 | Ideal for warm winter weekends, welcoming in springtime with primroses and violets on the banks and wonderful for summer holidays, the barn is in a unique setting off the edge of a disused moorland airfield, at the end of a grassy track with just the owners (in a well-separated house) and the wild birds and grazing horses and sheep for company. The occasional microlight aircraft adds interest, buzzards wheel and call overhead and Brown Willie and Roughtor, the highest peaks of Bodmin Moor, are an exhilarating three mile walk away, starting from our cattle grid and crossing one country road.
The north Cornwall coast path, with its famous cliffs and scenic views, and the beaches of Trebarwith Strand and Bossiney Haven, for surfing and swimming, are ten minutes drive away. A little further are the safe, sandy beaches of the Camel estuary and picturesque Padstow. |
| LIVING ACCOMMODATION: Upstairs is a comfortable, light and airy, triple-aspect, open-plan living room comprising kitchen, dining and sitting areas with a wood-burning stove. Cooking is by full size gas cooker and electric convector oven/grill/microwave; a fridge, a freezer, electric kettle, toaster and cafetiere are provided. A tall antique bookcase houses plenty of books and games; there is also a radio/cassette/cd player and a television with video. The quiet peaceful space and views through trees and over undulating fields and moorland can be enjoyed for hours at a time - one window overlooks a birdseed feeder which attracts birds such as coaltits, goldfinch and greater spotted woodpecker - also predatory sparrowhawks and even peregrine falcon! Storage heaters throughout the barn keep it warm when needed and hot water is always available from an immersion heater. There is no charge for electricity (no meter to worry about) and logs are freely provided for the woodburner. |  |
 | SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION: The barn has a shower room and two bedrooms downstairs, each with a washbasin. The larger south and west-facing room has an ancient mullioned stone window and antique brass double bedstead with slatted base and sprung mattress while the cosy second bedroom has a pine bed and under-bed, both with sprung mattresses, for a double or twin beds as required or a more spacious single room. Bed linen is provided at no extra cost.
CHILDREN are very welcome at Butterwell and a cot is available on request. We also have a high chair, a nursery fireguard, a gate for the top of the stairs and a baby bath. Please bring your own cot bedding. Butterwell barn and garden are no-smoking areas and due to grazing sheep, lambs and horses on the unfenced moor and also our two peace-loving cats, we ask people not to bring pets with them. Sorry but not even well-trained dogs, as some of our visitors choose to come here because dogs will not have been indoors or in the garden. |
Tariff
From £200 - £540 a week
See our website for full details, many odd-length offers and we are open to requests where possible.
For bookings, or further details, please contact: -
Name Sue King
Phone 01840 261307
Email: -
asboyt@aol.com |
Location
Bodmin Moor
Cornwall
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