Ilfracombe holiday cottage accommodation, Ilfracombe Harbour with walking, beach/lake nearby, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Jackamar Cottage (cottage)

Home description

3 Bedroom Cottage with lovely private patio and cottage garden complete with palm trees. Set in an area of peace and tranquility yet very close to all amenities. An ideal holiday destination for exploring all North Devon has to offer. Fabulous beaches for 1st class surfing and family bathing. All types of sports available locally including an excellent golf course in the town. The area is a walkers paradise offering spectacular cliff top walks to moorland hiking across Exmoor.

Jackamar Cottage Garden	Dining Area
Kitchen	Double Bedroom

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The West Country / Devon region

North Devon is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Fabulous long sandy beaches stretching for miles at Woolacoombe , Croyde and Saunton world renowned for their excellent surfing . Walk along the cliff tops and enjoy the outstanding views across to Wales .
Discover Exmoor and its pretty moorland villages by walking, riding or car or further afield to Dartmoor and the home of The Hound of The Baskervilles story.
Enjoy a famous West Country cream tea of home made scones, strawberry jam and clotted cream or perhaps a wonderful meal of locally caught fish and shellfish. Lobster , crab and all types of fish all localy caught and delivered straight to the many excellent restaurants in the area. Try a traditional Cornish Pastie while wondering through one of the many pretty fishing villages or market towns.
Visit Plymouth a sea faring city with immense Naval history or Exeter with its beautiful cathedral and quaint shops. Barnstaple and Bideford both market towns within easy reach offering excellent shopping, markets selling local produce , restaurants and culture. The Westcountry enjoys a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters. Palm trees grow in many areas giving the area an almost continental feel.

Ilfracombe / Ilfracombe Harbour area

Ilfracombe offers a whole host of activities and attractions including fishing, an excellent golf course, mini golf,
multi screen cinema showing all the latest releases, theatre , indoor swimming pool, horseriding, beaches including the famous Victorian Tunnels Beaches to name but a few of things to do in Ilfracombe.
Ilfracombe harbour is a working harbour and enoys visits from The Waverley Steamer one of the few paddle steamers in operation today. This year Ilfracombe harbour was visited by its first cruise liner sure to be one of many.
The harbour has numerous excellent restaurants where you can enjoy locally caught fish and shellfish or perhaps go Italian, Spanish or Indian.
Try a harbourside pub where you can sit on the terrace overlloking the harbour and enjoy and an excellent bar snack.
Several take aways are also close by including a Chinese, Pizzeria and Fish and Chips.
Take a leisurely stroll around Capstone Hill and watch the fishermen fishing for mackerel or try a walk around and up Hilsborough for more serious walkers. From here you can carry onto Combe Martin a peaceful seaside village with Englands longest High Street.
If you visit in June you may catch Ilfracombe Victorian Week where the whole town gets involved in the Victorian theme from dressing to food, drink and events or visit in August when it is carnival week with a whole week of events organised .

How to get there

Fly to Bristol or Exeter - Jackamar Cottage is approx 2 hours drive from Bristol and 1 hour from Exeter
Cheap flights to Bristol available from EasyJet.com
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Cheap flights to Exeter available from Flybe.com
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Car hire available at both airports and locally
Main line trains direct to Exeter with link to Barnstaple regular local buses from there to Ilfracombe
National Express service to Ilfracombe from most major Uk departure points

Activities near Ilfracombe

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The cottage has been fully renovated this year and is very comfortable in both winter and summer. 2 twin bedrooms and 1 double room all with natural wooden flooring. Modern bathrom with brand new suite again with natural wooden flooring. Very comfortable lounge with leather suite, flat screen t.v , video and dvd.
Cloakroom with new suite. Large kitchen/diner with modern kitchen and all appliances fully tiled floor and original ceiling beams. There is also a t.v and video here so guests can watch t.v whilst enjoyng a meal. This room overlooks the pretty cottage garden with palm trees which is a real haven for the birds.

Further details outdoors:
The garden has hardwood furniture and a barbecue . From here you can walk along the pedestrian only walkway direct to the harbour less than 200 metres away. The pedestrian walkway is used only by the residents of the row of cottages so the garden is completely private and quiet. Sit in the garden on a summer evening and enjoy a glass of wine amongst the flowers and fairies peeping form behind the bushes!

Further details

There is parking on the road outside but during peak periods it can be difficult to get a space . If this happens then you can park to unload then go to one of two car parks approx 3 minutes walk away. Weekly parking tickets for these are available from The Tourist Information Office situated in The Landmark Theatre. The cost of these are £12 to £15 per week and can be used at a variety of car parks in the area.

Conditions

Change over day is Saturday during peak season but can be flexible otside of this time. Short breaks of 3 nights accepted outside of peak season from £150.
A security deposit is payable of £100 for weekly bookings or £50 for short breaks . This needs to be paid at the time of booking and will hold your reservation for you. The rental cost becomes due 4 weeks prior to arrival.
Your security desposit will be returned to you in full within 7 days of your departure provided everything is found to be in order.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
30September-19 October	30 Sep 07	20 Oct 07	325£  325	5050	5050	3 Nights
20-26 October 2007	20 Oct 07	27 Oct 07	395£  395	0-	0-	1 Week
27 October-21 December 07	27 Oct 07	22 Dec 07	275£  275	5050	5050	3 Nights
22 December-05 Jan 08	22 Dec 07	5 Jan 08	595£  595	100100	100100	4 Nights
5 Jan-9 Feb 2008	5 Jan 08	9 Feb 08	275£  275	5050	5050	3 Nights
9 February -23 Februa2008	9 Feb 08	23 Feb 08	375£  375	0-	0-	1 Week
23 Feb - 21 March2008	23 Feb 08	21 Mar 08	295£  295	5050	5050	3 Nights
21 March-29 March	21 Mar 08	29 Mar 08	495£  495	100100	100100	4 Nights
29 March- 3 May 2008	29 Mar 08	3 May 08	330£  330	5050	5050	3 Nights
3- 10 May 2008	3 May 08	10 May 08	375£  375	5050	5050	3 Nights
10- 24 May 2008	10 May 08	24 May 08	330£  330	5050	5050	3 Nights
24May - 31 May 2008	24 May 08	31 May 08	495£  495	0-	0-	1 Week
31 May - 5July 2008	31 May 08	5 Jul 08	420£  420	6060	6060	3 Nights
5- 19July 2008	5 Jul 08	19 Jul 08	495£  495	7070	7070	3 Nights
19 July - 30 August 2008	19 Jul 08	30 Aug 08	650£  650	0-	0-	1 Week
30 August- 27 Sept 2008	30 Aug 08	27 Sep 08	395£  395	5050	5050	3 Nights

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

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Short breaks of 3 nights from £150 out side of peak season . Xmas and New Year bookings can have flexible changeover dates and for length of stay. Please email with requirements. This property is also available for a long term winter let at a cost of £595 per month.

Availability notes

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Contact owner

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Contact details for home 16132 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Christina and Garry Elliott
Tel:	+44 (0)5601 761786
Mobile:	+44 (0)7702 753651
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