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Combe Thatch Cottage Cottage location
Gittisham, Nr Honiton, Devon, England
Number of guests
Sleeps up to 2
Property description
This has to be the quintessential Devon cottage for two, a cream-coloured affair, tucked away down a quiet lane in the picture postcard village of Gittisham. The village itself is surrounded by glorious buttercup meadows, winding lanes and lush green countryside.
Combe Thatch Cottage is, without doubt, a rural idyll. But owners Ruth and Ken Hunt have also ensured that it will turn on the townies. There’s a fabulous huge creamy 10ft Aga in the Conran kitchen, a wood burning stove, a Fired Earth copper bath (double-ended, of course) and a huge, soft white bed overlooking the private walled garden. A couple can enjoy a blissfully romantic break here, waking to the sounds of church bells, birdsong and the village ducks and geese. Breakfast in the garden could be followed by a long walk with an OS map, a potter around Britain’s best farm shop (twenty minutes away), or a short drive to the south west coastal path between Exmouth and Lyme Regis.
Behind Combe Cottage, the mile-long drive to the Hunt’s Combe House Hotel begins. Guests at the Cottage can either cook for themselves, book on a B&B basis, taking breakfasts up at the hotel or arrange for a hamper to be delivered each morning. Evening meals in its award-winning restaurant are not to be missed and for special occasions, a Combe House chef can create a romantic candlelit dinner for two in the Cottage.
Location
M5 exit 28 at Cullompton.Take A373 to Honiton. At traffic lights turn left to ‘other routes’. Follow signs to Heathpark, Gittisham and Combe House. At the bottom of the one-mile winding drive is the cob and thatch village of Gittisham with its Norman church. The nearest big shops and supermarkets are two miles away in Honiton.
Airport: Exeter International (10 min drive on A30).
Station: Honiton (2.40 hrs direct from London Waterloo).
Ferry Ports: Plymouth, Poole, Weymouth – 1.5hrs away.
Postcode for Sat Nav: EX14 3AD
Accommodation
The original cottage features have been enhanced and embellished with contemporary furnishings in shades of natural linen and limestone, complimented throughout by carefully placed fine antiques and fresh flowers. It is all very light and tasteful, yet comfortable and homely at the same time. There are pale grey wooden units in the kitchen, two big sofas in the living area, and a touch of whimsy in the Richard Adams paintings on the walls.
The double bedroom matches any first rate hotel for style and attention to detail, with its crucial trading sisal carpet, painted shutters, extra wide ‘love chair’ and flat screen TV (there’s another downstairs).
However, it’s the garden that gives this cottage real wow factor - an extraordinarily generous lawn flanked with mature trees, wisteria-covered walls and cottage garden planting. Deckchairs, a bench, a barbecue, croquet set and a table and chairs make this a decidedly decadent experience for two.
Facilities
These include a DVD and CD player, 10ft Aga, gas and electric, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, microwave, washing machine and tumble dryer.
Dogs are welcome downstairs and in the garden, and even have their own sleeping quarters in the vestibule just off the kitchen.
Nr Honiton, Devon and the surrounding area
There’s plenty to see do around here. Bracing walks along the Jurassic World Heritage coastline from Lyme Regis to Sidmouth, the wide open rugged spaces of Dartmoor and Exmoor, the antique shops and galleries of Honiton, Darts Farm Shop and the adjacent Fish Shed at Topsham (with Fired Earth and Aga Rayburn shops next door), Powderham Castle and numerous historic houses and gardens close by.
The best place for big shops and urban cultural attractions is the historic cathedral city of Exeter (14 miles).
Prices to rent the cottage
Breaks from £355 to £375 B&B for two, per night
One week bookings if availability.
Contact the property owners
Phone: +44 (0)1404 540 400
Fax: N/A
Please note that you cannot rent this cottage directly from The Little Domain. If
you wish to rent Combe Thatch Cottage, or would like to enquire about availability, please use the form in the
left-hand column of this page to contact the property owners directly.
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