The cottage is set in a secluded spot in the charming hamlet of West Buckland, a short walk from Bantham and the beach.
We have a 4 night minimum stay, with a 15% discount applied automatically for stays of 7 nights or more.
Grove Cottages is our family holiday home which we completely renovated for our personal use in 2008, and now keep it maintained to the highest standards. The house is furnished with original art work and a mixture of modern and restored vintage furniture, it has a large private wooded garden which we have been returning to its former glory since 2004 including installing two large ponds. In summer guests are welcome to take herbs and vegetables from the raised beds plus sweet peas/dahlias from the cut flower beds.
We have sun loungers in the garden and there are two large patios furnished for outside eating with a gas BBQ, open fireplace and a big Jamie Oliver wood-fired pizza oven. Wifi is accessible throughout the cottage.
The cottage is conveniently located for Bantham beach and estuary where it is possible to go surfing, sailing, kayaking, swimming, fishing and 'rock pooling' in a wonderful unspoilt environment. Thurlestone is also very close and here you will find, golf, tennis, a hotel (for spa treatments, fine dining and cream teas), pub, Post Office and shop.
At the front of the cottage there is one acre of woodland gardens with two ponds (and a resident family of Moorhens), vegetable plot, pizza oven and a large patio with dining table and chairs. Part of this garden is wild with Woodpeckers, Buzzards, Nuthatches, Dunnocks and lots of other lovely woodland birds and there is a small stream running at the bottom.
At the rear of the cottage the garden sits above the house and there is a big deck and terrace which are perfect for sitting out and watching the sun set. Once night falls, there is outside lighting and a fireplace ready to be lit so you can be warm while watching the shooting stars and satellites travel overhead.
There is plenty of parking - to the side and in front of the cottage plus overflow spaces in the garden (well out of sight of the house !).
Please note- Access to the EV charger is slightly tricky - you need to be relatively nimble to access it (we can and are in our 60s, but it is not straightforward). The EV charger is priced separately at £35 per week/short stay.
The cottage and its garden are strictly no-smoking. One dog (less than 25 kg) is welcome if it is over two years old, house trained, clean, well-behaved and up-to-date with flea and tick prevention treatment. We ask that you keep your dog out of the bedrooms/off the furniture and that you do not leave it in the property unattended. An additional charge of £60 per stay/week is priced separately.
