Gitcombe Coach House

The South Hams landscape around Gitcombe Coach House rolls gently between Dartmouth and Totnes, where footpaths connect quiet villages and the coast sits within reach. This converted coach house occupies a Devon estate surrounded by open countryside, with the kind of peace that comes from being properly away from the main road.

The cottage itself holds two bedrooms and one bathroom, sleeping four, with a wood-burning stove in the open-plan living space and a kitchen set up for proper cooking rather than holiday scrambling. French doors from the main room open onto a private terrace. Bed linen, towels and electricity are included. A hot tub on the estate is available for guests, along with swimming pools, a tennis court and grounds to wander through. The place does not permit smoking.

Walking is the obvious draw here—the South Hams has enough footpaths and country lanes to fill a week—but the coast at Dartmouth is close enough for a day trip, and Totnes town sits the other way. The cottage suits couples or small families wanting a proper base rather than a postcode to tick off.