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Butterwell Barn
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Hammock
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Warm, comfortable converted stone-built barn with the owners farmhouse well separated, 30 metres away. Approached by the perimeter track of an old airfield with great views of the twin peaks of Cornwall from the top of our track - Rough Tor is 3 miles away, on still nights in spring you can visit the marsh to hear the drumming of Cornish snipe and the weird call of the peewit. The track then drops below the airfield, beside a stream and over moorland with grazing horses and sheep to Butterwell, once an old smallholding, in a stand of trees and grassy banks. Feels remote, but just 15 minutes drive from the A30 at Launceston. Children are always welcome here and toys and books are provided, as are garden seats and benches for those who would rather not run around. Logs for the wood burning stove are provided at no extra charge and bedlinen is provided. Great bird-watching, walking, swimming and surfing - beaches at Trebarwith Strand, Crackington Haven, Bossinney, Bude, Polzeath.
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Upstairs living area
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Double bedroom
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Rental periods |
Per week |
| 3 - 9 May |
£350 |
| 17 - 23 May |
£220 |
| 31 May - 6 June |
£300 reduced from £360 |
| 14 - 20 June |
£360 |
| 21 June - 1 September |
£540 |
| 2 - 5 September 4 nights |
£240 |
| 6 - 12 September |
£340 |
| 20 - 26 September |
£300 |
| 27 September - 3 October |
£260 |
| 4 - 17 October |
£220 |
| 18 - 24 October |
£240 |
| 25 - 31 October |
£300 |
| 1 November - 19 December |
£200 |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK Pounds.
Christmas week 20 - 26 December £440. New Year week 27 December - 2 January £460. Or, New Year only:
New Year long-weekend, 5 nights £380.
Winter weekends from £100.
Changeover day
Usually Saturday but can sometimes be flexible as I occasionally offer different lengths of stay, especially in summer, which can help with travel away from busy times. Weekends and short breaks in winter and occasionally offered at other times.
| Accommodation |
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| Bedrooms: |
Bedroom 1 with antique brass double bed (new base and mattress), mullioned window.
Bedroom 2 with 2'6" single pine bed plus same-size pine under bed, makes twin beds or a second double which is comfortable but rather fills the room! Washbasin in each roo |
| Bathrooms: |
Separate shower room with shower and wc (downstairs). |
| Kitchen: |
Wooden floored kitchen area, not a white plastic fitted kitchen but with wood cupboards and free-standing gas cooker with brass handles and separate microwave, freezer and fridge, more in keeping with the feel of an ancient building. Toaster, cafetiere. |
| Utility Room: |
On the end of our house, 25 metres beyond the Barn and well-separated, is a utility room with washing machine for shared use. Excellent wooden 'kitchen maid' - type drying rack in Barn, sunny washing line in garden. |
| Living Rooms: |
Dining area between kitchen area and living space, has wooden table and chairs, with high chair if you request it. Comfortable living space with 2 sofas, armchair, coffee table and TV/DVD/video player, plus radio/cassette player and small CD player. |
| Other: |
Outhouse for storage of your bicycles and surfboards and for collection of logs and kindling for the wood-burning stove.
Davidstow Moor is an agricultural grazing common with unfenced grazing animals all year round. Sorry but absolutely no dogs, please. |
Cleaning/towels/
linen/maid service: |
Bedlinen is included but not towels, unless you are travelling from abroad. Property is cleaned before your arrival and after you leave - equipment is provided for you to care for it while you are there. Change of bedlinen provided for 2-week stay. |
Notes on accommodation
From upstairs, the large double-glazed pitch-pine windows face south north and west, with glorious sunsets. Heating is by storage heaters in every room, plus wood-burning stove upstairs - not necessary to be warm but makes it extra toasty and is much enjoyed. Also, portable convector heater. Gracious antique bookcase with glass front upstairs holds loads of books, local info and toys. Children are very welcome and love to visit Butterwell, we provide a cot, nursery fireguard, baby bath, a stair-gate at the top of the stairs and children's books and toys. Insulated laminated wooden floor downstairs, with well-gripped rugs; old pine floorboards upstairs with carpet in living area. Please bring your own bedding for the cot.
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| hob/stove |
oven |
fridge/freezer |
microwave |
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iron/ironing board |
tv |
cot |
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Accessibility
We are very sorry but the building is structurally unsuitable for wheelchair use.
Outside
Large grassy lawn with tall trees and soft grass, plenty of room to run a round and moorland to roam from the cattle grid at the bottom of the drive. Two wooden folding chairs are provided, plus a wooden bench and a table. Plenty of space for barbeques, flat stones provided for protection of lawn. Parking for 2 cars.
We ask our visitors to please abstain from smoking in the Barn as Butterwell is a no-smoking zone. It is easier for you to book a cottage that accepts smokers as there is no provision for smoking under shelter outside.
Coast/Beach
Trebarwith Strand (S of Tintagel, west-facing, great for BBQs, surf, swim, rock pools, cafe, pub with food, sunsets and views) and Bossinney Haven (W of Boscastle, steep rocky path, cliffs where fulmars nest on easily seen ledges and house martins nest on rock faces, one of Cornwall's hidden gems), both 4 miles, 15 min drive, best at low tide. Crackington Haven (surf, swim, sunsets, BBQs, 20 mins drive) Bude 30 mins drive; Polzeath 30 mins - Camel estuary, ferry Rock-Padstow, sometimes dolphins!
Golf
Nearest golf course is Bowood Park at Camelford, 4 miles. 15 miles to lovely course at Rock, over sand dune area at edge of River Camel, passing legendary St Enedocs church, small and cute with a crooked spire and poet John Betjeman's grave. Renowned course at St Mellion about 25 miles to the south.
Travel
Newquay and airport 30 miles, Plymouth airport and ferry port 30 miles. Use of car recommended but possible without if you wish to walk and use taxis. We will help with occasional lifts, nearest bus stop a mile away. Nearest train station Bodmin Parkway 20 miles or Exeter St Davids 50 miles, car hire available at both.
Distances
Padstow 40 mins drive. Rough Tor (Time Team on ancient archeology) and Brown Willy, Cornwall's highest hills, 3 and 3.5 miles away. Crowdy reservoir (bird-watching, walking) 2 miles. Davidstow Woods (spectacular roost for a million starlings in winter,1 mile). Wadebridge, Bude, Bodmin, Launceston equidistant 12-15 miles away; Camelford, Boscastle, Tintagel 4 miles. Sterts open-air theatre 12 miles, Minions - Cheesewring rocks and Hurlers stone circles 14 miles. Lanhydrock House + garden12 miles.
Further details
Camelford (10 minutes drive) has Co-op supermarket (bread baked daily) open 7am to 11 pm every day including Sundays; banks with cash machines; butcher; post office, 2 pubs which provide food, cafes, Indian restaurant and fish and chip shop. Also, leisure centre with indoor swimming pool. Further afield are many places to eat and explore. Cornwall has coast on three sides and all of the coast is encircled by the south-west coastal footpath with spectacular views and varied walking. Bodmin Moor stretches south from Davidstow - we could drop you off at historic Jamaica Inn to walk the 6 miles back to Butterwell. The Rising Sun on the way to Altarnun has a real ales and good food, as do many other pubs within a few miles. Fresh local fish can be bought from the fish vaults at the quaint village of Port Isaac, about 7 miles away, or at Widemouh Bay, on the coast road to Bude. The Farm Shop at St Endellion on the way to Rock and Polzeath has local farm produce and many delicious local foods, a cafe, space outside for children to play, Pick-Your-Own strawberries and other fruits in season.
Booking notes
Deposit of 40% of full price required on booking, please, by cheque or bank transfer. Balance becomes due 6 weeks before arrival date. Personal cheques in Euros accepted. £50 reduction for 2-week booking April - end October.
Guest comments
This has been one of the nicest holidays we've had for a long time. Barn is lovely and welcoming as were Sue and Arthur. We discovered some new places - the cliff-top walk at Bossinney and walks around Daymer Bay were especially beautiful. We fell in love with Port Isaac and the fish from the vaults there was wonderful. To top it all, the weather was lovely. All in all, a lovely comfortable stay and we hope to return. Best wishes, Liz and Jon 17 April 2008
The barn was lovely and cosy, beautiful views. Thank you Sue for making the barn so homely - we have decided we like the log-burner and have copied Arthur's lighting instructions in case we get one of our own - worked every time! Nigel, Jean and Ellie. 3 April 2008
A second visit to this wonderful little spot,, hidden away in Cornwall. A fabulous destination for youngsters (and their parents) where the details are well thought out to deliver a real home from home. Magic Cottage is the kids' nickname! Ken, Di, J, A. 24 March 200
For booking and further information
Sue King
Tel: (UK) + 44 (0)1840 261 307
Email: Click here
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