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Such strange times we live in don't you think? It has been so lovely to welcome back our guests this year in what can only be described as unprecedented times. On a positive note the amount of people who are experiencing holidaying in the U.K. for the first time has been tremendous. it has been so good to be able to share all of the wonderful things that Devon has to offer with our guests. We live...

It is with relief and apprehension we will be welcoming our lovely guests back again on April 12th. With everything that has happened during this pandemic our guests safety is paramount and we are looking forward to a day when Covid will be a dim and distant memory. Until then we will continue to follow all government guidance stringently. We know that holiday time is precious - goodness knows we ...

Well, it really has been the strangest of years hasn't it? We've been locked down, released, welcomed guests, locked down again, and round and round we go! I will not be sorry to see the back of 2020. I can not even begin to describe the effect of the pandemic on our little business. As the year draws to a close I will not be looking back but forward. Whilst we are again in lock down the cottage w...

This week I wanted to spotlight another wonderful business in Winkleigh. The Mad Butcher has been a part of life in the village for over 22 years, whilst the shop itself has been a butcher shop for as long as anyone can remember and the building itself dates from the 17th century. “I know it’s been a butcher shop since before the world wars and I wouldn’t mind betting it goes back even further tha...

Wonderful Winkleigh has so many amazing small businesses and in the run up to Christmas I will be shining a light on as many as possible. I can think of no better place to start than right next door to the cottage with the truly lovely Cath & Catkin Blooms. “I’ve lived in Winkleigh for 16 years, and been a florist for 8 of those. I moved my floristry business from my workshop at home to the ce...
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