Through the centuries there have been several London Bridges. The most famous one (you know the one, sold to an American in the 60’s and shipped to Arizona) was built from Dartmoor Granite. It’s construction started in 1825 and took 6 years to complete. By 1900, London Bridge had become so busy with traffic and…
Good news for those with electric cars wanting to explore Dartmoor. The National Park Authority have installed a twin 7kw rapid charging point in the main car park for Haytor. Haytor is Dartmoor’s most iconic tor, and only 5 miles from our Dartmoor Holiday Cottage. It is popular with locals and tourists alike. Indeed no…
The Dartmoor National Park Authority have come up with a series of walks to introduce people to Dartmoor. The walks have been designed for less confident walkers to explore Dartmoor. The clever people at the Authority have also allowed for refreshment stops “en route” to enrich the Dartmoor experience and support local businesses. There are…
Devon Life have named the 10 best woodland walks in Devon – guess which woods feature in the list? For those familiar with Lustleigh and the amazing walks in the surrounding area, it will come as no surprise to find Hisley Wood, Pullabrook Wood and Houndtor Wood all in the list. When holidaying at Three…
The recent changes to the lockdown measures now permit unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise as well as being able to drive anywhere to take that exercise. This means you can now visit Dartmoor to exercise and lift your spirits by taking in the stunning scenery and stimulating fresh air. Unfortunately the pubs remain closed…
An extremely rare white deer was seen on Dartmoor last week. It was spotted by walkers enjoying Dunsford Nature Reserve which is only 8 miles from our Dartmoor Holiday Cottage. The walkers showed the Devon Wildlife Trust amazing video footage of the fallow deer travelling in a herd. It is believed a rare genetic condition…
TripAdvisor describes Three Pound Cottage as “Practically Perfect”, the only problem is “leaving”. This Dartmoor holiday rental now has 40 reviews on TripAdvisor, all rate their stay as excellent. The latest review gives high praise describing the holiday cottage as being practically perfect saying the only problem was leaving. Like this review, many mention how…
With 365 square miles of outstanding beautiful moorland on your doorstep some would argue that the Dartmoor holiday home, Three Pound Cottage is the perfect get away in these uncertain times. However, owners Michaela and Brian have responded to the Coronavirus scare by giving guests greater confidence with increased flexibility. Michaela explained “in these uncertain…
Devon Life magazine have again named the path to Wreyland, which starts from Three Pound Cottage, as the 4 prettiest street in Devon. No surprise to find Clovelly high street is top of the list again although some would argue that having to pay to walk down the street puts it a league of its…
2020 brings the 100th year anniversary of Agatha Christie’s first novel “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” which she wrote whilst staying on Dartmoor at Haytor, not too far from our Dartmoor Holiday Home, Three Pound Cottage. Devon’s most famous novelist wrote 82 detective novels and 19 plays including the Mousetrap. She also wrote 6 romance…
