Tonight Boris Johnson announced a 3 week lockdown to slow down the spread of Coronavirus. The Prime Minister advised that people can leave their homes only for:
In accordance with the lockdown, Three Pound Cottage, the Dartmoor holiday home will not be available for any Dartmoor Holidays during the next three weeks.
23 Mar 20
With 365 square miles of outstanding beautiful moorland on your doorstep some would argue that the Dartmoor holiday home, Three Pound Cottage is the perfect get away in these uncertain times. However, owners Michaela and Brian have responded to the Coronavirus scare by giving guests confidence with increased flexibility.
Michaela explained “in these uncertain times, guests are rightly concerned whether they’ll be able to travel and enjoy their self catering holiday on Dartmoor. Whilst most travel companies are offering free amendments, we feel it’s only right to go the extra mile.
Book with confidence
To help our guests, we’ve decided to give much greater flexibility on their bookings whilst the threat of Coronavirus continues. If any of our guests are unable to make their stay at our Dartmoor holiday home, whether it’s because of travel bans, border closures or because they’d rather not be away from home, we will offer the choice of either a full refund(*) or using that money as a credit towards a future stay in 2020 or 2021.”
Why not book your Dartmoor holiday with confidence.
(*) excludes any third party transaction charges.
15 Mar 20
One of Lustleigh’s locals, Mike Peace, is a member of an exclusive group known as the “Ever Presents”. This select group has only 10 members from across the country, all of whom have completed every London Marathon – 39 so far! All 10 are preparing for the 40th Marathon and attended the launch at Tower Bridge. They were presented with Spirit of the London Marathon Medals and well deserved too. Although covered by ITV, the South Wales Argus has a far better article if you’d like to read more.
Hats off to Mike, we wish him the best of luck for the 26th April.
08 Feb 20
Dartmouth
Devon 24/7 have produced a great article explaining why 2020 is the year to visit Devon. As if the warm climate, Dartmoor, 2 dramatic coastlines with award winning beaches, clotted cream and cider wasn’t enough. There’s an extensive array of food festivals, regattas, sailing events plus 2020 is the 400 year anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers setting sail on the Mayflower to discover America. Both Plymouth and Dartmouth will be marking the occasion with week long celebrations at the back end of the summer. And if that’s not enough, Plymouth will again be hosting the British Firework Championships in mid August.
If visiting Devon make sure to stay at Three Pound Cottage, the best self catering holiday cottage on Dartmoor.
26 Jan 20
4th prettiest street in Devon
Devon Life magazine have again named the path to Wreyland, which starts from Three Pound Cottage, as the 4 prettiest street in Devon. No surprise to find Clovelly high street is top of the list again although some would argue that having to pay to walk down the street puts it a league of its own.
We were thrilled to see this article, not because it makes Wreyland Path the prettiest street on Dartmoor, we knew that already. It was seeing our Dartmoor holiday home in the photograph.
15 Jan 20
Devon’s most famous author, Agatha Christie, wrote 88 novels and 19 plays!
2020 brings the 100th year anniversary of Agatha Christie’s first novel “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” which she wrote whilst staying on Dartmoor at Haytor, not too far from our Dartmoor Holiday Home, Three Pound Cottage.
Devon’s most famous novelist wrote 82 detective novels and 19 plays including the Mousetrap. She also wrote 6 romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. You probably knew that already, but did you know she was one of Britain’s first “stand up” surfers in 1922 at Waikiki in Honolulu? I didn’t until I read this fantastic article about Agatha Christie with some amazing old photo’s.
Make sure you visit Torquay and see some of her childhood haunts for yourself whilst staying at Three Pound Cottage, the self catering holiday home from home.
12 Jan 20
If you had been in Lustleigh on the 4th you would be excused for thinking there was a raucous shindig going on. It may have seemed like it but instead it was the critically important custom of Wassailing the village’s Orchard.
Beltane Border Morris
What’s Wassailing? Wassailing is the ancient custom of scaring away evil spirits and waking up the apple trees to ensure a good crop, particularly for cider making! It generally takes place on twelfth night and involves singing, dancing, merriment and drinking, it’s like the circle of life.
The Wassailers were the excellent Beltane Border Morris, seeing them perform is one of our top ten things to do whilst staying at our self-catering Dartmoor holiday home, Three Pound Cottage.
10 Jan 20
A Cosy Cottage Christmas
Well it’s Christmas at Three Pound Cottage, and look what Santa delivered… brand new Sofas – this Dartmoor Holiday Home must have been a very good cottage this year!
New Sofas
Michaela and Brian were thrilled “Santa must have spent months, with several site surveys, to find just the right sofa’s for this gorgeous quaint holiday cottage, particularly because the cosy wood burner meant he had to use the front door instead of the chimney!”
The new sofa’s are a different style so Michaela is looking forward to shopping for new cushions and throws to bring it all together.
26 Dec 19
Merry Christmas
Brian and Michaela wish all their guests, past, present and future, a very
Merry Christmas
Joyeux noël
Fröhliche Weihnachten
and a happy new year full of joy, and possibly a holiday at Three Pound Cottage, the Dartmoor holiday home.
24 Dec 19
Wray Valley Trail
Friday the 20th December saw an early present for cycle enthusiasts, the final 4km section of the Wray Valley Trail between Lustleigh and Wray Barton was finally completed and opened.
The 11km Wray Valley Trail is a multi-use off road path linking Bovey Tracey, Lustleigh and Moretonhampstead to give easier access to the beauty of the Wray Valley. The route largely follows the disused railway line between Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead which was closed in 1964 after almost 100 years of service.
The construction of the Trail required the installation of two 25 metre long steel bridges to replace old railway bridges crossing the main road.
Don’t worry, if you’re not a cyclist, this community path is for walkers and equestrians as well. Why not take a stroll along the Trail whilst holidaying at Three Pound Cottage, our self-catering cottage is perfectly placed to explore the beautiful Wray Valley.
22 Dec 19