A very English affair

Mariners is a single storey wing of Coleridge House, an elegant country house just two miles from the golden sweep of Slapton Sands in Devon

Posted: 10 August 2011
by Junior

Recently refurbished with high-quality contemporary furnishings throughout, it sleeps up to six people. There’s a private courtyard with barbecue, and guests are free to explore the grounds’ manicured lawns, woodland and summer house; an adjoining footpath leads to the beach. The property is also handy for walks on the scenic South West Coast Path.

If you book through Toad Hall Cottages, you can get a discounted price of £860 per week between July 24–August 27, or seven nights in September for £405. Tel: 01548 853089; www.toadhallcottages.co.uk

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