Alder Cottage, Blackerton, Tiverton, Devon

Alder Cottage sleeps 14 + 2
Garden Flat sleeps 3 + 1
The cottage and flat can be booked separately or together

Alder Cottage is a spacious cottage in a beautiful setting on the edge of Exmoor and within the Exmoor Dark Skies zone, offering plenty of room for large family and friend groups, training courses or work groups.

This former cowshed-turned-cottage has a quirky layout offering plenty of room. Its 6 bedrooms are roomy with comfortable beds, sinks and wardrobes. The main lounge can seat 12 and is next to the spacious kitchen which has a large dining table and an additional fold-out table for larger groups. There are 2 further lounges/games rooms, one of which can convert to another twin room, 2 full bathrooms and 3 separate toilets.

The rooms are configured to suit all sorts of groups with 2 superking rooms, 2 twin rooms, 1 double room and a family room with kingsize bed and bunk beds. The middle games room features a day bed and trundle bed, plus a futon and additional floor mattresses are available on request. For our youngest visitors there is a travel cot and pop up highchair. We provide bedding, towels, bathmats and toiletries.

The kitchen is large and well equipped with a big fridge, freezer, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine too. We provide washing up liquid and sponges, tea towels, tea, coffee and sugar.

Garden Flat is a self-contained flat at the end of the main cottage and features 2 bedrooms, 1 with a kingsize bed, 1 single, a large lounge, bathroom, kitchen and utility room with washing machine. The enclosed garden with 6 foot fences is a sun trap and provides a safe space for pets and children. A futon offers a 4th bed space.

There's lots to see and do nearby, with both Devon and Somerset beaches within a 35 minute drive, the hills and lakes of Exmoor on the doorstep and plenty of attractions close by. The market towns of Tiverton and South Molton offer shops, pubs, restaurants and attractions and there are closer country pubs too, several within a few miles of the cottage, serving great local food and drink.