Check in time: from 3pm
Check out time: by 10am
Unfortunately, not. Pilchard Cottage is a very busy holiday cottage and usually we have guests checking in and out on the same day.
We complete thorough cleans and maintenance during each changeover to ensure every guest has a clean environment to enjoy, as you might imagine this takes us several hours to complete. If we happen to finish cleaning a little earlier than 3pm we will send a text inviting guests to let themselves in early if they wish.
Five people can stay at Pilchard Cottage.
If you are travelling to Dawlish by car, there are free and unrestricted parking spaces outside Pilchard Cottage, however due to the proximity of the cottage to the shops and the beach, these spaces are usually very popular! If there aren’t any spaces outside the cottage when you arrive, we would recommend temporarily parking in one of the free one-hour spaces on Park Road (less than 1 minute walk), to unload your car.
We offer our guests complimentary use of our parking permit (for one car) for the local long stay car park (Barton Hill, EX7 9QF), to use free of charge for the duration of their stay. The permit also allows you to park for free at two of the car parks in Dawlish Warren.
We will try our best to accommodate your luggage at Pilchard Cottage before 3pm on the day you check in, please let us know in advance what time you would like to leave your luggage, and we will do our best to help.
Unfortunately, we cannot take care of luggage after 10am on the day of your check out.
Please refer to the terms and conditions in our contract. We highly recommend that you take out holiday insurance to protect the cost of your holiday, when making your booking.
No, Pilchard Cottage is located within a residential area so please respect the neighbours.
The courtyard is an enclosed space accessible only through the house. The fence / walls of the courtyard are a minimum of 6ft tall.
The courtyard is mostly paved with a small strip of gravel alongside the rear of the house.
There is a log store, bins, a warm water dog shower, and potted plants including; lavender, jasmine, clematis and passionflowers.
There is also a metal garden dining set with four chairs and a parasol, a fifth folding chair is kept in the wardrobe upstairs. A wall mounted clothes airer is attached to the wall.
Yes, safety is very important to us, therefore we have placed a grab handles or rails by the following steps:
There are also rails on both sides of the staircase
Pilchard Cottage is a 200+ year old cottage, with a few level changes including a step into the lounge and dining room and a staircase to access the bedrooms. The bathroom is located on the ground floor just off the kitchen.
We have gone to great efforts to increase safety within Pilchard Cottage, however it is probably not a suitable environment for people with significant mobility issues.
If you need more information or a walk around video tour, please feel free to ask, we would be more than happy to provide you with all the information you need to make the right decision for your needs.
We do! On arrival guests will find a welcome basket with come locally made goodies, all items are wrapped and labelled with the ingredients and allergens.
We also leave a tea caddy of a few sachets of tea, coffee (including decaffeinated), hot chocolate and a couple of packets of biscuits, in the fridge you will find two pints of semi-skimmed milk to get you started.
In the cupboard you will find individually wrapped sachets of sugar, sweeteners, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, brown sauce and malt vinegar. There is also a salt and pepper grinder.
We ask guests in their pre-arrival welcome email if they have any special dietary requirements, which we will try our best to accommodate, however we cannot make any guarantee on suitability of food items for guests with intolerances or allergies.
We do! We supply face cloths, hand towels and bath sheets, dressing gowns and beach towels.
In the kitchen we supply 4 x tea towels and an oven glove.
All beds will be made up for guest arrival.
This depends on the season and the weather, for most of the year 7.5 tog duvet seems to be the most popular option, however in the winter we may change this to 10.5 tog or during a particularly hot summer we might use 4.5 tog.
We always leave a selection of different thickness duvets in the wardrobes for guest use. If you would prefer a certain thickness duvet, please let us know ahead of your stay so that we can make up the beds to your preference.
Yes it is! If you read through our previous guest reviews you will see that guests often praise our well equipped kitchen. To see a full list of items included, please see our helpful guide by clicking here.
We also keep a good stock of the following consumables: kitchen roll, cling film, re-sealable sandwich bags, kitchen foil, baking paper and bin bags.
Washing up liquid
Washing power / gel
Toilet cleaner
Surface spray
2 x Dish cloths
1 x Dish sponge
Liquid hand soap
A few bottles of miniature shower gel
A few bottles of miniature shampoo
A few small bars of soap
4 x Toilet rolls
2 x Hand Towels
A bath mat
A non-slip rubber bath mat
Yes
There are two TVs in the cottage, a 43” TV in the lounge and a 32” TV in the dining room. Both are Smart TVs and have a FreeSat input for Live TV.
Free on-demand apps such like iPlayer and 4OD are available to use, Netflix is installed but guests would need to sign in to their own account and sign out at the end of their stay.
Yes. There is an oscillating tower fan in each bedroom, kept in the wardrobes when not in use. .
Yes. The hairdryer is kept in the back bedroom wardrobe.
We provide the following free of charge for the duration of your stay: a well-stocked log store of seasoned hardwood, a soft wood kindling store, box of matches and firelighters.
Yes. We are happy to set it up for your arrival, please just ask. If not, it is kept behind the armchair in the lounge with assembly instructions attached.
For safety reasons we don’t offer a cot, baby bedding or stair gates. However, we do supply the following items: a high chair, high chair splash mat, baby bath, a bathroom stool, plastic plates, plastic cups & cutlery and a fireguard.
Heavy furniture is attached to the walls with safety straps.
We certainly do!
In our treasure chest you will find: children’s books for all ages, puzzles and games.
In our colouring box you will find lots of colouring books, crayons, colouring pencils, HB pencils, erasers, a ruler and a pencil sharpener. We also have a long roll of drawing paper on a special holder which is great for drawing really big pictures!
Buckets & spades as well as a small selection of outdoor games can be found in the cupboard near the entrance.
We certainly do! Our bookshelf is filled with novels, autobiographies, local history books, local area books, large print books and railway books.
We also supply a large range of puzzles and board games.
Pilchard Cottage is located in Dawlish Town Centre, but tucked away in a small residential street.
The cottage is only a few minutes' walk from shops, takeaways, bakeries and tea rooms.
The following takeaways are very close to Pilchard Cottage:
A Thai Restaurant and takeaway can also be reached on foot.
Pilchard Cottage is only 0.4 miles from the beach and South West Coast Path, which can be reached on foot in under 10 minutes.
Pilchard Cottage is only 0.4 miles from the Dawlish Train Station, which can be reached on foot in under 10 minutes.
Two dogs can stay at Pilchard Cottage, however we would welcome three dogs if they are small.
No, we don’t charge extra for dogs.
I’m afraid not, as per the terms of our insurance policy dogs cannot be left unattended on the property. The courtyard can become very hot and so dogs must be supervised when using it at all times.
We certainly do! A hamper is left for each dog for use during their stay; towels, a couple of spare extra long leads, poo bags, dog bowls, a silicone dog bowl mat and a bag of Devon-made dog treats.
We don’t place any restrictions on where dogs can and can’t go in the house, we only ask that the throws provided are used to protect the bedding and furniture.