Buzzards House, a long white house with a veranda, set behind a wide green lawn and trees in Mid Devon

Dog lounging on a large cushion on the wooden floor at dog-friendly Buzzards House in Devon

Long table set for lunch on the south-facing veranda at Buzzards House, with autumn trees in the garden beyond

White-painted Spring Cottage with its timber balcony, set among green gardens and woodland near Cadeleigh in Devon

Aerial view of Buzzards House surrounded by woods and gardens in the Little Dart valley near Cadeleigh

Buzzards House & Spring Cottage

Cadeleigh, Devon

Cottages
Walks from the door
Hot tub
Wood-burner

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1 - 6 bedrooms

2 - 16

Tucked down wiggly Devon lanes beside the National Trust’s Buzzards Wood, Buzzards House and Spring Cottage are two dog-friendly hideaways near Cadeleigh in Mid Devon. Book the big family house, the romantic cottage for two, or either one on its own.

Pet Perks

Run by a family with five dogs of their own
A boot room at Buzzards House with space for dog beds, and walls papered with OS maps of local walks
The National Trust’s Buzzards Wood close by, with gorgeous riverside walks
Huge gardens and orchards to explore at Buzzards House
Spring Cottage’s own orchard, with access to the Little Dart
Wood burners in both properties for warming up after a soggy walk

Facilities

For your dog

Walks from the doorBuzzards Wood is 200m up the lane

For you

Hot tubAt Buzzards House, seats seven
Wood-burner or open fireIn both properties

About Buzzards House & Spring Cottage

If your dog’s idea of heaven involves woods, riverbanks and a very large garden, this quiet corner of Mid Devon is hard to beat. Buzzards House and Spring Cottage sit close together between the Little Dart and the National Trust’s Buzzards Wood, near Cadeleigh in Devon. You can book either one on its own, so it works just as well for a couple and their dog as for a big family get-together.

Buzzards House sleeps 14 and is built for time together. You come in through a boot room papered with OS maps of the local walks, which is also the best place for the dog beds. Beyond it is an oak-floored open-plan hub with a wood burning stove, deep sofas and a large oak dining table, plus a well-equipped kitchen, a TV room full of books, board games and jigsaws, and a sunny conservatory where you can hear the Little Dart flowing past. French windows open onto a south-facing veranda that runs the length of the house, and the gardens and orchards are huge.

Spring Cottage is a renovated one-up, one-down bolthole for two, snuggled in the woods. Downstairs, there’s a cosy sitting room with a wood burning stove in the old bread oven fireplace, and a little kitchen in the old woodshed that opens through a stable door onto the outside eating area and the orchard. Upstairs is a huge bedroom with a superking bed, a large free-standing bath and French windows onto the balcony. The cottage has its own orchard with access to the Little Dart in the far corner, and you might hear owls at night or spot a roe deer among the trees.

Dogs are welcome at both properties, although not upstairs, so you’ll need to settle them downstairs at bedtime. The owners have five dogs of their own and know how much a holiday matters to four-legged family members. Buzzards Wood is close by for walks along the river, and further afield Exmoor, Dartmoor, the Tarka Trail and the dunes at Saunton Sands all make great days out with the dog.

Getting there is easy too. Tiverton Parkway station is around 15 minutes’ drive away, and Exeter Airport is around 30 minutes.

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