This well-equipped beach house has everything you need for a family break. With outdoor space that includes a hot tub, BBQ and pizza oven perfect for entertaining.
This luxurious house in the charming North Devon village of Croyde is perfect for family and friends that want to both be active and relax. The spacious and beautifully renovated cottage is the perfect base to enjoy the local beach life and surrounding countryside. The property is well equipped with all the mod cons including a coffee machine and wine cooler. There’s plenty of outdoor space for entertaining with a state-of-the-art Egg BBQ, pizza oven and luxury outdoor seating. To add to all this there is a hot tub and an outdoor building with modern laundry facilities, shower and toilet.
This modern exquisitely designed home comes with everything you need for a perfect beach retreat. The spacious living room, designed with soft creams and pastel blues, has bountiful sofas to relax on after a long day exploring the local area as well an open log fire providing a really warm, cosy atmosphere.
On the ground floor, in-keeping with the design of the house, the kitchen and dining area merge into a welcoming place to enjoy fine foods and good company. The modern kitchen is fitted with a large range cooker and American style fridge, and has all the cooking equipment and utensils imaginable. The beautiful style and craftsmanship displayed throughout the property really comes into it’s own in this space, again using soft organic and harmonious tones. Even throughout the hallways of the house you can see the attention to detail that has been executed. The study can be found on this floor too, with a comfortable sofa, desk and chair, a perfect place for a momentary break and there is also a cloak room and WC to this floor.
To the first floor is the master bedroom with king size bed, bedside tables, small chest of draws, wardrobe and a luxury fitted en-suite. Also on this floor is an enchanting nautical themed room ideal for children and young adults, fitted out with top of the range bunk beds sleeping four and benefiting from an en-suite with shower over the bath. The final room on this floor continues with the nautical theme, has a king size bed and a custom made oar headboard and an elegant en-suite bathroom.
Tucked away on the top floor of the house is the remaining king size bedroom accessed by its own private wide staircase, decorated in soft pinks, creams, browns and natural textures an ideal soothing escape after a busy day at the beach. The en-suite is fitted with a feature elegant slipper bath.
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.
