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Oare Manor Cottage
Property Summary
Oare Manor Cottage is a unique property in one of the most beautiful valley's known as 'Lorna Doone Country'. The property sleeps up to 6 guests in 4 bedrooms and the offers luxury holiday accommodation for family groups or friends looking for something special in a peaceful and tranquil location.
Main Description
Oare Manor Cottage is a spacious cottage with a large garden for you to enjoy. It's approached via a private drive and opens up to a parking area in front of the cottage. Downstairs there is is a large sitting room, with huge inglenook fireplace with wood-burner. The breakfast room leads into the kitchen, which is well equipped and has an adjoining utility. The main dining area is in the conservatory, the large oak table can comfortably seat 6 guests. There is one downstairs bedroom suite which has a double bedroom, dressing room and a shower room comprising, toilet hand basin and shower unit.
Upstairs, there are three further bedrooms, one super-king-sized bed, one double bedroom and a twin bedroom. The upstairs bathroom has a bath and hand basin, and a separate toilet.
Bed linen, luxury towels and bathrobes are provided. Heating and electricity are included. The cottage is fitted with oil-fired central heating throughout. Plus underfloor heating in the shower room and conservatory.
A welcome basket will also be provided to get you started with some essentials, including bread, milk, local biscuits, home-made cake, a bottle of house-wine, cider, local coffee and tea from Miles' of Porlock. Further food/meals items from local chef "Claire's Kitchen" can also be arranged for your stay.
Well behaved dogs welcome for £30 each, maximum of 3 dogs per booking.
Additional cleaning can be offered during your stay but must be booked separately and well in advance.
Indoor Description
Wifi is available throughout the property. Please note that it is not possible to obtain mobile phone signal at the cottage or in the valley at all, however guests can use the wifi to make call via apps such as wtsapp or messenger.
Outdoor Description
Oare Manor Cottage is approached via it's own private drive, which is gated from the road. The large garden surrounds the property and the patio area to the side is complete with a picnic bench - a lovely spot relax and enjoy the afternoon sun! There is also a small ornamental fish pond at the end of the patio area, the sides are raised but please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Parking
There is parking for 3 cars on the drive outside the cottage. Steps lead up to the front door from the drive.
Pets Description
Well behaved dogs welcome for £30 each, maximum of 3 dogs per booking. More than 3 dogs may be permitted on request, please contact us with the size/breed of your dogs and we can check this for you. The owner will make a decision on a case-by-case basis.
Restricted mobility
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Exit in case of emergency
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Christmas / New Year
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The region
Peace, tranquillity and nature are available at Oare Manor Cottage and its surrounds in equal measure. Exmoor is truly a unique area in England where rugged coastline meets the outstanding beauty of the moors and surrounding countryside. Nothing else in England comes close to matching the fantastic contrasting scenery that you will find in this stunning place. Exmoor National Park is an area of 267 square miles and the valley in which the cottage sits is entirely peaceful with absolutely no noise or light pollution. You can sit in the garden and marvel at the complete peacefulness, the total lack of road noise, the absence of aircraft noise and a sense of tranquillity that is increasingly hard to find.
From the rugged coastline that features the highest cliffs in England to the moors that rise up to 1500 ft this is not surprisingly a paradise for wild birds and animals. There is even the possibility of spotting one of the beasts of Exmoor, a breed of Big Cat closely associated with the Puma that is believed to be not merely present but quite probably increasing in number. Though seldom seen there are plenty of photographs of their footprints and evidence from farmers that the Big Cat is alive and well in this part of the world. But you are far more likely to see the wild red deer, the Exmoor Ponies that roam freely over the moor, kestrels, snipe, and along the coastline rare peregrine falcons, curlews and even oyster catchers. In the rivers you could be lucky enough to see otters which at one time were close to extinction but are now making a comeback.
