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5 Curlew, The Cove, Brixham

5 Curlew, The Cove, Brixham

Brixham, Devon

Property details

Coastal two-Bed Holiday Home in Fishcombe, Brixham – Stunning Sea Views, Allocated Parking, Gated Entrance, and Easy Walk to Beach, Perfect for Exploring Brixham’s Harbour, South West Coast Path, and Local Attractions
All on the ground floor.
Living room: With Freeview Smart TV.
Dining room.
Kitchen: With electric cooker, induction hob, microwave, fridge, dishwasher and washing machine.
Bedroom 1: With double bed.
Bedroom 2: With bunk beds (double on bottom, single above).
Bathroom: With shower over bath and toilet.

Key features & notes

Underfloor central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Highchair and cot available. Front garden with sitting-out area and garden furniture. Outdoor heated swimming pool (shared with other properties on-site, May-September). Private parking for 1 car. No smoking.
The Cove is a beautiful two-bedroom holiday home located in the tranquil area of Fishcombe, Brixham. This charming property comfortably sleeps up to four guests, making it ideal for families or small groups looking for a coastal getaway. The holiday home boasts breathtaking sea views and features an allocated parking space for convenience. With a gated entrance, you can enjoy privacy and peace of mind during your stay.
The bright and airy interior of The Cove is designed with comfort in mind, offering a welcoming space to relax after a day of exploration. The lounge is cosy and stylish, with large windows that let you take in the stunning coastal views. The fully equipped kitchen and dining area provide everything you need for a comfortable self-catering stay. Each bedroom offers a peaceful retreat, ensuring restful nights in this serene setting. Whether you’re sipping a morning coffee while watching the sunrise or enjoying a sunset, the views from this property are simply spectacular.
Brixham, a picturesque fishing town nestled in the heart of Torbay, offers a wealth of attractions and activities for visitors. From The Cove, you are just a short walk to the beach, where you can relax on the sand, enjoy a swim, or take a stroll along the coast. Fishcombe Cove, just moments from the holiday home, is a lovely pebbled beach perfect for a peaceful day by the sea, ideal for swimming, sunbathing, or enjoying a picnic. Brixham is renowned for its bustling harbour, where you can watch fishing boats bring in their catch or hop on a boat for a scenic cruise around the bay. The town is also home to the Brixham Heritage Museum, which showcases the area’s rich maritime history.
For outdoor enthusiasts, the South West Coast Path offers stunning walks with panoramic sea views, taking you along cliffs and coves, ideal for hiking and wildlife watching. For a family day out, Paignton Zoo is just a short drive away, offering a chance to see exotic animals up close. Alternatively, visit Kents Cavern, a prehistoric cave system in Torquay, to explore fascinating underground formations and learn about the area’s ancient past. Whether you’re enjoying the peaceful surroundings of Fishcombe, discovering the history of Brixham, or exploring the stunning natural beauty of Torbay, The Cove offers the perfect base for a memorable holiday.

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Bird watching in Devon

With wide sandy beaches, remote moors, and chocolate-box villages, Devon is a stunning holiday destination at any time of year. It’s also a haven for bird watchers, offering a rich variety of landscapes and habitats, with dozens of nature reserves and over 200 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).

One of the county’s highlights is the Exe Estuary, a vital breeding and feeding ground for thousands of wildfowl and waders, including avocets, redshanks, snipes, little stints, and sandpipers. Surrounding the estuary are several nature reserves, such as Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, where reedbeds, meadows, ponds, and saltmarshes support large populations of black-tailed godwits, dunlins, grey plovers, red-breasted mergansers, and wigeons. With its family-friendly sandy beach backed by dunes, it’s a fantastic spot for a day out.

Just 15 minutes from Exeter, Haldon Forest is a vast conifer plantation that supports five species of breeding birds of prey: goshawks, hobbies, sparrowhawks, buzzards, and kestrels. A bird hide and viewing point, managed by Forestry England, offer the chance to see these impressive raptors up close. The forest is also home to nightjars, crossbills, and a variety of butterflies. Walking and cycling trails, play areas, treetop rope courses, and picnic spots make it an excellent destination for families and nature lovers alike.

Owned by the National Trust, Lundy, an island in the Bristol Channel, is easily reached by boat from Ilfracombe or Bideford. From April to July, thousands of seabirds arrive to breed, including puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, kittiwakes, and Manx shearwaters. The island is also a magnet for migrating birds, with rare visitors from as far afield as North America and Siberia recorded annually.

Slapton Ley, the largest freshwater lagoon in southwest England, is separated from the sea by a narrow shingle ridge known as Slapton Sands. Surrounded by reedbeds, marshes, and woodland, it provides a rich habitat for birds such as Cetti’s warblers, reed warblers, sedge warblers, and grasshopper warblers. On the water, look out for great crested grebes, gadwalls, and water rails. Other wildlife in the area includes otters, badgers, dormice, and several bat species.

Exmoor National Park offers a remarkable diversity of habitats, from moorland and farmland to ancient woodland, rivers, and dramatic coastline. The open moors are home to Dartford warblers, linnets, and whinchats, while the woodlands host pied flycatchers, tree pipits, redstarts, and all three British woodpecker species. Along the rivers, look for grey wagtails, dippers, and kingfishers. The coastal edges are frequented by curlews, ringed plovers, turnstones, and occasionally knots, ruffs, and curlew sandpipers. Visitors can also enjoy walking and cycling routes, canoeing and kayaking, charming historic villages, Dunster Castle, and of course, Exmoor’s iconic wild ponies.

Located in the heart of the county, Dartmoor National Park is more rugged and wild, with dramatic granite tors and deep river valleys, perfect for a day of exploration. Bird watchers should look out for ground-nesting species like meadow pipits, skylarks, and stonechats. The moor also supports ring ouzels and red grouse, and is one of the best places in the UK to hear the distinctive call of the cuckoo in spring. For those wanting to cool off after a hike, Dartmoor has some of the finest wild swimming spots in the country.

Nature on your doorstep

Slapton Ley
10.0 miles
Blackadon
15.6 miles
Dart Valley
15.6 miles
RSPB Aylesbeare Common
22.9 miles
Venn Ottery
23.8 miles

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