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Spring has sprung…
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For value early spring is a great time to get away and experience the coast and countryside in all its splendour. Check our website and you’ll find some very tempting offers.
Enjoy the exceptional flair and style of a bright and spacious house (A59) in the Teign Valley, from just £75 per person per week, based on 12 sharing, for the remaining weeks in March. In Kingsand, look out to sea from the former Amherst Battery (R42) from only £66 per person per week; or further north in Cornwall, a picture postcard, semi-detached thatch and cob cottage (P103) sleeping 6 in Crackington Haven is available from only £33 per person per week. Back in Devon, near Blackborough at the foot of the Blackdown Hills, a choice of 4 thatched cottages (G4, G5, G6 and G7) with an indoor pool offer a 30% saving for the rest of the month.
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Simply the best…
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Coastal culinary delights...
The Hive Beach Café has received the 2009 award for the best coastal café, pub or restaurant from Coast magazine. On the menu you’ll find a wonderful range of locally-sourced food, from simple egg and bacon breakfast baps to Lulworth hand-dived scallops with chorizo, pancetta and black pudding. If the weather’s good you can eat on the lovely patio with stunning views over the Jurassic Coast.
H601 is very close
Dormouse Cottage
Burton Bradstock, Dorset
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Rick Stein takes on the Cornish Arms…
With many pubs facing tough times it’s good to see Padstow chef Rick Stein becoming landlord of his local, The Cornish Arms at St Merryn. It will remain a welcoming traditional pub which also serves excellent food. Rick is the latest top chef to take on the tenancy of a St Austell Brewery pub after Paul Ripley, who worked with Rick for ten years, took up the reins at the St Kew Inn, near Wadebridge, in October last year.
Stagger home to P49
Cill Dara
St Merryn, North Cornwall
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Singing the blues in a friendly seaside town…
The Swanage Blues Festival from 6th to 8th March features 40 gigs in 15 indoor venues. There are blues bands, solo artists and free admission to all venues – but dig deep for the collection bucket.
You won’t be blue at H73
Poppy Cottage
Charlton Marshall, Dorset
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Tamar river cruise, 8th March…
How about cruising up the Tamar and catching glimpses of little egrets, shelducks, wigeon and other wintering wildfowl like curlews, oystercatchers, black-tailed godwits - and of course the stunning avocets and maybe even a spoonbill or a peregrine!
R48 is right by the river
Ivy Cottage
Calstock, South Cornwall
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Cinderella on ice…
The amazing Imperial Ice Stars perform terrifying throws,lifts, spins, somersaults and acrobatics, all done at high speed with lavish sets, stunning special effects and opulent costumes in this sophisticated new interpretation of the old fairy tale. All the fun unfolds at the Hall for Cornwall, Truro, 17th to 21st March.
Skate home to S242
King Harry's Cottage
Feock, Cornwall's Med
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Calling all steam fans…
Take a train from Buckfastleigh to Staverton or Totnes and pay half the fare during the South Devon Railway's ‘Half Price Weekend’ from 21st to 22nd March: a fantastic offer not to be missed. Check train times and fares on South Devon Railway's website or phone: 0845 3451420 for more information.
A48 is only a few puffs away
Mill Cottage
Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor
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West Somerset Railway spring steam gala…
One of the most popular heritage railway events is the Mixed Traffic Weekend from 21st to 29th March. An impressive fleet of steam locomotives will be in action. Call 01643 704996 for general enquiries or 01643 704996 (after hours) for the Talking Timetable.
You can almost hear the trains from D183a!
The Stable
Trebles Holford, Somerset Coast
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A day at the races…
We’re blessed with great race courses in the South West and there are a couple of meetings in March at Exeter’s Haldon Hill - the Exeter Hunter Chase Day on 17th March; and at Newton Abbot there’s the first spring meeting on 29th March. Then on 9th April at Wincanton Racecourse the Easter meeting will feature a terrific day for children with free goody bags for every child.
Take your winnings back to E7
Quiet Corner Cottage
Henstridge, Somerset's Heart
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Easter egg hunts imminent – early warning!
Woodland Valley Farm near Truro on 11th April at 10am - follow the clues and learn new wildlife facts to find your Easter egg.
Q7 is easy to find
West Barbary
St Agnes, Newquay Coast
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Are they in the dungeons?
Come along to Pendennis Castle from 10th to 13th April and take part in face painting, Easter bonnet making and egg racing.
Catch the ferry from S229
Mariners
St Mawes, Cornwall's Med
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Pennywell’s Easter fun weekend…
Enjoy the Easter weekend at Pennywell (10th to 13th April) with lots of activities for all the family. Plus meet all the Easter animals. Mega Easter egg hunt, family games and an Easter film. Family entertainment with Billy Wizz, Nutty Noah, Professor Jephcott and Ben Cornish.
Back to L533 to eat those eggs!
Challadean
Challaborough, South Hams
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Great Easter egg hunt at the Big Sheep…
Join the South West’s largest at the Big Sheep, 10th to 13th April. They’re hidden all over the place: in the brewery (for Dad), in the gift shop (for Mum) and in the play area (for the kids). And you can swap all the mini eggs you find for some much bigger ones. It’s also a great time to see and help feed the newborn lambs.
K18 is only minutes away
5 Hillcliff Terrace
Appledore, North Devon
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New properties...
By now you may have received our first brochure supplement of new holiday homes – do let us know if you’d like one if you haven’t. There will be a second supplement soon, but in the meantime you’ll find these on our website: L93 and L94 in a quiet farming hamlet near Churchstow; R70, a sweet 18th century cottage in Kingsand, and G29, a smart apartment in Sidmouth; P49, close to the pub in St Merryn, and Z30, a single-storey barn conversion just a couple of miles from the fantastic beaches at Carbis Bay. At Blackawton, we’re pleased to welcome back L244. |
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L93 Leigh Barn
Churchstow, South Hams |
L94 Leigh Poundhouse
Churchstow, South Hams |
R70 Cowrie Cottage
Kingsand & Cawsand, South Cornwall |
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G29 1 May Terrace
Sidmouth, East Devon |
P49 Cill Dara
St Merryn, North Cornwall |
Z30 Worvas Barn
Carbis Bay, End of England |
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L244 Five Shires
Blackawton, South Hams |
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Having just read about all this family fun over Easter, don’t delay in talking to our telephone team (01647 433593) who are keen to help find the perfect spot for you and your family. We’d hate you to miss out on the cottage of your choice as, despite the economic ‘doom and gloom’ our holidays are selling well. We look forward to welcoming you to the West Country soon.
Best wishes,
Moray Bowater
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