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South West England self catering and cottages
The South West of England has so much to offer for a superb holiday or short break. Whether you are looking for an active holiday or a relaxing retreat you are sure to find it in this beautiful part of Britain. Enjoy your stay in some superb self catering cottages and accommodation in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.
Here you will find accommodation perfect for couples and large family groups and ideally located near the coast or at the heart of the countryside.
Self catering accommodation in South West England is great value for money and if you are after luxury then check out the cottages with hot tubs, sauna's, gyms, heated swimming pools and much more! Refine your search of South West England self catering accommodation listed by using the county and region menus on the left or above.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £325 to £0
Self catering accommodation in Dartmouth sleeps 4.
Features include: Non smoking Pub near by Parking available • sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Set in the very heart of the town (next door to the 'Dartmouth Apprentice' restaurant - formerly the St. Barnabas Church) and with easy access to all local facilities including shops, galleries and pubs this is the recently developed four-storey coastal town house converted into three individual holiday apartments. The parking has been significantly renovated and is now an attractive landmark in this popular area of the town. Each of the flats have views over the River Dart across to Kingswear and out to sea with parking usually available in the road nearby (out of season) or in the long stay car park.
  
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £295 to £0
Self catering accommodation in Dartmouth sleeps 6.
Features include: • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking Pub near by Parking available • sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: A spacious Victorian house, comfortably furnished and with full gas central heating and instant hot water by combi boiler. Children welcome. Strictly no smoking and no pets.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £386 to £839
Self catering accommodation in Gwithian sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: With inverted accommodation to take full advantage of the views over St Ives Bay, this interesting and double glazed barn conversion is the end one of three and entered from the parking area.
Two steps lead up to the front door which opens to a quarry tiled lobby with an adjacent cloakroom W.C. and hand basin. To one side, a door leads into the master bedroom with a double bed and an en-suite bathroom W.C. with wash basin and hand shower fitment to the bath. From the hall, two steps lead down to a bright kitchen / dining room with a run of modern fitted units and a glazed door opening to a small terrace with views over rolling open countryside.
Leading off the kitchen are two twin bedded rooms, one with distant views of Hells Mouth on the Atlantic Coast, and a shower room with hand basin. Wooden open tread stairs lead up from the entrance hall to the first floor and a spacious sitting room with a hip shaped ceiling, a laminate floor, leather seating and views across the bay towards St Ives from three Velux windows.
There is a shared lawn and barbecue area, which has stock proof fencing separating it from the adjacent fields. Young children and the elderly will need to take care, as there are several changes of level.
Please note: Towels available at £3 per person, per week payable on arrival.
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Sleeps 3
Weekly price range £319 to £634
Self catering accommodation in Portholland sleeps 3.
Accommodation overview: Just 3 miles from the sea at Portholland, this self contained loft apartment is the entire upper level of a newly built, double glazed detached barn surrounded by peaceful unspoilt countryside. Built on land once owned by the Caerhays estate, the property has been sympathetically designed with local stone, wood cladding and a slate roof.
Entered from the private parking area where there is space for two cars, shallow steps lead up to a sheltered paved patio and small lawn for the sole use of the visitors, adjacent to the owners extensive landscaped garden. From here, a dozen wooden railed steps lead up to a small elevated sun deck with patio furniture enjoying lovely views of rolling hills and the front door which opens to a pleasant living room in a light and airy décor with oak flooring.
To one side is comfortable lounge seating facing the wood burning stove set on a slate hearth and on the other is a smartly fitted kitchen area with solid oak units and a dining suite. There is a spacious bedroom with a 6ft 6in double bed; zip linked which can be separated into two 3ft 3in singles, plus an additional child/day bed. To complete the accommodation, an en-suite bathroom W.C. with hand basin, bath and shower cubicle leads off the bedroom. There are two wall mounted electric dimplex heaters.
Below the apartment is the washing machine and the owner's garage where there is space available for the storage of beachgear and bicycles and drying wet gear. Tregony, 1 mile, has a pub, P.O. and grocery shop, as do the nearby picturesque villages of Portloe and Veryan. Portholland has two quiet south facing beaches relatively uncommercialised and there is also a sheltered beach in the foreground of Caerhays Castle and Gardens which are open to the public in the spring.
The coastal foot path close by provides stunning views across Veryan Bay, there is a regular passenger ferry to Falmouth departing from St Mawes 10 miles away and The Lost Gardens of Heligan and The Eden Project are within a 30 minute drive.
Please note: This property is not suitable for toddlers.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £250 to £0
Self catering accommodation in Malborough sleeps 2.
Features include: Non smoking Near the Beach • Close to the Sea Parking available • sleeps 2
Accommodation overview: Situated in a quiet, secluded position, within an Area of Outstanding Beauty, surrounded by National Trust farmland with access through a delightful valley to Soar Mill Cove and the South Devon Coastal Path. Salcombe and Kingsbridge are three and five miles respectively, whilst the village of Malborough, with its pubs, small shop and post office, is just a 2-3 minutes drive away.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £386 to £865
Self catering accommodation in St Veep sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: A picturesque, very traditional, comfortable detached house in an unspoilt little creekside hamlet on a tributary of the Fowey river. The original Mill House for the unrestored mill on the edge of the stream it is set into sloping ground and entered at first floor level reached from the parking area by an uneven granite and cobbled path that crosses the unused mill leat at one point.
The stable door set beneath a slate roof opens into a hallway with cloaks area to one side. This delightful house has low beamed ceilings, latch doors and interesting alternatives to vertical walls! The sitting room set to one side of the hall is comfortably furnished with the original fireplace and views from the window and window seat down over the front lawn to the stream.
On the other side of the hall a beamed kitchen / dining room has similar views, country pine furniture and pine units. There is one bedroom on this level with a 2ft 6inch single bed.
Rather steep stairs lead up to a landing with two further bedrooms, both very spacious, beamed and with views across the valley and down the creek, one with a double bed and hand basin, the other with two 3ft beds and one 2ft 6inch bed and a hand basin. A bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath completes the accommodation.
A grassy garden, with useful outside W.C., surrounds the house, edged by the river along one side and not a place for unsupervised toddlers or young children but a delight for older ones. There is off road parking for 3 vehicles with further parking on the private grass verge adjacent to the property. There is a little bridge crossing over Penpoll Creek where it is possible to launch canoes and small dinghies at high tide, 25 yards away. One pet only accepted.
Please note: Bed linen is available at £14 per double & £7 per single per week to be paid on arrival. Towels are not available. Broadband available via BT Openzone Hotspot.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £351 to £756
Self catering accommodation in Madron sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: A traditional listed Cornish cottage with glimpses of the sea and St Michaels Mount from upstairs, set in a pretty little walled and gated front garden close to the 14th century Parish Church at Madron, a few minutes drive from the attractive town of Penzance.
A low stable door opens under heavy blooms of wisteria in summer, directly into a charming beamed living room which spans the whole width of the cottage, with a massive open granite hearth at one end. At the rear of the cottage is a well equipped neat kitchen with some fitted units, and a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and bath with shower attachment. A glazed back door opens to a private and sunny garden fully enclosed which can be seen from the kitchen window.
In one corner of the sitting room, cottage stairs twist up to two appealing pleasantly furnished bedrooms with double and twin beds respectively. Both are carpeted and have low windows set into thick walls with window seats and a distant view between the rooftops below of the glinting waters of Mounts Bay. Steep stairs make this property unsuitable for toddlers and the elderly may also have difficulty.
Madron has a village pub which serves food. Penzance and Mounts Bay with extensive shops and beaches are under 10 minutes drive and the Isles of Scilly are easily accessible via the ferry service. It is possible to park on the road outside the cottage and there is a free village car park 75 yards away.
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Sleeps 10
Weekly price range £366 to £853
Self catering accommodation in St Breward sleeps 10.
Accommodation overview: A spacious and comfortable double glazed family house converted from a 19th century chapel, beside a country lane that leads out of the moorland village of St Breward, Cornwall's highest village, on the western edge of Bodmin Moor. Sympathetically renovated and furnished, the property has retained the original arch shaped windows and all the rooms are of a substantial size with high ceilings and a light and airy décor.
Approached from the parking area where there is off road parking for 2 cars, a couple of steps lead up to the front door which opens to a wide entrance hallway with an adjacent shower room W.C. with hand basin. On one side of the hall, a long sitting room has ample seating arranged before an electric log effect fire and a window overlooking the patio area. On the opposite side of the hall, there is a pleasant dining room with table, chairs and an original pew seat, and beyond there is a recently fitted kitchen with an electric range cooker. The kitchen can also be accessed from the sitting room.
A wide staircase leads up from the hallway to the first floor landing, a family bathroom W.C. with hand basin, bath and shower cubicle, and five bedrooms. There is a twin bedded room with a vanity basin, two double bedrooms, a smaller room with two 3ft single beds and a vanity basin, and the fifth bedroom has pine 3ft bunk beds. There are portable electric heaters in all of the bedrooms. To one side of the house, three steps lead up to a sheltered paved patio area with outdoor table and chairs. Children and dogs will need supervision as the patio is not enclosed. A small wing at the rear of the house is self contained and permanently occupied.
The village store and newsagent/P.O. with internet cafe are a 2 minute walk and The Old Inn pub and restaurant, dating back to the 11th century, and the neighbouring parish church are about 10 minutes on foot. There is also a children's playground in the village and riding stables just over a mile away. The towns of Bodmin, Wadebridge and Camelford are all within a 10 mile radius, there are golf courses nearby, and the indoor leisure complex with pool at Hengar Manor is open to non residents a 10 minute drive away.
The area abounds with rural footpaths, the open moor is only a few minutes walk and the Camel Trail can be joined at Wenford Bridge only two miles away. The spectacular coastline and beaches at Trebarwith, Port Isaac and Polzeath are about 9 miles.
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £291 to £756
Self catering accommodation in Lanner sleeps 5.
Accommodation overview: Centrally located just 7 miles from both the North and South Coasts offering an ideal touring base with easy access to explore the whole county, this delightful cottage is one of a pair recently converted from an old piggery.
Set in a rural valley to one side of Cosy Nook and the entrance of West Trevarth Farm, the property has been finished to a high standard with double glazing and centrally heated to provide a warm and comfortable haven all year round.
Entered from the tarmac parking area where there is ample space for three cars, a path leads to the front door which opens to an entrance hall with a quarry tiled floor, a ground floor twin bedded room and an adjacent shower room W.C. with hand basin and heated towel rail.
A door from the hallway leads to a light and spacious open-plan living room with rugs on the pine floor and views over the surrounding farmland. There is a smart fitted kitchen area with maple units, a dining suite, comfortable lounge seating facing an electric living flame fire, and French Windows that open to the patio and lawned garden.
Stairs from the hallway lead up to the first floor landing, a bathroom W.C. with wash basin, bath with hand shower attachment and heated towel rail, and two pleasantly furnished bedrooms with a 5ft double and a single bed respectively, both with Velux windows.
The villages of Lanner and Carharrack are both within a 5 minute drive and each have a local shop and pub, and Falmouth, with a choice of beaches and a wide selection of amenities is just 7 miles. The beaches at Porthtowan and Portreath on the north coast are both 6miles away, and the famous resorts of Newquay and St Ives are just a 30 minute drive respectively.
The Roseland Peninsula can be reached in 20 minutes via the King Harry Ferry, and there are watersports centres at Stithians Lake and Mylor Harbour. There is a golf course and indoor ski centre 5 miles away, riding stables close by and the Cornish Way Coast to Coast Cycle Trail is nearby with bicycle hire available from Bissoe Tramways.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £363 to £782
Self catering accommodation in St Ives sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: Formerly the Victory Inn dating back to the 17th century, this grade II listed corner cottage with considerable character is set in a cobbled alleyway leading from the bustling main street in the heart of the delightful resort of St Ives. Just a few paces from the picturesque harbour and close to the shops, the renovated and comfortably furnished accommodation is on three floors with sea views over the neighbouring rooftops from the top two floors.
Entered directly from the street, half a dozen steep steps lead up to the front door which opens to a hallway with coat pegs. A wide carpeted staircase leads straight up from the hall to a half landing, a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath, and then to the first floor. Leading off are a neatly fitted kitchen with modern units and a cushioned window seat overlooking the cobbled lane below, and a warm and cosy living room with a cottage style lounge suite, dining furniture and glimpses of the sea over the rooftops.
On this level there are also two double bedded rooms with pine bedroom furniture and partial views of the harbour and sea over the rooftops, the larger of the two with a vanity basin and cushioned window seat. A small doorway on the landing opens to a very steep narrow staircase with a rope hand rail and leads directly up to an attic room set under a low, sloping, beamed ceiling with comfortable seating and stunning views from a dormer window over the roofs to the attractive harbour and beyond to St Ives Bay. There are four portable heaters to make the cottage feel cosy at any time of the year.
It is possible to unload close by but parking is in any of the pay and display car parks within the town. All the amenities of the town are on the doorstep with an extensive range of galleries, restaurants, pubs and cafes, and there are a choice of four magnificent beaches all within easy walking distance. The original pub sign now resides in the local St Ives Museum, and both the Tate Gallery on Porthmeor beach and the Barbara Hepworth Museum are a short stroll away. Fishing boats still operate from the lovely harbour as do pleasure boat trips and self hire boats, there is a leisure centre with swimming pool nearby and scenic circular and cliff walks around St Ives.
Please note: Weekly car park ticket currently costs £35. Towels not available. 2 oil filled radiators and 2 electric convector heaters (inclusive). Not suitable for children under 8.
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Sleeps 9
Weekly price range £1229 to £2
Self catering accommodation in Trebarwith Strand sleeps 9.
Accommodation overview: With stunning views of the sea and dramatic cliffs, this comfortable and spacious, detached family home is set in an elevated position just 500 yards above the beach at Trebarwith Strand on the North Coast. Approached by a steep private lane which leads to a parking area with ample space for 4 cars, a dozen steps lead up through the garden to the front door opening beneath a covered porch to the central hallway.
To the left is a delightful, light and airy family room with comfortable seating for 5 and one step down to a pine dining suite set in a large bay window with superb sea, beach and cliff views. Beyond is a spacious sun lounge with additional casual seating providing a vantage point for watching the waves crashing upon the shore from picture windows and a door opening to the wooden sundeck and hot tub.
There are three bedrooms downstairs; a 5ft double with an en-suite bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath, a further 5ft double with an en-suite wet room with shower W.C. and hand basin and a triple bedroom with three singles and an en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin (with optional access by day from the lobby).
The remainder of the ground floor accommodation comprises of a fully fitted kitchen with an electric range cooker and small breakfast bar, a useful rear lobby giving access to a decked patio, ideal for watching the sunset over Gull rock, and a cloakroom W.C. with hand basin.
From the hallway, carpeted stairs lead up to the first floor and the spacious master bedroom with a 6ft double bed, large en-suite bathroom W.C. with hand basins, walk-in shower and claw foot bath with hand shower attachment and a balcony with a glass balustrade enjoying a bird's eye view of the glorious sea and coastline.
Nestling in a cliff top position, the extensive garden which surrounds the property has sloping lawns and a large decked sun terrace with hot tub; a wonderful place to admire the views over the rugged coastline however young children and pets should not be left unsupervised. From the garden, there is direct access onto the South West Coast Path and also a fairly steep cliff path which provides a short cut to the lane leading down to the tidal beach and rock pools of Trebarwith Strand.
A seasonal cafe, surf shop and the Port William Inn, are all just a 2 minute walk downhill or a quarter of a mile by road and the traditional 18th century Mill House Inn is half a mile away. Tintagel, 2 miles, has a selection of shops, pubs and restaurants in addition to the famous ruins of Tintagel castle and Merlins sea cave, and there are also local amenities at Boscastle and Camelford, 5 miles respectively.
Please note: £250 returnable security deposit required for 2014.
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £348 to £0
Self catering accommodation in Hope Cove sleeps 5.
Features include: • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking Near the Beach • Close to the Sea Pub near by Parking available • sleeps 5
Accommodation overview: A spacious, well-appointed, and maintained second floor apartment in an exclusive development with lovely views from the sitting room balcony, and ideally located to enjoy the beautiful coastal path and the beaches at Hope Cove.
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