May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Clouded Yellow offers a unique opportunity to stay aboard a traditional canal barge without the worry of locks and waterways. She is custom built to offer the maximum comfort and style for 6 people sleeping in two cabins and a salon or Summer House. Both cabins have their own en suite shower/wc and a third bathroom is available in the Summer House alongside.
Blagdon Water provides the visitor with peace and tranquillity nowadays rarely found. Clouded Yellow provides the perfect location in which to relax and enjoy the surrounding countryside and wildlife which freely roams around her.
Main Salon
The Galley
Galley
Sister ship
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The West Country / Devon region
Devon is one of the most beautiful and diverse counties in England and is renown for its dramatic and unspoilt northern coast line. Both Exmoor and Dartmoor provide wonderful walking and horse riding opportunities with breathtaking countryside, peace and tranquillity. Many National Trust properties such as Castle Drogo, Buckland Abbey, Saltram House, Finch Foundry, Lydford Gorge are within easy reach. Theme parks are in abundance around Bude and further along the North Devon coast.
Blagdon Water offers the visitor to this wonderful county an ideal location from which to explore.
Holsworthy area
Holsworthy is a small rural market town in North Devon, 14 miles from Launceston and the Cornish border. The holiday town of Bude only 8 miules to the west offers many seaside activities and great shopping. Bude is the home of the renown Jazz Festival on the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Roadford Lake offers many water sports such as sailing and windsurfing and is only 10 miles away. Holsworthy provides the visitor with everyday shopping, a good sized supermarket, a weekly farmers market on Wednesdays. An organic farm shop only 1 mile away provides excellent quality meat and vegetables. Horse riding can be arranged. Cycle routes surround the property. There are many places to eat in the surrounding area varying from the exceptional to the everyday.
How to get there
Fly or train to Exeter. Car advised.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Exeter: 65 km
Railway:
Exeter: 65 km
Ferry:
Plymouth: 90 km
Activities near Holsworthy
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire
General:
CD player
Standard:
Kettle
Utilities:
Cooker, Fridge
Rooms:
Bedrooms (2), Shower rooms (3), WCs (3)
Furniture:
Sofabeds (1), Single beds (2), Double beds (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 3, Sleeps maximum of 6
Other:
Please check with the advertiser regarding linen and towels.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Private fishing lake / river
Access:
Secure parking
Further details indoors: Clouded Yellow is boarded via the stern which is spacious enough to seat 6 comfortably thereby allowing dining alfresco as the sun sets and the birds go about their business. Take a couple of steps down into the large, open plan salon and galley from where you can view the lake in comfort. Carefully selected pine features and gentle colour tones educe a real sense of relaxation.
Thoughtful location of the kitchen sink makes the washing up a delight! For the chilly evenings a wood burning stove makes the boat a real snug. Along a corridor lies the twin cabin with shower/wc next door and finally the double en suite has its own private deck from which to relax. Fishing from Clouded Yellow is encouraged and the lake is stocked with Rainbow Trout which taste particularly good on the barbecue.
Further details outdoors: Blagdon Water is a 35 acre site with 15 acres of newly planted woodland. As the visitor drives through the young trees the lake appears at the far end of the site. Clouded Yellow has her own exclusive 3 acres with barbecue and picnic area. Painted Lady and Swallow Tail accompany her on the lake but are well hidden in their own private areas. As you walk across the site you may encounter deer, rabbits, hare, foxes, buzzards, kestrels, barn owls, woodpeckers, kingfishers and numerous water-birds including two recently arrived swans.
Blagdon Water is proud to be an energy efficient and environmental project using solar power and has recently been awarded a silver award in the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Further details
Due to the nature of Blagdon Water and the fact that Clouded Yellow is solar powered, we cannot provide most everyday electrical appliances. However the galley is very well equipped and provides all you need for a comfortable break. A generator is available for the use of irons, hair-dryers etc. A 12volt charger is available for charging mobile phones.
Although we welcome children of all ages, parents must be aware of the nature of the holiday and the obvious proximity to deep water. Life jackets are available.
Conditions
Our policy with regards to pets is quite open. Our main concerns are that the dog will not get into the lake thereby upsetting the breeding and nesting birds or the fishing for other visitors. Dogs permitted tend to be either very small or elderly.
Spaniels and Labradors are sadly not compatible with the environment. Please consult the owner before bringing your pet. A strict rule applies with regards to one dog per boat only.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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Minimum stay
Weekday
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2 Oct 09
6 Nov 09
375£375
5454
5454
2 Nights
5 Mar 10
2 Apr 10
375£375
5454
5454
2 Nights
2 Apr 10
16 Apr 10
475£475
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1 Week
16 Apr 10
23 Apr 10
400£400
5757
5757
2 Nights
23 Apr 10
21 May 10
425£425
6161
6161
2 Nights
21 May 10
28 May 10
475£475
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28 May 10
4 Jun 10
495£495
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4 Jun 10
25 Jun 10
475£475
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25 Jun 10
2 Jul 10
550£550
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2 Jul 10
9 Jul 10
620£620
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9 Jul 10
16 Jul 10
675£675
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16 Jul 10
27 Aug 10
715£715
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1 Week
27 Aug 10
3 Sep 10
620£620
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1 Week
3 Sep 10
17 Sep 10
490£490
7070
7070
2 Nights
17 Sep 10
1 Oct 10
400£400
5757
5757
2 Nights
1 Oct 10
22 Oct 10
375£375
5454
5454
2 Nights
22 Oct 10
29 Oct 10
450£450
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1 Week
29 Oct 10
5 Nov 10
375£375
5454
5454
2 Nights
171
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 are available for a minimum of two nights during the off peak period. The tariff is calculated by adding £125 to the daily rate.
The rate includes all bed linen, towels, electricity, fishing and firewood.
Payment may be made by cheque or debit card by phone. A deposit is required to secure a booking.
Availability
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To contact this advertiser please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/50689
Contact details for the advertiser of home 50689
Name:
Carolyn O'Neill
Tel:
+44 (0)1409 255730
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