Little Barton Hartland: Farmhouse & Cottage

Bideford, Devon
Self-catering
+44 (0)7974 837365 / +44 (0)1237 441259
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Per night
£100 - £335
Per week
£560 - £2350
Place

2 places

Sleeps

Sleeping from 6 – 10

Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome

A sustainably run 1902 farmhouse and its converted cattle shed in countryside close to a wonderfully wild stretch of the North Devon coast

Per night
£100 - £335
Per week
£560 - £2350

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£100 - £335 per night

£560 - £2350 per week

The Experience

Feel free to unwind in easy-going spaces with decades of input from family and friends: handcrafted furniture, well-travelled rugs, recycled fabrics, local pottery and paintings. Wander in the rambling, wildlife-friendly garden – see hares and stoats, butterflies and bees; find old outbuildings busy with the making of pots, and boards for surf and snow.

Come with the family; there’s plenty of kitchen kit to cook good local food and children love the space to roam. Come with your yoga group; the barn has the perfect sprung floor. Sit under the stars, play the piano, finish that book or choose one to settle down with by the fire.

Bring boots and binoculars and combine bird-watching – peregrine falcons thrive here – with walking a spectacular stretch of the SW Coast Path and visits to Docton Mill and Hartland Abbey gardens. Go swimming, surfing and cycling, take a boat trip from Clovelly or a day out to Lundy Island from Bideford.

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We think you'll love

  • The sense of freedom and walking the dramatic coastline
  • Alex’s active eco-friendliness and local food tips
  • Being sporty/arty/lazy/contemplative/in the wild
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You should know

  • This is a creative family’s home: comfortably quirky, not posh
  • Fine coastal countryside can be windy, wet and muddy too
  • It’s about 10 minutes' drive to the nearest pub/cafe

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 £100
Weekly price
from £560
Damage deposit
£
1 Cottage for 6
From £1006 beds3 bedrooms
1 House for 10
From £20710 beds6 bedrooms

Information

Booking information

Check in
From 4.30pm Friday
Check out
By 10am
Other details
Short breaks available. Pets by arrangement. Great place for couples in low season.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Meals
Never.

Reviews

I really liked Little Barton - it's got a very positive energy to it. A place to feel unfettered.
Inspected Annie Sawday's Inspector

Helen, London

A really beautiful cottage set in a farm complex. Extremely spacious with two huge bedrooms with lovely high ceilings and filled with light. Two woodturners downstairs kept it very cosy. The decor is authentic and tasteful with all the furniture you need with plenty storage too. Kitchen is well equipped and we loved that it opens out onto the pretty and sheltered garden. It was lovely to be able to just walk out of the door and only 20 minutes down to the cliffs with plenty of interesting walks on your doorstep and beaches a bit further away. Alex couldn't have been more helpful.


Ellen, Bristol

We have had the most wonderful time at Little Barton twice now, and hope to keep coming back. It is such a beautiful house, in an incredible spot. Alex is a wonderful and warm host.


Charlotte, Bosham, Chichester

We had a lovely stay at Little Barton. It's the perfect place to relax and unwind - we loved reading by the fire and the walks around Hartland Quay. Beautiful rooms and views of the countryside. We'd recommend and look forward to booking again.


Lucia, Bristol

Sixteen of us (plus baby!) had a wonderful time staying at Little Barton over the bank holiday weekend. The house is really beautiful and well equipped for a big group. We loved hanging out on the big lawn in the sun and sitting round by the fire. Hopefully will be back one day!


Location

The neighbourhood

Close to the coast, off narrow Devon lanes, Little Barton is 20 minutes’ walk from Speke’s Mill Mouth and waterfalls and a 30-minute walk, along lanes and through woodland, to Hartland with its shops, pubs and first-Sunday-of-the-month farmers’ market. It’s 45 minutes on foot (7 by car) to Hartland Quay, the Wreckers Retreat pub and great swimming in an awe-inspiring cliff-scape.

Local points of interest from Alex Wilkinson

  • Wild high tide deep sea swimming at Hartland Quay (7mins by car or 45 mins walk).Excellent surfing/body boarding locally and further afield. Fishing trips available from Clovelly. Trips to Lundy on the Oldenburg ferry.
  • Fantastic walks over wild beaches and through wooded valleys. Lots of opportunities for extreme sports such as mountain boarding, cliff climbing, abseiling, high ropes etc. Cycle hire in Bideford for the Tarka Trail.
  • Houses run on ecological principals: wildflower meadow for bees and insects, small wood much loved by birds. Ecover products supplied; bathrooms and kitchens steam cleaned. Private water supply and eco sewage system. Recycling is important.
  • Clovelly walled gdn/veg 10 mins away. Well raised meat, venison, veg, eggs, cheese etc: Hartland Farmers' Mkt 1st Sun of the month. Bude Farmers' Mkt every Sat. Click/collect Marshford's Organics Northam inc gt froz fish boxes 30 mins drive.
  • Hartland Abbey Garden and Docton Mill garden both within walking distance. Lots of art, pottery and handmade furniture in Hartland. 30 mins walk, partly through the woods to the Resurgence centre which will be running eco talks and courses.
  • You can buy pottery on-site, some of which is made from our own clay, on site. Courses in tailoring, eco wooden surf board building, yoga, pottery planned. 45ft yoga/workshop barn with sprung floor for use by arrangement

Introducing

Alex Wilkinson

Alex and her family, and friends – many of them makers and doers – have breathed new life into Little Barton since the '80s when they fell for its ruins. The idea was always that it be a place to share and new projects keep it constantly evolving and lively. Sustainable living is at the heart of things. Alex describes herself as unashamedly rural with international interests.