Enjoy a top-flight escape at this self-contained second-floor apartment close to Bideford. With two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garden, it’s a great location for family or friends and a pair of four-pawed pals.
Occupying the top floor of a former hotel, this two-bedroomed apartment offers a real home-from-home for up to five guests and their faithful companions. Enter via the ground floor hall where you’ll find a handy washing machine and fridge/freezer plus ample room for boots, coats and the pups’ paraphernalia. Take the stairs to the second floor and the landing leads to an open-plan living space set within the eaves of the building, with a sofa bed, feature fireplace and exposed beams. The contemporary kitchen area has all the self-catering essentials, including a Tassimo coffee machine for your morning pick-me-up. A good-sized dining suite offers views across the rooftops towards Bideford; after dinner unwind with the dogs at your feet and stream a movie on the Smart TV. When it’s time to retire, settle the dogs then step back through the landing area to find two bedrooms – a king-size with en-suite wet room, and a twin room – each with its own TV. A separate wet room completes the comfort and convenience for all. When you want to spend time outdoors, the garden here has outdoor furniture and, with established planting, is an ideal spot for some on-lead exercise. There’s also an outside tap so you can clean sandy paws after a day on the nearby beaches.
Enjoy a riverside stroll to the centre of historic Bideford, where there’s a choice of shops and pubs as well as a pannier market. Join the Tarka Trail or South West Coast Path for off-road walks around the Taw-Torridge estuary. Alternatively, head 3 miles to Westward Ho!, where dogs are allowed year-round on part of the long, sandy beach that’s backed by Northam Burrows Country Park. For a change of terrain, traffic-free Clovelly is 11 miles away and very pet-friendly – the steep cobbled walk to the quay and back will test your fitness!