Whimple Cottage, Ottery St Mary
Whimple Cottage is a delightful single-storey cottage situated close to Whimple near Ottery St Mary in Devon. The cottage offers two bedrooms; a double and a bunk bedroom, plus a shower room, this cottage can sleep four guests. There is also a kitchen and sitting room with dining area. To the outside there is a small lawned garden plus shared use of the Outdoor swimming pool. Off-road parking for one car. Whimple Cottage is a fabulous base with plenty to see and do around East Devon.
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Booked Date Available Date
- Max. Occupancy 4
- Bedrooms 2
- Bathrooms 1
- Changeover Saturday
- Pets Allowed
- Towels Provided
- Linen Provided
- Cooker
- Fridge
- Washing Machine
- Television
- High Chair
- Cots
- Kettle
- Garden
- Wifi
- Part of a Group
- Parking Available
- Swimming Pool
- Ground Floor Accommodation
Accommodation Details
All-ground-floor. Two bedrooms: 1 x double and 1 x bunk room. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Kitchen. Living/dining room
Whimple Cottage is one of two cottages that rest alongside the owner's farmhouse in the rolling Devon countryside, mid-way between Ottery St Mary in the east and Exeter to the west. A single storey semi-detached home, Whimple Cottage offers a peaceful rural base, ideal for a small family, with shared use of an excellent outdoor heated swimming pool (May – end of September) and outside area for children to play making this an ideal location not just in the summer, but all year round. Inside, this cheerful hideaway is homely and comfortable with neat kitchen area and good-sized dining/sitting room with French windows onto its own small private lawned garden and patio with furniture. After a day exploring relax outside with a sundowner or unwind in the sitting room for an evening of watching your favourite shows. There are two bedrooms, a well-presented double bedroom with cast iron bed plus washbasin and a smaller bunk room, great for a small family, while completing the interior of the property is a smart shower room with walk-in shower to prepare you for each day. Just a short drive from the incredible East Devon/Dorset Jurassic Coast, that stretches from Exmouth to Lyme Regis and beyond, as well as the fascinating cathedral city of Exeter, just 8 miles away, Whimple Cottage is a great, easily accessible location for a holiday. Note: this property also be booked with Ref: 1046615, together sleeping 8 people.
Ottery St Mary sits beside the River Otter and is well known for its literary connections to the poet Coleridge and for its beautiful church often referred to as a Exeter cathedral lookalike. Ottery St Mary is also famous for its traditional 'Tar Barrels' which attracts more than 3000 visitors on 5th November each year. Ottery has welcoming traditional Devon pubs and plenty of individual shops, offering quality local produce and a warm welcome to visitors. The area is a walkers’ paradise, with strolls along the banks of the River Otter or hill climbs offering magnificent views as far as Dartmoor. Nearby Escot Country Park is a fabulous wildlife visitor attraction for the whole family and the dramatic 20 mile stretch of Jurassic Coast, England’s first natural World Heritage Site is a short drive from Ottery where resorts such as Seaton, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth and Sidmouth are found along this stretch of coastline. An easy drive from Ottery is the cathedral city of Exeter with plenty of large shops, a wealth of museums, a theatre and many fabulous restaurants.
Amenities & Facilities
Central heating. Electric cooker and hob with extractor fan, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine. TV/DVD and WiFi.Cot and highchair available on request. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Off-road parking. Private patio/garden area. Shared use of outdoor heated swimming pool (May - end of September). One well behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 1.7 miles, pub 0.6 miles
Location Details
Devon, with its country lanes, patchwork of lush green fields and sleepy villages is not to be missed. Stately home lovers will be spoiled and why not finish with a scrumptious Devonshire cream tea?
Reviews
From looking and booking, to arrival and departure all instructions were easy to follow and communications were excellent. Even a local road closure and re-route for easy travel were sent to us prior to arrival. There are covid - care measures in place currently and the cottage and grounds are immaculately kept. There was a lovely afternoon tea welcome pack with homemade Devon scones and clotted cream and milk in the fridge. Angela and Stuart are wonderful hosts, nothing is too much trouble for them and they have thought of everything and more to ensure a relaxing and stress-less stay. The cottage is really well equipped with high quality furnishings & home wares - basically everything you'll need. Even surprised and relieved to find some scales as being diabetic, I have to weigh out my food and I'd forgotten to take some. Eco-friendly cleaning materials are provided as are Fairy liquid and Fairy non-bio washing pods to use as the properties utilise non mains water and waste treatment. There is also recycling facilities and waste bags supplied. There's a smart TV which you can use Netflix etc from your own account and good wifi signals. Also have laundry / ironing facilities etc. Honestly they've thought of everything. Everywhere is scrupulously clean, the beds are really comfortable and everything looks new. The cottage is in really pretty grounds, beautiful hanging baskets and flowers and own private patio and small garden, but you are welcome to use the field at the rear for sport (we played petanque & badminton - but it was too hot to do much more during our wonderful heat-wave week!) The electrically heated pool is well maintained, cleaned and serviced daily and is a great size for families. There is a covid- care rota system in place currently for the cottages to ensure safe and equally use of the pool. If you are going out for the day - ask the neighbouring cottage to swap or change times with you. We did and lazed around for a few days, so basically had the pool area to ourselves - heaven ! The cottages are also dog friendly and there's a big dog walking field just to the rear of the cottages as well as good walks nearby and although dog friendly, there's not one hair or doggy smell to be found anywhere. It's really, really clean. Its in a beautiful spot within easy access of Ottery-St-Mary, Exeter and beautiful beaches of Sidmouth, Exmouth, Sandy Bay and a little further the gorgeous Jurassic Coast. We're already planning to return...... if you're in any doubt about booking here - don't be - its gorgeous and you wont be disappointed. We'd recommend it to anyone. Thank you Angela and Stuart - can't wait to visit again !
Home from home. Couldn’t have asked for better. Everything we needed and very clean. Welcomed with homemade cream tea. Thank you so much. Looking forward to rebooking sometime
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