Tariff 2008

From £350 - £690 per week Sleeps 4/6 people

Devon House Boats
...so very different

The Houseboat Painted Lady, Swallow Tail, Clouded Yellow are fantastic floating holiday homes near Holsworthy on the county boundary between Devon & Cornwall.

35 acres of rural countryside

The water around you, the craft under your feet
and the shore to which she is moored
are exclusive to you and all on board

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HOLIDAY
FISHING LAKE

Sleeps 4/6 in two cabins

HOLSWORTHY near BUDE

Experience the joy of holidaying aboard a traditional canal barge moored on your own secluded waterway. No one passes by or asks to tie along-side for the night. The water around you, the craft under your feet and the shore to which she is moored are exclusive to you and all on board. You are master of your own holiday.

Relax as the countryside unfolds around you without the bother of motoring through crowded waterways. Sit quietly on deck and observe the birds navigate from wetland to open water, then take flight, or maybe not.

It could be you share a bottle of wine on the foredeck, while in the background you hear the excited cries as another fish is landed for the BBQ. Someone prepares your private picnic area for supper while in the galley local farm produce is washed and passed ashore. The smell of burning wood fills the air and you know for sure that this is special. You are sharing a holiday that is…so very different.

Blagdon Water comprises 35 acres of rural countryside, set in the heart of the Westcountry.

The environmental site is dedicated to providing a natural habitat in which the local wildlife is free to flourish without having to compete with the needs of modern agriculture. Fifteen acres are set aside for the newly planted woodland of oak, ash, alder and rowan.

This young site, which remains undisturbed for most of the year, provides a natural habitat for field mice, voles and rabbits. These small animals can damage the young trees but their numbers are controlled by kestrels, barn owls and buzzards. It is a wonderful sight to watch a predatory bird hover silently, high overhead, as it prepares to swoop on its unsuspecting prey.

Another twenty acres is dedicated to open parkland of grass, gorse and rushes. Here the wild flowers, of the type associated with Culm Grassland, flourish in early summer. Butterflies abound in this rich natural environment.

The lower parkland is bordered by a brook which meanders at the foot of mature oaks.

Accommodation

One of the great joys of staying at Blagdon Water is the feeling that you are doing something different from the crowd, something that is fun, to be remembered.

If like most people you are unfamiliar with boats you will be surprised at how effortlessly you settling into life onboard a static houseboat.

You may be surprised to find that Painted Lady provides two comfortable cabins, both with en-suite toilet and shower. The aft cabin offers a double bed while at the other end of the boat the twin cabin has two full-size single beds.

Both suites have double doors opening onto a small deck area, which can only be accessed through each cabin. So, if in the morning, you like to rise at your own pace and enjoy a quiet moment over a cup of coffee you can do so in the privacy of your own open-air deck. Like the main salon, the cabins have plenty of natural light with extensive views over the water.

The main salon is entered through the double doors/hatch to the side of the boat. Upon entering you encounter the open-plan galley and main salon. With two large windows overlooking the lake and an overhead skylight the main salon has a relaxing sense of space and light.

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Blagdon Water
Anvil Corner
Holsworthy Beacon
Devon

01566-779830
Email: blagdonwater@btconnect.com