outside the property and all the village amenities are a short walk down the steep hill where there are several good restaurants serving freshly caught fish and it is usually possible to watch the singers the Fishermans Friends perform on the quayside in summer evenings. 

There is also a pub offering food and a supermarket at the top of the village and for a wider choice of amenities the market town of Wadebridge is about 9 miles.  Port Isaac and Port Gaverne have small shingly beaches at low tide and the glorious sandy beaches on the Camel Estuary, including Polzeath, Daymer Bay and Rock are all approximately a 15 minute drive.  The South West Coast Path meanders out of the village in both directions offering spectacular scenery and there are watersports and three golf courses within easy reach.