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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Shaldon in West Country

from £50 / night

This is the estimated nightly price based on a weekly stay. Contact the advertiser to confirm the price - it varies depending on when you stay and how long for.

£350–£570 / week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

5 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, car not necessary, private garden, no pets allowed

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About the home

Dolphin Cottage is one of the oldest cottages in Shaldon. It has a thatched roof and old wooden beams. It’s thick cob walls keep it warm in winter and beautifully cool in summer. It is in a quiet square, about two minutes level walk from the beach and shops. The cottage has a double bedroom and a twin bedroom with a cot in it. To reach the twin bedroom, you have to walk through the double room, which is usually fine for families, but sometimes doesn't suit friends who are sharing the cottage. The bathroom is downstairs.

Being so close to the beach is ideal for families. No need to get dressed on the beach after your swim - just pop back to the cottage. It is safe to swim on an incoming tide, and there is always plenty of sand to play on. At low tide, there is a large area called "The Salty", where there are pools full of shellfish and small fish. If it's windy on the nearest beach, you can go through the smuggler's tunnel to The Ness Beach, which faces a different direction. There's a children's Zoo, a Botanical Garden, a Pitch and Putt Course and a Bowling Green and plenty of places to eat and drink. If you like amusements and the facilities of a town, you can cross the river to Teignmouth, either by the bridge, or on the passenger ferry.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The accommodation comprises:

Downstairs:

SITTING ROOM, with single sofa bed and colour television with DVD Player.

KITCHEN, with electric cooker, microwave, refrigerator with freezer compartment, stainless steel sink unit, and spin drier. Dining table to seat five.

BATHROOM, with washbasin, bath and W.C. (There is also an outside W.C.)

SUNLOUNGE, this is quite small, but it is lovely to sit in. It is also useful for drying the washing, and a good place for children to play.

Stairs from sitting room lead to:

BEDROOM 1 : with double bed.

Opening off is:

BEDROOM 2 : with two single beds, cot, washbasin and airing cupboard.

The cottage is fully equipped for 4 people. A double duvet is provided for the double bed, and single ones for both single beds. Pillows are also provided.

Please bring duvet covers, sheets, pillow cases, towels and T-Towels. If you wish to use the sofa bed, please bring extra bedding. The cot has a waterproof mattress, but please bring your own cot bedding.

Further details outdoors:
Outside the cottage is a small enclosed garden, and garden chairs are provided. There is an outside toilet, which is useful when the bathroom is occupied. The garden gate opens onto Crown Square, where you might be able to park sometimes. The roads around the cottage are, on the whole, too narrow for cars, having been built for horses and carts! This makes it very safe for walking and riding bikes. However, parking can be difficult in the summer. There is always room to park at the top of the hill behind the cottage, and it is a pleasant walk down, through the Botanical Gardens. Since you will probably want to make use of the excellent boats, trains and buses, there is no need to use your car very often.

Further details

Our bookings are made from Saturday to Saturday during the summer. In the spring and autumn we are glad to take bookings for short breaks. We do not accept bookings for the winter, except for Christmas. We ask for 1/3 of the rental fee as a deposit, with the balance to be paid four weeks before your holiday. Included in your rent is £50 which we return if you leave the cottage clean and in good condition.

Conditions

We are sorry, we do not accept pets. Included in your rent is £50 which we return if you leave the cottage clean and in good condition.

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Shaldon sand is perfect for sandcastles

 

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The twin bedroom

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The West Country / Devon region

South Devon is famous for it's wonderful beaches and beautiful rolling hills. Close by is Dartmoor, wild country with miles of walks and stunning views. Exeter and Torquay offer all the facilities of a large town, while Teignmouth, Dawlish and Newton Abbot are thriving small towns with many attractions for holidaymakers.

The Shaldon area

Shaldon has two beaches, useful shops, good pubs, restaurants and cafes. There is a children's zoo, Botanical gardens, a cliff path for the energetic, and level walks for the less so! The Bowling Green and Pitch and Putt course are open to visitors. The public transport is excellent in this area. There are buses to Torquay and Teignmouth, a passenger ferry to Teignmouth, and trains to Exeter, Newton Abbot and beyond. One favourite activity is a walk along the sea wall at Teignmouth as far as Dawish, and then a train ride back.

There are many events throughout the year. Every Wednesday from 2nd June to 15th September there is a craft day and Farmers Market on the village green . In the early evening there is entertainment for the children including Maypole dancing, and Punch & Judy, followed in August, by a one act play, with audience participation, continuing the saga of Zebediah Hook. There will be 6 performances this year.

The Classical Music Festival in June is very popular, and there are frequent art exhibitions.

June 30th - July 3rd there is going to be a Scarecrow Competition. There will be scarecrows lurking all around the village - the last one was great fun.

On Saturday, July 2nd there will be a "Party in the Park", held in the Botanical gardens nearby to the cottage.

On the first Saturday in August, the Water Carnival takes place, and there is a nine day Regatta finishing on August Bank Holiday Monday, with events for both locals and visitors.

Teignmouth, just across the river, has sandy beaches, a pier, a lido and a promenade lined with attractive flower beds. Take the foot passenger ferry across the mouth of the River Teign from Shaldon or walk across the bridge and along the footpath.

How to get there

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Shaldon is in South Devon. It is about 14 miles from Exeter and the M5. The nearest Railway Station is at Teignmouth, which is about a 5 minute taxi ride away from our cottage. The railway journey is one of the most beautiful in England, as the railway line follows the coast for the last part of the journey from the north, and the River Teign from the west. The nearest airport is at Exeter, which is about half an hour's drive.

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Reviews

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13 Aug 2012

“Wonderful week in Shaldon” We have just returned from a week at Dolphin Cottage in Shaldon. The cottage itself is very quaint, spotlessly clean and very well equipped. Both my husband and I and our girls (2 and 4 years old) loved staying there. Getting our people carrier into the square was a challenge, but we managed it and were able to park outside the cottage without a problem. Shaldon itself is also lovely, the girls were thrilled to be so close to the beach and we were lucky enough with the weather to be able to spend a relaxing couple of days playing in the sand and sea. We ate out in Shaldon several times and always had good food. We also found plenty to do in the surrounding area including steam trains and boat trips from Paignton, Paignton Zoo and popping over to Teignmouth on the ferry. We would all highly recommend this as a great family holiday and we hope to return again one day! Response: We're glad you liked the cottage. Shaldon is perfect for small children, there is so much to do,especially if you are lucky enough to have some good weather. We are pleased to hear that you will be coming back, and look forward to hearing from you again.

27 May 2012

“An absolute joy” You must must stay in Shaldon at Dolphin Cottage. It ticked all the boxes of my fantasy for staying in a 16 th century thatched cottage by the sea. Having a touch of OCD for cleanliness and... more Response: We're so glad you enjoyed your holiday at our cottage. I have forwarded your comments to our caretaker and I know that she'll be pleased to hear that you were impressed her efforts.... more

18 Apr 2012

“Lovely cottage, excellent location” The cottage was very clean and well presented, well equipped too.The interlinked bedrooms suited as well and the children loved the sun room at the front and we found it useful for buggy,wellies, seashells etc Very nice to find buckets,spades,crab lines etc in the cottage and a few toys. Loved the location as we could go to the beach without getting in the car and also to the ferry to go across to Teigmouth. Actually you can easily get around by public transport from the cottage getting on the ferry or on the bus. We parked the car by the sea front for free didn't bother us not parking outside the cottage( my other half couldn't get the car up the narrow streets anyway :-) ). Lots of information left in the cottage which was nice(loved reading the history of the cottage) . Few nice personal touches like the owners left some milk for us and they sent a nice thank you card with my deposit back. We'd love to go again my 5yr old son keeps asking "are we going to the lady's house again?" Response: Thankyou for your lovely review - it makes all our hard work worthwhile. You commented in our visitor's book that you found 10 am too early to get ready to leave on the last day. As a result we have managed to arrange for our caretaker to start half an hour later, so next time you come you will be able to stay till 10.30. Best wishes, Helen B.

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22 Oct 2011

“Lovely cottage in beautiful seaside village” We stayed at this cottage for one week with our two children, aged 5 years and 16 months old. The cottage has two bedrooms which are interlinked, which suited us well as we were very close to our children. The cottage was very clean. It is a small cottage but big enough for a holiday and had all the essential pots and pans etc. It is well equipped with toys and books to keep young children entertained as well as having crabbing lines and buckets in the sun room. We found the sunroom useful for storing our pushchair and beach things so that we didn't have to take them into the cottage. It is about one minute walk from the seafront, which is great. The only down side was the parking; as it was August we were not able to park outside the cottage and ended up leaving our car parked in the public car park at the ness (about 15 mins walk away). We did stop at the edge of the square to unload and re-load our car. The car park was good value, however unfortunately someone bumped into our car whilst in the car park causing a few hundred pounds worth of damage. Although I realise this is not directly related to this cottage. This aside we had a lovely holiday and would definitely reccommend to others. Shaldon is a beautiful village with a few pubs, chip shop, local ameities and a small local zoo. Perfect for a relaxing family break and great value. Response: We are glad that you liked our cottage and found the location convenient for the beaches and shops etc. However, we are sorry to hear that you had to park in the public carpark all week. Parking in Shaldon can be difficult, due to the narrow streets that are part of it's charm. However, it is very unusual not to be able to find somewhere on the roadside. We suggest that you try Horse Lane and Broadlands, but if they are full up, then go on up above the botanical gardens and try the very top of Horse Lane, by the aptly named, "Treetops". We hope that you'll come again and try this. Alternatively, come during April, May, September or October when the double yellow lines don't apply. Then you can park right on the seafront, only one a minute level walk from the cottage.

24 May 2011

“Dolphin Cottage - Great Value & Excellent Location” After looking for a B&B for a long weekend and getting no luck with the numours telephone calls due to having 2 young children, we decided to extend our stay in Shaldon for a short week rather than a... more Response: Good, we'll look forward to seeing you again.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	22 Sep 12	29 Sep 12	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	29 Sep 12	6 Oct 12	300£ 300	-	-	1 Week
	6 Oct 12	12 Oct 12	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	20 Oct 12	27 Oct 12	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	27 Oct 12	3 Nov 12	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	3 Nov 12	9 Nov 12	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	2 Mar 13	9 Mar 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	9 Mar 13	16 Mar 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	16 Mar 13	23 Mar 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	23 Mar 13	30 Mar 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	30 Mar 13	6 Apr 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	6 Apr 13	13 Apr 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	13 Apr 13	20 Apr 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	20 Apr 13	26 Apr 13	330£ 330	-	-	1 Week
	4 May 13	11 May 13	390£ 390	-	-	1 Week
	11 May 13	18 May 13	390£ 390	-	-	1 Week
	18 May 13	25 May 13	390£ 390	-	-	1 Week
	25 May 13	1 Jun 13	390£ 390	-	-	1 Week
	1 Jun 13	8 Jun 13	430£ 430	-	-	1 Week
	8 Jun 13	15 Jun 13	430£ 430	-	-	1 Week
	15 Jun 13	22 Jun 13	430£ 430	-	-	1 Week
	22 Jun 13	29 Jun 13	430£ 430	-	-	1 Week
	29 Jun 13	6 Jul 13	460£ 460	-	-	1 Week
	6 Jul 13	13 Jul 13	510£ 510	-	-	1 Week
	13 Jul 13	20 Jul 13	510£ 510	-	-	1 Week
	20 Jul 13	27 Jul 13	570£ 570	-	-	1 Week
	27 Jul 13	3 Aug 13	570£ 570	-	-	1 Week
	3 Aug 13	10 Aug 13	570£ 570	-	-	1 Week
	10 Aug 13	17 Aug 13	570£ 570	-	-	1 Week
	17 Aug 13	24 Aug 13	570£ 570	-	-	1 Week
	24 Aug 13	31 Aug 13	570£ 570	-	-	1 Week
	31 Aug 13	7 Sep 13	550£ 550	-	-	1 Week
	7 Sep 13	14 Sep 13	470£ 470	-	-	1 Week
	14 Sep 13	21 Sep 13	470£ 470	-	-	1 Week
	21 Sep 13	28 Sep 13	400£ 400	-	-	1 Week
	28 Sep 13	5 Oct 13	400£ 400	-	-	1 Week
	5 Oct 13	12 Oct 13	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	12 Oct 13	19 Oct 13	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
	19 Oct 13	26 Oct 13	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week

The property does not have weekend tariffs.

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

* In your rent we include a charge of £50 which will be refunded after your holiday if the cottage is left clean and in good condition.

We do not charge extra for electricity - it is included in your rent.

Please pay one third of the total as a deposit. The balance is payable one month before your holiday.

If you would like to book a short break during the spring or autumn, we charge £50 per night.

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2 years listed You are contacting Helen Beaufoy Landline 44 01460 240943 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2010. This cottage has received 5 reviews from previous guests.

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