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         Devonshire cream teas, thatched villages, bluffs, heath and moor right out of the novels of Thomas Hardy, sandy coastal resorts well-known and anonymous, full-sized toy trains, toy-sized wild ponies, May flowers and the Mayflower all draw you to Devon.

DEVONSHIRE THATCHED COTTAGE
Photo © HOME AT FIRST

STRAWBERRIES &
DEVONSHIRE CREAM
photo courtesy Martin Brent – britainonview

CORNISH PASTY
photo courtesy Martin Brent
– britainonview

      From the Tamar Valley to Lands End, westernmost England offers Cornish pasties, World Heritage mining, sea cliffs and crashing surf, King Arthur's legendary castle and Merlin's cave, coastal resorts well-known and anonymous, ancient Celtic language and traditions, fertile farmlands, and cozy

 

FALMOUTH HARBOUR AT SUNSET
photo courtesy www.britainonview.com
 

fishing villages.

          HOME AT FIRST’s West Country cottage lodgings are located one-half hour north of Plymouth, close to the southwestern entrance to Dartmoor National Park. Adjacent to the mysterious wilds of Dartmoor, within easy driving of the English Channel (south) and the Bristol Channel (north) coastlines, our cottages are ideally located to explore regions top attractions, inland or along two coasts. And, because they practically straddle the border of western Devonshire with eastern Cornwall, they provide a perfect location from which to explore all of England's West Country.
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FISHING BOATS: LOW TIDE, BRISTOL CHANNEL
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        HOME AT FIRST’s West Country cottages are well equipped with all the comforts of home. Moreover, they are perfectly located as bases for day trips throughout Devonshire, Cornwall, and even into neighboring regions of England. Bath, Exeter, Stonehenge, Plymouth, Penzance, and the English Riviera all are reachable as day trips.

Photo © HOME AT FIRST

 

HOME AT FIRST COTTAGE,
DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND
 

 

 
        "We had a wonderful time in Devon and Cornwall. Our cottage base was convenient, and our hosts were very hospitable. We enjoyed our time with them."
        — Shelby & John R., Pennsylvania

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JUST WEST OF
DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK
NEAR THE DEVON/CORNWALL BORDER

SARAH'S COTTAGE
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        "The setting was gorgeous, the house lovely, our hosts gracious. The location made it a vacation in itself. The gardens were lovely and the hills around full of cute sheep and horses. It was in walking distance of a nice pub, and convenient to Dartmoor National Park and to the shore."
                          — J. Smith, Connecticut