About this property
On the edge of Dittisham, in a fabulous position high on a hill, is this lovely modern house. With amazing views over the beautiful Dart estuary and elegant décor, it is relaxing and magnificent accommodation for older families and groups of friends. Steps lead down to the front door and your smart sitting room where your eye will be drawn to the windows which form the front wall of the house, letting in lots of light and views of the river, and which you can open to the patio to bring the outside in. On cooler days, gather around the lovely cosy wood burning stove or cook together in the sleek kitchen with its traditional Aga, preparing meals to enjoy in the dining area with its big table. Up a step from the kitchen is a useful ground floor twin bedroom, and you will find the other three bedrooms upstairs, all en suite and with fantastic views of the Dart estuary. One of the doubles opens to a balcony where you can step out in your pyjamas for early morning vistas. The vast patio along the width of the house is almost another outdoor room in itself, with its table and chairs for alfresco meals and leisurely sundowners looking over the water. A steep path winds down through the garden, a fun place to explore with its garden room where you can sit and prepare drinks and nibbles in the little kitchen area and two ponds with lily pads. From the bottom of the garden, head through the gate which takes you to the heart of the village with its two friendly pubs, shop and jetty where you can catch crabs and board the pedestrian ferry to Greenway where Agatha Christie once lived and which is now managed by the National Trust. This is boating country, where you can hire vessels, moor dinghies and join the sailing school for some tuition. Blackpool Sands is a stunning beach, a curve of turquoise water and golden sand. Dartmouth is an old and fashionable town where shopaholics will love the boutiques and galleries, or you can play golf at the Country Club. With beautiful scenery and lots to enjoy in the area, Dove Cottage is an outstanding holiday home for a Devon break.
Dartmouth lies on the banks of the beautiful River Dart estuary in the popular and picturesque South Hams area of South Devon. Located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and close to the coast, Dartmouth is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Devon.
Accommodation
Four bedrooms.
On the ground floor: 1 x twin.
WC with basin.
On the first floor: 1 x king size double with en suite shower room with shower, WC and basin, 1 x king size double with en suite bathroom with bath, shower over, WC and basin, 1 x super king double with en suite shower room with shower, WC and basin and balcony.
Ground floor sitting room with wood burning stove and door to patio.
Dining area.
Kitchen with door to garden
Central heating with wood burning stove.
Electric Aga, microwave, fridge-freezer, freezer, tumble dryer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with DVD, WiFi, Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Off road parking for three cars.
Enclosed garden.
Sorry, no pets and no smoking.
Pub less than 1 mile from property.
Note: This property does not accept children under 7, except babes in arms, due to ponds and steepness of the garden
Nearby points of interest
- Dartmouth Castle
- Golden Hind
- Burgh Island
- Blackpool Sands
- Shaldon Beach
- South Sands Beach
- Bantham Beach
- Torquay Museum
- Babbacombe Model Village
- House of Marbles
Reviews (19)
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M
Mostly I was disappointed the response from Sykes - so much so that I will not book with them again for any property. Arrived to find no hot water, heating, nor a fully working AGA. The former I remedied easily enough but the AGA was below temperature all week so we couldn't cook (I have the same AGA at home so I know how to work them). Electrical problems all week, portable ovens fused all electrics in the cottage - resulting in no wifi, tv, radio, fridge, lights etc, so no hot food all week. Whilst the owner kindly offered to buy another portable oven there seemed little point since any attempt to use electrical sockets fused all else in the property. Sykes emailed after five days implying I had refused 'offers of help' and 'what would I be satisfied with' (the offer of help declined was another portable oven - see above it wouldn't solve anything and I was actually saving the owner money!). Utterly shocking response considering I had spent several evenings sorting fuse boxes, had lived off cold suppers for most of the week (FBI doesn't open Monday or Tuesdays) sat in dark most evenings and was general expected to sort out the electrics myself. By Thursday the ceiling/down lights in the kitchen had fused (and couldn't be resolved via the fuse box) but I didn't bother notifying Skyes (little point) and we just sat in the dark. If I used hair straighteners the lamps flickered. Came back most days to find electricity box fused and thus all appliances off (not a huge problem but food did go off). Whilst I accept an AGA person wasn't available for a week an electrician should have been sent round. The response from Sykes was shockingly rude - particularly given the cost of the property - absolutely zero help. I will happily upload the email from them if required. It is a lovely property, location etc but I would not recommend booking via Skyes. Very disappointing indeed.
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Helena
The kitchen was well equipped and I enjoyed cooking in there and making use of the Aga, as it was on permanently and gave me the excuse to slow cook dishes on our lazy day at the property. Having the Aga on did get a little warm on our hot week, but opening those beautiful patio doors helped with that. The generous welcome goodies were much appreciated. The only reason it didnât get 5 stars is that we hadnât appreciated just how difficult accessibility would be (our fault - there were some warnings in the literature and the reviews). We were prepared for the difficulty passing on narrow lanes leading to the property, but not for just how steep the hills are from the property - seemingly on every route you took from the house. We enjoyed the challenge running up and down them and had a great week, but I was glad my parents hadnât come (they had to cancel last minute), as they would not have been able to leave the house on foot, because they wouldnât have coped with the gradient. I donât remember reading anything about that when we booked it. The drive was also a bit of a surprise ⦠we wished we had brought our smaller car, to negotiate the tight turn on the steep hill. Definitely not fun in a large car. Having said that, I canât leave the review on a negative⦠if you have a smallish car and are fit and able to cope with steep walks, this property is just idyllic. The views are sublime - some of the best anywhere weâve stayed in the world and even better in life than on the photos. The house is beautiful, had everything we needed and was very comfortable. Thank you to the owners for a brilliant week.
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Ann
Plenty of room for family. Lovely deck from which you can really enjoy the view over the river. Garden very steep,but this was explained in description of property. Last 2 1/2 miles to cottage very narrow lane with passing places, but not too busy. Overall very enjoyable stay with housekeeper very helpful when contacted.