Converted from the old Stable, and in a secluded position on the estate, Stable Cottage is a two story property, full of character, with all the comforts of home.

• Sleeps 7 in 3 bedrooms, one of which is downstairs.
• Fitted kitchen, fully equipped, including dishwasher, fridge-freezer and microwave.
• There is also an iron and an ironing board.
• Lounge/diner with low, beamed ceiling, offering TV, Video, CD Player/ Hi-fi, DVD Player, Playstation One and a variety of children’s videos and games.
• Secluded patio area with barbecue, table, chairs and parasol.
• Family bathroom downstairs, with electric power shower
• Full central heating throughout.
• Second TV/Video  in the main double bedroom
• New travel cot and highchair

For the comfort of all our guests, Stable Cottage is non-smoking and pets cannot be accepted. 

About Trevalgas Farm Cottages

Individual country cottages, set in the midst of rolling hills; the grounds having superb views over the surrounding countryside and the sea. Convenient for beaches, coastal path, Dartmoor National Park, the Eden Project,  Clovelly and North Devon. Onsite facilities include an indoor swimming heated pool, games room and play area.

Welcome...

Trevalgas Cottages offer high quality, individual self catering holiday cottages set in grounds enjoying superb views of the rolling Cornish countryside and the sea. Their unique position allows complete peace and tranquillity and yet the coast and Bude itself is only 1½ miles away.

The cottages are situated in the village of Poughill (pronounced 'Poffle') with a pub and Post Office/General Stores. They are equipped to a high standard for your self catering holiday, and are a mixture of farm building conversions and new single and two-storey cottages. Having the indoor heated swimming pool allows you to make the most of spring and autumn holidays, and short breaks.
   
  
The gardens have been developed over the years and in summer there is a riot of colour from beds, tubs and urns.

We aim to provide a relaxing atmosphere, ensuring that you enjoy a holiday in a "home from home" environment where great attention has been paid to detail. You can be sure of a very warm welcome at Trevalgas and an enjoyable stay in this beautiful part of the Cornish countryside.

At Trevalgas Farm Cottages you will find...

• The fun of the heated indoor swimming pool
• Games Room
• Your own garden or patio with a BBQ
• Safe areas for children to play
• 3 glorious clean sandy beaches only minutes away
• Videos, games and books in each cottage
• Excellent value for money in a comfortable, well-equipped cottage
• The freedom and independence that self catering brings
• All set in the beautiful North Cornwall countryside with rolling hills, spectacular scenery, rugged coast and sandy beaches around Bude.   
• Just over the Devon border is the unique village of Clovelly, and the stunning craggy cliffs at Hartland 
• Nearby you'll find the Arthurian centre at Tintagel, charming Boscastle, the fishing port of Padstow, and historic Launceston with it's mediaeval castle. 
• The Eden Project near St Austell is only an hour's drive away.
     

The cottages are completely self-contained and furnishings have been chosen with care to give individual style and character.

Each cottage is very well equipped for self catering, with colour TV, video, microwave, fridge/freezer, cooker, toaster, iron and ironing board. Some cottages have a dishwasher.

All electricity is included in the rental price - there are no meters and no hidden additional costs. The beds are made up for your arrival, and for out-of-season self-catering breaks, the heating will have been put on and your cottage will be cosy and warm. A cot and high chair are provided free should you need them.

We have a selection of cottages which are either 

• Non smoking and non pet   
• Welcome both smokers and pets
• Non smoking but welcome pets.

Pool and On-Site Facilities

There is a superb 40 ft  (or 12.3m)  indoor heated swimming pool, with male and female changing rooms and a hot shower, open daily. The pool is free to use, has a constant depth of  4ft (or 1.27m)  and is very popular with young families.

The pool is for the exclusive use of the self catering cottages at Trevalgas Farm Cottages, so you'll often find you have the whole pool to yourselves.  Indeed, many of our adult visitors have arrived as non-swimmers, and having spent time in the pool (often having it to themselves), have departed as swimmers. 

For the swimming pool open dates during the year please see the table at the base of this page. 
 
The Games room has table tennis and pool tables. (Table tennis bats & balls are provided in each cottage) This room is located in the Leisure building along with the swimming pool, but with a separate entrance so that children can use it unaccompanied.

The cottages have plenty of books to provide some holiday reading, and their is a cupboard of board games which can be borrowed in the Games room.
 
The large recreation field is suitable for ball games, and at the far corner there is a children's adventure playground.

This is situated behind the swimming pool building.
   
There is also a Wendy House which younger children love to transform into a shop, home or even a theatre, keeping them happy and occupied while the older children are walking the wobbly plank, practicing their balancing skills! 

In the Leisure Building there is a Laundry room with three automatic washing machines and two tumble driers. All cottages have irons and ironing boards.

Also in the Leisure Building there is a Pay phone.

About Poughill Village

Trevalgas Cottages are set in the countryside, a quarter of a mile from the centre of Poughill, which itself is just one mile northeast of Bude town centre and beaches. Poughill is a tiny picturesque village which has been the winner of the Best Kept Village award on a number of occasions.

Did you know that Poughill village dates back to Doomsday Records of 1086 - (OE pochehelle)? 

Poughill main street

There's a pub, Post Office Stores and Church on the main street in the village, plus some lovely thatched cottages like this one.  

The Battle of Stamford Hill

This battle was fought on the outskirts of Poughill on 16th May 1643. Each May, on the closest weekend to the anniversary, there is a two day re-enactment of the battle, fought over the Saturday and Sunday, together with a parade through the streets of nearby  Stratton village.  It's well worth a visit. 

Poughill Church

 The 15th century church of St. Olaf is one of the treasure houses of Cornwall, from its Norman font and wonderful collection of bench-ends (78 in all) telling the story of the Passion in remarkable detail, to the pair of immense 15th Century paintings of St. Christopher facing each other across the nave. The old Lychgates are kept in the tower and the huge Royal Coat of Arms is dated 1655, a reminder that the Headquarters of Sir Bevil Grenville, during the Civil War, was at nearby Stowe Barton. 

Poughill Post Office Stores

This is open every day, selling Newspapers, (which can be reserved)  postcards and groceries, in additional to every day essentials you may have forgotten to bring on holiday.

It also has a selection of buckets, spades, and fishing nets to keep the children occupied on the beach!  

The Poughill Revel and Cuckoo Fair 

The Poughill Revel and Cuckoo Fair takes place in the centre of the village. It is a traditional English village fete  welcoming holiday makers and other visitors, with a mix of activities to try (archery, horse riding, treasure hunts, and other children's games) and plenty of homemade cakes and homegrown produce to sample. 

Each of the villages around Bude have similar 'Revels', each on different weeks. So you can visit similar events in the area whichever week you choose to stay at Trevalgas Farm Cottages throughout the summer. The Poughill Revel is always on the first Thursday of August.

The culmination of all of these Revels is the Bude Carnival in late August, where a large procession of floats arrives in town, each carrying the May Queen and her deputies from each of the surrounding village Revels.

About Bude

Bude's situation, close to the Devon border, makes it an ideal centre from which to explore both Cornwall and Devon.
 
The rugged coastline, the natural beauty of the countryside and the superb bathing and surfing beaches of Bude are well known. From Duckpool in the north to Widemouth Bay in the south, there are beaches to suit all tastes - broad stretches of sand for sunbathing and making sand castles, surfing on Crooklets or exploring rock pools at Northcott Mouth. The resort has an open air swimming pool, washed twice daily by the tide, and an indoor leisure pool with wave machine and slide - very popular with young children.

For sports enthusiasts the area offers tennis, squash, golfing, canoeing, surfing, windsurfing, rock climbing, abseiling, mountain-biking, sailing, archery, ten pin bowling and fishing. Bude's 18 hole golf course has one of the finest links in the South West. Fishermen are well catered for with coarse fishing from the Canal towpath in Bude and sea and game fishing locally. There are riding stables nearby which provide trekking along the cliff tops and beach according to season. For cycling enthusiasts the Tarka Trail in Barnstaple and the Camel Trail in Camelford both offer cycle rides on flat ground enjoying superb views - a great way to get fit and see the countryside.

Just over the Devon border is the unique village of Clovelly, and the stunning craggy cliffs at Hartland. Within about half an hour's drive are other major attractions - the Arthurian centre at Tintagel, charming Boscastle, the fishing port of Padstow, and historic Launceston with it's mediaeval castle.

For garden lovers Cornwall's mild climate means that there is an abundance of lovely gardens to visit.  The world famous Eden Project at St Austell with it's amazing tropical biomes is only an hour's drive away. During April and May, Cornwall plays host to a garden festival with more than 70 mature gardens opening their gates. Then there are all year round gardens - from St. Michael's Mount in Mount's Bay, Trebah on the Helford River, the Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey, Trelissick near Truro, or even  Tresco on the Scilly Isles. You will find it difficult to visit them all in one holiday.

Once discovered families return again and again to this unspoilt and uncommercialised part of the country. We hope that we have given you a flavour of the Magic of Cornwall; now come and see for yourselves - you won't be disappointed!