Higher Collaton Cottage

This is our 5th stay at Higher Collaton Cottage, a truly charming and captivating place that allows you to absorb it's peace and tranquility.

The property sits magnificently in a small hamlet with it's own well tended gardens with wonderful countryside views. There are plenty of walks nearby to invigorate you, including North Sands, Soar Mill Bay and Salcombe, each with their own charm. The cottage is equipped to a high standard inside with quality fittings and furnishings and the log burner lends to cosy evenings. The very comfortable beds and feather pillows and duvet added to a restful stay. Outside a patio and BBQ extends the living space and there are a number of seating areas around the cottage to catch the sun or to read a book and enjoy a glass of wine, all much appreciated. You can't help but be seduced by this charming cottage and allow yourself to be lost in the moment and breathe in it's restorative power of relaxation and sense of well being. Thanks to everyone for preparing the cottage and gardens and especially to the owners for having the vision and sharing this wonderful place.

Enjoyed our stay at the cottage, comfortably tucked away in the Devon hills.

Good walks down the lanes to Malborough and the more adventurous one to South Sands. Spent evenings with the family round the big table or reading and scrabbling by the fire. One night at the village bonfire as it was November. Visiting our usual favourite places in Salcombe and Hope Cove. We all like Higher Collaton

Probably the best cottage we have had the pleasure to stay in.

Pretty, cosy, spacious, incredibly well equipped. Great walks and drives nearby and further afield. The gardens were well kept and interesting, although the weather curbed outside use too much.

Beautiful property and garden in lovely peaceful location.

All the leaflets and info came in very handy when planning our week , so many places on the doorstep that we didn’t even know existed! The house was very well equipped and clean but the couches are maybe past their best! Would recommend to others and would love to come again.

Had a wonderful holiday, perfect base for the area.

We had a lovely week at this cottage, which is beautiful, comfortable and well equipped.

The gardens are glorious and the location so tranquil and quiet whilst being great for the many beaches, walks and restaurants in the area. We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday in the South Hams - could’ve stayed for much longer! As others have said, the staircase could be challenging for some and I’m sure an extra photo of the staircase would be helpful.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful cottage.

It was lovely in every aspect, both inside and the garden. We have stayed there before and plan to do so again with our family. We thoroughly appreciated the very high standard and everything on offer to make our holiday truly wonderful and we take home some lovely memories.Charming chic in bucket loads, can't ask for anything more ! Private note not for publishing: the central heating boiler in the attic above the end double bedroom may have a fan/bearing problem as every time it came on, day & night, it was making a very loud noise and vibrating the ceiling.

The cottage was beautiful and the level of fit-out was outstanding; a young, fit family would love it.

The omission of a picture or description of the stairs, however, was a problem to me. My wife and I are 71 and 68 years of age respectively and both have knee replacements. We invited my sister and brother-in-law, the latter being brain-damaged from a tumour. We managed, but...

Wonderful property in a marvellous setting we've stayed at before.

We will be back!

What a lovely week we had!

Perfect cottage, really well equipped and plenty of space for 4 adults and 2 children. Garden was pretty and gave us useful outdoor space. Close to lovely beaches and amenities.

A beautiful cottage with lovely well maintained gardens.

It would be helpful to have a quick guide that explained how the heating and cooker worked. Look forward to being back there.

What a gem!

We have holidayed in the area for many, many years and is our favourite place, but needed to find replacement accommodation as the owners were retiring back to our usual stay. Higher Collaton Cottage is truly charming and chic with exquisite furnishings of the highest standards. The gardens and setting being a rural iddylic retreat of great appreciation. It was picture perfect but we played a game to try and find something missing which, apart from a tin opener, which we did not need, could not fault this captivating place. The staircase, which is part of this characterful cottage, may present a challenge to the elderly or very young, but by the end of our stay we were stepping happily up and down with little concern. We can't thank you enough for sharing your wonderful home and wish to thank everyone for making it such a fabulous stay. We are a little disappointed it's already booked up for our next holiday. Can't wait to return

Fantastic and beautiful, only negative is no downstairs toilet for the elderly guests.

Also, there is another smaller cottage right next to this cottage that's not advertised, which was great for our privacy out of season as there were no guests there but in peak with guests might not be so tranquil. Loved the location, beaches are brilliant, beds were really comfy, my wife said it was like sleeping on a cloud. Beautifully equipped kitchen, dinner sets were quality.

Lovely place, lovely location, Lovely people, Could not ask for anymore :)

This property is beautiful & in a beautiful location but i would never recommend it to anyone.

The property is unloved. It needs instructions on how to use the heating, clearly visible so guests can adjust it according to the weather. The cottage was not cleaned properly. All the surfaces were sticky and grimy. The fridge was broken. There was no curtains over the second door in the living room. The cushions were dirty. The settee was filthy. The stove had not been cleaned out and was full of ash. There was nothing to clean it out with. The DVD player was broken. The tap in the kitchen was dripping and you couldn’t stop it. The patio doors were all rotten on the outside and it was so hard to open. The stairs were so steep. There was a dirty earplug in the bed, how disgusting! There were hairs on the floor of the bathroom. I know this cottage is in the country, but the cockerel 50 yards away is so load at 6am In November. In summer when your windows are open it must be 4.30am -5am people on holiday don’t want waking at that time! We certainly did not. That explains the earplug in the bed. I have stayed in hundreds of properties over many years and this was very badly maintained.

Property needed an oven glove…( you provided dish clothes so why not oven gloves?

) Main en suite bathroom smelt badly of rotten eggs. Clean enough ( although fusty smell throughout like it needed a good airing) and well equipped but for the price we paid I would expect it to have been spotless and not dust.

What a lovely cottage.

It was very well equipped and comfortable. We loved the garden and had a wonderful holiday. We would definitely go again.

We had a problem with the heating and the iron did not work.

We contacted Salcombe Office (Coast and Country) at about 5.00 pm and they were with us half an hour later. Gwen from Salcombe Office was more than helpful and sorted out the heating and we had a new iron next day. We could not ask for more.

The cottage and it’s are location are both beautiful!

Fabulous views and walks on your doorstep.Incredibly clean and fitted out to a high spec, everything you need for an enjoyable holiday. The thing that stands out most is the feeling of being a trusted guest in someone’s lovely home. Will certainly return and would recommend in a heartbeat.

Great accommodation.

Generally clean however there was a lot of dust on light fittings in the bedroom which bothered my partner who suffers heavily with allergies and has asthma. The beds were very comfortable however we found the duvet very heavy for the time of year, we mostly slept half out of it. The iron also was broken. The experience of the cottage in general was outstanding - with all the charm we were expecting. Additionally the facilities were very good with all the things anybody would need. We would stay again.

The cottage is beautiful and accomadated 6 of us easily .

The only thing we couldn’t seem to work out was the heating it was so hot overnight and slightly cooler during the evenings. But other than that I would give it 9 out of ten .

We were disappointed that we didn’t have a welcome pack and toiletries as we have had at all our other holiday cottages with other companies.

we loved every minute of our holiday thank you so much

A beautiful spacious character property with beams and winding staircase but with modern facilities. It was very clean and comfortable with welcome outside spaces at the front and rear of the cottage to catch the sun. We enjoyed the rural setting with the local cockerel,sheep and ducks as the main background noises as traffic down the lane was rare. However the location is excellent because many walks can be done from the cottage and other attractions are close by.

Excellent

Fabulous cottage in a beautiful location. Walking distance to beach. Well maintained country garden.

A very comfortable and well equipped cottage and we enjoyed our stay. The owners have clearly put considerable effort into ensuring that the cottage is a welcoming place to return to. Sky TV, a laptop (& Wi-Fi), a well equipped kitchen, a great shower and a comfortable living room all enhanced our stay. The garden is lovely too with several places to sit and the location is very, very peaceful. A few logs for the wood burner would have been good and some tools for it such as a poker and tongs would have been even better! We went out and bought logs and kindling before we discovering we couldn't use the wood burner safely because the tools were missing. £20 wasted. We were not terribly impressed with the cottage preparation either. The keys were not in the specified place when we arrived (in fact they were nowhere to be found) so we had to ring the office who quickly delivered them (the cleaner allegedly didn't know where to put them so took them away with her! Initiative is clearly not her strong point.) The cottage seems to have been empty for a few weeks prior to our arrival and did not appear to have been recently prepared for us. There were flowers in vases (a welcoming touch) but these had been dead for a long time (rather less welcoming), there was a dead woodlice in the bed (my wife was not thrilled) and the place was very cold on arrival (although it warmed up quickly when we turned the central heating on). Overall though we very much enjoyed our stay here and the positives.outweighed the negatives.

Stunning chocolate box cottage and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Spacious enough for our family with two small children and great location near Salcombe and surrounding beaches. I hope we will return to stay again sometime!

For the price paid, it would have been nice to have received a welcome gesture. Lacked personal touches. E.g. toiletries, extra pillows, games or even a few videos for rainy days! Beach items maybe a plus for travellers. Did not use upper garden, due to difficult steep climb, not sure if a table is useful in the upper back garden, being such a distance from the kitchen and house, Otherwise a pleasant stay.

We have been there twice and will be returning next year!

Fantastic cottage with excellent accommodation and everything you need for a relaxing holiday. Situated in a lovely quiet location.but with easy access to all the coastal paths.