Whatever the weather, there’ll be plenty of family fun on offer during February half-term at places we look after. Go in search of wild flowers and bugs or collect shells and stones to create wild art. Whatever you choose, you’re sure to have a great day out.
Does it feel like ages since you explored the great outdoors?
Well guess what, the feeling’s mutual. Nature misses you. But don’t despair – now’s the perfect time to do something about it.
When you are searching for a short break to escape it all, it is hard to find a Holiday let with both the perfect environment for rest & relaxation and plenty to do within half-an-hour of the venue to satisfy any cultural or activity drive you may have.
Holiday Lets come in all shapes & sizes but for most of us it all comes down to three things. Can I find somewhere big & beautiful enough for all my family & friends to get together? what facilities does the venue have? & what is there to do locally?
Middle Coombe Farm is superbly positioned to offer it all. The thatched farmhouse dates from 1537 and is constantly & lovingly restored and improved to provide very special 4 star accommodation in one of the most diverse parts of Devon. The exclusive rustic estate covers 400 acres with over 200 acres of woodland to explore. We have an outdoor hot tub which is open all year & a stunning large solar heated outdoor swimming pool set in estate gardens. We have huge numbers of activities accessible within half-an-hour drive and we are a stunning venue with an amazing amount to offer our guests.
Middle Coombe Farm has undergone a transformation. In 2015 we want to be able to share this 400 acre piece of natural paradise with as many people as possible.
We have never been able to offer so much on site. Recently awarded our 4 star accommodation rating by VisitBritain, Middle Coombe is a self catering venue and is available for rent throughout the year. It gives large groups of family & friends a unique experience and holiday in Devon they will always remember. Want to feel like Lord of the Manor for the duration of your stay? When you book Middle Coombe Farm as a holiday let it is yours exclusively. That really makes us stand out from the crowd.
Specialising in weekend breaks that run from Friday afternoon to Monday morning we can also offer 5 night and 7 night stays as requested. We are dog friendly and can also accommodate up to 2 of your little friends (£15 per dog).
Being at Middle Coombe Farm and immersed in the 400 acre estate is a magical experience.
For over eleven years, Tim and Angela Malyon have opened up their family home, gardens and sustainable woodlands to guests for holiday lets, weddings weekends, group retreats and now life celebrations, throughout the year, The Devon School of Yoga also runs its residential training weekends here in the thatched cider barn.
The historic buildings have a character of their own and with gentle restoration and exacting standards we are thrilled to have been awarded 4 stars for our accommodation by Enjoy England. This is a real celebration for us, and a wonderful validation of our work here.
Middle Coombe Farm in Devon is hosting a fabulously special one-off country weekend ‘Apple Pressing and Cider Making’. The weekend course, with accommodation and all meals, will run at £490 pp next year but we would like to offer it to 10 to 12 people for £380pp for a weekend this November. Gorgeous food, great company, incredible surroundings, and much more at the Middle Coombe Farm estate. We want to get good honest feedback on the course and weekend. The weekend will be centered around the chance to learn to press apples to make/taste cider and apple juice.
Spend a glorious country weekend cider and apple juice making at Middle Coombe Farm, Devon. November 14th (afternoon), 15th & 16th 2014
You will be cooked and catered for with delicious locally sourced food for the duration of your stay and there will be plenty of tasting of our own cider and apple juice which is made on site using the restored cider press from a delicious variety of our own traditional cider apples grown in our orchard.
I was very fortunate to get married here in September 2005 before Middle Coombe Farm was officially a venue. Tim and Angela Malyon were acquaintances but not yet firm friends and when we very cheekily asked if we might have a hundred or so people to the event at their family home, they said ‘yes’. The kindness and excitement extended towards my future husband and myself was unparalleled and a few years later, still smitten with the place, I joined the team and have become part of fabric of Middle Coombe Farm.
This passion for sharing their incredible home and their beliefs is infectious and completely genuine. Middle Coombe Farm has been hosting weddings for over seven years now. We are fortunate to be surrounded by 400 acres of sustainably farm and woodland incorporating a stunning thatched cider barn and a woodlands ceremonial site. This is a venue that facilitates your wedding. We are chosen by couples seeking to create something really unique and different for their union.
We promote eco-weddings – which are weddings that are as environmentally sustainable as is possible.
Here are some of the ways in which an eco wedding is sustainable as well as some suggestions…
Bampton Annual Fair is being held throughout the Town with sales and events at neighbouring farms on the last Thursday in October, Thursday 25th.
Bickleigh Mill Apple Pressing Day Sat Oct 6th – Bring along apples and they will turn them into Juice (bottles provided) free event
Sampford Peverell are holding their Autumn Fair on 13th October 2012 from 11am – 3pm
On 19th August Tim went on a Woodlands Course, we’ll bring an update soon so’s you can see what he covered.
Tiverton Balloon festival starts tomorrow 24th August and runs until 27th August, it’s being held at the joint Tiverton High School/Petroc campus in Bolham Road Tiverton. This year they’re supporting Devon Air Ambulance and Childrens Hospice South West, plus they’re also raising some much needed funds for the Tiverton High School Minibus appeal. The organisers are hoping to beat last year’s achievement of raising over £10,000 for charities and other local clubs and voluntary organisations.
A lot has happened since our last update…
Tintin, our border collie, unfortunately wasn’t happy here with us and went back to the Blue Cross, he gave it a good go, but he developed a fear of horses and cats; Since then he has been re-homed with his brother.
We’ve had our 1st two weddings of the year.
The wet windy weather has blown down several trees in our woods and…
… we’ve started preparing the play area for the coming brighter, warmer and drier weather, ready for the children and young-at-heart adults.
Our 1st wedding, back in April evolved around a bird theme; in keeping with this Georgina and Philip hired some birds to attend their wedding. They weren’t the usual pigeon, swallow type of bird but very special ones from the Haven Falconry. One of these birds, the Barn Owl, was entrusted to be the ring bearer…