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FRANCIS
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HOME
AT FIRST's West
Country
cottages make an ideal base for discovering some of the best of English history, culture,
and geography. Two coastlines
north Devon coast along the Bristol Channel, and the south Devon coast
along the English Channel
are within an hour or so of the cottages. Their beaches, resorts towns,
fishing villages, coves, walking paths, lighthouses, dramatic cliffs, and magnificent
headlands offer some of the finest coastal exploring in Britain.
Devon's principal city, Plymouth, is reached in
about twenty minutes from
HOME
AT FIRST's Devonshire
cottages. From here the Pilgrims set off for America, Sir Francis Drake made the world's
oceans British lakes, and the Royal Navy continues to maintain a presence. |
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Inland, the sweeping high moorlands of Dartmoor National Park dominate west central Devon
and offer exemplary walking and touring in the wildest parts of southern England. Between
the coasts and the moorlands are a myriad of convoluted valleys, each settled with ancient
hamlets and villages, many featuring classic English thatched cottages, pubs with great
character, and restaurants with great food and
drink.
There are hundreds of activities and
attractions we have not mentioned
from steam railways to D-Day monuments to eccentric museums to pony
trekking. Most importantly, we think Devon offers visitors the opportunity to discover the
traditional England of their imagination, and the surprising England of the present. |

DEVONSHIRE
THATCHED COTTAGES |
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ENGLAND ACTIVITY GUIDE |
Lots to do on foot, by bike, or with your rental car!
Drive the hedge-lined lanes. Discover
hidden gems of West Country villages. Walk some of the many short and long-distance trails
in Dartmoor National Park or along the coast paths. Bike on dedicated, marked bike routes.
Stop for a Devonshire cream tea. Park the car and take the train to Penzance or St. Ives
in Cornwall for the day. Play golf on a dozen
courses within an
hour's drive of your cottage. Discover and enjoy local pubs and fine restaurants
throughout the region. HOME
AT FIRST guests in Devonshire receive our exclusive "England
Activities Guide", full of suggestions and maps for day trips and other activities
for your visit. |
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CLICK
HERE! to see a
sample day trip from
HOME
AT FIRST's exclusive "England Activity Guide". |
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"What
a great home base it proved to be for our Devon and Cornwall day
trip wanderings. As you undoubtedly know, the driving on the
back roads in Devon and Cornwall is not for the faint of heart,
but I find it to be a delightful challenge and it does serve
the purposed of slowing things down and encouraging
polite/thoughtful driving habits which is not all bad."
Bob &
Joan B., North Carolina
HARTLAND
LIGHTHOUSE ON THE ATLANTIC COAST
NEAR THE DEVON-CORNWALL BORDER. |
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FIRST |
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LIFE'S A BEACH IN THE
WEST COUNTRY. THIS
BEACH IS AT WOOLACOMBE ON THE BRISTOL CHANNEL.
TAKE THE KIDS! |
Should we bring the kids along? Are
you kidding?! There are great parks,
steam train rides and
boat rides better than in any amusement park, and, oh yes, amusement parks, too. Want
history to come alive for your kids? Why not take them where so
much history has been made? Worried about being away from McDonald's and TV? Don't be.
Kids of all ages can get their burgers, fries and CNN all over Britain. And, who knows,
maybe the kids will discover new tastes: fish 'n chips, ice lollies, and
the fun of exploring thousands of
years of English history from Stonehenge to Tintagel Castle to the
Industrial Revolution.
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SEE OUR FAMILY
TRAVEL PAGE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION!
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KIDS STAY
FREE
WITH HOME AT FIRST!
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Photo
courtesy
britainonview.com Martin Brent |
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PRICES PER PERSON |
2
PERSONS |
3
PERSONS |
4
PERSONS |
5+
PERSONS |
SUPPLEMENTS
& REDUCTIONS |
1 Week
FULL PACKAGE |
$2277 |
$2205 |
$2128 |
$1999 |
HI
SEASON
+$220/prs. |
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INCLUDES:
Round-trip Transatlantic Flights + Lodging + Car Rental |
LO SEASON
$250/prs. |
Extra Week
SAME LODGING |
$746 |
$590 |
$591 |
$529 |
HI
SEASON
+$90/prs. |
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INCLUDES:
One Week of Lodging + Car Rental |
Extra Week
DIFFERENT LODGING |
$779 |
$680 |
$662 |
$586 |
HI
SEASON
+$90/prs. |
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INCLUDES:
One Week of Lodging + Car Rental |
1 Week
GROUND ARRANGEMENTS ONLY |
$1249 |
$1199 |
$1100 |
$1053 |
HI
SEASON
+$120/prs. |
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INCLUDES:
One Week of Lodging + Car Rental |
1 Week
LODGING ONLY |
$1115 |
$1006 |
$1019 |
$998 |
HI
SEASON
+$120/prs. |
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INCLUDES:
No Transportation Items |
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SEASONS: |
HIGH: May 28September 1, 2008 |
MAIN: All Other Dates |
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LOW:
October 31December 19, 2007 and December 25, 2007March 31, 2008 |
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NOTE: Prices subject to
change. |
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Estimated Connecting Costs per person from
DEVON/CORNWALL to: |
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SCOTLAND |
ENGLAND & WALES |
IRELAND |
Central Highlands, Borders,
Edinburgh,
and Glasgow |
Inverness & Northern
Highlands |
Other
England Locations |
Northwestern
Wales and
Mid-Wales |
Central Ireland |
Counties
Cork & Kerry,
Donegal & Sligo, and Antrim & Londonderry |
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$100$200 |
$150$250 |
$15$150 |
$15$40 |
$300 |
$335 |
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VISIT OUR
DEALS
PAGE TO REVIEW
THE LATEST
MONEY-SAVING SPECIAL OFFERS ON HOME AT FIRST TRAVEL! |
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WITH
HOME
AT FIRST'S VACATIONS
TO DEVON & CORNWALL?
You get all the elements your
trip requires. You don't get more than you need. Your trip comes with
the independence and flexibility that will let you travel at your own
pace and explore according to your interests.
CLICK HERE
FOR COMPLETE
DETAILS!
HOME AT FIRST helps you do it all with its
exclusive, expansive
ENGLAND ACTIVITY GUIDE,
plus a current calendar of events
happening in England's West Country region during your visit.
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SPRING BRINGS NEW LIFE TO
ENGLAND'S WEST COUNTRY.
Photo © HOME AT FIRST |
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CLICK HERE to begin your
HOME AT FIRST
travel adventure to
ENGLAND'S WEST COUNTRY! |

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