Spring is here – time to take a break to relax and recharge.
The ingredients: some quiet time to enjoy each other’s company, a few
invigorating walks, an eyeful of inspiring scenery and plenty of energising
fresh air. Mix together with the May Day and The Queen’s Jubilee bank holidays
coming up, and you have a perfect spring break.
Here are a couple of superb getaways where the two of you
can escape the crowds…
The
Music Room, a mile from Aveton Gifford in the South Hams and deep
amongst rolling hills and quiet narrow lanes, is a wonderfully atmospheric and
individual property – as its name suggests, this is a former music room, and a
Grade II listed one at that. The sense of space inside is amazing, with high,
high ceilings and huge stained glass windows but it’s still easy to make it
cosy by lighting the woodburner. A wonderful and extraordinary place to escape
to, any time.
You’re close to Kingsbridge and Salcombe for conveniences,
restaurants, good shops and, of course, boat trips and estuary life in general–
and don’t miss the explosion of spring flowers in the gardens at Overbeck’s. The area also
has plenty of country pubs to welcome you after romantic walks exploring the excellent
stretch of coast or the many pretty villages.
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Shippen Cottages, a mile north of Wilmington, in east Devon,
peacefully hidden in spring flower-filled lanes, is a modern and stylish
retreat converted from a former milking parlour and shippen, across the lane
from the friendly owners’ farmhouse. The cottage is smart throughout with a south-facing
suntrap deck outside, ideal for enjoying the tranquil valley views and soothing
birdsong.
Venturing out, you’ll find the picturesque location
excellent for meandering, walks in 10 acres of wildflower meadows, heath and
woodland, where you can watch the wildlife and follow the river to nearby Cotleigh
- and you can take your four-legged friend too! Further afield, you’re surrounded
by pretty hamlets and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of
the Blackdown Hills – a feast for the eyes in springtime.
Take a look at our cottages
available over Easter, cottages
available over May Day bank holiday and cottages
available over the Jubilee bank holiday.
Alternatively, use our Advanced Search
to find just the right place to stay for a spring break or give our knowledgeable
telephone team a call on 01647 433593 for some help.
