Coach House, Old Cleeve

Coach House, Old Cleeve: Somerset

The Coach House is a tastefully updated and extended, well-equipped self-catering holiday cottage in the quaint and peaceful village of Old Cleeve. The property makes for an ideal base from which to explore Exmoor National Park as well as nearby Quantock and Brendon hills, and additionally is not far (just over a mile) from the coast at Blue Anchor and the famous West Somerset Steam Railway. Set in a bright, elevated position, it is equally perfect for those keen to venture out on foot, bicycle, or car, and for others happy just to rewind at the cottage and soak up outstanding views of the surrounding countryside, the Bristol Channel, and Wales beyond.

2 first floor bedrooms (both able to be made up as super-king size doubles or twins—as default prepared as one double and one twin, unless otherwise requested in advance)
Modern and spacious kitchen well-equipped with oven and induction hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing Machine, plus toaster, kettle, cookware, saucepans, a variety of kitchen utensils, cutlery, crockery, and glasses
Lounge featuring gas fire and television
First floor WC with large shower enclosure (no bath)
Bed linen, duvets, blankets and towels are provided. (Please note beach towels not provided; please bring own)
Short breaks (minimum three nights) available in addition to week-long stays
Wifi, electricity, and gas central heating costs included in price

Please note no children under 14 years of age allowedSituated within grounds of the owners’ large Edwardian house, with two other holiday cottages on the same site. A small enclosed patio/courtyard area with table and bench is to the rear of the Coach House, and guests are also welcome to use the shared gardens which offer seating areas with stunning views across Exmoor and surrounding countryside
Tea, coffee, sugar, milk, and biscuits provided to welcome guests upon arrival
Parking for up to two cars in driveway beside property

Facilities
Modern and well-equipped kitchen.
Appliances: Oven and induction hob; Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, Washing Machine.
Other kitchen equipment includes toaster, kettle, cookware, saucepans, a variety of kitchen utensils, cutlery, crockery and glasses.

Lounge with gas fire;
dining room.

A television (with free-sat) is provided in the living room and wireless broadband is available throughout the property.

Wifi, electricity and heating costs are included in the price of your accommodation. Coach House has gas central heating.

Bed linen, duvets, blankets and towels are provided for your convenience. Please bring your own beach towels if you wish to take towels with you on a d ay trips.

A small amount of tea, coffee, sugar, milk and biscuits are provided to ensure you can have a hot drink as soon as you arrive. The cottage is equipped with saucepans and crockery, salt and pepper mills, cleaning materials and toilet rolls.

Location
Coach House is situated on the edge of the village of Old Cleeve, which is a charming little village. Blue Anchor is a short distance and a pubs, which provide food and two cafés. Washford is also not far in other direction that has a great pub that serve food, and and Post Office, a little further on is Williton, with two small supermarkets, Post Office, butchers, hardware shop, and some pubs, restaurants and take-aways. In the opposite direction is the charming medieval village of Dunster, just off the A39. Dunster Castle is well worth a visit for sight-seeing as well as shopping and has many restaurants, tea rooms and pubs serving food. Minehead is the main town West Somerset and is approximately 6 miles from Old Cleeve. Here you will find the larger supermarkets and petrol stations (Tesco and Morrisons are both situated on the outskirts of the town and have long opening hours) plus a range of other shops throughout the town.

'Cleeve' means cliff or hill; the village was once simply called Cleeve but became known as Old Cleeve to differentiate between nearby site of Cleeve Abbey in Washford, which was a monastery founded in the late 12th century as a house for monks. Today Cleeve Abbey is looked after by English Heritage and is open to the public; it is one of the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastic sites in Britain. The parish church sited in the village of Old Cleeve also dates from the 12th century and has been awarded Grade I listed status.

The West Somerset Railway is a steam operated heritage railway and runs very near to Old Cleeve, passing over Black Monkey Bridge, which was built around 1860. Old Cleeve was also near the route of the West Somerset Mineral Railway which ran from the ironstone mines in the Brendon Hills to the port of Watchet on the Bristol Channel.

Between Old Cleeve and Watchet is Cleeve Hill a site of Special Scientific Interest as it contains two species of plant which are nationally rare in Great Britain, Nit-grass (Gastridium ventricosum) and Rough Marsh-mallow (Althaea hirsuta).