Bantam Cottage

Coulscott’s white Georgian manor and original farmhouse peak through the trees in a lovely leafy valley just a mile inland from the North Devon coast but closer inspection reveals an exclusive hamlet of gorgeous holiday cottages with fantastic family facilities. Indoors and out, children and grown-ups alike are spoiled rotten, staying in the lap of luxury and having so many ways to while away the days without leaving the glorious 12 acres of grounds.

There are six properties at Coulscott, comprising Coulscott House, Georgian House, the Old Farmhouse and three cosy cottages created from the old farm buildings. All of them have been designed and furnished to stunning standards which would be perfectly placed in the pages of swish interiors magazines.

From magnificent galleried living rooms to sumptuous period elegance, Travertine tiled bathrooms and four poster beds, all the properties provide somewhere special for families, and of course they come with all the baby and toddler essentials as well.

The home entertainment is bang up to date, including Apple TV’s, Netflix, Sky free view, DVD players and unlimited WiFi, plus larger cottages have hot tubs where grown-ups can soothe away the stress with a glass of bubbly, admiring amazing views or gazing at the stars. If parents can’t be bothered to cook, a wide range of frozen ready meals from ‘COOK’ are available to buy from the courtyard freezer, along with delicious local ice cream.

What’s especially great about Coulscott for families are the superb facilities that will keep everyone happy whatever the weather. The lovely indoor pool is kept at a toasty 30 degrees and has great views through big barn windows, with seats around the side to kick back with a book. An adjoining games room includes table tennis and table football, whilst babies and toddlers have their own soft playroom, with a ball pool and giant Liquorice Allsorts! There's also a new communal firepit which is great for toasting marshmallows on come sunset!

There are acres of garden and grounds for children to play hide and seek, have picnics by a stream or build dens in the woods, plus a new outdoor play area includes a wooden pirate ship, 2-storey Wendy House, adventure climbing frame and swings, custom made tractor with a slide, turf labyrinth and a large, netted trampoline.

Children may well meet a peacock strutting around the garden and will be delighted to get acquainted with the Coulscott menagerie of hens and ducks, alpacas, pygmy goats, micro pigs and Matilda the wallaby. Other wildlife are regular visitors to Coulscott, including owls, foxes and badgers who might just make an appearance in the dusky twilight.


Accommodation Overview:
Coulscott comprises 5-bedroom Georgian House, 3-bedroom Old Farmhouse, 2 bedroom Peacock and Aylesbury Cottages and 1-bedroom Bantam Cottage, all set in 12 acres of gardens and grounds with an indoor pool, adventure play area and friendly animals.

Bantam Cottage: (sleeps 2 + 1 baby in a cot), with its 4-star gold award from Visit England, may be bijou and boutique but is bursting with style and luxury. Striking feature walls give the open plan living/dining area a touch of class and there’s a cosy corner sofa, Sky freeview TV with Netflix and a DVD player. The compact little kitchen is modern and well equipped, including a microwave and hand blender for whizzing up baby food. Upstairs there’s a little cot room and bedroom with a romantic king size 4-poster and ensuite marble wet room. Bantam Cottage has a bistro table in the courtyard. When Peacock, Aylesbury and Bantam Cottages are booked together dining facilities are available for 10 people.