Dick Cottage
- 4 guests
- 2 beds
- 1 bathroom
- Pet Friendly
Description
Picturesque cottage in the grounds of an ancient Cornish manor house, set in a peaceful valley with spectacular mature trees, just outside Blisland village with its famous real-ale pub and Grade-1 listed church.
Dick is the middle cottage of the three converted from barns at Lavethan and has bags of charm.
The open plan living space is light and airy, a good place to relax and cook family meals to enjoy in the dining area.
Head upstairs to bed in the two bedrooms which share a family bathroom and from this level you can head out to one of the lawns.
With the lovely coastline close at hand, Dick is an excellent place to stay.
Note: This property can be booked with Tom and Harry, together they sleep 15.
Your dates
Everything you'll need
- Wifi
- Baby Friendly
- Dishwasher
- EV Charging
- Garden / Patio
- Wifi
- Baby Friendly
- Dishwasher
- EV Charging
- Garden / Patio
- Off Road Parking
- Pet Friendly
- Near Pub / Shop
- Smoke Free
- Near Walks
What guests are saying
Lovely peaceful place, beautiful setting.
Excellent location for both coasts. Has everything you need for a lovely Cornish holiday
Unfortunately, the property was not well suited to our needs due to our mobility issues.
We found the stairs difficult to manage, as there was only one handrail. There were also high steps throughout the property and no handrail by the bath. The mattresses would benefit from replacing. We also found the grounds difficult to navigate due to the steep terrain, which limited our ability to go for longer walks. We feel that the property's accessibility features and terrain could be described more clearly in the listing so that guests can make an informed decision before booking.
Dear John, thank you for your feedback, which we appreciate. We're sorry to hear that your mobility issues prevented you from enjoying your stay at Lavethan to the full. We realise that the cottages are rustic in nature and that the rural character of the surroundings is not best suited to your situation. However, we feel that the photographs on the website give a fair representation of the property and grounds; and we're sorry if you felt these were misleading. In these situations, it's always possible to get pre-booking advice from Helpful Holidays/Sykes (or ourselves) to reduce the risk of disappointment. With regard to the mattresses, we will double check that they are up to standard. Our other guests appreciate the special character of the cottages and the peaceful atmosphere of Lavethan, but we're sorry this property was not ideal for you. Best wishes
Wonderful spot in a historic estate.
Surrounded by fields and a magnificent Victorian water garden. The cottage was well equipped and extremely comfortable. It’s the perfect place to get away from it all. Communication was superb. Questions were promptly answered. We were also provided with detailed information about the area.
Stayed in April, 7 nights.
The whole estate was truly magical, our boys had space to roam and play. Accommodation was beautiful along with the grounds. We will definitely go back. Very quaint village Blisland a small walk away nice pub also village shop run by villagers, superb.
Really appreciated the EV charger (very reasonably priced and easy to use).
Cottage simple but comfy and well equipped kitchen. Beautiful location made even better by lovely weather.
Perfect cottage for our brief stay- would love to return and explore another time
A pretty cottage in a very pretty village.
A wonderful cottage, in a wonderful area.
Gardens are beautiful. Only 1 little moan is the settees are very uncomfortable as they are in need of some more fittings. But will certainly recommend Dicks cottage.
Glad that you liked the cottage. We have put a lot of effort into improving the cottage in the last couple of years. I'm sorry that you found the sofas uncomfortable as we have just had them restored and all the cushions refilled. In recent weeks others have found the sofas comfortable, but we can happily supply extra cushions to improve them further.
Lovely cottage with all amenities unfortunately my daughter had to sleep in a bed that was unmade with no quilt cover or pillows etc even though I specified in my email it would be myself and daughter staying at the cottage.
.. the only con would be is the bathroom window which has a plain glass and is right next to the toilet so we spent the holiday with the blind down has we had people in the joining cottage who liked to look in every time they passed
I apologise for the unfortunate misunderstanding about bedding. We had thought the booking was for a couple and had prepared the cottage accordingly - your email about your daughter arrived relatively late and we organised the linen for her as soon as we knew about the problem. I'm also sorry that you were inconvenienced by the blind in the bathroom which is there to ensure privacy. We hope your stay was otherwise enjoyable and we'd be glad to welcome you back.
Our second stay here and we love it.
The cottage is perfect and very well equipped, the kitchen has everything you could need. Beds are comfortable and shower is good. The gardens are beautiful, lots of space for kids to play, and the secret garden is great for exploring. Location is good, easy to get to places but tucked away and private. I'm sure we'll be back again!
Glad your stay was good and that your kids enjoyed exploring the new developments in the secret garden. We now have a website that gives a better idea of this beautiful, unspoilt place: www.lavethan.co.uk
The two sofas and armchair are in need of restuffing.
The seat cushions are very flat so making the seating very low and very uncomfortable. We’ve stayed in rack of these cottages before over 25 years and it’s probably time for a refresh of the seating.
Apologies for slow response but we have now restuffed all the relevant cushions and made further repairs to the seating to make it much more comfortable. There's also a bigger coffee table. In other changes, the restoration of the Victorian water garden has moved on: there is a new series of cascades beneath the main pond together with new steps carved from tree trunks. Lavethan now has a website - www.lavethan.co.uk - where you can see some of these exciting changes and find out more about the history of this magical place
Great cottage in a lovely setting.
Ideal for a quiet retreat, no traffic noise and really fresh air to breathe. Bit of a trip to nearest supermarket down narrow Cornish roads, but soon got used to that. Loads of places to visit in the area The dog enjoyed it too. (Would have liked a bath mat in the shower )
Thank you for your comments. We will organise a bath matt. Access to shopping from Blisland is much easier than many places in Cornwall, even though Blisland itself is beautifully quiet and unspoilt. It takes less than 10 minutes to get to a big supermarket. Perhaps you turned left rather than right out of our drive! We also supply a comprehensive insiders guide to the best local shops, pubs, beaches and sights. Lastly, please note that you can easily arrange a supermarket deliver to the door of the cottage.
We had a great stay at Dick Cottage.
It was clean and comfortable and a great base to explore Cornwall. The grounds and gardens were beautiful. Thank you for everything
Thank you for your comments. The Daily Telegraph once wrote that Blisland is one of the ten most beautiful villages in England.
We had a lovely stay at Dick cottage, it was comfortable and clean and like home from home with the little added extras, the grounds were well kept and pretty.
The information given from the owners was very informative about the area and the estate.
A very lovely cottage in a nice property.
Everything was well organized. Friendly contact.
Superb place to unwind and chill out.
We had a lovely stay at Dick Cottage.
It is pretty and unique. It has all the facilities required to make a good self catering holiday. Kitchen well equipped. We were 2 friends and a Border Collie who loved her 1st holiday. It was lovely and safe for her, no traffic to worry about. Location was good, easy to find and well placed for any days out. We would come back. And would recommend.
Great holiday in a lovely cottage.
Ideally placed for North and south coast as well as the moors. It was a real bonus to have an ev charger because it freed us up to enjoy each day without having to think about where to charge our all electric car.
Absolutely beautiful location, idyllic.
We have already booked again for next year! The house is gorgeous, the grounds are just beautiful and you’re in the perfect spot to travel to either the south or north shore and to visit all the bigger local attractions. Can’t recommend it enough!
Glad you enjoyed your visit. We have made significant improvements to the cottage over the last few years. I hope you discovered the unusual Victorian water garden which we are in the process of restoring. There is a grotto, a secret tunnel, an ancient holy well and a wildlife pond.
Fantastic.
The location is brilliant, lovely village with all the essentials nearby. The cottage was perfect, comfortable beds, good shower, living space was cozy. The gardens and outside space is lovely. I went with family who were in the cottage next door.
The cottage was perfect for our needs.
Cosy, warm and close to the pub! It had all the things you need from a holiday home. The location is lovely and quiet but close enough to lots of things to do. We'd definitely recommend Dick Cottage to our family and friends.
Beautiful cottage.
Beautiful setting. It was well equipped and comfortable.
A lovely little cottage in beautiful surroundings and very well equipped.
This is such a delightful little cottage in a beautiful setting and in a great location for exploring the surroundings.
We had a perfect time there . It was comfortable and relaxing and gave us everything we needed. A great find.
Many thanks for your comments. Glad you enjoyed your stay at Lavethan
We had a lovely time staying in Blisland.
We had booked to stay in Dick Cottage but were offered the bigger cottage Tom and accepted. The cottage was very comfortable and the setting very quiet and peaceful. There was a swing outside that the kids loved playing on. We even got greeted by sheep in the garden one morning.
What a fantastic property!
Really nice, clean and my eldest (5) loved the swing and slide outside. The team were fantastic in putting in a stairgate at very short notice for us. All in all a great place to stay
What an idyllic place Levathan is.
Dick Cottage is perfect and the estate spectacular. We have not only appreciated the bucolic setting and pastoral landscape, but we were also serenaded by the owner's ethereal music. A week to remember…
We found the owners and staff helpful and hospitable.
The position of the cottage was pleasant and peaceful. Kitchen well stocked. Smart tv excellent which pleased us immensely as we could watch our programmes from our hard drive. I enjoyed the variety of birds that could be seen and heard around the estate. Only one thing very minor no facility for depositing the dog poo and felt uncomfortable putting it in the ordinary refuse bin. Otherwise we loved our holiday there and might return in the near future.
We were booked to stay in Dick, but unfortunately the boiler packed up and we were asked if we wanted to stay in Tom and at no extra charge and having a log burner we enjoyed a wonderful relaxing pleasant week.
The cottage had everything we needed and was exceptionally clean. Lovely village, lovely people and caretakers. We didn't have any issues, but if we had we feel like they would have been dealt with well. Would definitely love to return, thanks for a lovely stay.
Perfect location for exploring Cornwall.
Lovely cottage in a beautiful village with a fantastic, well stocked community shop and lovely pub
Lovely cottages.
Stayed in all three over the last decade or so. My only suggestion for improvement this time concerns the sofa and armchairs. Their seat cushions are getting very flat which means we were sitting very low. I suggest the seat cushions are re stuffed so the two sofas and arm chair are comfier to sit in.
Dick cottage was a wonderful place to stay with everything a family could need and with very accommodating hosts.
The delights of Cornwall are easily accessible and Bodmin provided us with a lot of interesting things to do. I would highly recommend the cottage (and my wife has all ready done so, to Her family). For the owners, I have only 2 minor areas which could be improved upon. 1. Applying some sort of frosting or a one way mirrored film to the window in the bathroom would allow daylight in and maintain privacy. and 2. The dining room table was difficult to sit at if you are tall, I was unable to sit at the table and fit my legs under as well. I realise few people are more than 6’4’’ but a different kitchen/dining room table would make for more comfortable meal times.
Thank you for your feedback. Your comments have been passed onto the owner. There is a blind in the bathroom when needed for privacy.
The artwork in the cottage is very eclectic and dated and could do with being refreshed, I appreciated its down to personal taste but maybe some pictures of Cornish landmarks or landscapes?
The bathroom could do with an extractor fan fitted to reduce condensation when using the shower. I’m not meaning to be critical here just making suggestions, on the whole we were very pleased with the cottage and had a very pleasant stay. We like to think we will return in the future and have no hesitation recommending to others.
Thank you for your feedback. Since your stay, a whole lot of new pictures have been put in. Thanks for your suggestion.
We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and we would recommend the accommodation and facilities.
A special mention to Fiona & Stephen who were excellent in all they did for us to make our stay most memorable.
Lovely comfortable cottage in a beautifully quiet location.
Property was very well equipped with everything needed for our time there. Local pub, The Blisland Inn, within easy walking distance and served huge portions of very good food. The locals were also very welcoming and friendly. Would certainly recommend this area, as made a good base for the days out we did.
Lovely rural setting , beautiful cottage , immaculately clean.
Caretakers Fiona and Steve went out of their way to ensure we had everything we needed with out being intrusive. Great position for moors and both north and south coasts. Hope to be back soon. Serena
Very clean and in a beautiful location.
Caretaker very friendly and helpful.
We had a great week and enjoyed the tranquil setting of the cottage.
Having the shop and pub a short walk away was very useful. The local walking was good and having easy access to the Camel trail for walking was handy too. We did feel that the kitchen worktops and sofas were a little tired but all in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and may well return one day...a cosy cottage and a good value holiday !
We have been going to all three cottages for some time.
I would say given the high costs of fuel these cottages are now over priced based on their location. On this occasion there were students booked into the neighbouring cottage we were not made aware of this and the sound of violins, piano amongst other instruments was constant. Whilst we did not mind the music it could be problematic for a lot of people who are just after the peace and quiet. All paying customers need to be made aware if music students are staying so they can make the decision if this for them or not.
Thanks for your feedback. We're sorry you were disturbed by the music. Very occasionally we do invite music students to Lavethan, as part of our plan is to support and encourage young musicians, especially those from the South West. We try to make sure that any disturbance to other guests is kept to a minimum and we apologise if on this occasion we fell short. We will be more careful in future!
Lovely cottage in a lovely area.
Has everything you need for a relaxing holiday
What a lovely spot and we could have stayed for much longer.
I live in the country myself - but here there was no noise except for the babbling brook at the bottom of the field. Remote? Hardly - a pub 300 yards away and Village Shop 400 yards. Everything in the lovely cottage worked and was stylish to boot! What more can i say? Were coming back!
Great holiday cottage, ideal for dog owners as.
Had a lovely week. The only negative was the mattress was too soft for my liking.
We stayed at this cottage earlier in the year and had a brilliant time.
The cottage is in a stunning location and has all the facilities needed for a great stay. We'll certainly be returning here soon
Lovely cottage in great location.
Friendly welcome - brownie points for the cream tea! Would recommend to friends and hope to visit Lavethan again. Thank you for a good holiday.
Great location to explore both coastlines from.
Special thanks to Clare, the caretaker of the cottages, who was extremely helpful throughout our stay.
Lovely cottage in beautiful surroundings, a great location for exploring - everything on the South and West Coast approximately 30 mins away.
Siblyback Lake about 20 mins, great for walking, kayaking and a play area. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Such a beautiful place and perfect setting
Everything was great.
Idyllic cottage set in beautiful surroundings Ahh the peace & quiet !
Very comfortable cottage.
We were met by the caretaker who was extremely helpful. The owners were very welcoming and interesting to talk to. A beautiful area and cottages set in a lovely garden.
This is a wonderful cottage.
We felt instantly at home here and really enjoyed our stay here. An idyllic spot, close to a great village and perfectly cosy.
A lovely cottage in fantastic grounds, ideal for walking two dogs.
The cottage was beautifully equipped and very comfortable. Clare, the Housekeeper, could not have been more helpful. Blisland is a lovely village and the community shop was a real boon. We visited Pencarrow House, St Nectan Glen, Boscastle, walked part of the Camel Trail and the church in Blisland is a gem.
Unfortunately we had a visitor who burrowed a hole in the couch and left droppings everywhere.
Not the best experience think it is overpriced for where it is. The less impressive of the three cottages.
Thank you for taking the time to complete the feedback request, following your recent stay at Dick Cottage. We have spoken with the owner who has apologised that your stay was affected by a mouse, there have been no previous sightings but unfortunately is one of the hazards of visiting the countryide! The affected area has been thoroughly cleared and there has been no further visits from said mouse. Dick Cottage is indeed smaller than the other 2 properties, many guests have found it cozy and welcoming. We hope to welcome you back to Blisland once again in the future.
Fantastic cottage in glorious location.
Cottage was perfectly sized for a family of 4, inc 2 children. The host’s were incredibly helpful. We would definitely stay again when back in Cornwall.
Lovely Cottage within a lovely village.
Pub and village shop, people make you very welcome food at amenities were very good! Our only criticism is its not quite Dog friendly would have liked garden secure at one end to enable us to let our dog have freedom had to always be on the lead ! Otherwise a very nice stay clean cottage was made very welcome and close to all attractions.
Many thanks for your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay at Dick Cottage. Around the property there is immediate access to beautiful dog friendly walks. We feel it would detract from the character of the beautiful gardens to fence them in completely. Understandably some care has to be taken when there are sheep and lambs in the adjacent fields.
Blisland was a lovely village to stay in.
The cottage was very clean and quiet and the surrounding area was fabulous. The Camel Trail just down the road and close to both the north and south coast. Would definitely recommend this cottage. Thank you :)
This is a wonderful cottage, we will be returning next year.
Incredibly beautiful place in a convenient location for exploring North Cornwall.
Cosy, well equipped cottage with helpful and considerate people on hand to attend to any needs. Will definitely return.
Good to know
House Rules
Good housekeeping bond
This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £100
Smoking
Not permitted
Property notes
Note: No pets between 20th July and 31st August.
Stay Information
Check-in / Check-out
16:00 / 10:00
Property ref
976288
Parking
Off Road Parking
Guest & Pet Policy
Pets
Allowed
Children
Children and infants welcome