About this property
The Porthole is a stylish semi detached house 150 yards from the centre of Newton Ferrers. Facing south across the river, it is excellent spacious accommodation for relaxing and enjoying the popular village. Head down the 18 steep steps (handrail) from the road and through your gate and leave your coats and boots in the porch. The kitchen is smart and bright with its granite worktops and little breakfast area for a morning croissant and the papers. With its soothing colours and polished wood floor, you can curl up and chill out beside the wood burning stove in the sitting room or open the French windows to the sunny terrace on a fine day. On this level is a bunk bedroom for the youngsters, or head up the steep narrow stairs to two more bedrooms, both with light flooding in from balconies where you can step outside and observe life on the river. As well as the two balconies, you have the little terrace for sitting out or barbecuing, peacefully sheltered by a pretty wisteria. Wander into the heart of the village to buy essentials and to eat out at the charming waterside inns, or walk further to National Trust woodland and the scenic cliff top Coast Path. If you feel like getting more active, take part in wakeboarding or paddle boarding trips, play tennis or go riding. Beaches at Mothecombe and Wembury are not to be missed, both gems on this South Devon coast. And for the city bright lights head to Plymouth for interesting history and all sorts of attractions, shops and restaurants. The Porthole is a great cottage for recharging your energy levels over a fabulous view or exploring the area.
A tranquil, picturesque village in the South Hams area of Devon, on a bend of the River Yealm leading up from the South Devon coast.
Accommodation
Three bedrooms over two levels.
Ground floor bunk room.
WC with basin.
Upstairs 1 x king size double with balcony and en suite bathroom with bath, shower over, WC and basin, 1 x twin with balcony.
Shower room with shower, WC, basin.
Ground floor kitchen with breakfast area.
Sitting room with wood burning stove, dining area and two pairs of French windows to terrace.
Hall.
Central heating with wood burning stove.
Microwave, fridge-freezer, tumble dryer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with DVD, WiFi, Phone, Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Cot and highchair available on request.
Parking is usually available on a quiet road by the property.
Enclosed garden with barbecue.
Two well-behaved dogs welcome, Sorry no smoking.
Pub less than 1 mile from property.Please note: There are 18 steep steps at the property (as seen on Helpful Holidays website).
Nearby points of interest
- Plymouth Gin Distillery
- Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
- Dartmoor Zoological Park
- Burgh Island
- Bantham Beach
- South Sands Beach
Reviews (34)
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Peter
We would recommend this property to others. A few points that may need attention. On arrival there was a bad smell of sick in the downstairs double bunk room necessitating stripping of the beds and washing all the sheets and pillow cases. The family bathroom door upstairs became stuck as the handle did not work and trapped the occupant. This had to be jammed and taped. The internal stairs are steep and one of our party slipped and fell hitting the stairgate at the bottom. The outside steps are narrow and steep and poorly lit. Cutting back the side hedge further and installing steps lighting would improve safety enormously. The motion activated light at the base of the steps is inadequate. Parking outside can be a problem. No cot was provided as requested. Delayed final payment date was agreed but payment was still taken on original date.
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Stuart
The kitchen has everything you would need as well as a dishwasher. Couple of niggly things that can easily be rectified by the owner - Lack of fire wood/ fire lighters on our arrival on our first night. Pillows need replacing in the main bedroom as they have had there day. Door stuck closed on the twin room upstairs which is is due to a faulty handle but I managed to open by using credit card. It's is dangerous as someone could be trapped inside the room. The balcony door on the twin room is hard to open as well. Rain shower head in main bathroom needs to be thoroughly cleaned and descaled. The stairs are steep going down to the property from the main room and as we arriving at night and had to use the torches on our phones whilst carrying luggage. As it's had been raining I slipped on the manhole cover outside the front door so a larger rubber mat is needed to make this safe and the property would benefit from a motion sensors light on the outside. If these items could be sorted out by the owner then it would make the accommodation 5 star plus.
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Katie
The views from the bedroom are stunning and we found it generally very comfortable with nice bedding and lovely powerful showers. We appreciated the milk/butter etc. that was left and the house was very well provisioned. Wi-Fi is good as is the TV set up with an Amazon Firestick. The location is also extremely convenient. Just a few points that could possibly be improved- the house wasnât particularly clean when we arrived, there was a LOT of dust particularly in places like lampshades, side tables etc. as well as some mould on the bathroom tiles. My partner suffers from asthma so I went round and did a clean before settling in. Also the master ensuite door handle was very loose and fell off which meant you couldnât shut the door properly and a lot of other handles seemed like they might fall off so those could do with fixing. Some seat cushions for the outside and inside dining chairs would be nice too.