About this property
Haye Barton Farm is a huge, detached, completely private, south-facing farmhouse on three levels, looking over 115 acres of farmland and bluebell woods which are all yours to roam and explore with care; there is a river - great for older children but small children should be supervised. The village of St.Ive is 1½ miles away and the house is approached over its own track. Step inside a huge farmhouse kitchen with dining table and chairs one end with wood-burning stove and flagstone floor, with the added novelty of a glass-topped original well by the sink! Walk through to an equally large living room with inglenook and wood-burning stove. At this level there is a big utility room and toilet. Head up the stairs to five bedrooms, three king-size and one romantic super king-size four-poster and two twin. Family bathroom and shower-room. Take a few more stairs up to a second living room-cum-den with double sofa bed and a super-king double bedroom with en suite shower-room - in this room there are some sloping beams. Immediately in front, there is a small, enclosed walled garden. Once all was thriving with a variety of farming activities, now the surrounding barns are mostly vacant. An open-ended barn contains table tennis and badminton and the rest provide sanctuary for swallows. This is a great central spot from which to explore the county, but once here you might not want to leave! This is a terrific family house offering freedom for children.
Close to the southern edge of Bodmin Moor, the pretty village of St Ive is characterised by rolling green fields, stone circles, rocky tors and a labyrinth of paths winding through the countryside.
Accommodation
Over three floors.
Six bedrooms: Five first floor bedrooms, 1 x super king-size room with four poster bed, 2 x king-size double, 2 x twin.
1 x second floor king-size double with en-suite shower room, second floor play room with double sofa bed.
Living room with wood burning stove.
Kitchen with dining area, wood burning stove and glass-topped original well.
Utility room.
Bathroom with bath, basin and WC.
Shower room with shower, basin and WC.
Central heating with wood burning stove.
Microwave, fridge, freezer, tumble dryer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with Blu-ray, DVD, WiFi, Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Cot and highchair available on request.
Off road parking for 10 cars.
Enclosed garden.
Charcoal BBQ.
Up to four well-behaved dogs welcome, Sorry no smoking.
Note: This property is accessed over 500 yards of hardcore track.
Reviews (30)
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Emma
The internal photos are accurate. Plenty of space over three floors. The sitting room was our favourite room - very warm with comfy sofas. The utility room has a freestanding, large larder fridge and larder freezer so a wonderful amount of fridge/freezer space. Very useful for large groups. However, the outside (for us) was very disappointing. We had four active dogs with us (Golden Retriever, Labradors) and we were very much looking forward to walking them over the promised 115 acres "all yours to roam free, with care", then have afternoons relaxing with board games/movies etc whilst the dogs slept after their adventures. But, regrettably, during our stay it was not possible to walk any of the fields - (even with dogs on leads) as the fields now had sheep with their lambs, cows with calves (and a Bull) and the other fields had been treated with slurry. However, if you did not want to use the 115 acres of fields (and I guess in a few weeks the slurried fields would be available?), then this holiday cottage is located in a very accessible part of Cornwall. Fowey was a lovely harbour village to walk around, Perranporth beach (1-hour's drive away) is superb with 3-miles of sandy beach (dog friendly). Bodmin moor was glorious and Jamaica Inn served delicious food (just a 30 minutes drive away). So in summary - a lovely, large farmhouse to stay in. Beautiful vistas and in a good location. It just didn't come with the promised and advertised 115 acres for our stay, which was a HUGE negative for us and our four dogs and made for a very different holiday to the one we had planned (hence the 1-star rating). Dogs aren't allowed upstairs either, which again, was not ideal. Therefore, had the fields been available as promised and dogs allowed upstairs, the rating would have been 5-stars.
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Paula
The owner David was terrific and leaves you to get on with things but if you need anything he is right there. The property has everything you need. There was twelve of us and we had a great time.
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Douglas
6 adults, 3 children and 3 dogs all thoroughly enjoyed our stay. David was attentive and made sure we felt welcomed to the farmhouse, even letting us know about the local village show. Can't recommend this hidden gem enough