The Christmas Day Service is at 11.15am. All guests are welcome to attend
Christmas at Ashcombe
A wonderful Carol Service at the Ashcombe Church last night packed the church out for mulled wine and mince pies. The Good Company Singers in full voice helped things along!
The Christmas Day Service is at 11.15am. All guests are welcome to attend
The Christmas Day Service is at 11.15am. All guests are welcome to attend
Autumn Events
We've had a super summer in Ashcombe, it's been warm and sunny nearly every day. The Village Olympics were on 25th August and were a great success with the villages Ashcombe, Holcombe and Ideford competing in lots of rural themed events: The eventual winner this year was Ashcombe!
But we won't be stopping there! The Ashcombe Horse and Dog show is on 8th September. Come along and watch the fun.. or even bring your dog if you are staying in one of our dog-friendly cottages. Check out the Facebook page
But we won't be stopping there! The Ashcombe Horse and Dog show is on 8th September. Come along and watch the fun.. or even bring your dog if you are staying in one of our dog-friendly cottages. Check out the Facebook page
Special Offer: 15% off in June & July
Enjoy the best of both worlds with 15% off all new weekly bookings commencing between 21st June to 13th July 2013.
Ashcombe holiday cottages sleep from 4 to 28 people and are only 4 miles from the South Devon coast, 10 miles from Dartmoor and very easy to find. Get muddy at the Ashcombe Adventure Centre, relax in our indoor heated swimming pool or just enjoy a barbecue at your cottage - sharing with friends and relations so you can rent a big property.
Ashcombe holiday cottages sleep from 4 to 28 people and are only 4 miles from the South Devon coast, 10 miles from Dartmoor and very easy to find. Get muddy at the Ashcombe Adventure Centre, relax in our indoor heated swimming pool or just enjoy a barbecue at your cottage - sharing with friends and relations so you can rent a big property.
The NEW Old School House!
After many weeks of work, installing a completely new central heating system, laying a wooden floor throughout and redecorating every room and bathroom.... The Old School House is ready for guests again!
Master bedroom with great views
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Sitting room with open fire and leather sofas
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Superb large eat-in kitchen
We look forward to welcoming the first guests in time for the Easter weekend
Ashcombe Cider
For over 100 years the ancient orchards of the Ashcombe Estate have
produced apples for finest
Devon cider. Cider making in Ashcombe was last carried out by the White Family in the late 19th and early 20th century - at The Cider Barn. This year will see the first new Ashcombe Cider produced since the 1930's.
We have now bottled the 2012 vintage and it will be released at the Ashcombe Village Club and a few other selected places very soon. The new cider is medium dry and lightly carbonated. We've tasted a few bottles and it is very good!
We have now bottled the 2012 vintage and it will be released at the Ashcombe Village Club and a few other selected places very soon. The new cider is medium dry and lightly carbonated. We've tasted a few bottles and it is very good!
Improvements at Ashcombe
In 2011 we managed to replace every old mattress, every old sofa, all the TV's, 18 bathrooms, several kitchens, create a whole new top standard 12 bed cottage, insulate every roof, put in new double glazing, replace
all the outdoor furniture and BBQs, replace all the cutlery &
crockery, nearly half of the white goods, and nearly all of the linen
and curtains.
In 2012 we totally redecorated Apple Tree Cottage including new central heating to bring it to the level of the nearby Cider Barn. The drive to Apple Tree and The Cider Barn was also completed. At Woodhouse Farm we have created the new games room, redecorated the swimming pool area, added a sauna and built a new Children's Playground. A new 50KW solar array now powers the cottages at Woodhouse Farm. Endeavour Farmhouse has been upgraded with a new sauna too. All cottages now have modern lighting systems which not only look nicer, but use much less energy. The Old School House has had new central heating installed, with plans for 2013 to redecorate it. All cottages now have WiFi and are fully insulated with new materials to make them toasty all year-round!
In 2013 we'll be at it again! The main project will hopefully be the start of planning Ashcombe's own Country Inn 'Ashcombe Court'.
The two barns at Court Farm will be converted to be a superb country inn producing locally sourced food from a top chef with a great entertainment barn for weddings and corporate groups next door. Located next to the Ashcombe church, Ashcombe Court will make a great wedding venue. The facility will have accommodation for another 14 people and will include an indoor swimming pool and health spa. Creating a high quality restaurant on the estate for cottage visitors and residents will be excellent news for everyone; less travelling and less expense with good value food and drink.
In 2013 we will totally refurbish The Old School House. Make a sun deck at Badger Cottage. Rebuilt The Cider Barn
car park so you can turn around more easily up there. Most importantly for our winter guests we will be replacing the nightstore heaters in the cottages with new modern
electric radiators which are much better. The Old School House (thank you Calum Best on twitter!) is currently being renovated and will be back in service soon with new wooden floors, decoration, furniture and central heating.
We look forward to seeing you throughout the year when you might be able to sample the 2012 vintage Ashcombe Cider back in production after many years!
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