The Cleeve - Hawkcombe, Porlock, Somerset, England

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Price range from £1897 to £4497 per week
Number of units of accommodation: 1
Sleeps from 6 to 28 people in 8 bedrooms 
Number of bathrooms: 6 
Short Breaks: Yes - The minimum number of days for a short break is 2
Suitable for the disabled:  
Children are welcome:  
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Welcome to The Cleeve - a large spacious country house set in the Exmoor National Park, perfect for large groups and celebrations of all kinds. The house can sleep up to 16 people in luxurious comfort in 8/9 bedrooms or 28 guests with children. We offer the ideal house for entertaining with a dining room to happily accommodate up to 28, roaring log fires, beautiful bedrooms for guests, luxury kitchens for preparing those sumptuous banquets and parties. Plus we can arrange for outside caterers and additional services for you should you require them. WiFi Broadband Internet. SKY TV. Fully booked for Xmas 2009, reserve 2010 soon.

Booking and Enquiries
01273 276 596 or 07767474247
Click here to email owner
http://www.the-cleeve.co.uk/
Payment Options: cheque, bank transfer
Contact: Mr. K Bramhill
Parking Bath
Television Indoor Hot Tub
Sky Television Outdoor Hot Tub
Video or DVD Shower
Microwave Power Shower
Dishwasher Open Fire
Ensuite Bathroom Wood Stove
Central heating Laundry facilities
Games Room Swimming Pool
Garden Tennis Court
Freezer Jacuzzi Bath
Balcony/Patio Coffee Maker
Sauna Internet
Air conditioning
Linen
Towels provided Bed linen provided

The Cleeve - Hawkcombe, Porlock,

Welcome to The Cleeve - a large country house set in the Exmoor National Park, perfect for large groups and celebrations of all kinds.

The house can sleep up to 16 people in luxurious comfort, or up to 28 with children. We offer the ideal house for entertaining with a dining room to happily accommodate up to 28, roaring log fires (imagine that for Christmas and New Year), beautiful boutique style bedrooms for guests, luxury kitchens for preparing those sumptuous banquets and parties. Plus we can arrange for outside caterers and additional services for you should you require them.

 

The house is spacious, stylish and very comfortable.  We aim to please with all the things you would expect to find like a basket of logs to keep the fire roaring, luxury white cotton bedlinen, wonderfully comfortable luxury pocket sprung mattresses, towels, free wireless internet, and Sky TV (with the movie and sports channels too).

  • There is a huge lounge/dining room with great views of the hills. Comfy seating, an open fire, big flat screen TV, DVD player, games console etc.
  • The second lounge is octagonal, has another open fire, TV, DVD player etc.
  • There are 8+ comfortable and attractive boutique hotel style bedrooms with luxury pocket sprung mattresses and white fluffy cotton bedlinen. Each bedroom can sleep from 2 to 5, some en-suite plus a 9th bedroom off room 3. Ideal for up to 16 people in couples plus optional children or 8 single adults (or 16 sharing rooms but not beds). Other variations are possible, call us to discuss your requirements. Additional guests to your party or event can be accommodated locally if you plan in advance.
  • 6 stylish bath or shower rooms. The bathrooms have either of baths, Jacuzzi and/or power showers, (some double size).
  • 2 luxury kitchens to cater for large groups. Well equipped with washing machine, clothes dryer, freezer, several fridges, big AGA, conventional oven and hobs, microwave ovens, fast commercial dishwasher.

Do take a look at our own website using the link at the bottom of the page for full details, special offers and events.

The Cleeve is in one of the loveliest villages in the Exmoor National Park, secluded but not remote. Restaurants, pubs and shops are 2 minutes away. Near beaches and cliff walks on the Somerset and Devon border.

Please visit http://www.the-cleeve.co.uk/ to find out more about the holiday cottage, amenities, surrounding area and places to visit in Somerset.

Changeover Day: Flexible

Check availability and prices on the cottage web site http://www.the-cleeve.co.uk/

The house is very private, set in 2 acres of garden in the small village of Hawkcombe near Porlock on beautiful Exmoor. There are various walks and trails into the countryside directly from the house. This place was once the seat of West Saxon kings with references in the Doomsday book and the Saxon Chronicles. We are located in a Mesolithic site, much older even than the pyramids of Egypt! Visit the petrified forest and and explore the local beaches and villages.

Porlock is one of the few remaining working villages on Exmoor and has an attractive mix of thatched cottages, shops, tea rooms, pubs and restaurants. It sits in the natural bowl known as Porlock Vale which is surrounded on three sides by hills, with the notoriously steep Porlock Hill to the west and the sea to the north. The Porlock Visitor Centre is unmatched for local knowledge, the ancient parish church of St. Dubricius with its distinctive truncated spire, sits in the centre of the village with the Dovery museum and the Ship Inn, visited by the poet Robert Southey at opposite ends of Porlock village.

Other lovely villages to visit include Porlock Weir, a former small working harbour enclosed by lock gates. The shingle ridge, groynes and views across Porlock Bay to Hurlstone Point are much loved by artists and photographers.

Horner is a picturesque National Trust village with many thatched cottages, water mill, tea rooms, ancient woods and the trickling Horner Water which form part of a National Nature Reserve which is renowned for red deer, rare lichens and ancient oaks. A walk beside Horner Water on a sunny day is simply magical.

Other villages worth visiting are Allerford for its fifteenth century packhorse bridge over Aller Brook and The West Somerset Rural Life Museum.

Dunster medieval village.

Lynton and Lynmouth for the water powered cliff railway.

Watersmeet beauty spot, Selworthy with its picture postcard green surrounded by thatched cottages, National Trust shop and splendid tearoom.

The smallest parish church in England in Culbone which inspired Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan'.

Groups might like to climb to The highest point on Exmoor, Dunkery Beacon, for brilliant views and a challenge.

Travel: The nearest train station run by West Somerset Railway is at Minehead, about 5 miles away which has services to Dunster, Watchet, Williton, Donniford, Stogumber, Crowcombe and Bishops Lydeard (for Taunton via 3 mile bus link).

Good places to visit: Walkers might wish to go for day trips walking the Quantocks and Brendon Hills, even Dartmoor isn't too far away. The city of Bristol is 40 miles away. Lots of tourist attractions, NT houses and open gardens.

Annual Events: There are events and things to do every day of every week.

Good places to eat: There are lots of restaurants & pubs in Porlock and may other places close by such as Andrews on the Wier in Porlock Wier or Woods in Dulverton.

Local Sports: Walking, biking, horse riding, sailing, sports facilities of Porlock on the doorstep.

Hawkcombe, Porlock

♦ Porlock, once a thriving port until the sea receded hundreds of years ago, is now one of the few remaining working villages on Exmoor and has an attractive mix of thatched cottages, shops, tea rooms, pubs and restaurants to cover all tastes. Sitting in the natural bowl known as Porlock Vale it is surrounded on three sides by hills, with the notoriously steep Porlock Hill to the west and the sea to the north. Porlock Visitor Centre is unmatched for local knowledge, the ancient parish church of St. Dubricius with its distinctive truncated spire, sits in the centre of the village with the Dovery museum and the Ship Inn, visited by the poet Robert Southey at opposite ends of Porlock village. Porlock is highly recommended for a fascinating day out.


♦ Porlock Weir is a former small working harbour enclosed by lock gates. The picturesque scenes created by the shingle ridge, groynes and views across Porlock Bay to Hurlstone Point are much loved by artists, photographers and visitors alike.


♦ Horner is a National Trust village with many thatched cottages, water mill, tea rooms, ancient woods and the trickling Horner Water which form part of a National Nature Reserve which is renowned for red deer, rare lichens and ancient oaks. A walk beside Horner Water on a sunny day is simply magical. And National Trust properties are much visited by people on holiday with time to spare.


♦ Allerford is another National Trust village within the Holnicote Estate and has a fifteenth century packhorse bridge over Aller Brook. The West Somerset Rural Life Museum is located in the old thatched school house within the village.


♦ The village of Culbone sits deep in a shaded valley, famous for having the smallest parish church in England and for inspiring Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan'. One for poetry buffs.


♦ Another on th eliterary trail is Doone Country, the area around Badgworthy Water where R.G. Blackmore's novel 'Lorna Doone' was set. Attractions include Oare church which is mentioned in the novel.


♦ Dunkery Beacon is the highest point on Exmoor at 1705 feet (519m) from where on a clear day up to 13 counties can be seen together with the Bristol Channel and Welsh mountains many miles away. Worth the walk.


♦ Dunster is a medieval village with its Yarn Market, Castle, Priory Church, Tithe Barn, various shops and places to eat.


♦ Lynton and Lynmouth was once referred to as 'Little Switzerland' and is famous for its spectacular coastal scenery. Lynmouth is linked to Lynton by a water powered cliff railway.


♦ Watersmeet is where the Hoar Water meets the East Lyn. It is a lovely beauty spot and Site of Special Scientific Interest and has a welcoming tea garden and visitor centre.


♦ Valley of the Rocks offers spectacular sea cliffs rising to nearly 1000 feet (300m) and is also home to some very agile goats.


♦ Selworthy is unsurpassed as a chocolate-box village, with its picture postcard green surrounded by thatched cottages, National Trust shop and splendid tearoom. Prominent for all to see is the newly refurbished Selworthy church which stands out as a land mark from miles away.


♦ Wimbleball Lake was formed by damming the Haddeo and now acts as a reservoir. It is also the home of the South West Lakes Trust Water Sports Centre and offers various water sports activities.