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A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays

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Exterior
Property grounds
Axmouth Harbour
BBQ area
Sitting area with woodburner

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Barbecue grill
    A rare find - perfect for a relaxed, outdoor grilling experience.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near East Devon
2 bedroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Combpyne, Axminster
  • Place, East Devon
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Lyme Regis Beach
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Place, Monmouth Beach
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Airport, Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

bedroom 1

1 King Bed and 1 Crib

bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bathroom 1

Shower only

Bathroom 2

Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays

Tucked away in an exceptionally tranquil part of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surrounded by wooded hills, country lanes and abundant wildlife, yet only a short drive to the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Coast. The popular seaside town of Lyme Regis, the charming fishing village of Beer and picturesque Branscombe are all within 15 minutes. Axminster, home of the famous River Cottage Canteen, is 10 minutes away while their Park Farm HQ is even closer. A 30-minute drive will take you to the elegant Regency resort of Sidmouth.

The Byre is in the grounds of Bulmoor Farmhouse, which dates from 1797 and is listed by English Heritage as a building of “Special Architectural and Historical Importance”. The present owners, using traditional skills and materials, have painstakingly restored both buildings, and the ancient cider apple orchard. In the Byre, the generous dimensions of the former milking parlour, cowshed, large stable doors, hopper windows and high vaulted ceilings have all been retained, creating the quirky spaciousness that is the dominant feature of the accommodation.

Its attractions are year round, but at their very best in April to May when the woods and hedgerows are awash with wild flowers and the orchards are in full bloom - The perfect hideaway for a coast and country holiday.
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 8167642
This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Axminster

Located in Axminster, this holiday home is in a rural area and by the sea. Castlewood Vineyard and Lyme Bay Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium and Seaton Tramway. Seaton Jurassic and Pecorama are also worth visiting. Scuba diving and snorkelling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours and mountain biking nearby.
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Combpyne, Axminster

What's nearby

  • East Devon - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast - 11 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Lyme Regis Beach - 14 min drive - 11.5 km
  • Monmouth Beach - 14 min drive - 11.8 km
  • Sidmouth Beach - 38 min drive - 27.9 km

Getting around

  • Axminster Station - 8 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hind - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪A35 Pit Stop - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Hunters Lodge - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Volunteer Inn - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Kingfisher - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays?

As of 21 Jul 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays on 1 Sept 2026 start from £765, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is A Perfect hide away for coast and country holidays located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 3 miles (5 km) of Lower Bruckland Farm Nature Reserve, Castlewood Vineyard and East Devon. Uplyme Church and Seaton Wetlands are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 18 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 18 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Corstien v.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Such a lovely place and very kind owners!
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Aug 2025
Thanks very much for your lovely review, we loved having you here as well. Thanks for leaving the place so clean and tidy!
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10/10 Excellent

Simon J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely week away

We had a lovely stay at The Byre, it had everything we needed and Monica and Tony were very welcoming. We'd happily stay again. Very handy for the beach at Lyme Regis, and the Pecorama miniature railway at Beer.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Aug 2024
Thanks very much for your lovely review, it is much appreciated. You are very welcome back, any time!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michaela A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everything perfekt

A great location and very nice people. We loved the sound of silence,the birds and the squirrels. A very spacious accomodation. A paradies.
Stayed 12 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Jun 2024
Thanks for your review, we really enjoyed you all being here, wonderful guests! Please tell your kids, the squirrels have told me they are missing them already!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Portia K.

A simply beautiful spot!

The Byre is a lovely space in a gorgeous area. Comfy beds, friendly hosts, pheasants wandering around in the yard. We really appreciated the apple cake and other treats, along with the suggestions for walks and places to eat in the area. We hope to have a chance to come back someday! One suggestion: we would have been grateful to have salt and pepper and maybe a cooking oil provided, since it’s tough to buy those in small enough amounts for just a few days. Thanks again for a wonderful stay!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2020
Thanks for the lovely review. And thanks for tip, we will do that, they are small cooking items, that perhaps guests can easily forget to bring with them.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Teresa N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique property, in a beautiful and peaceful area of East Devon.

We have just returned from spending ten days at The Byre, the property is uniquely maintained in accordance with its original purpose as a converted cow byre. We loved the log burner, which we only used on a couple of occasions as we had amazing weather. Everything we needed was provided, and Tony and Monika could not do enough to make our stay extremely enjoyable, their generosity was very much appreciated. We would definitely recommend staying here if you enjoy beautiful countryside and peace and quiet. Many thanks from Terri, Mike and Karen
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jun 2021
Much apprieciated! Glad you enjoyed your time at the Byre so much (But I can't take the credit for the great weather). Good to have such feedback that things are running as normal again ready for the predicted post-lockdown rush to this beautiful part of the country.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tanja K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tolles Ferienhaus

Wir haben unseren Aufenthalt in Monicas und Tonys „Byre“ sehr genossen! Man kann im Umkreis tolle Wanderwege entlang der Steilküste und schöne Strände finden oder schöne Landhäuser mit Gärten bewundern. Wir wurden von unseren Gastgebern sehr herzlich in Empfang genommen und haben hilfreiche Tips bekommen. Vielen Dank für alles und herzliche Grüße!
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Aug 2023
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, eine so freundliche Bewertung zu schreiben, Tanja. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Sie alle Ihren Aufenthalt bei uns genossen haben. Genießen Sie jetzt den Rest des Sommers!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ilona L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Axminster ein wunderschönes

ein wunderschöner Aufenthalt.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Aug 2022
.....und wunderbare Gäste ! Vielen Dank.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rits V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Optimale gastvrijheid

Toen wij aankwamen stond er een zelf gebakken taart klaar met clotted cream en halverwege ons verblijf kregen wij een nieuwe rabarbertaart. Ook was Tony heel erg bereidwillig adviezen te geven toen bleek dat onze trein door een staking niet reed.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Aug 2022
Hartelijk dank voor uw vriendelijke beoordeling en we hopen dat de alternatieve treinroute naar Londen geen problemen heeft opgeleverd.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

sylvia f.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tranquil cosy holiday home in perfect location

The children and I enjoyed the away from the crowd countryside and bird-life around us and the american turkeys visiting us daily. Lots of walks close-by including walk to Lyme Regis. We loved the attention to detail in the accommodation and appreciated all the restoration of the building. Very comfortable beds. Everything we needed was included. Would definitely recommend this holiday home. Monika and Tony were very kind and thoughtful owners of the property. My grandchildren wanted to live there permanently.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Aug 2021
Many thanks for taking the time to write, this lovely review. We enjoyed having you all, fantastic kids. It seems the turkeys from the farm, would also like to live here. They are still visiting us every morning!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A peaceful place to stay near Lyme Regis

This property is a beautifully restored farm property (milking parlour and accompanying barns) in a peaceful location deep in the lanes of East Devon, but only 10 mins from Lyme Regis, and various nice hikes. The hosts, Monika and Tony, provided an awesome apple pie and clotted cream and bottle of wine as a welcome gift, and were really helpful in suggesting places to go to entertain our toddler (don't miss the Axe Valley animal park in Axminster!). We had a lovely week, and strongly recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Jul 2021
Many thanks for the nice review and your useful feedback. So glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and I must remember to give extra emphasis to the Axe Valley Animal Park when advising future guests, especially those with young children.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

orla h.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful week away

We spent a wonderful week at The Byre. The location is stunning, providing both tranquillity and easy access to the beach. The accommodation was absolutely perfect and very well equipped. Tony and Monica are lovely welcoming hosts too. Not only did they greet us with scones, jam and clotted cream, Monica also baked us an apple cake which was just delicious.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Jun 2021
Glad you enjoyed the place so much and thanks for the lovely review. It is reassuring to learn that we have The Byre functioning as normal again after being out of practice through the long 'lockdown' !
Verified

10/10 Excellent

peter t.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peace and quiet

We stayed for 5 nights and enjoyed the peace of being in the middle of nowhere. Hosts were very friendly and helpful without being intrusive, they left us a welcome gift which included apple cake, scrumpy, elderflower, milk, eggs, and a bottle of wine. Monica even baked us an apple crumble and gave us a carton of custard. We were also given a carrier bag full of cooking apples when we left. The only drawback was the lack of a full sized cooker, as we ate in every night, so cooking for 4 was a bit tricky but we managed. The log burner was a nice touch because we stayed at the end of October so it was nice and cosy watching the flames from the comfort of the sofa. Thanks for a great stay
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Nov 2020
Pleased you enjoyed it and found it 'nice and cosy' in that early onset of winter. It was harvest time in the orchard, quickly finished before the storms arrived, so plenty of apples available. We have considered a full size oven but our guests generally avoid large scale cookery while on holiday, so find the present arrangement of compact conventional and microwave ovens to be adequate.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

john W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A week in splendid isolation

Scrupulously clean accommodation amply supplied with amenities, comfortable, situated in glorious countryside. Wonderful for walking,with splendid views on East Devon Way, very relaxing.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Oct 2020
Glad you enjoyed the East Devon Way. Our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty group, are strongly promoting it, as an addition to the better known coastal ones.
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10/10 Excellent

chris n.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely leafy hideaway

A beautifully converted very spacious farm outhouse surrounded by woods and orchard deep in the Devon countryside. We were very well looked after by Monica and Tony. Near to lots of great coastline all you could ask for if you want a base with peace and quiet.
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Sept 2020
Thanks Chris. Yes, it was the exceptional peace and quite of the this place that first brought us here 25 years ago.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent welcome

A lovely converted cow shed in a beautiful and peaceful location. Very tastefully furnished with beautifully made and antique furnishings. A lovely welcome too with eggs, milk , apple cake, clotted cream, scrumpy, elderflower and local wine! Nice log burning stove and also BBQ with logs and fuel provided. Very peaceful. The long, steep high hedged and narrow lane might not suit everyone though- i hooted at the bends in case anyone was coming! The second bedroom is accessed from the outside so this would not suit a family with small children but was fine with our older teenagers. Lovely walks possible and info on these provided.
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2020
Thanks for the review. Glad you enjoyed your stay at the Byre, especially your adventure on the "Bulmoor Super Highway" !
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas L.

Fantastic week, in the most beautiful place. West Dorset is just spectacularly wonderful.

The Byre at Bulmoor Farmhouse is perfect place to stay. The owners Monica and Tony were inviting hosts who made us feel completely welcome. The area is fantastic full of spectacular beaches, great walks and lovely villages.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2020
Yes, this West Dorset - East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is exceptional, both coast and countryside. We do try to ensure the Byre does it justice. Thank you.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James C.

Beautiful place to get away

A brilliant place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2020
Thanks very much for your review. So glad that our efforts to really make the Byre a 'home away' are so much appreciated..
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Vincent G.

heerlijke rustige en complete ambiance

Geweldig lieve eigenaren. Bij aankomst een eigen gebakken apple cake en alles brandschoon en netjes. De omgeving is prachtig, je kunt eindeloos wandelen in dit gebied en je hebt tijd tekort om al het moois te ontdekken. Dit huisje was een prachtige uitvalsbasis van al onze wandeltochten langs de kust.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2020
Many thanks Vincent for the review, especially for emphasizing the many beautiful walks around our area, an important attraction not mentioned in our other reviews.

About the host

Hosted by Monica Ashton

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Our project started 1994, was one of concrete removal, oak beam repairs, cob mixing, lime slaking, re-opening of inglenook fireplaces, hair plastering, paint stripping, beeswax polishing, stonewall rebuilding, hedge laying and orchard restoration, while also commuting weekly to work in the south-east.

The Byre was the final stage of this painstaking project; completed in 2010.

Why they chose this property


What makes this property unique

The Byre has given us the enjoyment of meeting a wide range of people and sharing the place and its surroundings, with others.

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English, Swedish
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