Cheristow Farm Cottages

Hartland, Devon
Self-catering
+44 (0)1237 441522
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From
£89 - £230
per night
From
£625 - £1610
per week

For walkers and lovers of wildly beautiful coastal country: two cosy old cottages and a bright, modern renovation in a cluster with others

Place

3 places

Sleeps

Sleeping from 4 – 6

Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome

£89 - £230 per night

£625 - £1610 per week

The Experience

Unwind in this secluded spot close to Hartland Abbey and a superb stretch of the South West Coast Path. Come for silence and hooting owls, for fresh Atlantic air and starry skies. Wander through ancient woodland to Hartland, head for Hartland Quay, for a high-tide swim below gigantic cliffs and a pint at The Wreckers Retreat. Return to gaze out to the sea beyond the tower of St Nectan’s church, soak and steam in the spa room or hunker down by the wood-burner.

Children run free in the play area and love helping to feed the chickens and ducks. Stroll with them down to Hartland Abbey House and gardens, Docton Mill gardens too are lovely – so are their cream teas. You’ll find barbecues outdoors and sunsets are often stunning.

Explore steeply cobbled Clovelly, and Lundy Island – a helicopter hop from the Point or a boat trip from Bideford. Kind owners live next door and if you want a wider family get-together there are other cottages.

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We think you'll love

  • Walking dramatic nearby sections of the South West Coast Path
  • Staying as a group in separate cottages - two are dog-friendly
  • The fresh Atlantic air and clear, starry skies
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You should know

  • It may feel too remote and full of narrow lanes for some
  • Only keen walkers and cyclists will manage without a car
  • The closest beaches are rugged and rock-pooly with some sand at low tide

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Accommodation

Pricing

Nightly price
from £89
Weekly price
from £625
Surcharges
2 nights £208-£384; 3 nights £293-£558 when available. Pets by arrangement, £25.
1 Cottage for 6
From £1343 bedrooms
1 Cottage for 4
From £893 beds2 bedrooms
1 Cottage for 5
From £895 beds2 bedrooms

Information

Booking information

Check in
4pm, Saturday in high season for Milking Parlour & Granary. Sunday all year round for The Orchard.
Check out
10am, Saturday in high season for Milking Parlour & Granary. Sunday all year round for The Orchard.
Other details
Min stay: 2 nights for The Milking Parlour (4 people) & The Granary (4/5 people); 3 nights forThe Orchard (6 people). 7 nights min stay in high season. Ask owner directly for details. Spa room with hot tub & sauna bookable (no extra cost).
Closed
Rarely.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets
Animals living on the property
Dogs

Pets by arrangement, £25 - in The Milking Parlour & The Granary only.

Meals
Restaurants/pubs 2 miles away.

Reviews

What a beautiful place for a mini break. We had an amazing stay with our 2 dogs in one of the cottages. We were so pleased with the accommodation, it had everything you need and more, a cosy cottage. Annie was delightful and couldn't do enough for us. Its set in gorgeous countryside, close to the sea and if like us your love a walking holiday you will be so pleased to discover this little gem. We will be back!

Alli & Steven, Hampshire

We’ve spent a wonderful stay with our kids at Cheristow Cottages, a superb place! It’s peaceful, lovely, cosy, calm and an extremely well equipped cottage. There’s even a sauna and a hot tub. The hosting family is very nice and happy to take the kids feeding the animals on the farm, a precious experience for the kids. We’ve got very useful tips for sandy beaches and places to visit. Highly recommended!

Martina, St. Gallen, Switzerland

We recently spent a wonderful week in the Granary with our 5 and 3 year old children. Cheristow is located in a beautiful and unspoilt corner of North Devon, a great place to get away from it all. What sets Cheristow apart from typical self-catering cottages is how engaging it is for children. Our children loved feeding the chickens, ducks and piglets with Annie each day as well as being able to play with other children on the play equipment in the safety of the enclosed field. They were very sad to come home, a sure sign of a very happy holiday.

Nick, Staffordshire

We had a totally relaxing stay in the Milking Parlour cottage - it was very well equipped, really clean and super cosy. The play area was great for the kids and the view of the sea from the patio was very pretty. Annie and her family made us feel very welcome and the children enjoyed feeding the animals and eating fresh eggs for breakfast! We did some lovely walks and enjoyed the stunning views whilst stopping off for a drink at the Wreckers Retreat. All in all, we would highly recommend.

Tracey, Worcester

We had such a fantastic time at Cheristow. Annie and Vicky were great hosts and on hand for any queries about the area- as well as daily chicken feeding which our son loved. Such a special spot looking down to the sea. We will definitely be back. Thank you!!

Rachel, Knaresborough

We had a wonderful stay at The Granary with our two year old. Annie and her family were so welcoming. We loved their warm relaxed atmosphere and the chicken feeding was a huge hit with our son as was the playground and lovely outdoor space. We had an excellent social time with other guests, but there was also plenty of privacy and tranquil moments gazing over the rolling fields towards the sea. The cottage was well equipped and spacious. We enjoyed BBQs and log fires (British weather). The local area has many beautiful walks and fab beaches.

Beth, London

Before arrival we, 4 adults, had clear details about Covid-19 precautions which were made for our safety & similar details to help us to protect the owners. We were so glad we chose this cottage which was comfortable, well equipped, run by a large, friendly family who thought of everything to help make the most of our holiday! We enjoyed walks along the stunning SW Coast Path, visits to local towns & golf at Bude, + a lesson on animal husbandry! We were given excellent ideas for eating out & were sorry to leave such a charming cottage. PS. Plenty for children to enjoy on the farm too!

Diana, Warminster

Cheristow cottages are perfect for a relaxed family holiday. Our three kids enjoyed the large outside play area and feeding the animals in the morning. The kitchen is very well equipped for home cooking. The coastline is stunning and there ware lots of good walks closeby as well as nice beaches. Our hosts were very friendly and did everything to make us feel welcome starting from home made scones to supplies for a cosy fire in the evening. We would very much recommend these cottages.

Andrea, Frankfurt

We had a lovely second stay at Cheristow with a group of friends last weekend, and will most certainly return again (thinking of making it an annual holiday). It is a wonderfully idyllic setting (Hartland Abbey & the beach a short stroll), and the perfect location for families, since the collection of six small cottages allows for privacy amidst community. The kids really enjoyed playing on the wooden play structure & in the sand pit & feeding the chickens, ducks & pigs in the morning and the adults enjoyed the hot tub & sauna in the evening! Running out of room. Thanks, Annie, Vicky & Quentin

Jessica, Bristol

Me, my husband and our German Shepard had an absolutely fantastic stay in these lovely cottages. Annie and her husband was the kindest and most helpful hosts and went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. The scones and clotted cream as a welcome made the start feel so special. It is so easy to walk to town and around. We did some stunning walks and they even drove us to make certain journey easier. Got to say hi to their beautiful pigs and ended the nights with hot sauna, jacuzzi and wine by the fireplace. An absolute blizz. Looking forward to go back!

Linn, London

We had a wonderfully relaxing stay for 5 nights in April with one of the warmest welcomes we have ever received. Still warm fresh baked scones and clotted cream, fresh cut flowers and Annie was most helpful in recommending places to visit and what do do. The cottages were stunning and it was a truly blissful stay in a beautiful part of Devon. Myself, my 6 months pregnant girlfriend and Springer Spaniel will certainly be back! We can't recommend it enough.

Gary, London

Our stay at the Milky Parlour was delightful! We were warmly welcomed by Annie who took her time to recommend some places for us to visit. The sitting room is very cosy and warm, with its log fire, the bedrooms very comfortable. There is a terrace overlooking the endless garden that, if you are lucky, will offer you a breathtaking view of the sunset. We had such a lovely time walking along the coastline and saw stunning places thanks to Annie’s great knowledge of the area. We cannot wait to come back!

Laura, Bristol

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Location

The neighbourhood

3 country miles' drive off the A39 and 1.5 miles from the South West Coast Path. It's a 20-minute cross-country walk to Hartland's small shops, café, pottery and pubs; the same to gastro Pattard Restaurant; it's 15 to Hartland Abbey Gardens. Hartland Quay and The Wreckers Retreat pub is 10 minutes' drive or 50 minutes' walk; Speke's Mill Waterfall is a further 30 minutes' coastal walk south.

Local points of interest from Annie Shillito

  • One of the most beautiful and dramatic stretches of the 630-mile South West Coast Path runs close by (about a 20-minute walk away) and we’re in a great spot for walkers to complete the sections from Westward Ho! to Bude
  • The beach at Hartland Quay is brilliant for rock-pooling, with sand at low tide. Other beaches on the Peninsula are wilder, wonderfully craggy and trickier to get to. For vast stretches of sand head south for SandyMouth and Bude, north to Northam
  • Hartland with its pubs, café, small shops and potteries is a 30-minute cross-country walk away. You can walk too to Pattard Restaurant, our nearest gastro-eatery. And in the extraordinary setting of Hartland Quay is the friendly Wreckers Retreat pub
  • Visit nearby Hartland Abbey and Gardens (open April-Sept) - and walk through the grounds and bluebell woods to the sea. Nearby Docton Mill Gardens are charming too and the RHS garden at Rosemoor is inspirational , as is Tapely Park, near Instow
  • The Burton Art Gallery in Bideford has the Ackland and Edwards Collection (the artists Judith Ackland and Mary Stella Edwards spent much time painting in the Cabin at Bucks Mills) and the Bideford Heritage Collection (and a good café).
  • 30-or so miles of the Tarka Trail between Braunton and Meeth are open to cyclists. The trail runs on disused railway tracks and provides a safe and pretty easy-going route through the North Devon countryside.

Introducing

Annie Shillito

In search of a joint family project Annie & Quentin and Vicky & Ian fell for Cheristow and in 2015 moved there - from Somerset and South Wales - with their children and dogs. Together they look after guests and cottages converted from the former farms' outbuildings. Easy-going themselves, they want people to have the best of relaxing times and are on hand to help and advise when needed.