Five Holiday Books to Capture Your Children’s Imagination
If you’re planning a Toad Hall Cottages holiday and searching for imaginative things to occupy your kids during those ‘down times’, getting …
10 Cosy Cottages Perfect for Romantic Winter Weekend Getaways
As the temperature drops outside, warm your heart with a romantic winter weekend break in the West Country. A winter weekend getaway …
The Black Hound of Lyme Regis
To round off our series of ghost stories and ghoulish yarns from all corners of the West Country, we travel to the …
The Best Places to Spend Bonfire Night in the West Country
Dig out your hats, scarves and gloves and wrap up warm, it’s nearly time to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. If you’re lucky …
The West Country’s Most Haunted Residences
With All Hallows’ Eve only a few autumn moons away, we thought we’d share with you some of the West Country’s most …
Feed your Inner Bookworm with Toad Hall Cottages’ Good Read Guide
So many of our guests tell us that one of the best ways they unwind during their holidays is with their nose …
This Week’s Weird & Spooky Goings-on in South Devon
If you’re visiting South Devon on your half-term holidays and are looking for some Hallowe’en family fun, here are some spooky goings-on …
A Tale from ‘Old Kernow’ That Will Give You the Collywobbles
Earlier in the week, we shared with you the spine-chilling tale of Dartmoor’s Lady Mary Howard and her carriage of bones. Today, …
10 of the Best Seafood Restaurants in the South West
From casual post-surf beach shacks to cool celebrity chef-run restaurants, if you love nothing better than a fish feast fresh from the …
The Ghastly Tale of Lady Mary Howard
In the run-up to All Hallows’ Eve, we wanted to share with you one of the West Country’s oldest and most chilling …