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Coastguard Cottage 2

Nr. Bideford, Devon
The exterior of the Coastguard Cottages and Combe Cottage, Clovelly, Devon
The extensive exterior of Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The pleasant exterior of Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The beautiful exterior of Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The sitting room at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The cosy sitting room at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The large sitting room at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The country kitchen at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The large kitchen at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The well-equipped kitchen at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The extensive kitchen at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The dining room at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The single bedroom at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The light, bright bathroom at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The family bathroom at Coastguard Cottage 2, Clovelly, Devon
The signposted trail to the beach at Clovelly, Devon
The beach near the Coastguard Cottages, Clovelly, Devon
The beach near the Coastguard Cottages, Clovelly, Devon
The coastal path near the Coastguard Cottages, Clovelly, Devon
The beach near the Coastguard Cottages, Clovelly, Devon
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At-a-glance details

  • Sleeps 3
  • Bedrooms 2
  • Preferred changeover day Friday
  • Minimum stay 2 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 0
  • Acorn rating 2 What's this?
  • Reference 012008
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About Coastguard Cottage 2

Close to the beach with a fascinating history and just three miles from cobbled Clovelly village.

Anyone with a hankering for a remote hideaway that's close to the beach will love this whitewashed cottage. It is an adventure to reach down a dusty and bumpy track that meanders through a wooded valley. It has an interesting story too – it used to house officers who policed the wild seas for smugglers and later evolved into a life-saving Coastguard Service, hence the name. 

The cottage itself sits alongside Coastguard Cottages 1 and 3 and although it’s been refurbished with bright and modern interiors, it still retains its 18th-century character with oak floorboards in the bedrooms and a large, inglenook fireplace. Step just outside the cottage to your own picnic area under the leafy canopies that flourish with birds and butterflies in the summer. 

You’ll be nestled in a secluded woodland area in the Peppercombe Valley, only a few minutes’ stroll from the rocky foreshore and red cliffs of the nearby beach. There’s a sandy expanse at low tide, so don’t forget your bucket and spade. 

No visit would be complete without a visit to the cobbled village of Clovelly which is just three miles away and the lively old port of Bideford, just four miles to the east.
 

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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer available
  • Telephone available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* not available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Kitchen, sitting room with multi-fuel stove, dining room, bathroom with shower over bath.

  • First floor

    There is one single and one double bedroom

Notes for guests

Access: The access statement is for guidance only. For up to date photos please those images in the main website page.

Heating: Eco Electrorad heating and convector heating included. 
 
Parking: There is parking for one vehicle.
 
Garden: The grassed area in front of the cottages slopes quite steeply down to a stream, your picnic table with comfortable chairs is just in front of the cottage where the ground is level.
 
Accessibility: Due to the remote location of this cottage, guests are advised that access is via a locked gate along a rough track approximately half a mile long. Please drive very slowly and with great care at all times. Low slung vehicles should exercise particular care.
 
Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm.
 
Local suppliers: Cruise from Bideford to Lundy Island on the MS Oldenburg from March to the end of October or take an evening cruise from Bideford along the River Torridge.
 
Fly fishing: From 1st March to 30th September,a complementary day ticket for salmon and/or trout fishing on the East Lyn is available for guests, this can be collected at Watersmeet, open from 8am until 5pm daily,for more information call 01598 763556. 
 
Telephone: Calls can be made and received from the shared telephone located in an outside store behind Coastguard Cottage 3. There is no mobile signal in the valley but the signal is usually good at the top of the track. 

Logs:  Eco logs and fire starter kits can be purchased at the time of booking or whilst at the cottages for use on the fire. Eco logs are sold in packs and cost £5. A pack should last all day or two evenings. We also offer an fire starter kit consisting of 40 eco briquettes and 4 firelighters for £7.50 per bag which will provide a base for approximately 4 fires.

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Part of the beach at Bideford Bay looking west towards Hartland Point, Devon

Bideford Bay and Hartland

Miles of unspoilt coastline that inspired Rudyard Kipling
View over Croyde Bay from Baggy Point

Baggy Point

The impressive headland at Croyde with crashing waves and dramatic cliffs
Dunsland gates in autumn

Dunsland

A grand Parkland abundant in wildlife and with over 900 years of history
The view from Hawker's Hut, on the coast near Morwenstow.

Morwenstow

A fascinating area of coast steeped in a history dominated by Parson Hawker
Duckpool beach in North Cornwall

Duckpool

A remote beach with rock pools overlooked by cliffs often carpeted with wild flowers.
Sandymouth beach at low tide

Sandymouth

A popular but unspoilt beach of pebbles and sand backed by incredible twisted cliffs.

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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