Downe Cottages provide a rare combination of private luxury cottages with an excellent leisure facility attached (spacious gym and spa plus a reading room available from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. each day) located in the heart of the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Whatever the weather it is possible to thoroughly enjoy your visit to North Devon with the combination of a warm and spacious cottage and the extensive leisure facilities. Honeysuckle is a one bedroom self catering holiday cottage and is situated in an idyllic location. Honeysuckle is within part of a two storey 'L' shaped farm building built just after the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th Century. It opens out onto a charming shared inner courtyard area with garden table and chairs which is a beautiful sun ...Downe Cottages provide a rare combination of private luxury cottages with an excellent leisure facility attached (spacious gym and spa plus a reading room available from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. each day) located in the heart of the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Whatever the weather it is possible to thoroughly enjoy your visit to North Devon with the combination of a warm and spacious cottage and the extensive leisure facilities. Honeysuckle is a one bedroom self catering holiday cottage and is situated in an idyllic location. Honeysuckle is within part of a two storey 'L' shaped farm building built just after the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th Century. It opens out onto a charming shared inner courtyard area with garden table and chairs which is a beautiful sun trap, facing south and east. The open plan living, dining and kitchen area is on the ground floor and is light with large windows on three sides. The living area has a log burner for relaxing in front of on chilly nights or days, two 2-seater sofas, a digital television and D.V.D. player. The kitchen is fully equipped and includes a dishwasher, fridge/freezer, microwave, oven and washer/dryer and the dining area has an antique pine table and four dining chairs. The bedroom is on the first floor with an en-suite shower room and has full length French windows with views across the courtyard and towards the village of Stoke in the distance with the Atlantic Ocean beyond. It has one Queen sized double bed (5'), two bedside tables, chest of drawers, fitted wardrobe and a three quarter length mirror hung on the wall. • All rooms have central heating• Communal gardens• Garage parking• Smoking is not allowed in cottages• All standard home consumables are included• Bathrobes are provided for adults. Gym & Spa Facilities at Done The Gym Our gym is available to guests aged over sixteen and is open from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. each day during their stay. The gym is beautifully located in the Atlantic Room and has views across fields out to Hartland Point and Lundy Island beyond. (Lundy Island is where the Atlantic meets the Bristol Channel.) The gym is spacious, light and airy and equipped with aerobic equipment, free weights, an ab trainer, an exercise bench and exercise mats. All of the aerobic equipment is either Life Fitness equipment (including a treadmill, a cross trainer, a stepper, an upright cycle and a recumbent cycle) or Concept 11 equipment (a rower). The gym is accessed through the Reading Room in the Conservatory. There is a raised area here overlooking the gym equipment with a seating for the less energetic to sit and admire their dynamic partners! The Atlantic Room also houses a library and dvd collection for our guests to use. French windows from the Gym lead out to a raised patio area with tables and chairs looking out to Lundy Island - another opportunity to enjoy the wonderful surroundings. The Spa The Spa consists of a spa bath (with seats for eight adults), a steam room (with seats for seven adults) and a sauna. The Spa is open from 6.a.m. to 10 p.m. and each evening the spa bath is available on request. Gym Sweat Towels and Bath Towels for the Spa are provided and the cost of both Gym and Spa are included in the cottage rental. Our home from home cottages provides lovely accommodation for a relaxing break throughout the year. Visit Trip Advisor to read some of the wonderful reviews that past visitors to Downe have written. Those reviews are Downe's best advertisement - they are all genuine and show a consistent picture of lovely holidays at Downe.More