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Swallow Cottage Barbrook
Sleeps 2
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
4 Pets
Swallow Cottage - Facilities
- Bungalow
- Ground Floor Facilities
- Electricty / Utilities Included
- Garden / Patio Enclosed
- Patio / Garden
- Multiple Properties
- Rural Property
- TV
- Christmas Themed
- WiFi / Internet Access
- Bedding / Towels Included
- Local Fishing
- Coastal Accessible
- Accessible Features
- Wheelchair Accessible Entrance
- On Site Parking
Swallow Cottage
Swallow Cottage is one of three self-catering properties available at this Exmoor National Park location, where the owners also live and just 150 steps or so from open moors. The accommodation, all on one floor, comprises two bedrooms; a double and a twin, a bathroom with bath and shower over, a living/dining room with Smart TV and a kitchen with the main appliances expected.
Outside is a private, enclosed rear garden with a patio and lawn area and there is ample parking on-site. The property is located under 3 miles from the beautiful coastal village of Lynmouth and its beach which is on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers and is located in a gorge 700 feet below the lovely twin town of Lynton, also known as ‘Little Switzerland’. Both Lynton and Lynmouth are in an area of incomparable beauty within Exmoor National Park. Sweeping hills and valleys nestle between both and spectacular cliffs surround the area. Rivers wind through wooded valleys on their way to the sea, occasionally interrupted by tumbling waterfalls. The remarkable Valley of the Rocks, a must see, is a dry valley running parallel to the coast and is just over a mile to the west of Lynton. There’s a Victorian fishing lodge at Watersmeet which is now run by the National Trust and the area which has dramatic waterfalls is worth a visit. Inland there are numerous walks through the rugged scenery of the National Park with over 600 miles of marked footpaths!
Exmoor itself has abundant wildlife, including ponies, sheep and red deer and overhead you might see falcons, buzzards and even the rare merlin. The surrounding coastline and countryside boast some of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring sea and hillside views you can find! There are some amazing walks that can be taken and local restaurants, pubs, cafés, tea rooms and various craft, boutique, novelty and antique shops are all within easy reach. Lynton also boasts one of the most characterful town hall buildings you’ll find anywhere showing the best of the Tudor Revival style and then there’s the local cinema in a former Grade II listed chapel where you can relax and take in a movie.
Lynmouth with its riverside walks, harbourside pubs, restaurants and large manor green overlooking the sea is linked by road, footpath and by the famous Victorian funicular cliff railway which opened in 1890 and is the highest and steepest totally water powered railway in the world! The location offers an ideal base to relax, enjoy outdoor pursuits or visit many famous beauty spots in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and not to forget the magical night skies in Europe’s first ’Dark Sky Reserve’. Although Lynmouth has its own beach, further afield there are some of the best beaches in the UK to discover like Saunton Sands, Woolacombe, Westward Ho! and Croyde which are all easily reached by car.
This property can be booked together with Swift Cottage and Jackdaw Cottage .
