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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Barnstaple in West Country

from £43 / night

£295–£955 / week

2 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

5 out of 5

17 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

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About the home

Built from natural cob, this luxury traditional cottage is warm and cosy and offers complete comfort. Fantastic indoor pool and leisure complex to enjoy whilst having a relaxing holiday with family or friends at any time of year. Centrally located for Barnstaple, Europe's prettiest floral town, combines sophisticated shopping with the bustling atmosphere of traditional pannier markets. There are many excellent restaurants and pubs nearby together with an array of activities for all.

** For much more information or to book online logon to our website from the link in the 'contact details' box at the bottom of this page. **

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The master bedroom has a lovely four-poster bed, great for romantic breaks and honeymoons, and now features an all new luxury ensuite shower room together with a 32" widescreen lcd tv. There is also a lovely spacious family bathroom.

Further details outdoors:
There is a children's adventure playground onsite, with trampolines, swings and climbing frame. A range of quality new mountain bikes, adults, teenagers and child's, are now available - cycle from Tuckers Retreat and join the famous nearby Tarka Trail - the 180 mile dedicated scenic cycling and walking route.

Further details

Our superb indoor pool, which is heated to around 36c with spa and swimjets, and leisure complex is for the exclusive use of guests in our five luxury cottages.

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Tuckers Retreat - exterior relaxing area

 

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Swim Spa for relaxation and exercise

 

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romantic ensuite four poster bedroom

 

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all new spacious oak kitchen / dining room

The West Country / Devon region

With a very mild climate all year round North Devon is a wonderful location at any time of year

The Barnstaple area

Barnstaple is the commercial centre of the region, combining sophisticated shopping with the bustling atmosphere of markets and speciality shops. The modern Green Lanes Shopping Centre compliments the traditional Pannier and Craft Markets held since 1855 in the Pannier Market Hall.

This attractive market town is the oldest and largest town in North Devon, nestling in the Taw valley on the other side of the estuary which the Saxons first settled in Barnstaple (Barum) over 1000 years ago.

The Long Bridge, crossing the tidal River Taw was thought to have been built in the 12th and 13th centuries and in Litchdon Street are located the Penrose Almshouses built in the early 17th century.

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Reviews

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14 May 2013

“Just what we wanted!” This was the second time we stayed at Combrew Farm Cottages, the reason we came back being it was so good the first time...and we certainly weren't disappointed! The accommodation was comfortable and spacious enough for four adults and a two year-old (we stayed in Tuckers Retreat - one of the two bedroom cottages), with all the amenities and facilities you need, just like home. Spotlessly clean too! The swimming pool with built in jacuzzi and the sauna are perfect for relaxation and we love the fact that the pool temperature is kept at 36 degrees. Location wise it's perfect for exploring the North Devon coast with plenty of things to do and see and a lot of good places to eat. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will be returning!

19 Mar 2013

“Cosy cottage, excellent facilities” A warm and cosy winter retreat, beautifully furnished, lovely bathrooms, and a gorgeous warm pool which our 2-year old adored! Fabulous playground, rabbits and chickens to keep the little ones entertained. Nearby Fremington Quay serves the best cream teas ever! Highly recommended.

14 Mar 2013

“Lovely clean place in a brilliant location.” have just returned from a short break in Tuckers retreat, and loved it. My 3 yr old and my husband and i did not want to leave. The accomodation was excellent and very clean. The facilities were great; my son particularly liked the indoor pool and play area. The location is relaxing but still in easy reach of amenities, and a short drive to a beach. We will defo be returning again.

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22 Feb 2013

“Well kept place, nice warm pool, very convenient location” Been to quite a few farm conversion type places with pool etc, this is a great one. The houses are nice and well kept. Well furnished, good bathrooms/showers etc, all home comforts provided. With... more

26 Oct 2012

“Beautiful Cottage, fantastic facilities” We stayed in the beautiful Tuckers Retreat. It is a really lovely cottage with great facilities, a real home from home, really comfortable and cosy. Our children loved the play area and feeding the pets. The swimming pool is simply wonderful. The owners are very friendly and nothing is too much trouble. Fantastic location, we will be back!

21 Oct 2012

“Excellent Cottage and facilities, extremley well equipped and great location.” This is the third time we have stayed at Combrew Farm, the facilities are excellent and maintained to the highest standards. I would highly recommend a stay at Combrew. The location is perfect with the feeling of being in the countryside with quick any easy access to all the local amenties and attractions.

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18 Jul 2012

“Quiet, but lots to do. Very comfortable home from home.” Excellent farm accomodation, great for any age family. Lovely indoor pool, table tennis, badminton, pool table. Tennis court, kids play equipment. Bike hire at reasonable price to enable exploration... more

17 Jul 2012

“Excellent accommodation and location” This was our first family holiday with our two year old son. We did lots of research before we went and read up on a lot of reviews and finally chose Tucker's Retreat at Combrew Farm. The reviews were good and we were not disappointed. The accommodation is excellent. Very clean and the kitchen is well equipped. The bedrooms were very comfortable too. We found the cottage very relaxing as once inside, you do not hear a thing! Great facilities, swimming pool, games room - even a badminton and tennis court all on site. Ideally located with some excellent beaches just a short drive away. Supermarket close by to stock up on essentials. Our hosts were very helpful in suggesting restaurants and places to visit.

26 Jun 2012

“It's got it all” This is a well run, well equipped holiday destination in North Devon. We booked two cottages. One for us seniors and the other for younger family and two under two's. The facility has a great pool, badminton court, BBQ, playground, animals, marvellous. The cottages are furnished to high standard. They even have WiFi We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and Sue and Co where very helpful and cheerful. We will be back!

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02 Apr 2012

“If you want the best, you wont be disappointed!” What a wonderful place, from the moment we arrived in brilliant sunshine, we were made to feel welcome, the owner Sue was very friendly and showed us around. The cottage is exactly "what it says on the tin" very clean, very cosy, with everything you could think of available. The personal touches were very welcome, we went armed with everything but the kitchen sink as this was our experience staying in other cottages, but Sue had thought of everything and it was already in situ! A fabulous base for visiting the surrounding area's without having to sit in the car for hours, and the luxury of going back each day for a dip in the pool and spa was fabulous. There are lots of facilities for children, the chickens, rabbits and goats are always an instant attraction, we will definately return with our grandchildren.

25 Jan 2012

“Excellent accommodation” Combrew Farm was fabulous. The accommodation - Tuckers Retreat - was cosy and well-appointed. The owners left us lovely welcoming gifts, and it was reassuring to have them on site. The facilities are great - the pool was particularly appreciated by our two girls. Great to have bike hire too, at a reasonable price. Had a wonderful holiday, wouldn't hesitate to go again.

25 Sep 2011

“Tuckers Retreat a lovely relaxing cosy holiday cottage.” Combrew Farm a lovely place to stay,quiet and peaceful with a lovely relaxing swimming pool and spa. Owners very welcoming and helpful. Plenty to do in the area with plenty of cycle paths,walking,beaches or just relaxing and dining in the lovely pubs around the area. Excellent 5 star holiday.

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15 Sep 2011

“A lovely cottage in lovely surroundings complete with fabulous hosts” Despite the bad weather, which was a first for us in Devon at this time of year, the cottage was lovely and we had a very well earned tranquil vacation. This was made even better with our nightly visits from Arthur, the farm cat who snuggled up with us of an evening on the sofa until he had had enough and went before bedtime. Even better were the goats who we fed daily and my daughter fell in love with them.

01 Aug 2011

“Wonderful, relaxing, highly recommended.” A superb cottage in a beautiful location. Lovely and clean and welcoming. The swimming pool is really warm (like a hot bath) and the children loved the trampolines. Very easy access to the Tarka Trail and the beaches at Croyde, Woolacombe and Instow are all within a 30 minute drive.

28 Jul 2011

“Excellent holiday base” Excellent on site facilities after great days out on the Tarka trail and surfing. A central base for discovering North Devon. Accomodated in Tuckers Retreat Cottage which had home from home facilities, fully fitted kitchen, wood burner and new large LCD TV's in main bedroom and lounge. Very warm welcome from host with good local knowledge.

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05 Jun 2011

“Fell in love with Combrew Farm” What a find this place was. It felt like we were right out in the country but we were only a five minute walk from the main road; a15 minute walk to Fremington Quay and 10 minutes on the bus to Barnstaple. In fact everything we needed was within easy distance. The cottage was lovely as was the whole farm set up; spacious, beautifully designed and with very pretty gardens. There are also plenty of facilities so if the weather isn't good there are things to do. The pool is great and there is a fitness room, tennis court, badminton court and games room (darts, pool and table tennis) as well as a big play area for the children and an information room with access to the internet and plenty of books. Tuckers Retreat cottage is compact and very cosy but has lots of natural light. It had everything we needed and the beds were really comfortable. The kitchen door led to a lovely courtyard with a fish pond, it was so relaxing sitting out there in the sun. The only suggestion we would make would be to invest in more up to date integrated digital TV's (especially the one in the main bedroom) rather than have the separate digi boxes as turning on the TV was not straightforward and we were often pressing all the wrong buttons!, However that is a minor issue in the great scheme of things and I am sure it would not bother many people; it's just that we do like our TV's. We didn't go out much but we didn't feel the need to, it was just nice chilling out in the cottage and using all the facilities. We did walk to Fremington Quay which is really pretty and there is a great little cafe there, you can also hire bikes to cycle the Tarka trail. The warm hospitality of the Tucker family - Sue, John and Ross - was second to none; they were so friendly and approachable and anything we asked for was always met with a smiling face and a 'no problem' attitude. We absolutely loved staying here and we have already booked our spot for next year, can't wait to go back to this little spot of heaven. Response: latest LED tv's now added - 42" in the lounge and 32" in the master bedroom, and brand new mountain bikes now available from the farm.

30 May 2011

“Warm, homely and welcoming cottage in a beautiful location” The cottage was beautiful and very comfortable, with lots of added extras like a log burner (for those chilly evenings) and little touches such as a pint of milk in the fridge on arrival and teabags in the caddy - all things that help to make you feel welcome and at home. Everything is provided so it's easy to cater for yourself, or Barnstaple is a short taxi ride away (about £10) if you want a night out. The bus stop is at the end of the lane so you can take the bus to Instow and visit the Boathouse fish restaurant - an stunning setting on the seafront and lovely food. Or you can walk down to Fremington Quay for breakfast at the cafe beside the picturesque estuary. The pool was clean and luxuriously warm, just the thing after a day walking along the Tarka Trail or on the Braunton Burrows. We can thoroughly recommend Combrew Cottages - the welcome is warm and friendly, the location is spot on (in the beautiful North Devon countryside but a short drive to town), and the cottages are just like a home away from home.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
May	17 May 13	24 May 13	465£ 465	-	-	3 Nights
May bank holiday	24 May 13	31 May 13	765£ 765	-	-	1 Week
May / June	31 May 13	7 Jun 13	495£ 495	-	-	3 Nights
June	7 Jun 13	14 Jun 13	595£ 595	-	-	3 Nights
June	14 Jun 13	21 Jun 13	625£ 625	-	-	3 Nights
June	21 Jun 13	28 Jun 13	645£ 645	-	-	3 Nights
June / July	28 Jun 13	5 Jul 13	675£ 675	-	-	3 Nights
July	5 Jul 13	12 Jul 13	745£ 745	-	-	3 Nights
July	12 Jul 13	19 Jul 13	835£ 835	-	-	3 Nights
July	19 Jul 13	26 Jul 13	885£ 885	-	-	1 Week
July / August	26 Jul 13	30 Aug 13	945£ 945	-	-	1 Week
Aug. / Sept.	30 Aug 13	6 Sep 13	645£ 645	-	-	1 Week
September	6 Sep 13	13 Sep 13	525£ 525	-	-	1 Week
Sept. / Oct.	13 Sep 13	25 Oct 13	445£ 445	-	-	1 Week
Oct. half term	25 Oct 13	1 Nov 13	665£ 665	-	-	1 Week
Nov. / Dec.	1 Nov 13	21 Dec 13	395£ 395	-	-	2 Nights
Christmas week	21 Dec 13	28 Dec 13	675£ 675	-	-	1 Week
New Year week	28 Dec 13	4 Jan 14	725£ 725	-	-	1 Week
January	4 Jan 14	10 Jan 14	295£ 295	82£ 82	82£ 82	3 Nights
Jan./Feb.	10 Jan 14	14 Feb 14	365£ 365	88£ 88	95£ 95	3 Nights
Feb. half term	14 Feb 14	21 Feb 14	525£ 525	-	-	1 Week
Feb. / March	21 Feb 14	4 Apr 14	385£ 385	90£ 90	98£ 98	3 Nights
Easter weeks	4 Apr 14	18 Apr 14	585£ 585	-	-	1 Week
Easter	18 Apr 14	25 Apr 14	485£ 485	-	-	1 Week
April	25 Apr 14	2 May 14	435£ 435	-	-	1 Week
May	2 May 14	9 May 14	445£ 445	-	-	1 Week
May	9 May 14	16 May 14	465£ 465	-	-	1 Week
May	16 May 14	23 May 14	465£ 465	-	-	1 Week
May Bank holiday	23 May 14	30 May 14	785£ 785	-	-	1 Week
May/June	30 May 14	6 Jun 14	495£ 495	-	-	1 Week
June	6 Jun 14	13 Jun 14	595£ 595	-	-	1 Week
June	13 Jun 14	20 Jun 14	625£ 625	-	-	1 Week
June	20 Jun 14	27 Jun 14	645£ 645	-	-	1 Week
June/July	27 Jun 14	4 Jul 14	675£ 675	-	-	1 Week
July	4 Jul 14	11 Jul 14	745£ 745	-	-	1 Week
July	11 Jul 14	18 Jul 14	835£ 835	-	-	1 Week
July	18 Jul 14	25 Jul 14	885£ 885	-	-	1 Week
July/August	25 Jul 14	29 Aug 14	955£ 955	-	-	1 Week
August/Sept.	29 Aug 14	5 Sep 14	645£ 645	-	-	1 Week
September	5 Sep 14	12 Sep 14	525£ 525	-	-	1 Week
Sept./Oct.	12 Sep 14	24 Oct 14	445£ 445	-	-	1 Week
Oct.half term	24 Oct 14	31 Oct 14	675£ 675	-	-	1 Week
Nov./ Dec	31 Oct 14	18 Dec 14	395£ 395	90£ 90	98£ 98	3 Nights
Christmas week	21 Dec 14	28 Dec 14	675£ 675	-	-	1 Week
New Year week	28 Dec 14	4 Jan 15	725£ 725	-	-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Short breaks available, please enquire for details.

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7 years listed You are contacting Sue Tucker Landline 44 01271 373834 Mobile n/a Web Visit site Payment accepted Credit cards accepted Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2006. This cottage has received 17 reviews from previous guests.

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