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. |