Rural Retreats was founded in 1985 with the aim of making the countryside more accessible for holidaymakers and giving them the best possible choice of holiday homes across the UK. Rural Retreats’ continuing success is based on excellent local knowledge and painstaking research, together with a flair for finding delightful and unusual properties. All of this has enabled us to build a portfolio of over 450 exceptionally fine holiday homes in stunningly beautiful locations, all available for you to rent. When you are looking for your own perfect holiday home, our experienced and helpful staff can help to point you to the property of your dreams. Whatever you want to ask about any of our properties, there will be someone on our staff who knows the cottage or apartment at first hand.

In association with Trinity House, we are pleased to present Warden at Bull Point Lighthouse. The smallest of four former lighthouse keeper's cottages at Bull Point Lighthouse site, less than two miles from Woolacombe; and Ilfracombe a little over five miles away, Warden is a unique and romantic escape with sea views and coastal walks.

Information correct at time of writing. The stunning beaches of Woolacombe, Croyde, and Saunton Sands are all exceptional. Approximately 25 minutes drive away is one of the finest beaches in the South West - Putsborough Sands, the sandy beach has been voted as one of the best beaches in the UK, Europe and the World, and won numerous accolades and a certificate of excellence. Morte Point and Bull Point offer opportunities for a wonderful circular coastal walk - once notorious for smugglers and wreckers, this stretch of the coastline is a great place to enjoy the dramatic scenery of rocky headlands, coves and sandy bays. If you are lucky you may spot seals on your walk, and you can enjoy the coastal heathland and grasslands. The large village of Braunton is close by and has a good selection of shops, cafes and restaurants. Braunton is famous for the stretch of sand dunes known as the Braunton Burrows. Barnstaple is around half an hour away, and the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. It is well worth a visit for its picturesque estuary views, and has plenty of historical attractions. Just over 10 minutes away is the popular seaside resort of Ilfracombe with its harbour, which is overlooked by Damien Hirst's stunning 66ft tall sculpture of Verity. Aside from the beach, Ilfracombe is full of family friendly attractions and activities from the Aquarium in the harbour to Watermouth Castle and theme park, which combines the remains of a Victorian era castle with a theme park and gorgeous landscaped gardens. Further along the North Devon coast are the delights of Coombe Martin, Lynton and Lynmouth, and the stunning Valley of the Rocks, you are spoilt for choice with coast paths and coves aplenty to explore. Exmoor National Park is a pleasant short drive away, and has a unique landscape of moorland, woodland, valleys and farmland, where high cliffs plunge into the Bristol Channel. You will find cosy pubs and tearooms...