Westward Living Self Catering Holiday Cottages in Westward Ho! North devon

One of the things that make us stand out from the crowd are all the added little touches which we love to provide with our compliments;

Bespoke toiletries;

In your cottage you will find a beautiful hand-crafted soap to use during your stay with us. We have moved away from providing lots of different bottles as many of our customers are concerned about the impact of single use plastics and detergent based shampoos on the environment and particularly the beautiful waters surrounding our North Devon coastline.

Making the switch to soap-based toiletries means no plastic waste as our beautiful Seagull paper is compostable and printed on FSC paper with environmentally friendly inks. Our stickers which seal the soaps are made from compostable cellulose which breakdown within a few months in a hot composter. Soap itself does not cause harm to aquatic life and biodegrades naturally with no harm to the water systems. Our soaps can be used for Shave, Shower and Shampoo and are also much kinder to your skin and scalp than harsher detergent based shampoos and liquid soaps

We hope you love the new locally hand made products and our continued efforts to protect our beautiful environment, if you have any questions about them please do not hesitate to ask.

Cream teas;

A trip to Westward Living at Duckhaven Stud would not be complete without sampling a world famous delicious local cream tea. All the ingredients are locally sourced and placed in your cottage ready for your arrival – please let us know 10 days in advance or your stay if you have any food intolerance.

Towels and linen;

Linen and towels are included for all cottages.

Cottage inventories

Each cottage will have the following as standard,
Hair dryers
Microwaves
Dish washer (with the exception of Surcoat cottage)
Washing machine and tumble dryer or washer dryer
Iron & ironing board

The essentials;

All our of cottages are self-catering and we are close by to a great selection of local shops to stock up on the essentials for use during your stay with us, however each cottage is equipped with a small selection of essential cleaning products to get you through your first night including dish washer tablets, washing up liquid, bin bag, tea towels, washing sponges, anti bac spray and toilet paper.

If you require our directions, access statement or any other documents in larger point font please contact us [email protected] or call us on 01237 238967

We have 4 accessible cottages, these are can be viewed here.

Each property has a full access statement on the listing.

Smiley cottage has been built with accessibility in mind, a ramp access into the main lounge and 2ft 9" door into the master bedroom and wet room. The wet room is equipped for disabled persons use.

We offer a choice of bathroom chairs, one with wheels and one static, please advise when booking which you prefer.

Our larger family properties Farriers, Gallops and Furlong are also suitable for disabled access and have wet rooms.

Wheelchair friendly beaches

Westward Ho! Beach facilities include disabled access, toilets (including disabled), easy access refreshments and lifeguard cover during the summer months.

Exmoor National Park A Tramper electric wheelchair is available to hire to explore sections of the stunning north Exmoor coast.

Ilfracombe Tunnels Beaches Beach facilities include disabled access, toilets (including disabled), refreshments and lifeguard cover during the summer months.

Saunton Beach Easy Disabled Access. Toilets and Showers with disabled facilities including the new Landeez, the all-terrain and beach wheelchair available for hire. Sand is very soft sand at entrance making wheelchair access difficult.

Croyde Bay Easy Disabled Access. However, sand very soft sand at entrance making wheelchair access difficult.

Combe Martin A great beach for families with loads to keep the kids entertained. Shingle at the top with sand closer to the water for building sandcastles, rockpools to explore plus easy disabled access.

Woolacombe. Ideal beach with broad golden sand and safe swimming. Easy disabled access from lower car parks

The Tarka Trail

Shared usage part of the trail runs from Braunton to Meeth and is suitable for wheelchairs with easy access at many locations along the route.

The local AONB have worked hard to produce a range of very informative information on accessible tourism, local walks and cycle routes, please click here for more info.

Can I bring horses?

We welcome horses as well has humans here at Westward Living. Farriers cottage has a private paddock including field shelter, adjacent to the garden where you are welcome to bring your own horse at a small fee of £100 per week which includes hay and straw bedding. Please call us on 01237 238 967 to request more information about our livery option.

Do you accept dogs?

With the exception of Dream, Kala's, Smiley, Sadlers & Furlong cottages, our properties do not accept dogs. Guests who are bringing dogs must comply with our dog policy and will be charged for damages. If you have not advised us that your dog will be travelling with you we reserve the right to append your booking if possible (with relevant surcharges) or deny access to your dog. Please ensure that you are aware of the conditions before booking.

We love dogs, but unfortunately due to our location on a stud farm with many thorough bred horses running free in the cliff top fields & goats and chickens living within the grounds we are not able to accept dogs in all of our cottages. Assistance dogs are made very welcome all year round and Smiley Cottage is our recommended property for guests requiring an accessible cottage or wishing to bring an assistance dog. We do accept well behaved dogs over 12 months old in Smiley & small dogs in Furlong, Kala's, Surcoat, Sadlers & Dream cottage by prior arrangement, however all dogs are expected to be on a lead at all times and not to jump up on sofas or beds.

If you are considering bringing a dog, please advise us on point of booking to check if this is permitted & we will forward you a copy of our dog policy which forms part of your contract with us.

There is a £20 surcharge for bringing along your four-legged friend to cover to cost of a deep steam clean that is carried out after your departure. This is not intended to offend in any way but is simply to ensure that the fibres of the fabrics and soft furnishings in the cottage are ready for our next guests and will not affect any future guests with allergies.

If you have not advised us that your dog will be travelling with you we reserve the right to append your booking if possible (with relevant surcharges) or deny access to your dog. This is because we have a max head count of dogs that can be permitted on site at one time.We advise that you contact us on 01237 238967 to discuss the availability of our dog friendly cottages and to receive a copy of our dog policy prior to booking your short break.