The Times recommends Watermill Cottages 23 May 2015

The Times recommends Watermill Cottages

The Times, to our delighted surprise, recommended us in its Travel Doctor column on Saturday May 23 2015.  

Watermill Cottages' 20 acres of rural coastal retreat near Slapton Sands beach in South Devon's AONB is perfect for families of all ages and sizes with plenty of dogs!


It was in the Weekend Section, which luckily Andy at Strete General Stores held for us on Sunday morning.

The Times quoted prices for May half-term 2016 for Rose, Quack and Barleycorn Cottages - the same price as 2015 - prices and availability for 2015 are on this link.  

For 2016 prices and availability please call us on 01803 770219 or email christine@watermillcottages.co.uk

Word has got out! 

Watermill Cottages - now on Facebook and Twitter

Our five peaceful, dog-friendly self-catering cottages  Watermill Cottages are now on Facebook and Twitter.

Yes, we've finally joined so we can share more about what's happening with the cottages and land, post pictures of this unique & beautiful coastal valley,  keep you up to date with our smallholding and how we're trying to live more sustainably.

Local news, stories, offers and events around Slapton, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and the South Hams.

You can find out about last-minute offers, follow what's happening, show your family and friends where you went on holiday. We promise lots of photo galleries and not too many words!

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Thank you!

Summer Morning Dog-Walking Beach

Strete Gate, Slapton Sands

Start Bay sweeps round from Strete to Start Point Lighthouse in an arc of beauty.  It's dog-friendly all year round and offers miles of walking on the shingle beach, the Coast Path just above the beach, and along the side of the freshwater Slapton Ley, the National Nature Reserve.

August flowers on the beach at Strete Gate

On summer mornings, the sky and sea shimmer in shades of blue, and the slate cliffs bounce the light back. At the Strete Gate end of the bay, flowers grow on the beach from early spring right through to autumn, and the light shifts over the Dart estuary past Strete, and above the lighthouse past Torcross. 

What a way to start the day!

Slapton Sands is dog-friendly all year round.  It has three car parks, each with toilet facilites and dog waste disposal: at Strete Gate towards Dartmouth, at The Memorial in the centre, and at Torcross by the tank.  They are Pay-and-Display.  In summer, at Strete Gate there's a refreshment van; at the Memorial an ice-cream van and information on Slapton Ley from the Field Centre; at Torcross, cafes, pub, general store and Post Office, and Hannaford's butcher.  And the Sherman Tank from Operation Tiger.  Please keep your dog under close control on the Ley side as there are ground-nesting birds.

And what better to come home to your cosy, dog-friendly cottage at Watermill Cottages - call us on 01803 770219 and book your doggy in for some fun!