Posts Tagged ‘devon’

Deal of the Day: Devon Pirate festival £87 pp

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Holiday details: Enjoy Brixham Pirate Festival this May and stay at Brandywine House, a stylish Grade II Listed property.

Give your little buccaneers a break to remember at this Devonshire Festival on 5 and 6 May. Around the harbour there’ll be thousands of pirates taking part in re-enactments, record attempts and a Skirmish on the Golden Hind.

Brandywine House sleeps six and is located near Brixham’s bustling quay. Spread over three floors, there is a bunk room for children and a four-poster in the master bedroom.

Departs: 5 May

Price: £87 pp based on 6 sharing for 7 nights.

Book with: Classic Cottages

Deal of the Day: 10% off Mother’s Day in Devon

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Holiday details: Take the family and friends away for 3 nights over Mother’s Day weekend.

Up to 8 people can enjoy 3 nights of coastal splendor at Shell House near the north coast of Devon, on the seafront at Porlock Weir.

It features 4 bedrooms each with king size beds and televisions, 3 en-suite. There is also a huge cinema and games room, and close by are 2 good restaurants and a real ale pub.

Price:  £1,058 (£133 pp) – saving £117 – based on 8 sharing for 3 nights

Date: 16 March 2012

Book with: Sheepskin

Deal of the Day: 20% off half-term Devon cottage

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

  

Holiday details: A cosy 300 year old cottage that sleeps 7 on the edge of the South Devon village of Kingston is now 20% off for a week’s stay during half-term.

The living room at 3 Gabberwell Cottages has a pretty woodburner and comfy sofas while the friendly village pub is just 600yds away, the sandy beach a mile.  

Price: £412 (was £516)

Date: 10 February 2012

Book with: Helpful Holidays

 

Deal of the Day: Christmas week in Devon only £91 pp

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Holiday details: spend Christmas week in a former milking parlour in the cobbled village of Clovelly, North Devon. Buttery Barn is a Grade II listed building, superbly converted to retain its original beams in a coastal Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With an open plan living and dining room, vaulted bedrooms and galleried first floor landing, this is a charming festive getaway.

Price: reduced from £835 (£139 pp) to £550 (£91 pp), sleeping 6 people over Christmas week.

Date: 7 nights from 20 December.

Book with: Helpful Holidays

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Deal of the Day: spa heaven in Devon for £102 pp

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Moonstone 1 Moonstone 2

Holiday details: spoil yourself this Christmas and head to Devon for a romantic spa getaway with Classic Cottages. You will be staying at Moonstone, not far from the Downe Health Spa, where you can enjoy numerous treatments, from a Four Layer Facial to a taste of Holistic Relaxation Therapy.

Price: just £102 pp to rent Moonstone for three nights.

Date: three nights from Saturday 27 November, subject to availability.

Book with: Classic Cottages

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Deal of the Day: countryside Christmas in Devon

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Devon Christmas Exterior Bedroom at Garfield House Living room at Garfield House


Holiday details: an elegant Georgian/Victorian house sleeping 12, near South Brent in Devon, is available for Christmas week. Spacious, yet warm and cosy, Garfield House has all the ingredients for the perfect countryside Christmas from open fires to spacious grounds for walking off the Christmas pud.


Price: £2,201 rental for 7 nights – £183 pp based on 12 sharing.


Date: arrival on December 21


Book with: Helpful Holidays

Air Southwest flights from London City

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Air Southwest

Good news if you’re based in the London area and planning a holiday in Devon or Cornwall. From April 20, Air Southwest will begin flights from London City Airport to Plymouth and Newquay.

The new service will run twice daily on weekdays and once a day on Sundays with fares starting at £29 each way including taxes and chceked baggage.

The airline also flies 4 times daily from Gatwick to both Plymouth and Newquay, although London City promises a speedier connection with a check-in time of just 15 minutes.

Book flights here. Find out more about cottage holidays in Devon and Cornwall cottages.