Grenlecotte Cottage

Great property, great location, only 30 mins from Bude.

Lovely to return to Grenlecotte and feel the peacefulness of the farm again. It's great to be able to let the children be children and explore the woods, playing hide and seek instead of playing on gadgets. My youngest saw a deer close up in the forest which was just magical. We were lucky with the weather and enjoyed using the barbecue and sitting out looking at the stars, as well as walking to the Devils Stone Inn at Shebbear a couple of times for good meals with a warm welcome. We hired bikes at Great Torrington and rode some of the Tarka Trail this time too. Sam it's a privilege to stay on your farm and the boys have already asked if we can go back!...

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We had a lovely week at Grenlecotte Cottage. The cottage is well equipped and spacious. Plenty of garden space for us and our dog. Conveniently located for the Tarka Trail. We like this cottage so much we have stayed here twice now and would happily return again. The only issue we had was the WiFi router in the cottage struggled to cope when more than one device was using it....

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Grenlecotte cottage was everything we had hoped for spotlessly clean, very comfy beds, well equipped and homely. The garden was fully enclosed which was great for our German shepherd. The forest is beautiful, vast and full of wildlife. We found different walking routes every day, you will need wellies though! ( although there is a supply in the games room if you forget). A word of caution, if you have a dog who likes to chase there is a large deer population in the forest, our dog took off after a deer within an hour of being there. We kept her on a long line for the rest of the week and to be honest it didn’t seem to effect her enjoyment, with so many scents to sniff she had a great time! Previous reviews have commented on the track leading to the cottages being difficult but we didn’t find it too bad at all. This is a wonderful place to stay if you are looking for a truly relaxing break and somewhere to embrace nature. It was peaceful and tranquil and really left us all feeling mentally refreshed. We are already planning to return a couple of times next year....

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Great place to stay we love it so much this was our 5th time and have already booked for next year. Surrounded by nature in the forest and clear skies at night you can see the stars, so peaceful and quiet except for the sounds of the birds. Sam is a very friendly helpful owner and nothing is to much trouble you only have to ask, calls by to say hello at the beginning of your stay but not intrusive. Very good for multiple dog owners allowing up to 5 where most holiday cottages allow only 2 dogs. This year stone had been put down outside the cottages which made it much cleaner as it used to get quite muddy at times. Towels and bedding are also fresh and clean and the cottage is always warm and comfortable. ...

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