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High­er Wis­combe 5* lux­u­ry eco prop­er­ty for up to 20 with pool

High­er Wis­combe, Devon 

Lux­u­ry ensuite accom­mo­da­tion for twen­ty peo­ple, ten en-suite bed­rooms and huge space for relax­ing. You can up to 34 togeth­er, inside or out, and can sit up to 34 togeth­er inside or out. 

The Old Win­ery is a spa­cious detached barn con­ver­sion sleep­ing 20+ that is per­fect for large house par­ties, fam­i­ly get togeth­ers, birth­day par­ties and anniver­saries. There are ten ensuite bed­rooms, four per­ma­nent 6 ‘ dou­bles and six can be 3′ twins or 6’ dou­bles. The oak din­ing table seats 20 with ease and can be extend­ed to seat up to 34 when the oth­er cot­tages are booked in con­junc­tion with the Old Win­ery. See our list­ings for 26 and 32 under the same High­er Wis­combe name.

Near the South West Coast Path and the Juras­sic Coast World Her­itage Site, the prop­er­ty sits in a pri­vate val­ley at the cen­tre of East Devon’s Area of Out­stand­ing Nat­ur­al Beau­ty, with our own 52 acres to explore, includ­ing woods, orchards, fields and streams.EV Charg­ing available.

Our web­site has 200 online guest reviews, vir­tu­al tours of each cot­tage as well as videos cov­er­ing all aspects of the prop­er­ty. The web­site also has online avail­abil­i­ty, pric­ing and booking.

The large 34’x 55′ kitchen/​dining room is per­fect for house par­ties mak­ing it ide­al for cater­ing on a large scale, and pro­fes­sion­al cater­ers are avail­able too.The main kitchen has a 120cm range cook­er, large fridge/​freezer, microwave, dish­wash­er, six slot Dualit toast­ers and plen­ti­ful sup­plies of glass­es, crock­ery, cut­lery and pans for a large group. This kitchen is sup­port­ed by a util­i­ty room, with addi­tion­al ovens, fridge, freez­er and stor­age space, plus an indus­tri­al fast wash dish and glass wash­er. There is a bar and we even sup­ply cham­pagne ice buckets! 

There is a heat­ed pool in sea­son and a games room. We have many fab­u­lous restau­rants near­by, includ­ing Riv­er Cot­tage, Pig at Combe, Michael Caine’s Lymp­stone Manor, and many great local pubs. High­er Wis­combe have been win­ners of many awards includ­ing best Hol­i­day Cot­tages in the South West, Win­ner of the Nation­al Self Cater­ing Hol­i­day of the Year, Best Dog-Friend­ly Busi­ness and numer­ous envi­ron­men­tal awards, includ­ing a Gold Green Tourism Busi­ness Scheme award. The two three bed­roomed cot­tages, all ensuite, are adja­cent to The Old Win­ery and can be booked in con­junc­tion to take capac­i­ty to 26 or 32. Our web­site is www​.high​er​wis​combe​.com

Spe­cial Features

All bed­rooms are ensuite with show­rooms, two also have baths. 6 of the bed­rooms can be con­fig­ured as twins. Can accom­mo­date 34 for din­ing in The Old Win­ery and sleep 32 when two 3 bed cot­tages also booked, giv­ing a total of 16 ensuite bedrooms
A ful­ly equipped kitchen in The Old Win­ery is sup­port­ers by a ful­ly equipped util­i­ty room with more ovens, a com­mer­cial dish­wash­er and addi­tion­al fridge, freez­er and stor­age space to enable cook­ing on a grand scale.

Indoors

The Old Win­ery has four large dou­ble bed­rooms with six foot wide beds, all en suite and six fur­ther ensuite bed­rooms that can be 3’ twins or 6’ dou­bles. The large sit­ting room has French doors that open above the ter­race and offer a won­der­ful aspect of South­leigh val­ley. It also has a wood burn­er with plen­ty of logs (all from our own woods) along with squashy sofas to relax into. The smart tele­vi­sion has free­view, and a sound bar. There are two ful­ly func­tion­ing kitchens with­in the Old Win­ery that facil­i­tate cater­ing on a grand scale. Each is equipped with 100 cm range cook­ers, a large fridge, a microwave and dish­wash­er as well as hav­ing six slot Dualit toast­er and food proces­sors and cham­pagne buck­ets. There is a pantry room too, with indus­tri­al dish­wash­er, addi­tion­al fridge and freez­er space, plus a sink and stor­age area. It has a sep­a­rate laun­dry room with wash­ing machines and tum­ble dry­ers. There are two small­er barns on the same court­yard, both sleep­ing six in three en suite bed­rooms, ide­al for the larg­er party. 

Out­doors

The Old Win­ery has a large pri­vate ter­race, which is not over­looked, with a won­der­ful view of the unspoilt val­ley below. Ample qual­i­ty fur­ni­ture is pro­vid­ed to sit out­side in the warmer months and a large Weber bar­beque is avail­able (gas pro­vid­ed). Vis­i­tors are free to roam the 52-acre grounds, which include wood­lands, orchards, pas­ture and streams with abun­dant wildlife. We also have a 500-year-old Oak tree that is des­ig­nat­ed one of the Great Trees of East Devon on our land that forms part of a Coun­ty Wildlife Site. Ded­i­cat­ed park­ing spaces for up to 10 cars when book­ing The Old Win­ery and more avail­able near­by if required. There is a heat­ed swim­ming pool that guests can book for exclu­sive ses­sions and an indoor games room with full size table ten­nis and a table foot­ball table. EV charg­ing is available.

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Local Area

The prop­er­ty is per­fect­ly sit­u­at­ed for the Juras­sic Coast, with it’s beach­es at Lyme Reg­is, Beer, Branscombe and Sid­mouth, sail­ing at Exmouth and Lyme Reg­is and col­lect­ing fos­sils at Char­mouth. Super­mar­ket deliv­er­ies can be ordered from Wait­rose, Tesco and Sains­burys. Wait­rose, Sains­bury’s and Tesco are all with­in a ten minute dri­ve. Fab­u­lous local restau­rants includ­ing the two best gas­tro pubs in the South West with­in five miles, plus Hugh Fearn­ley-Whit­tingstalls Riv­er Cot­tage And Hix’s Oys­ter and Fish with­in fif­teen miles. The East Devon Way can be accessed on foot. It is an excel­lent base to explore the West Coun­try. Near to numer­ous Nation­al Trust prop­er­ties, RSPB reserves, Dart­moor, Exmoor, Pec­o­ra­ma and The Her­itage Coast Walk. Guests receive a com­pre­hen­sive infor­ma­tion pack on local attrac­tions, take-aways, places of inter­est and where to buy the best in local and organ­ic food.

Pubs, bars, and restaurants

  • The Pig Hotel (7Km)
  • The Holt (7Km)
  • Deer Park Hotel (7Km)
  • Riv­er Cot­tage (20Km)

Shop­ping

  • Wait­rose (7Km)
  • Sains­bury’s (7Km)
  • Tesco (7Km)
  • Bril­liant Butch­er (7Km)

Rail­way stations

  • Honi­ton (7Km)

Air­ports

  • Exeter (20Km)
  • Bris­tol (80Km)

Rat­ings

Vis­it Eng­land Five Star Gold 

Green Tourism Busi­ness Scheme Gold award 

Vis­it Devon 2016 Best Self-Cater­ing Cottages 

Vis­it Devon Best Dog-Friend­ly Accom­ma­da­tion 2015 

Vis­it Eng­land Rose Award for Out­stand­ing Cus­tomer Ser­vice 2015 

Vis­it Eng­land Nation­al Tourism Awards 

Vis­it Devon 202021 Best Self-Cater­ing Cottages 

South West Tourism 202021 Best Self-Catering 

Essen­tial Information

  • Sleeps 20 peo­ple in 10 bed­rooms Bed Linen is provided
  • 2 Baths
  • 10 Showers
  • Din­ing table for 34 people
  • 10+
  • Pets allowed Two well behaved dogs, if you have more please call

Avail­abil­i­ty

View availability

Short breaks?

Out of season

Changeover day

Fri­day and Mondays

Facil­i­ties and Amenities

Bed­rooms

  • Dou­ble Rooms: 10
  • Cots: 3

Gen­er­al

  • WiFi/​Internet
  • Own­ers on site

For your entertainment

  • TV
  • iPod
  • iPod dock

42” flat screen TV & ipod dock, table ten­nis & table football

In the kitchen

  • Cook­er
  • Range cook­er
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Freez­er
  • Dish­wash­er
  • Wash­ing machine
  • Tum­ble dryer
  • Kitchen table
  • High chair provided

Out­side

  • Swim­ming pool (out­door)
  • Swim­ming pool (shared)
  • Gar­den
  • Terrace/​patio
  • Gar­den furniture
  • Bar­be­cue
  • Park­ing

Near­by Activities

  • Ten­nis
  • Golf
  • Fish­ing
  • Sail­ing
  • Beach
  • Horse rid­ing
  • Water­sports

The Old Win­ery has four large dou­ble bed­rooms with six foot wide beds, all en suite, a fur­ther four ensuite bedr­roms that can be dou­ble or twin, and two twin bed­rooms shar­ing a roll-top bath­room. The large sit­ting room has French doors that open above the ter­race and offer a won­der­ful aspect of South­leigh val­ley. It also has a wood burn­er with plen­ty of logs (all from our own woods) along with squashy sofas to relax into. The tele­vi­sion has free­view, a DVD and there is a CD/​iPod play­ers. There are two ful­ly func­tion­ing kitchens with­in the Old Win­ery that facil­i­tate cater­ing on a grand scale. Each is equipped with 100 cm range cook­ers, a large fridge, a microwave and dish­wash­er as well as hav­ing six slot Dualit toast­er and food proces­sors and cham­pagne buck­ets. It has sep­a­rate laun­dry rooms with wash­ing machines and tum­ble dry­ers. There are two small­er barns on the same court­yard, both sleep­ing six in three en suite bed­rooms, ide­al for the larg­er par­ty. When book­ing all three cot­tages, use of a pri­vate cin­e­ma room is also included.

Prices

Dates Price
Low Sea­son — 1 week — Sleeps 20 from:
28th Mar 2019 — 28th Mar 2020 
£2,450
High sea­son — 1 week — Sleeps 20
28th Mar 2019 — 28th Mar 2020 
£7,150
Mid sea­son — 1 week- sleeps 20
28th Mar 2019 — 28th Mar 2020 
£4,250
New Year Week 201718 Sleeps 20
28th Mar 2019 — 28th Mar 2020 
£6,550