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Retainers' Court

Saltash, Cornwall
The exterior of Retainers' Court, Saltash, Cornwall
The sitting room at Retainers' Court, Saltash, Cornwall
The dining area at Retainers' Court, Saltash, Cornwall
The kitchen at Retainers' Court, Saltash, Cornwall
The double bedroom at Retainers' Court, Saltash, Cornwall
The single bedroom at Retainers' Court, Saltash, Cornwall
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At-a-glance details

  • Guests 3
  • Bedrooms 2
  • Preferred changeover day Friday
  • Minimum stay 2 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 0
  • Acorn rating 3 What's this?
  • Reference 011087
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About Retainers' Court

A converted 15th century cottage near an orchard with mullioned windows overlooking the Cotehele estate.

Stay right in the heart of Cotehele itself at Retainer's Court, a charming 15th-century two-storey building. Re-used as a dairy or still room for the main house in the 18th century, the property has been tastefully converted into a comfortable holiday cottage.

Look out of the cottage’s mullioned windows to a cobbled court leading to Cotehele's ancient chapel. Step outside and head in the other direction to the orchard, filled with daffodils in the spring. You’ll have free, out of hour’s access to the gardens and wider estate of Cotehele, where you’ll be able to explore its network of walking trails.

Explore the wider area in style and board a train on the Tamar Valley Line. Travelling from Plymouth to Gunnislake, enjoy amazing views of the winding river below you.

Why book with us?

  • Unrivalled locations
  • Free entry to our places
  • Award-winning customer service
  • Help us care for nature, beauty and history

Our Covid promise

  • Postpone or refund with no admin fee
  • Enhanced cleaning regime
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Features and facilities

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

Accessibility

Not accessible

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Entrance hall, two bedrooms (one double, one single), lavatory.

  • First floor

    Sitting/dining room, kitchen, bathroom with shower over bath.

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Children: Retainer's Court does not accept children under 12.

Heating: Night storage heating and convector heating included.

Parking: Loading and unloading near to the property is possible, parking is available in the main car park, about 100 metres away.

Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm at this cottage.

Utilities: The washing machine and tumble dryer is a combined washer/dryer. The fridge has an ice box.

Please note: The stairs in this cottage are steep.

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Wildflowers growing amongst the orchard trees at Cotehele

Cotehele

An atmospheric Tudor house with Medieval roots, a working mill on an historic quay, a glorious garden with valley views and an expansive estate to explore.
View of Cotehele Mill from the meadow

Cotehele Mill

A Victorian watermill and workshops nestled in a wooded valley
Buckland Abbey

Buckland Abbey

Discovery, tranquillity and history – an ancient gem in the Tavy Valley landscape
Shaugh Bridge with a frame of new leaves

Shaugh Bridge

Ancient oakwoods and mossy boulders cloak the Plym Valley; riverside walks pass the atmospheric Dewerstone Rocks and industrial ruins.
The front of Antony house on a sunny day

Antony

18th-Century house set within a magnificent landscape garden, still home to the Carew Pole family
A sunny day at Cadover Bridge, Devon

Cadover Bridge

Tranquil moorland by River Plym. Starting point for walks through ancient woodland or across open moors and tors.

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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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