West Country Cottages - Devon Cottages

The Chattan Forge
Axminster, East Devon.
Sleeps 4 + cot, Rent band G,
Map Ref: J21

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Just outside Axminster, in a peaceful, rural location, The Chattan Forge is an attractive single storey barn conversion. There are a few steps from the parking area down to a pretty patio, complete with tubs of flowers and specimen plants, a patio table and chairs and parasol. Inside, the conversion has been done sympathetically to retain all the original character of the barn whilst providing a modern kitchen, a comfortable living area and a shower room for each of the attractive bedrooms. There are some excellent walks from your doorstep, including a footpath to Axminster where the church overlooks the attractive town centre with its many coaching inns. Honiton is renowned for its lace and antique shops and at Chard, two streams border the pretty town centre and handsome Guildhall. On the way to Chard you can detour to Forde Abbey, once a 12th century Cistercian monastery and now a country house famous for its tapestries and water and rock gardens. You can explore the Axe Estuary on the narrow-gauge tramway, which runs from Colyton to Seaton, or browse around the narrow, picturesque streets and harbour at Lyme Regis and try your hand at fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast, now a World Heritage Site.