East Devon District Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Peter - Verified booking

  This was our second time in Heron Cottage.

  We enjoyed our stay just as much as the first. The cottage is very cosy, spotlessly clean from top to bottom, and it enjoys a central position in the village. Everything you could possibly need was on hand in the fully equipped kitchen. Also lots of DVDs for both adults and children (DVD player provided) in the cottage and linked into the new HDTV. WiFi is also provided, as was a number of board games and books to keep everyone occupied. All amenities are within a short walking distance. Including two pubs, fifty yards in either direction. We ate most nights at The Kingfisher where the food was great and the portions big. Lots of fresh locally caught sea food was on the 'Specials' menu. Best to book beforehand especially on weekends. Take a walk around the village where you'll find many interesting old streets with lots of history. We found everyone we met to be very friendly and always ready to have a chat. We would definitely recommend Heron Cottage. It's a great place to stay, as is the village of Coltyon, as a base to explore the wider region. We will definitely be back and will now be looking out for dates in 2025 to return.

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• Ben - Verified booking

  We found Shippen cottages to be ideally located in the East Devon countryside surrounded by good walks and plenty to do with the family; Lyme Regis is about twenty minutes away and Exeter half an hour or so to the west.

  The towns of Honiton and Axminster are about ten minutes drive so whilst enjoying the peaceful location you are only a few minutes drive from the main south west arterial routes. The cottage itself is well equipped, deceptively spacious and was spotlessly clean. There is underfloor heating throughout which works a treat! Outside there is a good sized child friendly balcony overlooking a secure lawned garden. There are also meadows (where we saw deer) accessed through an adjacent gateway where the owner has thoughtfully mowed a pathway up to a picnic bench (and rope swing) at the top where you can take in the views. The cottages also sit on a bridleway which appears to have little use but is well marked and gives instant access to open countryside and beautiful views along the valley. The owner really has thought of everything, right down to the conveniently placed hose pipe near the front door that we used to rinse off muddy paws! This property ticked all our boxes and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending these cottages to others and will certainly be returning!… Thank you for a wonderful stay!

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• Ian - Verified booking

  This was our third time staying at Shippen Cottages, we really enjoy staying here.

  The cottages are located in a lovely quiet road that is central to both the coast and inland activities. The owners are lovely and really make us feel so welcome during our stay, Anne is a wonderful baker and there is always a cake there when we arrive. We have been deep sea fishing from Lyme Regis and brought some fish home and cooked it If you enjoy sewing I attended a course in Honiton at a lovely sewing shop .the garden at the cottages is full of birds due to all the feeders,ark the owner provides spotters book and binoculars so relaxing to sit on the deck and look for all the different birds. We saw a gorgeous Woodpecker this time Overall I would highly recommend a stay at the cottages, we loved our stays. We also visited the Donkey Sanctuary which has a marvellous restaurant where we had a great meal. We will be going back again

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• Miss Karen Wild - Verified booking

  Axe View is a lovely, large and comfortable new-ish house. The beds are so comfy and have very good quality bedding, there were plenty of good quality towels too. We were there to catch up with friends, who live near by. The house is a little way from the sea and amenities, but its a short drive to Seaton where there is plenty of parking. There were nice touches like games and books - we played Scrabble and Ker-plunk - great fun! We also enjoyed the cream tea, which was left for us. The kitchen area has all you could need for a few days away, though we didn't find the knives and forks etc straightway - they are in a hidden drawer under the hob! The outside seating area was used (though it was a bit cold) - the view from there is lovely. We all felt very refreshed after our weekend away - thank you.

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• Terence - Verified booking

  4 things to note the first 3 already reported to Lyme Bay.

  1. The shower tray is extremely slippery when wet and probably the reason the rh shower door is broken from its bottom runner. Would definitely benefit from a slip mat. 2. The dvd player and TV in the lounge are incompatable, dvd is AV o/p and the TV is hdmi. 3. The operating instructions for the heaters in the cottage are not for the 2 types installed. One type is a digital option panel with 16+ options, not good. 4. Parking is a serious problem in the town centre including Lower church street, it is very much 1st come 1st parked and parking availability is very limited. There is a small car park in dolphin road at £25 for the week but if you go out for the day there may very well be no spaces on return.

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