What a week it’s been! Finally we’re proud to be able to display all of our recently acquired properties on the Toad Hall Cottages website. For those of you out of the ‘Holiday Cottage Agency loop’ we recently took on the South Hams branch of Fulfords Holiday Cottages meaning not only do we get to [...]
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August 20th, 2010Anchors aweigh!
August 13th, 2010With the school holidays in full swing, August is certainly fete and show season here in the South West. Holidaymakers are spoilt for choice by the range and number of different events being held daily in towns and villages across Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall. It’s no wonder then that inhabitants of the region, renowned [...]
Read MoreCornish pride
August 6th, 2010Cornwall, the UK’s most South Western county, was long overlooked by holidaymakers convinced that the only way to take a holiday was to bundle on a 737 and fly to another country in search of sunshine and culture. In recent years however, as a result of various factors, Cornwall has emerged as one of the [...]
Read MoreWhy it’s good to escape the city…
July 16th, 2010With their imposing tower blocks and frenetic roads, cities are home to over half of the worlds 6.8 billion human inhabitants and the proportion of city dwellers to countryside folk continues to grow; not that we’re complaining. Sure cities lure people in with dreams of fame and fortune, and a host of opportunities not available [...]
Read MoreAnimal attraction
July 9th, 2010Hollywood’s heading to Devon, Dartmoor to be precise, with a film based on Benjamin Mee’s autobiographical story of his families takeover of a decrepit zoo on the magical moor; rumoured to star Matt Damon in the lead role. Now revitilised and delighting visitors 7 days a week, newly named Dartmoor Zoological Park is a fine [...]
Read MoreActive holidays in the West Country
June 25th, 2010Football, tennis, cricket, F1, rugby, golf and more football again, there’s no doubting that the summer months bring sport to the forefront, and why not? when the sun’s out there’s no excuse not to get out and enjoy it, especially in the West country. This week we thought we’d take a look at some of [...]
Read MoreBeach holidays in the South West
June 18th, 2010The sunshine is relentless in the West Country at the moment and we’re all relishing the prospect of that “barbecue summer” that has been promised for a long while now. Our meticulous property team took on another wonderful property in Dittisham this week in the shape of Foxenhole Farmhouse, a delightful 3 bedroom, former farmhouse [...]
Read MoreSomething old, something new…
June 11th, 2010Two new properties joined the ever-growing Toad Hall Cottages fleet this week and, despite contrasting greatly, both offer holidaymakers in the South West something really special. One thousand year old Higher Eggbeer Farm, tucked away on Devon’s Dartmoor, was mentioned in the Doomsday book and is packed to it’s ancient rafters with history and intrigue. [...]
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