Welcome to Watermill Cottages - Pet-Friendly Cottages in the South Hams, Devon

Five individual self-catering cottages. Mill Cottage has an upstairs sitting room to make the most of the long river views. Crownwheel Cottage has both downstairs and upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms & is great for larger family groups - both have the river running under the double bedroom windows. From your bed in Rose Cottage you can enjoy star- and moon-gazing (we have no light pollution so our night skies are splendid). Quack Cottage, on the riverbank, is rustic with simply furnished bedrooms and roses and wisteria peeping in the windows. Barleycorn Cottage in the former mill building has large airy bedrooms, a grindstone in the kitchen floor and views over the gardens, river and wooded valley. Its garden is the old mill pond.

Each kitchen is well-equipped with cooking & baking utensils and its own washing machine, fridge-freezer, oven and microwave. Living rooms are comfy with a logburner and a selection of easy chairs or sofas. There are separate dining areas. Bedrooms are comfortably furnished and bathrooms are modern with baths and showers. Each cottage has an enclosed garden (Mill Cottage has a flowery patio) and garden furniture. 

Our quiet, secluded valley offers a unique rural retreat full of peace and tranquility.  Here, you're close to nature.  Within this, each cottage has its own charming attraction. Rose Cottage, bright and sunny and furnished in a cheerful '50's style, is away from it all with a large deck offering sunsets, glorious open views, and an enclosed garden. Mill Cottage is light and modern with long river and valley views from the upstairs living room, great for nature-lovers. Crownwheel Cottage has more privacy with a furnished rear patio looking out over the woods and the river. Barleycorn Cottage has lots of space, lovely valley views and an enclosed rear garden where the old mill pool used to be.Quack Cottage is quaint, typically chocolate-box with its own large, enclosed riverside garden

Our Devon Holiday Cottage Location
Watermill Cottages are in an AONB just a mile inland from the National Nature Reserve at Slapton Ley - our river feeds it - and Slapton Sands, Start Bay and the stunning South Hams coast & Coastal Path. Perfect for relaxing and revitalising away from life's stresses and strains. Fifteen beaches within 30 minutes' drive, most dog-friendly. Our valley is a peaceful haven of flowers, woodland, wetlands and wildlife with walks from your cottage door, whilst nearby are various holiday attractions including art and craft galleries, lake and sea fishing, riding, at the local stables or on the Moor, Three South Hams golf courses nearby, and plenty of National Trust Properties. 

Watermill Cottages. A superb place to bring dogs & kids - plenty of walks and practically no traffic. There's a whole valley to explore, woods to play in and the river to dam and race boats on. The River Gara rarely runs above knee height so it's safe to paddle and they can feed the ducks. Birdwatchers enjoy our wide variety of wood and wetland birds, you can fish for the small brown trout in the river, and moon- and star-gazers love our lack of light pollution. Artists and writers have always found inspiration here John Masefield based a children's novel here, and Tennyson and WB Yeats visited Yeats' artist brother Jack who lived in the valley.  One of our cottages was owned by a member of the Bloomsbury Group.

We Welcome Pets!
We welcome well-behaved dogs and are flexible on number - just call us for availability. Talk to us about other house-trained pets you take on holiday. Or visit our website, or send us an email using the links above.