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Self-catering holiday cottage barn conversion in Cornwall near Bude and Widemouth Bay
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Superbly appointed 2 bedroom (4 person) converted barn holiday cottage just 3 minutes from the sandy beach at Widemouth Bay in Cornwall. For more information and to get in touch please see our website www.cottonscottage.co.uk

02/11/2024

Autumn, you beauty. Spending the day reminiscing about last weekend in the sun.

31/10/2024

We were treated to a lot of Autumn gorgeousness during our trip this week.

24/06/2024

Blue sky days ☀️ 🪁

Final few weeks availabile at the cottage this summer…

Saturday 29 June - Saturday 6 July
Saturday 6 July - Saturday 13 July
Saturday 13 July - Saturday 20 July

Book online via website > http://cottonscottage.co.uk/

21/05/2024

Happy !

This guest comment seemed appropriate for today. We love a good brew in our household and anyone who’s met Mike knows he insists on tea made the proper way in a teapot. As a result, there are two teapots at the cottage, because you can never take the risk.

20/05/2024

Back to our family Cornwall favourites, and this time it’s my (Laura) turn.

Me
40-something who finds it difficult to sit still and do nothing and refuses to go anywhere where a hot caffeinated beverage isn’t available.

Favourite beach
Consistent theme here – Widemouth. It’s our local beach and we have so many special family memories here – New Year’s Day breakfasts at the café, summer BBQs, searching for shells and finding marine life in the rock pools, family bodyboarding, sunset swims, too many sandcastles to count. Also, as the member of the family always drumming up enthusiasm to go for a stroll, I also love the beach walk from Crooklets to Sandymouth.

Favourite place to eat
for meals and cakes. We like to park at Boscastle harbour and do the cliff top walk to get there, which is a bit of a scramble in places but amazing scenery. Also, the does a great breakfast – and my favourite coffee in the area.

Favourite activity
I’m a fan of SUPing especially in the calm, shallow waters at Daymer Bay. We’ve also done a great paddle from Cotehele Quay( )down the River Tamar to Calstock.

Favourite place
I’m going to give Polzeath a special mention here. On the drive down to Polzeath beach the girls always say, “It feels like Portugal”, and it does have a slightly different beach vibe to some of the more rugged Cornish beaches we often go to. However, I do also love a rugged beach and Trebarwith Strand is such a great, dramatic spot for watching crashing waves. We like to clamber over the rocks to get a good view of the sunset – but it’s also watchable from the with a drink in hand.

Anything else?
The sunsets at Widemouth are pretty spectacular. So, on a clear evening, I highly recommend heading down to the beach after dinner for an evening stroll / play on the beach / sunset swim. I’d advocate for taking a flask of tea. Obviously.

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We’ve reduced the price of stays at the cottage in June by 20% - a £150 discount. Book online.

19/05/2024

What are you doing in June?

If you’re contemplating a June break in Cornwall, this might make your decision a bit easier.

We’ve just reduced the price of all weeks at Cottons Cottage in June by 20% - that’s a £150 discount.

The new price is applied automatically applied when you book online – no codes required.

Happy holidays!

18/05/2024

Over to Poppy for her Cornwall favourites.

Age 11, Poppy is our family Moana - the sea calls her! She’s always the first to suggest bodyboarding and will always convince us to get into the water with her infectious enthusiasm… whatever the weather.

Favourite beach
Widemouth Bay especially when we go for a Widdy breakfast at the cafe first. I also really like Daymer Bay.

Favourite food
Obviously breakfast at the Widemouth cafe but my absolute favourite restaurant is .bude. I also like a pasty from .

Favourite activity
Definitely bodyboarding. But I also like playing tennis and pool at the cottage.

Anything else?
The windows in the cottage are my favourite place to read. I recommend taking a book, grabbing one of the blankets and making it into a window seat.

15/05/2024

With a decisive 100% vote on the last post, Poppy and Milly are first up to share their Cornwall favourites.

And it’s over to Milly first - age 9 and a little bit obsessed with dinosaurs and penguins.

Favourite beach
🪨 🦖 Widemouth Bay or Duckpool. At Duckpool I found a rock with scratches on it - I think it might have been from dinosaurs. I also like making rock towers there.

Favourite food
🍔 I love burgers. Barney’s Burgers is my favourite (Barney’s Burgers is now called but Milly prefers the old name and is a bit stubborn about this)

Favourite activity
🦀 I really like crabbing down at the secret pool*. I also like playing pool and table tennis at the cottage and flying my kite and making sandcastles. I also really liked the .

* The secret pool is Tommy’s Pit seapool near Barrel Rock at Summerleaze beach in Bude.

Favourite flavour of ice cream
🍦 Everywhere else I like vanilla best but when I’m in Cornwall bubblegum.

Favourite shop
🧸 I love .

Anything else?
🐚 I love collecting shells on the beach and I keep the best ones in the plant pot at the front of the cottage. You can put some in as well.

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14/05/2024

This is us 👋

We’re the family behind Cottons Cottage. Over the next few posts we’re going to each share some of our favourite things about the cottage and Cornwall.

Our question for you is who would you like to hear from first - the children or the adults? Tell us below.

13/05/2024

A seemingly endless expanse of sand, the gentle roar of rolling waves, dramatic rock formations and the remains of a shipwreck - if you want to experience the rugged charm of the Cornish Coast, we strongly recommend a little hike across the sand from Crooklets Beach in Bude to Sandymouth Bay.

Note: We can’t guarantee you won’t get your feet wet
The beaches at Northcott and Sandymouth more or less disappear at high tide. So, check the tide times before you start and be prepared to divert to the coast path if the tide changes.

See a blog post on the website for more info on this walk.

09/05/2024

Ice cream weather has arrived ☀️ And there is no better place for it than on a beach in Cornwall.

These ice creams were from at Widemouth Bay. We will be returning at the next possible opportunity🍦

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Our cottage is fully booked for the main school holidays but we have plenty of weeks you can book outside of these peak times. You can check availability and book on our website. Link in profile.

05/05/2024

If feels like summer is finally on its way ☀️

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We have plenty of availability in May and June at the cottage. Take a look online (link in profile) or DM for details.

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01/05/2024

We have a tendency to focus on the beaches in our posts. Understandably, this is Cornwall. But we are also very fond of a wander around the town of Bude.

Yes, there are some of the bigger brands we have come to expect EVERYWHERE – yes, you can get a Costa – but it’s the independent shops that we tend to go back to again and again.

Here are a selection of our favourites – some genuine one-offs and others that are part of independent Cornish chains. This doesn’t include cafes and restaurants – there are plenty to choose from so we’ll save the eateries for another post.

- For groceries and general supplies, including local produce.
- For bread and cakes.
- For a fab selection of books and gifts (the biggest selection of I’ve ever seen)
- Our go-to fudge shop
- The Biscoff ice cream is a favourite
– Art, handmade and locally produced gifts
- Clothes with a stylish surfer vibe ocean - sustainable clothing and repairs
- Locally designed and produced gifts
– For wetsuits, surfing and bodyboarding equipment and lots of advice about water-based activities

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LATE AVAILABILITY FOR THIS WEEKEND AT COTTONS COTTAGE

Friday 3rd May - Monday 6th May - 3 nights for up to 4 people for £450.

Or book for a week - Saturday 4th May - Saturday 11th May - 7 nights for up to 4 people for £700

30/04/2024

It’s bluebell season and the time of year when the woodland at the farm is at peak prettiness. We first viewed Cottons Cottage at this time of year back in 2010 and the woodland walk was definitely part of the magic that captured our hearts.

If you are in search of a countryside/coastal break this bank holiday weekend we have opened our calendar for a one-off short break.

Friday 3rd May - Monday 6th May - 3 nights for up to 4 people for £450.

29/04/2024

A weekend reset.

After spending last weekend at the coast with my two bestest friends, I can confirm a weekend by the sea is most definitely good for the soul.

It means I’ve entered Monday with a spring in my step and a clear head, ready for whatever this week has to throw at me. That’s the wonderful effect of beach walks, sea air and a whole lot of giggles. I highly recommend.

As a result, we’ve decided although we don’t usually offer short breaks at Cottons Cottage at this time of year that we will make an exception for this weekend coming.

Friday 3rd May - Monday 6th May is now available to book. So why not grab a couple of friends or bundle your brood up for a trip to the Cornish coast this bank holiday weekend?

27/04/2024

Cottons Cottage is one of a small cluster of holiday cottages on Woolstone Manor Farm. As guests at the cottage, you also have access to a range of shared facilities, including 20 acres of farmland, a fishing lake, indoor tennis courts, games room (pool and table tennis), outdoor chess and tots play barn.

23/04/2024

When did we buy Cottons Cottage? Here’s the story. The short version (excluding the long and torturous months of negotiating the mortgage).

Mike and I talked about buying a bolthole in Cornwall for years. Usually during our many camping trips to Crackington Haven throughout our twenties. But in Spring 2010, the time felt right to make those dreams more of a reality.

I (Laura) had not long turned 30 and seemed to be on a mission to do everything – from running a half marathon and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to learning to street dance and giving up a corporate career in favour of becoming a freelance writer.

Mike had been freelance TV camera operator for years, so we came up with a hare-brained scheme to buy a holiday cottage to rent out as a substitute for our non-existent company pensions.

Then, on one day in May 2010, we found ourselves slightly hungover and taking a scenic detour to Cornwall on our way back home from a friend’s 30th birthday party in London. We lived in Birmingham at the time.

We impulsively booked a viewing to see a pretty looking cottage we’d spotted on RightMove. It was Cottons Cottage – a quaint stone barn on Woolstone Manor Farm.

It was love at first sight. The search for our Cornish bolthole was over after a single viewing.

Swipe to see a few before photos from when we got the keys in September 2010.

21/04/2024

Tommy’s Pit tidal pool.

This lesser-known sea pool is on the western side of Summerleaze Beach in Bude near to Barrel Rock (look for the pole with a barrel on it🛢️). It’s a real hidden gem and a beautiful and tranquil spot for wild swimming. It’s swimmable for a couple of hours either side of low tide.

16/04/2024

The cottage has been a cherished place for our own holidays for nearly 14 years now. That’s ‘us’ as a couple, then as a family with one baby, then with a baby and a toddler, and nowadays with our two slightly older children.

Over the years we have changed and added things so the cottage adapts with us, providing a comfortable space to relax for every type of guest.

15/04/2024

Looking to holiday in Cornwall this spring/summer?

After a flurry of bookings, the cottage is now pretty booked out for the peak school holiday period BUT we have good availability at other times for the lucky ones able to visit Cornwall in the quieter weeks.

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14/04/2024

We love the beams. The open ceilings give the cottage a lovely lightness and sense of space.

But look a little closer up there 👀 What a lot of our guests appreciate most about the cottage is what sits up there amongst beams - the Victorian pulley clothes airer. We have to admit, it’s super handy. If only we had sufficiently high ceilings to install one back at home.

11/04/2024

Because no holiday is complete without a decent cuppa from a teapot to start the day. Who’s with us?

And if you’re interested, we’re a milk no sugar family. But we enthusiastically invite guests of all tea-drinking preferences 🫖

10/04/2024

In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve had a spot of rain recently 😂 Luckily the cottage is well set up for rainy days.

🎾 Indoor tennis court onsite
🎱 Games room with table tennis and pool table
🧸 Tots playroom with a selection of toys for preschoolers
📺 Your favourite streaming services accessible via Apple TV for binge-watching box sets
📕 The perfect spots for getting lost in your book

09/04/2024

We have a lot of amazing family holiday times at the cottage. But the reality of running a holiday let is there are also usually jobs and DIY to be done during our stays too. Sometimes it’s deep cleaning and touching up scuffs to paintwork. Other times it’s a bit more major/costly. So, this is just a post to appreciate the new internal doors at the cottage. A change we’ve wanted to do for a while and are so pleased we’ve now done.

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Blue sky days ☀️ 🪁 Final few weeks availabile at the cottage this summer… Saturday 29 June - Saturday 6 July Saturday 6 July - Saturday 13 July Saturday 13 July - Saturday 20 July Book online via website > http://cottonscottage.co.uk/ #summerholiday #holidaycottage #cornwallholiday #bude #widemouthbay

Cottons Cottage is a traditional, stone barn on Woolstone Manor Farm. Perched on a hill overlooking rolling farmland, you feel a million miles from anywhere. But Cottons Cottage is just a stone’s throw from Widemouth Bay and an 8 minute drive to the beaches in Bude. Beach holiday? Or rural retreat? Why not stay somewhere where you can enjoy both?

Some trips to Cornwall are for lazing on the beach. Others are best for flying kites.

Some trips to Cornwall are for lazing on the beach. Others are best for flying kites. #realholidays #cornwallholiday #whatevertheweather #beachdayeveryday #bude #summerleazebeach

Cycling the Camel Trail - our route When we cycled the Camel Trail last summer we tackled it in two sections. The first stint was from Wenfordbridge to Bishops Wood, just past Bodmin (and back!!!) 32km covered in total 💪. 🐌 The weather wasn’t on our side and our journey started slowly with a a very long brunch stop at the perfectly positioned @snailspacecafe cafe. 🚲 The rain finally cleared and we started on our very muddy way. The trail is an off-road track and flat so absolutely perfect for a family ride. 🍰 We also had cake / a cream tea at the @camel_trail_tea_garden in our route plan. We always like to have a food-related goal! 😊 This is the longest ride we’d done as a family and we were super proud of the girls. #familyholiday #thingstodoincornwall #cameltrail #familycycling #muddybuthappy

SPECIAL EASTER OFFER 10% OFF Use EASTER24 at checkout for 10% off a week stay at the cottage - Saturday 23rd March to Saturday 30th March. Book online - www.cottonscottage.co.uk #cornwall #easterholiday

SPECIAL EASTER OFFER 10% OFFUse EASTER24 at checkout for 10% off a week stay at the cottage - Saturday 23rd March to Saturday 30th March. Book online - www.cottonscottage.co.uk#easterholiday #holidaycottages #cornwall

Not taken today. Clearly 🤣🌧️. Obviously the blue sky days in Cornwall are THE BEST. But on days when the weather is more like today, we often appreciate the cottage even more. Having a cosy space to chill out, eat and spend time together (dry) is such an important part of a Cornish break. For anyone looking for a break in the Easter holiday we have one week available 23 March - 30 March. The cottage is a converted stone barn and is suitable for up to 4 people - 2 bedrooms, each with ensuite, open plan kitchen and living area. Book online at http://cottonscottage.co.uk

The Bude sea pool looks super inviting here. 📸 Photo taken last weekend.

NEW RESIDENTS AT THE FARM We love lambing time of year. So lovely to see the little lambs arrive in the fields around the cottage. If you would like to see these little ones, we have availability later this month and in May. Book before the end of April to get discounted prices. Book online on the Cottons Cottage website. #ruralphotography #rurallife #ruralholidaycottage #ruralholidays #holidaycottagecornwall #lambing #springlambs #cornwall #northcornwallholidays

BEAUTIFUL DAYMER BAY We’ve been reminiscing about our adventures in Cornwall over the last 12 months. And Daymer Bay came up twice. We had a wonderful sunny day there in the summer – paddling in still turquoise water, basking in sunshine. And we also chose the bay for our New Year’s Day walk a few months back. So it was the official spot where we first dipped our toes in the sea in 2022. As it’s a lesser known beach (and one that seems to have a particular ability to attract Cornish sunshine in our experience) we thought we’d feature it in a blog post. The post is now live on the Cottons Cottage website if you want to find out more about what makes this bay so special. http://cottonscottage.co.uk/daymer-bay-beach-north-cornwall/ #daymerbay #cornwallbeach #lovecornwall #visitcornwall #paddling

Who else is thinking about this years holiday? #holidaybarn #holidaycottage #cornwall #cornwallholiday #holidaycottagecornwall #holidays #holidaycottagesuk #summerholidays #bookdirect #ukholidays #ukholidayhomes #holidayhome #homefromhome

MISSING THE SEA There’s nothing quite like watching the waves tumble in. Splashing along the shore, bare feet with trousers rolled up to your knees. Throwing on a wetsuit and heading out into the surf. The exhilaration of the waves carrying you back to the beach. Can you tell I’m missing the sea? After a manic summer and early September, the cottage now has good availability. So, if you’re craving your sea fix, Cottons Cottage is a great base to explore the North Cornwall coastline. #northcornwall #beachvibes #wavescrashing #widemouthbay #budecornwall #holidaysincornwall #cornwallcoast #seadreams #visitcornwall #lovecornwall #sunsetphotography

OCTOBER HALF TERM UPDATE So, change of plans. We were hoping to be at the cottage ourselves for the October half term break, but after receiving the very exciting news that family will be visiting us from France 😁 we’re now staying at home. The good news is Cottons Cottage has been released for guests for the week and is available to book from 23 October - 30 October. So, if you would like to book, hop on over to the website pronto and grab your break. Booking link 👉 http://cottonscottage.co.uk/book-a-holiday-cottage-cornwall/ #holidaycottagesuk #holidaycottagecornwall #northcornwallholidays #northcornwallholidaylets

SUMMER SUNSETS PART 1 Our memories of our summer trip to the cottage are scattered with amazing sunsets. Vibrant evening skies are definitely a perk of being on the coast of North Cornwall. So, we’re going to share a few of these moments on our feed. Starting with this one close to home, just outside the cottage. #northcornwall #sunsetsofinstagram #sunsetphotography #sunsetoftheday #cornwallsunset #budecornwall #holidaycottagewithaview #holidaysincornwall #summernostalgia

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