The West Country

Helpful Holidays offer some 600 holiday homes, spread all over the West Country from Land's End to Bath - seaside and inland - from smart 'beach houses' to a coastal fort, as well as thatched cottages. Our priority is to find out what individual people want to do on holiday and direct them to the place and accommodation to suit their taste and purse. A small selection of our properties are described below - the full portfolio can be found on our website (see contact details below).

In rural Devon on Dartmoor is Lower Elsford, near Lustleigh, comprising four sympathetic cottage conversions, sleeping 4 to 6 people, in grounds of 35 acres. There is a swimming pool in a converted piggery and sheep, lambs (sometimes), ducks and chickens for children to make friends with.

Also on Dartmoor are two new properties in Dousland near where they filmed ‘War Horse’ directed by Steven Spielberg which launched in 2012. Yennadon House sleeps 13 and is a splendid family house with wonderful moorland walks on the doorstep, an orchard and a tennis court. The Old Byre sleeps 2 and is on a working farm.

In far south Devon we have a selection of apartments at Bigbury-on-Sea with magnificent 180° views out to sea and towards the famous Burgh Island with its hotel and pub.

At the head of a creek of the River Tamar is Millbrook with four cottages, two overlooking a lake. Nearby in the exquisite adjoining fishing villages of Kingsand and Cawsand there’s a choice of 10 cottages and Georgian houses.

There’s over 90 properties on Dartmoor. Brimpts Barn sleeps 32 and our base and lovely village of Chagford offers a selection of 18.

In Somerset there are many cottages on Exmoor and on the slopes of the Quantock Hills. In Chideock, Dorset, is a Grade II listed farmhouse with an indoor swimming pool and a games room. There is plenty of space for up to 17 people with open fires, a large garden and it is located just one mile from the sea.

Near Castle Drogo there are three thatched cottages. Thatched Gibhouse is set in peaceful gardens with a small lake.