Beautiful Coastal Cottages with Marvellous Views
Stunning, Tranquil Location, 10 minutes drive to Local Beaches
1 and 2 Bedroom Cottages
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Three beautifully converted stone built barns situated on the slopes of an ancient wooded valley within seven acres of well tended grounds. Luxury accommodation at affordable prices. Each cottage is given a great deal of care and attention to ensure our guests enjoy their holiday with us. Yapham can also provide a range of freshly cooked farm house meals and dishes so after your drive here a freshly cooked delicious meal can await you. This service is very popular with our guests. Be welcomed with a Devon Cream tea of freshly made scones, local jams and clotted cream. Walk across to the sea and pick up the South West Coast Path, a renowned coastal footpath. Wonderful selection of beaches in the area with secluded coves and spectacular waterfalls. Visit nearby world famous Clovelly with its cobbled streets and donkeys, or the many and varied tropical gardens of Cornwall closeby. No noise or light pollution, a hidden treasure for you to enjoy! Sorry but we do not accept pets.
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| Rental periods | Shipload Cottage | Windbury Cottage | Barley Cottage |
| January - March | £370 | £320 | £350 |
| May / April | £420 | £360 | £399 |
| June | £510 | £440 | £490 |
| 25 June - 23 July | £650 | £490 | £570 |
| 23 July - August 27 | £820 | £570 | £680 |
| September | £510 | £440 | £490 |
| October - December | £370 | £320 | £350 |
| Christmas, New Year | £710 | £510 | £570 |
| Easter, October half term | £520 | £440 | £470 |
| May half term | £630 | £490 | £550 |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property(s) per week in UK pounds.
Stay for 4 nights pay for 3 from October 1- March 31.
Changeover day
Shipload cottage is available Saturday to Saturday, Windbury and Barley Cottage from Friday to Friday. However, out of season the changeover date can be more flexible.
Arrival time is 3pm and departure 10.00am.
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Windbury Cottage (1 Bedroom)
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| Single- storey one bedroomed beamed cottage with sun terrace bedecked with masses of flowers all summer and autumn. This cottage is all on one level and full of character with lots of exposed old beams. Large ( 7 metres long) open plan lounge/dining/kitchen area which has just been totally refurbished with new carpets, curtains and comfy leather two seater sofa and reclining chair. This room is colour co-ordinated in green/cream and a rich maroon. Also new oak kitchen with ceramic hob cooker, dishwasher, microwave and fridge. Very pretty double bedroom with en-suite and spacious shower and new white vanity units. Excellent value for two people. (New photos to follow). | |
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Barley Cottage (1 Bedroom)
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| Barley cottage is a very private,beautiful cottage with a large garden overlooking an orchard. Parking space just by the cottage. Light and airy, 3 metres by 4 metres conservatory added April 2009 with french doors onto a new patio area and wonderful views all around. Separate lounge with dining area and lovely views across the valley and the opportunity to watch a wide variety of birds take seeds from the bird feeder on the nearby tree.Three steps down to a separate newly fitted( Dec 2009) kitchen,which includes ceramic hob, cooker, dishwasher, microwave, fridge and a breakfast bar with far reaching views across the valley. Double bedroom with en-suite shower room which has also being updated. Barley is colour co-ordinated in creams and terracotta and offers our guests an exceptional standard and a lot of space for two people. | |
Notes on accommodation
All cottages have central heating, TV/DVD and CD player.
I have included lots of personal touches. Luxury toiletries, boxed games, books, maps, tide timetables, selection of local teas and coffees. The cottages are located down our private half mile drive so are completely safe for children, plus we have a large paddock with a toy box. Guests are very welcome to walk around the seven acres which includes a two acre ancient woodland and orchard and stile to take you into neighbouring fields where you can walk to the sea or just admire the fantastic coastal views. Our excellent meals and dishes are very, very popular and we also keep a small stock of these in the freezer plus small tubs of locally made luxury ice-cream. We have a return rate of over 65% and have won several recent awards for our cottages. We look forward to welcoming you to this stunning coastal area of North Devon in an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Please do contact me if I can be of further help.
Accessibility
Our cottages are located on the slopes of an ancient wooded valley so although not very steep, it is not recommended for wheelchair users. However, access via our steps is suitable for elderly guests as handrails and lighting are provided.
We are very proud that over 65% of our guests return to Yapham or recommend us to their friends. We hope that you too will consider staying in this very beautiful, unspoilt area of North Devon.
Outside
Yapham cottages are quite unique. We would challenge you to find a better location in the area, as the views across the valley and towards the sea are magnificent. The cottages are set in landscaped gardens within seven acres of grounds. We have no near neighbours so it is very tranquil at all times, although we are only two miles from the bustling village of Hartland with its shops, schools and pubs. The Hart pub is in the Michelin Guide 2009 and the food here is quite outstanding.
Each cottage has either its own garden or terrace with garden furniture and lovely views of the surrounding countryside and sea.
Guests are most welcome to stroll around our gardens, through our orchard and two-acre woodland and along our drive to look at all the wonderful views that surround us.
We have just made our own compost area so now have compost crocks in each cottage.
Coast/Beach
You can walk to the beach from our cottages and it will take you 45 mins. Alternatively, drive to the nearest beach at Hartland Quay, 10 minutes away.
The Hartland Peninsula has 12 miles of spectacular coastline so lots of beaches to explore, from sandy beaches to rock pools at the Quay and magnificent waves for surfing. Swimming is very safe on lots of the local beaches but the area is also renowned for its surfing. Magnificent rugged cliffs, spectacular waterfalls.
Golf
We have several excellent golf courses on our doorstep, from Hartland Forest Golf Club to the oldest links course in England at Westward Ho! One championship course at Saunton Sands plus two further local courses at Bude and Holsworthy.
Special interest holidays
Enjoy fishing? - we have exclusive use of a one and half acre fishing lake within walking distance of our cottages.
The lake is teaming with fish for coarse fisherman to enjoy and there is no extra charge for this activity.
We can also provide picnic hampers for you to enjoy whilst fishing.
Please contact us on 01237441916 for further details.
On honeymoon? why not try our Romantic Hideaway Break available most of the year?
Enjoy champagne, roses, beautiful decorated chocolate and strawberry cake, plus meals and breakfast hamper. Please see our own website for further details under our Special Breaks section.
Travel
Nearest airport is either Newquay in Cornwall or Bristol and Exeter in Devon. Mainline train from London to Tiverton takes just over two hours and then hire a car from there if travelling from abroad. We can arrange travel form Barnstaple if necesary. We can hire cycles for you if you wish to cycle around the area.
Distances
Hartland village is two miles away. Here you will find food shops, farm shop and cafe, Post Office and store plus 3 pubs, three Churches, Doctors and vets. The peninsula has several tourist attractions, a magnificent Church, Docton Mill Gardens, Hartland Abbey and two miles away the picturesque village of Clovelly. The nearest towns of Bideford and Bude are 15 miles away. We are only 9 miles from Cornwall and all its wonderful places of interest. Lundy Island a nature reserve is 12 miles away.
Further details
Local shops are two miles away.
Hartland has one Gastro-pub to be found in the Michelin Guide - The Hart. Food is consistently good and great village pub atmosphere.
Yapham can also provide an excellent range of home- cooked meals and dishes.
Plenty of tourist attractions nearby from gardens to historic houses and also children's theme parks.
Exmoor National Park and Dartmoor National park are closeby and we are only 9 miles form Cornwall with all its popular fishing villages and coastline. Lundy Island, a nature reserve is 12 miles away and there is a frequent boat out to the island. There are other pleasure cruises available.
Walking and cycling are very popular pastimes and you can hire bikes from Yapham.
Booking notes
We do hope that you will be tempted to stay in this very beautiful area of Devon. Please e-mail me with confirmation of your dates. I have an availability calendar on my website (see below).
I take a 20% deposit payable as a cheque and the balance is paid 8 weeks before your holiday starts.
Guest comments
Our first visit and definitely not our last!(Jan 2010) We stayed in Barley Cottage and did not want to leave it in the morning, as we were so mesmorised by the large variety of birds that visited the bird feeders. The cottage is so beautiful, Jane and Jimmy have thought of everything.
Thank you for the delicious scones and your lovely welcome - we will come again.
Your attention to detail is superb, just like a five star hotel.
What can we say... it just has the WOW factor......
How do you beat this? -comment on Barley Cottage October 2009.
This is our fifth visit and it gets better and better! The cottages and area are just as you said and we loved all the wonderful local walks. We cannot recommend you enough! Every year we come and stay and every year it gets better and better! We have just stayed in Barley Cottage with its new conservatory which is just superb. Thank you again Jane and Jimmy.
Owner profile
About the owner
My name is Jane Young and in February 2000 I fell in love with Yapham and managed to persuade my husband that this is where he should live!
9 years later he has no regrets and of course neither do I.
Previously a teacher in Kent, I wanted to try something different, so we moved here with our cats in July 2000.
I know I become very passionate about whatever I believe in, teaching for most of my life and now running these coastal cottages.
I am also very driven and as a consequence always have projects on the go.
Tourism has become very competitive so it is really important to offer your guests the best you can afford. I get a lot of pleasure in updating the cottages, and seeing the delighted expression on guests' faces when they arrive.
I hope you may be one of them.
Year purchased: 2000
Why the owner chose a home in this location
I had not heard of The Hartland Peninsula, although we moved to Devon as we were always coming on holiday to Dartmoor and the surrounding area, but not North Devon.
We fell in love with the beauty and tranquillity of the area, the clean air, the brilliant starlit skies( there is no pollution) and the stunning coastal scenery.
We have also found the local community very friendly.
In addition this area is still a hidden gem.
Many of our returning guests will not tell others about the area in case we get too booked up and they cannot get a cottage!
We believe you too will love this untouched area of Devon, its remoteness from the hustle and bustle of city life and the peace and serenity that so many of us seek.
Unique benefits of the property
We would challenge you to find a small select complex like ours with such stunning views and with such excellent accommodation with lots of extra personal touches you normally associate with luxury hotels.
You will be surrounded by fields looking towards the sea. The only sounds come from the pheasants and the sheep in the fields and yet we are only two miles from the bustling village of Hartland.
We can offer an excellent range of home cooked food, all you need to do is reheat it.
We also have exclusive use to a private fishing lake, five minutes walk from your cottage.
You can walk to the South West Coast Path from Yapham or visit any number of beautiful gardens or pop down to Cornwall as we are only 9 miles from the border.
For booking and further information
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Jane Young
Tel: (UK) + 44 (0)1237 441 916
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