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Space, space and more space

Space, space and more space

Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery

Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery

Sitting room in Hank's Annexe

Sitting room in Hank's Annexe

Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe

Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe

Shower room in Hank's Annexe

Shower room in Hank's Annexe

Dining Table - Thatched

Dining Table - Thatched

Flint sitting room

Flint sitting room

Dog & Family Friendly

Dog & Family Friendly

Fishing boat at Beer

Fishing boat at Beer

Dining Area - The Winery

Dining Area - The Winery

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

Tin bath in Hank's Annexe

Tin bath in Hank's Annexe

Evening on The Winery Terrace

Evening on The Winery Terrace

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

The Bar - The Winery

The Bar - The Winery

Winery bath and shower room

Winery bath and shower room

GAMES ROOM

GAMES ROOM

Exterior View - Thatched

Exterior View - Thatched

Outside Dining - The Winery

Outside Dining - The Winery

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

Welcome to Higher Wiscombe

Welcome to Higher Wiscombe

Higher Wiscombe setting

Higher Wiscombe setting

Dog Friendly!

Dog Friendly!

The view of the back of The Winery

The view of the back of The Winery

Space, space and more space

Space, space and more space

Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery

Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery

Sitting room in Hank's Annexe

Sitting room in Hank's Annexe

Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe

Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe

Shower room in Hank's Annexe

Shower room in Hank's Annexe

Dining Table - Thatched

Dining Table - Thatched

Flint sitting room

Flint sitting room

Dog & Family Friendly

Dog & Family Friendly

Fishing boat at Beer

Fishing boat at Beer

Dining Area - The Winery

Dining Area - The Winery

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

Tin bath in Hank's Annexe

Tin bath in Hank's Annexe

Evening on The Winery Terrace

Evening on The Winery Terrace

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

The Bar - The Winery

The Bar - The Winery

Winery bath and shower room

Winery bath and shower room

GAMES ROOM

GAMES ROOM

Exterior View - Thatched

Exterior View - Thatched

Outside Dining - The Winery

Outside Dining - The Winery

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins

Welcome to Higher Wiscombe

Welcome to Higher Wiscombe

Higher Wiscombe setting

Higher Wiscombe setting

Dog Friendly!

Dog Friendly!

The view of the back of The Winery

The view of the back of The Winery

Higher Wiscombe

Devon, EX24 6JF

Rural heaven near the East Devon Jurassic Coast

  • Weber gas BBQ's & heated pool in summer
  • Waitrose, Sainsburys & Tesco nearby with delivery
  • Luxurious barn conversions
  • Peaceful & secluded. Stunning rural setting
  • Close to Beer, Sidmouth & Lyme Regis
  • Fabulous local food & restaurants

Awards

PC 5 star
Visit England 5 star graded
VisitEngland Gold Award
M1 Limited mobility: can climb a flight of stairs, but banisters or grip handles would make this easier
VisitEngland Rose Award 2024
VisitEngland Rose Award 2015
2020 English Regional Award

Cottages

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From £4250
  • Space, space and more space
  • Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery
  • Dining Area - The Winery
  • Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe
  • Dog & Family Friendly
  • Lower terrace at The Winery
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • One of sixteen ensuite bathrooms
  • Sunrise over our valley
  • One of sixteen ensuite bedrooms
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • Four poster ensuite
  • Superking or twin ensuite
  • The Bar - The Winery
  • The Winery Weber BBQ
  • Upper Terrace at The Winery
  • Exterior View - Thatched
  • Dining Table - Thatched
  • All Bedrooms are Ensuite & can be Double or Twin
  • Second Sitting Room - The Winery
  • Outside Dining - The Winery
  • Flint sitting room
  • Living Area - Thatched
  • Dog Friendly!
  • Beer Beach
  • Higher Wiscombe setting
  • Welcome to Higher Wiscombe

The Winery, Flint and Thatched at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 32
Bedrooms 16
1 Dogs Welcome*

Made up of 2 or more cottages

Sleeps 32Sleeps 32
Bedrooms 16Bedrooms 16
Bathrooms 16Bathrooms 16
Dines 32Dines 32
1 Dogs Welcome*1 Dogs Welcome*
From £675
  • Dining Table - Thatched
  • Living Area - Thatched
  • Dog & Family Friendly!
  • Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe
  • Thatched twin or double ensuite
  • Thatched ensuite shower
  • Fishing Boats at Beer Beach - 5 miles away
  • Games room
  • Morning sunrise from Thatched
  • Exterior View - Thatched
  • Four poster ensuite
  • Living Area - Thatched
  • Thatched twin or double ensuite
  • Dining Area & Kitchen - Thatched
  • Thatched ensuite bathroom
  • Hank Marvin lived here
  • View from the living area - Thatched

Thatched at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3
2 Dogs Welcome*

There are 4 cottages at this site

Sleeps 6Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 3Bathrooms 3
Dines 6Dines 6
2 Dogs Welcome*2 Dogs Welcome*
From £3650
  • Space, space and more space
  • Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery
  • Dog Friendly
  • Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe
  • Dining Area - The Winery
  • Upper Terrace at The Winery
  • The Bar - The Winery
  • One of 13 en suite bathrooms
  • Downstairs Living Area - The Winery
  • Evening on The Winery Terrace
  • One of 13 ensuite bathrooms
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • The Winery Weber BBQ
  • The Kitchen - The Winery
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • One of thirteen ensuites
  • Beer beach and fish shop is 5 miles
  • Flint sitting/dining/kitchen
  • Superking or Twin ensuite
  • Superking or twin ensuite
  • Outside Dining - The Winery

The Winery and Flint at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 26
Bedrooms 13
1 Dogs Welcome*

Made up of 2 or more cottages

Sleeps 26Sleeps 26
Bedrooms 13Bedrooms 13
Bathrooms 13Bathrooms 13
Dines 32Dines 32
1 Dogs Welcome*1 Dogs Welcome*
From £3250
  • View of the back of the Winery at night
  • Downstairs Sitting Area & Bar - The Winery
  • Dining Area - The Winery
  • The Bar - The Winery
  • Downstairs Sitting Area - The Winery
  • Dog Friendly
  • The Winery Weber BBQ
  • Heated Outdoor Swimming Pool
  • Upper Terrace at The Winery
  • All rooms are ensuite & most can be Twin or Double
  • Outside dining - The Winery
  • Sunrise over our valley
  • The Kitchen - The Winery
  • Ensuite Bathroom - The Winery
  • Beer Beach
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • Top bathroom
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • Ensuite Bathroom - The Winery
  • Where you arrive
  • Downstairs Living Area - The Winery
  • Outside Dining - The Winery
  • Great local food
  • View as you arrive
  • All Bedrooms are Ensuite & can be Double or Twin
  • Second Sitting Room - The Winery
  • Bedroom 4 - The Winery
  • Games room

The Winery at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 20
Bedrooms 10
2 Dogs Welcome*

There are 4 cottages at this site

Sleeps 20Sleeps 20
Bedrooms 10Bedrooms 10
Bathrooms 10Bathrooms 10
Dines 32Dines 32
2 Dogs Welcome*2 Dogs Welcome*
From £625
  • Flint kitchen
  • 5 miles to Beer Beach & fish shop
  • Superking or Twin ensuite
  • Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe
  • Flint sitting room
  • Dogs and kids welcome
  • Flint sitting/dining/kitchen
  • Superking or Twin ensuite
  • Superking or Twin ensuite
  • Flint Garden
  • Flint kitchen
  • Games room
  • Superking or Twin ensuite
  • Superking or Twin ensuite
  • Award winning dog-friendly cottages
  • Welcome to Higher Wiscombe
  • Our valley with Flint in foreground
  • Flint from above
  • Sunrise over our valley

Flint at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3
1 Dogs Welcome*

There are 4 cottages at this site

Sleeps 6Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 3Bathrooms 3
Dines 6Dines 6
1 Dogs Welcome*1 Dogs Welcome*
From £3750
  • View of the back of the Winery at night
  • Downstairs Living Area - The Winery
  • Dining Area - The Winery
  • The Bar - The Winery
  • Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe
  • Dog Friendly!
  • Upper Terrace at The Winery
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • All Bedrooms are Ensuite & can be Double or Twin
  • The Kitchen - The Winery
  • One of thirteen ensuites
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • Second Sitting Room - The Winery
  • Evening on The Winery Terrace
  • Ensuite Bathroom - The Winery
  • Winery and Thatched at night
  • Superking or twin ensuite
  • All bedrooms ensuite, most can be doubles or twins
  • The Winery Weber BBQ
  • Exterior View - Thatched
  • Four poster ensuite
  • Dining Table - Thatched
  • Double or twin ensuite
  • Living Area - Thatched
  • Dog Friendly
  • Beer Beach
  • GAMES ROOM

The Winery and Thatched at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 26
Bedrooms 13
1 Dogs Welcome*

Made up of 2 or more cottages

Sleeps 26Sleeps 26
Bedrooms 13Bedrooms 13
Bathrooms 13Bathrooms 13
Dines 32Dines 32
1 Dogs Welcome*1 Dogs Welcome*
From £600
  • Sitting room in Hanks' Annexe
  • Tin bath in Hank's Annexe
  • Bespoke steel 4 Poster in Hank's Annexe
  • Looking from shower room to separate loo
  • View of Hank's Annexe terrace
  • Kitchen in Hank's Annexe
  • Shower room in Hank's Annexe
  • Work station in Hank's Annexe
  • View through Bedroom to outside
  • Hanks' Annexe in the early evening
  • Heated swimming pool at Higher Wiscombe
  • View from Hank's Annexe terrace
  • Hanks Annexe terrace in the early evening
  • The tin bath in Hank's Annexe
  • The view from Hank's Annexe
  • Sitting room in Hank's Annexe
  • TV and electric fire in Hank's Annexe
  • Detail of tin bath in Hank's Annexe
  • Rear of Hank's Annexe
  • Relax in Hank's Annexe

Hank's Annexe at Higher Wiscombe - Devon

Sleeps 2
Bedrooms 1
1 Dogs Welcome*

There are 4 cottages at this site

Sleeps 2Sleeps 2
Bedrooms 1Bedrooms 1
Bathrooms 1Bathrooms 1
Dines 2Dines 2
1 Dogs Welcome*1 Dogs Welcome*

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Features

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WiFi

WiFi

Parking

Parking

Ground Floor Facilities

Ground Floor Facilities

Dogs Welcome*

Dogs Welcome*

Dogs Accepted

Dogs Accepted

Pool - outdoor, shared

Pool - outdoor, shared

Games room

Games room

Enclosed Garden

Enclosed Garden

All Ensuite

All Ensuite

Open fire / Log burner

Open fire / Log burner

EV charging onsite

EV charging onsite

Child-Friendly

Child-Friendly

Extra baby kit

Extra baby kit

Space to play

Space to play

Babysitting by arrangement

Babysitting by arrangement

Livestock onsite

Livestock onsite

Barbecue

Barbecue

Spa treatments available

Spa treatments available

Gas / electric fire

Gas / electric fire

Beach (within 10 miles)

Beach (within 10 miles)

Fine dining (within 10 miles)

Fine dining (within 10 miles)

National Trail (within 10 miles)

National Trail (within 10 miles)

Bike storage

Bike storage

Private chef available

Private chef available

Catering available

Catering available

Supermarket delivery available

Supermarket delivery available

Extra beds available

Extra beds available

Hypoallergenic bedding option

Hypoallergenic bedding option

Matched bathrooms

Matched bathrooms

Credit cards accepted

Credit cards accepted

Activity breaks available

Activity breaks available

Owners/Manager onsite

Owners/Manager onsite

Large groups welcome

Large groups welcome

About & Contact

Member since 2005

Rural heaven near the East Devon Jurassic Coast


Our courtyard of luxurious barn conversions are situated in the peaceful and beautiful Southleigh valley at the centre of East Devon’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Just four miles from the spectacular Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and The South West Coast Path, with beaches at Beer, Branscombe and Sidmouth.

The 3/4 mile private drive leads to our 52 acres of rolling Devon countryside. All our light and airy cottages have private gardens and you are welcome to explore our woodlands, orchard, pasture and streams. You will enjoy uninterrupted panoramic views with sheep grazing gently for most of the year.

Combining exposed beams and brickwork with quality oak kitchens, modern showers, our cottages are stylish and comfortable. Double bedrooms have 6’ wide double beds, except the Four-Poster in Thatched, which is 5", twin bedrooms have 3’ wide beds all with crisp white Egyptian cotton bed linen. All the bedrooms are en suite and have fluffy white towels for that additional pampering. The cool slate flooring in the summer and underfloor heating and woodburners in the winter ensure luxury all year.

Our games room has a full size table-tennis table and table football and in summer there is an outdoor heated pool which each cottage has two slots a day for exclusive use. All properties have access to EV Charging, which is on a chargable basis.

Historic Lyme Regis with its famous Cobb and fossiling at Charmouth are nearby as are The East Devon Way and The South West Coastal Path. Close to numerous National Trust properties, RSPB reserves, family attractions, as well as Dartmoor and Exmoor.

There are great gastro pubs within easy reach, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstalls 'River Cottage' and Hix’s fish restaurant are within 20 minutes.

Each cottage has digital guest guide on everything local. Winner of the Best Self-catering Holiday in the 2021/2 Visit Devon Tourism Awards as well as numerous environmental awards.

Meet the owner

Lorna or Alistair Handyside

Alistair and Lorna Handyside are the owners of Higher Wiscombe. We have three grown children and live in the farmhouse near the three holiday cottages. We opened the business seventeen years ago and really enjoy helping make sure that guests have a great holiday here. Lorna has a background in the city and Alistair in IT. Alistair also Chairs the South West Coast Path and is Vice Chair of the East Devon AONB. We are passionate about our business and do our best to ensure every guest’s stay at Higher Wiscombe is the best it can be. We have a wealth of knowledge about the area which we enjoy sharing so that you can discover all the best bits whilst you are here.

Location & Attractions

  • Beach Beach
  • Food Food
  • Heritage Heritage
  • Pub/Restaurant Pub/Restaurant
  • Visitors Attraction Visitors Attraction
  • Walks Walks

Higher Wiscombe

Southleigh
Colyton
Devon
EX24 6JF

Heritage Beer Quarry Caves

2,000 years of underground history, vast inside and the tour guides are excellent, tales of Romans, Pirates and corrupt Bishops. The Stone was used to build Exeter Cathedral.

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Food The Pig Hotel

Fabulous restaurant with local 25 mile menu. Wonderful setting.

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Food Millers Farm Shop

Really good farm shop just outside Honiton. Good range of local produce as well as a good fish counter.

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Visitors Attraction Escot Country Park

The most popular attraction for our guests by far, something for everyone, lovely grounds and walks, animals, Segway and quad driving, and a massive maize, all very original and innovative.

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Walks South West Coastal Path, Beer-Branscombe

Just over the hill is the Jurassic Cost with it's wonderful coastal walks. The South West Coastal website has downloadable maps of them all, nearest is four miles away.

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Pub/Restaurant The Holt

A great Pub Restaurant in Honiton, great food and drink, the local Otter beers are at their best here, have own smokehouse and food is excellent. Great guest feedback

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Beach Charmouth Fossiling Beach

Lovely beach about ten miles away that is reputed to be the best fossiling beach in Europe, there is a cafe and a place to hire hammers, kids love it

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Food Greendale Farm Shop

Large and well stocked farm shop with a huge range of local produce. Jewel in the crown is that it has the best fish counter in SW England.

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Visitors Attraction Seaton Tramway

A historic narrow gauge tramway along the River Axe, from Colyton to Seaton. Kids love it and it is a must for birdwatchers.

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Visitors Attraction Pecorama

Lovely gardens overlooking Lyme Bay, with a wonderful miniature steam railway running through it. Works for all ages.

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Food River Cottage Canteen

This is in the centre of Axminster and is really good value, normally choose from three main courses, one of which is veggie. Booking advised.

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Food River Cottage HQ

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's famous restaurant. This is River cottage HQ, normally a tasting menu, takes all evening. Booking is a must, but a really great experience.

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