Luxurious Bed and Breakfast Accommodation with Lovely Views over the Blackdown Hills
Quintessentially English, Lies in a Gentle Landscape of Ancient Fields and Hedges
3 x Double Bedrooms (Sleeps 6)
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At Pounds Farm, on the borders of Devon and Somerset, we offer top quality bed and breakfast. Whether you are planning just a night, or a short break, you can enjoy a taste of luxury in an idyllic rural setting. Set amid green meadows and surrounded by mature gardens, Pounds farm offers you a warm welcome. It is peaceful and cosy, with plenty of character, old beams and log fires. From your window you can enjoy extensive views to distant hills and watch the geese and Molly the horse as they graze. During the summer, cows with their new calves also enjoy the grass in the fields surrounding the house. We have a friendly Springer Spaniel, Georgia, who is well trained and tends to stay out of the way of visitors, unless they tell us they like dogs. We also have a farm cat called Poppy, who lives in the barns and six hens and five geese who provide us with fresh eggs. I bake fresh bread daily, make all my own jam and marmalade's and the breakfast sausages and bacon are from a nearby farm.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 9 March 2012 - 31 January 2014 | £30 | - |
Changeover day
Guests are welcome to arrive at any time after 4pm, unless by prior arrangement. Please vacate your room by 10am.
Notes on accommodation
On your arrival you will be shown around the facilities. Each bedroom has very comfortable beds with 4 plump pillows. Both these and the generous duvets are of feather and are covered with crisp white cotton sheets. The rooms have fitted wardrobes and chests of drawers. On each side of the bed are bedside tables with lamps. Each bedroom has a digital TV/DVD with remote, a torch, hot water bottles, an alarm clock and a hairdryer. A full tray, with choices of tea, including fruit teas, cafetiere coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits is provided and is replenished daily. Your room will be cleaned each day. Towels are provided. The luxurious en-suite bathroom has a spacious walk in power shower. The private bathroom has a roll top bath, bidet and power shower. At night a landing light is left on.
The bathrooms have views which stretch over the fields to the skyline. We have wireless internet, which can be used by arrangement. The dining room has armchairs and an open fire.
Accessibility
The farm house has low ceilings in places and is built on several levels with steps between them. There is a wide flight of stairs to the guest bedrooms. The car park will take five cars, space is available for larger vehicles. We will help you when getting your luggage to room if you wish. The front door side of the house is gravel and the main garden side and patio is concrete slabs. There is a crazy paving path with one step leading to the swimming pool. All paths are lit at night.
Outside
You are welcome to enjoy a swim when you arrive. The pool is 16' by 30' with a roman end step and is one depth of between 4 and 5 foot throughout. We keep it heated and it is in use from mid May until mid September, depending on the weather. It is also used by ourselves and those staying in our small cottage. Also, please feel free to wander through the beautiful orchards, where you will find mulberry, fig, plum, pear, cherry, peach and apple trees. You are also very welcome to sit and admire the views from the garden, or to wander amongst the borders and across the lawns. We hope that you will consider that this is your home while you are staying with us.
Coast/Beach
The South coast is within 16 miles. The beaches tend to be of pebbles, but there is sand at Sidmouth and Exmouth. The world famous Jurassic coastline is 45 minutes away by car.
The North coast is within an hours drive. The beaches are sandy and famous for surf.
From Minehead right around the peninsular of Devon and Cornwall is the South West Coastal path. This is accessible from many points along the North and South coasts and many of these are within easy reach.
Golf
Honiton 11 miles. Oake Manor 6 miles. Taunton 12 miles. Pickeridge 9 miles. Tiverton 9 miles. Otter Vale Golf Centre 5 miles.
Special interest holidays
Traditional and Arts and Crafts courses are available at The Old Kennels Dunkerswell.
Travel
Nearest Airports Exeter 20 miles, Bristol 49 miles.
Nearest Ferry Ports: Weymouth 56 miles, Plymouth 68 miles.
Nearest train station: Tiverton Parkway 9 miles.
Pounds Farm is 160 miles from London, mid way between London and Lands End. We lie close to the Devon and Somerset border and we are between the north and south coasts of Devon. The Somerset Levels, the Quantock Hills and Exmoor are within easy reach.
Distances
Hemyock half a mile, Wellington 5 miles, Honiton 9 miles, Taunton 12 miles, Exeter 25 miles.
National Trust Houses and gardens: Montecute 29 miles, Forde Abbey 19 miles, Hestercombe 18 miles, Knightshayes 16 miles, Killerton 19 miles, Cothay Manor 5 miles.
Exmoor and Dartmoor, the Eden Project, Lundy island, Clovelly and Rosemoor are all within reach.
Further details
There is an 8 till late Spar shop in the village, which has a cash point. Also a fish and chip shop, Post Office, two hairdressers and a health centre with a dispensing pharmacy.There is an excellent selection of traditional country pubs in the surrounding villages serving excellent food, fine wines and local beers and ciders. Wellington has most branches of national banks, many quality small shops such as a wine and cheese shop and local butchers, a hardware shop and a branch of Waitrose, and both Wellington and Honiton hold regular farmers markets. There is a superb Indian takeaway in the next village, with a delivery service. The Landrover experience is great fun for off road adventure. Parachuting, flying and gliding are available at Dunkerswell airfield. There is an old fashioned cinema in Wellington and each local town has its own sports centre. Exeter has a theatre and museum. There is a steam train which runs from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and a canal with horse drawn barges in Tiverton. Horse riding, bird watching, and fishing are all available locally.
Booking notes
I normally ask for a deposit of £30 to secure the room of your choice. Once your booking has been confirmed, please complete the form and send it with a cheque to the address given. I also have a paypal account so that bookings can be secured from overseas.
Guest comments
What a wonderful place! Beautiful views, so peaceful too. Your house is quintessentially English, just what I had hoped for. Lovely room, cosy bed and a friendly welcome. Thank you for such a nice stay. Jane B, Wilts.
Thanks a lot guys. You were simply the most beautiful people and dog we met in England and the competition has been harsh. Christos and Kyriakos, Greece.
Geese on the pond, white horses in the field, I felt as if I were in an English romantic novel. Thank you so much for your kindness and warmth. Lynne B, California.
Owner profile
About the owner
For the last 30 years, my husband Jim and I have lived in the beautiful Blackdown Hills in Devon. It is where our three children grew up and enjoyed family life in a very peaceful place. They have now all left home to live and work in various cities. We still lead the good life, and work hard to tend a large vegetable garden, grow flowers for the house, and to enjoy the fruits of a productive orchard. We keep laying hens and a flock of geese. I have a grey mare called Molly, a springer spaniel called Georgia and for exercise, Jim and I enjoy walking over the fields and cycling around the pretty lanes. We offer bed and breakfast accommodation in the farm house and we also have a tiny cottage. We also have a villa in Turkey which we let and which we ourselves escape to when we can.
Why the owner chose a guest house in this location
We bought in this location because we liked the village of Hemyock and we both had the feeling that Pounds Farm would make a wonderful family home. The Blackdown Hills are an area of outstanding natural beauty and we are set amid an ancient landscape of small fields and hedges with lovely views. We have slowly updated and improved the farm house over the years, but have carefully retained its key features and charm. When the children left home to live and work in various cities we decided to start to offer B and B. Since then we have discovered that we thoroughly enjoy meeting and looking after our visitors, who find the tranquility here is something they miss in their everyday lives.
Unique benefits of the property
The aim that my husband Jim and I share is to offer a very warm welcome and a comfortable stay in our family home. The standards we set ourselves are high and the rooms are comfortable and all have stunning views. We are always on hand to offer advice about where to visit, where to eat and things to do in the area. Pounds Farm is only half a mile from the friendly village of Hemyock with its Post Office, shop and traditional pub selling good food and local beers. There are tennis courts and back at the farm we offer guests the use of the heated swimming pool and a couple of sturdy mountain bikes. For breakfast, I only serve locally sourced bacon and sausages and free range eggs. I make my own apple juice, preserves and marmalade.
For booking and further information
Property Ref E2597
Contact Name:
Diana Elliott
(UNITED KINGDOM) +44 01823680802
Alternate Contact Details:
(UNITED KINGDOM) +44 07831870855
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