Searles

Overlooking the orchard with its gnarled apple trees and happy chickens, it’s hard not to relax in Searles. The living area has a big stone fireplace with a wood-burner, perfect for evening sofa snuggles with a glass of wine after you’ve watched the chickens go to bed.

There’s an airy double bedroom with a brass bed, another bedroom that works as a single or cosy twin plus a bathroom with separate bath and shower. Having a big family get together? Hire Searles with next-door neighbour Orchard.

Sleeps 4 + cot

2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom

Central heating and log burner

Overlooking our gorgeous orchard

Key information

For your family

Floor plan

Baby and toddler equipment

To help save on your packing, we can provide you with plenty of baby and toddler-friendly kit including:

High-quality wooden cots - please bring your own cot bedding
Bed guards
Black-out blinds
Highchairs
Plastic bowls and plates
Child-friendly cutlery
Booster seats
Frozen toddler-friendly meals in farm shop
Microwave bottle sterilisers
Non-slip mats for baths
Step-ups in bathrooms
Night lights
Baby carriers

Staying with a baby

We’ve gone to great lengths to eliminate anything that might cause you worry or frustration. Six of our eight cottages don’t have stairs to consider and where there are stairs we have stairgates. We can also provide you with plenty of baby-friendly equipment including:

• High-quality wooden cots
• Black-out blinds
• Highchairs
• Plastic bowls and plates
• Microwave bottle sterilisers
• Non slip mats for baths
• Night lights

In our indoor pool, the water temperature is kept at a baby-friendly 30 degrees. And there are walk-in steps and a continual depth of 1.2m so it’s easy for you to be in the pool with your baby. The changing room has a nappy changing table and is beautifully warm too.

There’s a great soft play area and, if your baby’s happy to, ponies to sit on. If you fancy walking the farm trail, we have baby carrier backpacks for you to use.

We’ve tried to think of everything to give you a great family holiday and great peace of mind.

Staying with a toddler

All our cottages can easily stand up to a toddler’s rough and tumble. And if yours is a budding mountaineer, you can forget any stair climbing worries. Six of our eight cottages are on one level only and where there are stairs we have stairgates. We can also provide you with all kinds of toddler-friendly equipment including:

• High-quality wooden cots
• Bed guards
• Black-out blinds
• Step-ups in bathrooms
• Non slip mats for baths
• Night lights
• Booster seats
• Highchairs
• Plastic bowls and plates
• Child-friendly cutlery
• Frozen toddler-friendly meals in farm shop

Hopefully, you’ll find everything you and your toddler need for a fabulous family holiday.

Fun on the farm

Get the day off to a flying start with a spot of animal feeding. Our very friendly animals love getting their breakfast from our smallest guests. In fact, it’s often hard to tell who produces the loudest squeals of excitement – our happy pigs or the children. Then there are ponies to ride and mini-tractors to pedal – perfect for budding farmers. And besides our outdoor play park and special balance bike track, we’ve an indoor play barn – great if the weather misbehaves. Our indoor soft play room gets enthusiastic reviews from parents – for its adult and child-friendly features – as does our fabulous indoor heated pool-with-a-view.

Your garden

Dairy, Liddicoat, Granary, Hayloft, Wagonhouse and Scantlebury share an enclosed central courtyard garden which can keep even the most adventurous toddler safely contained! It’s also a great place to make new friends and playmates.

Searles and Orchard also have their own garden, which can also contain a speedy toddler!