Short Breaks at Dittiscombe

Our last-minute short break was booked am, we arrived pm!  Linda & Peter, 2012

Treat your loved one to a short break in February with our special offers:

Book a 1 or 2 bedroom cottage for a 3-night weekend break or 4 night mid-week break for £220 fully inclusive of heating, electricity, linen, logs, a bottle of wine and box of chocolates.  Our cottages have woodburners, spa baths and lovely views of the surrounding wildlife valley.

Valentines Day special offers

We have two charming and detached cottages offering a romantic and peaceful location for that special occasion. Surrounded by an unspoilt landscape there is plenty of space and privacy in which to relax and unwind.  Each cottage has a king-size bed, a woodburner and central heating:

In The Owlery, our pet free cottage, you can cuddle up in the king-size bed and this cottage also has a spa bath big enough for two and in which you can take a luxurious aquamassage; or in Honeysuckle relax in front of the woodburner and watch the wildlife over the pond and valley from your window (this is a pet friendly cottage). 

 

Our other 2 and 4 bedroom cottages also have king-size beds, woodburners and views, so please visit the individual cottage pages for details.  Short breaks are available in all cottages until March 30th.  Please check our up-to-date Prices & Availability page for more information or e-mail us at info@dittiscombe.co.uk .

Our short break prices are all inclusive, so there are no ‘extras’ to pay when you arrive on holiday at Dittiscombe. Prices include bed linen (beds are made up for your arrival), central  heating or night-storage heating and electricity, a complimentary basket of logs, firelighters and kindling for those cottages with woodburners, and towels are provided in Honeysuckle and The Owlery cottages.

Just as a ‘taster’ here is a suggested itinerary for a 3-night break:

 

Friday evening:  Dinner at either The Tower Inn or The Queens Arms in Slapton, and a chance to read up on local history in front of a log fire. 

Saturday: Drive to Little Dartmouth National Trust Car Park and take the walk to Dartmouth Castle and back.  Pick up the car and drive into Dartmouth for lunch and a little shopping. Then take the Town Trail which takes you through quaint lanes and alleyway stopping at historic features of interest, past wonderful views of the boats on the estuary.  Return to Dittiscombe to relax by the woodburner.

Sunday: Drive to Start Point Lighthouse and take the circular walk round to Great Mattiscombe Sands looking out for seals and seabirds along the way.
Drive (or walk) to Beesands for an excellent Sunday lunch at The Cricket Inn , then visit the Memorial Tank, Slapton freshwater Ley and the birds at Torcross, finishing with a well-earned cream tea at the Sea Breeze Cafe on the sea-front.

Nowhere else to match its peace and tranquility

We offer all out guests a Dittiscombe Priviledge Membership to Dartmouth Golf & Country Club, just 5 miles from us.  This gives our guests a 25% discount on all leisure facilites including the use of the pool, sauna, jacuzzi and steam room, and either the 9- or 18-hole golf course. 

In Salcombe, Dartington, Kingsbridge, and Dartmouth there are a number of galleries holding art and sculpture exhibitions all year round; and the Guild of Craftsmen at Bovey Tracey is the largest contemporary crafts centre in South West England providing an inspiring venue for artists, potters and sculptors.

A number of National Trust properties are open by February half term, and at Pennywell Farm the lambing special also gets underway in February.  Walking Festivals, apple pressing days, rockpool rambles, and hedge steeping are just some of the events listed on the South Devon aonb website.

 

Or . . .  do nothing

If all that sounds just too energetic you could snuggle up in front of the woodburner, watch the wildlife from your cottage window and make a start on reading that new book!