Frizenham Farmhouse B&B

Little Torrington, Devon
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)7702 628958
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Per night
£100 - £110
Bedroom

2 rooms

Sleeps

Rooms sleep 2

A large cob and stone Devon farmhouse in a sheltered dip near to Rosemoor and the coast, with valley views over the garden and pond

Per night
£100 - £110

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£100 - £110 per night

The Experience

Quiet, upstairs bedrooms have pleasant views, family furniture and good reading lights. They share a sitting room, warmed by a woodburner and with a calm, easy-going atmosphere. You breakfast in here or in the conservatory: cereals, yogurt, homegrown fruit and free-range eggs, or the full caboodle for another fiver. A two-course supper can also be arranged – Clare and Mike both love to cook and all will be seasonal, local and often from their garden.

You’re just half a mile from the Tarka Trail, part of which gives you 30 miles of traffic-free cycling – calming for less confident riders, or a walking path. The wild waves of the north coast are close and Exmoor or Dartmoor hikes for the hearty are within an hours’ drive. Bring a takeaway back if you want (there’s a good Indian restaurant in Great Torrington) and Clare will provide plates etc.

You’ll feel very much at home sitting by the pond on a summer evening with a glass of wine – you may spot an otter.

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We think you'll love

  • Taking both rooms with a couple of friends and feeling like you have the place to yourselves
  • Having supper in and enjoying good home cooking with fresh vegetables from the garden
  • Cycling, walking, heading to beaches and exploring little villages
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You should know

  • Shoes off upstairs so bring slippers
  • No dogs - the owners have their own - or children under 16
  • No TVs

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • 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
  • Spa
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Licensed premises
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • 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 £100
2 Doubles
From £100

Information

Booking information

Check in
4pm
Check out
10am
Other details
Minimum stay: 2 nights.
Closed
Christmas, New Year, occasional weekends.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets
Animals living on the property
Meals
£6 supplement for full English cooked breakfast. Dinner, 2 courses, £30.

Reviews

It was good to meet Clare and Mike, and to see how they're breathing new life into their home, and garden. I picture arriving by bike from the Tarka Trail, looking forward to a home-grown meal by the fire and a deeply peaceful sleep...
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Karie, Bristol

Our second time at frizenham framhouse , this time with friends . I highly reccomend it , its cosy and beautiful , and the food is excellent , we had evening meals which are excellent . Claire is very accomendating and thoughtful . So close to rosemoor for a gorgeous day . Will go back for sure .


Felicity, Cullompton

We had a lovely warm welcome from Clare for our 2 night stay. Our room was very restful. We enjoyed the slow entertainment of watching her chickens enjoying their time outdoors beyond her lovely garden. Breakfast included delicious scrambled egg from those clever hens and fruit compote made with produce from the garden. The farmhouse is close to RHS Rosemoor and the Tarka trail both of which we visited. Clare also made a tasty evening meal for us, we felt really treated for our stay. Many thanks.


Kate, Templecombe

The setting is perfect – a truly peaceful rural location with lovely gardens and far-reaching views. We found the farmhouse was also perfectly positioned for us to explore the North Devon coast, with the Hartland coast a fairly short drive away. We are vegetarians and Clare was a wonderful, imaginative and really thoughtful cook – and was happy to cook for us almost every night! We especially enjoyed the plethora of fresh fruit and veg from the garden. And we found our stay was also tremendous value for money. Frizenham really is quite a find for those looking for a quiet getaway.


David and Vivien, Petworth

We have just made our second stay at this beautifully situated old house. The accommodation is first class. Clare being an accomplished chef, produces delicious meals with many of the ingredients grown in her own garden. If you seek peace and quiet this is the perfect place much enhanced by Clare and Michael being the perfect hosts.


Location

The neighbourhood

Great Torrington is a few minutes by car. Find the Victorian pannier market shops open all week and a bustling general market on Fridays and Saturdays. There are lots of cafés and restaurants, Dartington Crystal where you can see glass being blown and an arts centre with a programme of talks, films and events. RHS Rosemoor is nearby for impressive gardens to wander and plants to fill your boot.

Local points of interest from Clare & Mike Burnham

  • If its history your interested in you may well have passed the tiny 14th century leper colony chapel in Taddiport. Then into Torrington up Mill Street you pass the terraced houses which would have housed workers from the once thriving glove industry.
  • Visit the bustling pannier market and then the small quirky museum well worth a look in. A walk through cobbled streets and learn about one of the last battles of the bloody civil war with the brutal Battle of Torrington of 1646.
  • The Plough Arts Centre offers a rather brilliant array of live theatre, concerts, films and good coffee. Further afield the Burton Arts Centre in Bideford has local and national visiting art exhibitions.
  • For the sea, sand and surf lovers go North to the nearest beach 20 mins drive along the winding Torridge Valley to Westward Ho! Here you have an enormous sandbeach with Northam Burrows and visitors centre to inform you of the wildlife and local ecosystems
  • RHS Rosemoor just a Devon valley away or 3 miles by road is one of the West Country’s most beautiful gardens and even if your not a gardener it’s a rather lovely place to visit, to have a good lunch, attend a workshop or just be inspired by the setting
  • The Tarka trail part of the coast to coast path 1 mile from us gives easy walking or cycling. A beautiful walk/ride North towards Bideford taking in the River Torridge Valley and coastal village or south with woodland and open farmland towards Dartmoor.

Introducing

Clare & Mike Burnham

Clare and Mike moved here from Frampton on Severn so Clare could garden more extensively and Mike could have workshop space - you'll see some of his installations in the house. They've undertaken a huge restoration and landscaping programme, rear a small flock of rare breed sheep and enjoy sharing their home and garden with guests. It's an open door sort of place so you can unwind properly.