THE MANOR – HOLIDAY HOME FOR SELF-CATERING

Living & kitchen

The spacious hall leads to an elegant drawing room seating twelve with deep comfy sofas and chairs. Features include a window seat over-looking the pretty garden, wood burner, stucco ceiling and original wooden shutters. 49inch smart TV, DVD/video player and CD player with iPod dock.

The elegant dining room is great for large dinner parties and special occasions with a Victorian mahogany table, seating 12-14 (24 can be seated in the room with use of additional tables) and walk-in inglenook open fireplace, to create the ambience for any event.

Kitchen –
The farmhouse style country kitchen has all the usual modern appliances, fridge, large double oven gas range, oil fired Rayburn (winter months), microwave, dishwasher, 22in Tv with Free View and DVD player, Nespresso coffee machine and bespoke refectory style hand-made kitchen table (seats 10-12). All of this combines to create the perfect luxury group accommodation in Dartmoor and Devon.

Sleeping

The seven bedrooms are set over the first and second floors of the house. First floor (split level by four steps) – four bedrooms – (three rooms with front views, one room rear view) second floor – three bedrooms (front views).

The Manor bedroom arrangements –

First floor – front view –
Bedroom 1: Large room with French style Super-king size (6ft x 6.6ft) bed with furnishings in keeping with this style. Large picture window with a seat and fine panoramic views.
Bedroom 2: Opposite side of the landing another large room with a zip & link superking size (6ft x 6.3ft) bed or Twin, plus single bed, with ensuite shower and bathroom (down four steps). Furnished in style with the property. Large picture window with seat overlooking the gardens.
Bedroom 3: Pretty single bedroom, front views.

First floor – rear view –
Bedroom 4: Compact room with a zip & link superking size (6ft x 6.3ft) bed or Twin with large ensuite bathroom and dressing room.

Second floor –
(Three rooms with front views – 6.6ft head height) Original Servants quarters but now pretty country style bedrooms with antique furniture and furnishings, simply charming throughout.
Bedroom 5: Large room with zip & link superking size (6ft x 6.3ft) bed or Twin, with open plan ensuite bathroom – elegant slipper bath/washbasin, with wc in cubicle.
Bedroom 6: Large room with zip & link superking  size (6ft x 6.3ft) bed or Twin, with open plan ensuite bathroom – elegant slipper bath/washbasin, with wc in cubicle.
Bedroom 7: Single bedroom.

Bathrooms

First floor has four bathrooms. Shower room (shower, wc and washbasin), bathroom (bath, with shower over wc and washbasin), ensuite for the second bedroom (four steps in-between) or general bathroom (shower, bath, wc and washbasin), ensuite bathroom to twin bedroom four (bath, wc and washbasin). All showers are powerful mixer showers.
Bedrooms one, two, three are four steps up from the first floor bathrooms. Bedroom four is on the same level as all the first floor bathrooms.
Second floor has 2 bathrooms. Ensuite open plan bathroom (slipper bath and washbasin) plus (wc and washbasin in cubicle) to double bedrooms five and six.
Bedrooms one, two, three are four steps up from the first floor bathrooms. Bedroom four is on the same level as all the first floor bathrooms.
Second floor (total of two) has ensuite open plan bathroom (slipper bath and washbasin) plus (wc and washbasin in cubicle) to double bedrooms five and six.

Utilities, facilities & heating

Utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer, sink, 2 x fridge freezers and extra catering equipment (food processor, blender, hand mixer, large saucepans, platters etc). Plenty of space to store walking boots and for pets to sleep, etc. Downstairs wc.

Central heating radiators (hall, living room, dining room, five bedrooms and all bathrooms), electric panel heaters (two single rooms), wood burner (living room) and inglenook open fire (dining room), oil fired Rayburn (kitchen – off in summer months).

Front garden

Open plan, sunny, south facing, with dedicated teak garden furniture.

Parking

Large car park to the rear of the property (max six to eight cars). For large vehicles or mini-buses, alternative parking on the site may be more suitable, please contact to arrange.

The Manor floor plans

Please click for a pdf floor plan of The Manor.

Pets

We accept a maximum of two per property by arrangement. Note – We are a working farm with livestock and sheep in the surrounding fields and free roaming poultry in the grounds.

We do not have enclosed gardens, but can usually offer a field to walk in. The lanes around the farm are reasonably quiet with woodland areas and lake walks within three miles of us. Year round dog beaches just 20 mins drive away (Teignmouth River beaches and Shaldon).

We ask you not to leave your dog unattended at the property (they get distressed) and do not allow dogs upstairs and on the beds/furniture. Please bring your own beds, blankets, bowls, cage, and towels. Please see our Terms & conditions for more details. Pets are charged at £25 per pet, per stay.

Accessibility

Due to age and Grade II listing of the Manor and cottages , there are a number of small steps/level changes throughout the property. The Manor back door entrance has a low head height of 5.8ft and attic rooms only offer 6.6ft in head height. Please see our access statement or ask for more details.

Baby & pre-school essentials

Cots (wooden drop sided) – three available and fits in all bedrooms, but bedroom 7 with ease. Highchairs are available, along with a number of other car space saving essentials for any family. Take a look at what’s on offer and pre-order when booking or anytime before arrival (subject to availability). Click for more information.

Stairgates and fire guards are available, please ask us to put up for your arrival.

What is included 

• • Quality bed linen and duvets (beds made up for you)
• • Guests towels: one bath and hand towel per person (please bring your own beach towels)
  • Nespresso Coffee Machine
• • Welcome tray (tea, coffee, sugar, milk) and fresh British home-grown flowers (when available)
• • Gas, oil and electricity, for all heating types
• • Logs for wood burning stoves. Firelighters and matches
• •Wifi
• • Cots, high-chairs, stairgates and fire guards, plus other equipment available to hire, free of charge (please bring your own cot linen)
• • Dishwasher tablets and washing up liquid, clothes, hand soap/wash, bin bags and other cleaning materials
• • Kitchen and toilet rolls to get you started
• • Iron, ironing board, hair dryer
• • Tea towels and oven gloves
• • Farm Shop – local and homemade food available to pre-order/buy anytime (charge for purchases made)
• • Access to shared use of gardens, with dedicated teak furniture, play area, lawn, woodland walk, animal feeding sessions, Games Barn, Play Area, Toasting Shack with fire pit and BBQ, gas pizza oven
• • Christmas – real tree in each property, decorations, lights, artificial trees, holly (can’t promise berries) and extras to create that special Christmas

Luxury group accommodation

The Farmhouse can interconnect (double lockable doors) with The Manor to sleep a total of 19 and booked with the adjoining Cottage,  the site can sleep 24 guests.  This south facing Manor House and Cottages in South Devon is a great holiday retreat for families or groups.  

Booked exclusively, this option provides a large relaxed home with grand reception rooms, spacious bedrooms, ample bathrooms and perfect catering kitchens for any occasion. The majestic dining room (seats 24) has a large inglenook fireplace and antique mahogany table, which provides the perfect ambience to any special meal where memories are made.