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SELF-CATERING VILLAS AND COTTAGES

Contact Peter & Jill Sandercock � Tel 01726 70666 � Website www.nanjeath.co.uk � � � � Gold Awardsleeps 2-4

Nanjeath Farm is a 17th-century listedfarmstead with 5 idyllic cottages setamong mature trees and small unspoiltmeadows. Suited to couples and olderchildren, this is the perfect location forthose seeking a peaceful and relaxingholiday.Each cottage has retained its originalfeatures and unique character, with openbeams and wooden floors with rugs andcomfy sofas. All are equipped to a highstandard and tastefully decorated withantique furniture in many rooms. Centralheating and electric wood-burning stovesensure a warm and cosy atmosphere allyear round.Every care has been made to makeguests feel at home and fresh flowersand a Cornish cream tea await your arrival.From our location in the heart of Cornwall,the Eden Project and Heligan Gardensare within 7 miles, along with numerousother gardens and National Trust properties.

Prices from£ 310-£ 800 per week

Short breaks from £ 186 for 3 nights

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Puerto Pollensa, Northern Mallorca

Tel 01159 224138 Website www.2pollensa.com6

Luxury, privately owned ground floor apartment situated in landscaped gardens of Bellresguard,in a quiet area of Puerto Pollensa. � Set in a sunny and secluded ground floor position � 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms � Large, attractive pool area suitable for children � Located 100m from safe beaches and the

famous Pollensa Pine Walk � Short walk to cafes, restaurants and the market

square � Sun trap patio leading to an enclosed private garden� Fully equipped kitchen with large lounge/dining room

� Satellite TV � New heat-pump air conditioning � Laundry room with washing machine and drying

facilities � Weekly maid service � Easy parking � Less than 1 hour’s drive from Palma City

and the airport

April £595

May £695

June £795

July, August £1,250

September £695

October £595

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5* Sea view apartments and cottages • Direct access to our own Blue Flag beach Award-winning sub-tropical gardens • Private motor yacht Outdoor heated swimming pool • AA Rosetted restaurant

Carbis Bay Hotel. Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2NPT: 01736 795311 F: 01736 797677

[email protected] www.carbisbayselfcatering.co.uk

LUXURY HOTEL & APARTMENTS

Waterfront location with stunning views

Outdoor heated swimming pool and sun terrace

Exclusive Sunseeker motor yacht ‘Sulis’

Beautiful, contemporary bedrooms

25 acres of golden sands

Award-winning cottage accommodationAA Rosetted restaurant

‘The only hotel in Britain with its own private Blue Flag beach’

HOTEL ON THE BEACH

5* Sea view apartments and cottages • Direct access to our own Blue Flag beach Award-winning sub-tropical gardens • Private motor yacht Outdoor heated swimming pool • AA Rosetted restaurant

Carbis Bay Hotel. Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2NPT: 01736 795311 F: 01736 797677

[email protected] www.carbisbayselfcatering.co.uk

LUXURY HOTEL & APARTMENTS

Waterfront location with stunning views

Outdoor heated swimming pool and sun terrace

Exclusive Sunseeker motor yacht ‘Sulis’

Beautiful, contemporary bedrooms

25 acres of golden sands

Award-winning cottage accommodationAA Rosetted restaurant

‘The only hotel in Britain with its own private Blue Flag beach’

HOTEL ON THE BEACH

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Welcome . . .… to Britain’s newest holidays magazine, and the only one that’s dedicated exclusively to self-catering vacations in Britain and around the world. We very much hope it will be a worthy successor to Holiday Villas and Holiday Cottages magazines, which I had the privi-lege of editing from 2004 until 2009. I’ve missed my involvement with readers, property owners and travel companies – and, truth be told, the occasional opportunity to take holidays that wouldn’t normally be within my budget – so it’s great to be back.

There’s no denying that the times are a lot tougher – for holidaymakers and businesses in the leisure industries – than they were when I was last editing travel magazines. In Britain, the budgets of working families and pensioners have been badly bashed about by unemployment, wage cuts and basement-level interest rates for savers. The economies of tourism-dependent countries in southern Europe have been all but wrecked by the euro – and the euro crisis – and their ability to recover quickly through devaluation and consequent price cuts is no longer available to them.

But we still need holidays, and the self-catering sector in Britain, the US and Europe is well-placed to offer budget-conscious travellers not only the flexibility that hotels can rarely provide, but also price tags that are more attractive than ever.

In this debut issue, Gillian Thornton enjoys a relaxing get-away in North Devon, and looks across the Channel to Normandy, which this year is celebrating the work of France’s great Impressionist painters. Juliet Rix extols the joys of Italy’s Amalfi Coast and tells us about the re-invention of Malta’s fortress capital, Valetta, where opportunities for self-catering holidays in historic houses are opening up.

John Law reports on what are likely to be 2013’s big vacation trends, Lesley Dolby has tips for people weighing up the pros and cons of the Florida holiday home market, Diana Cambridge explains how foodies can make their self-catering cottage a home-from-home, and we take a look at what Jersey – 100 miles but a world away from mainland Britain – has to offer.

If you’re thinking about planning a spring or summer break – and wanting to find the holiday cottage, villa or apartment that’s just right for you – this is the place to start!

David KernekEditor

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COVER PHOTOSClockwise from top left: Portelet Bay, Jersey; Nanjeath Farm, St Austell (p24); Swimming pool at Carbis Bay Hotel & Apartments (p2); Helpful Holidays T12 Larkspur Cottage, Germoe, Cornwall (p9); Corfu street scene; Puerto Pollensa, Northern Mal-lorca (p45); painting at Honfleur, Normandy; Calabay Parc villa sold by Dolby Properties, Florida (p65). Centre: Young surfer at Carbis Bay.

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Contents

Property finderUK / South West .................................................................................. 23UK / South ............................................................................................. 29UK / East................................................................................................. 30UK / Heart of England ....................................................................... 32UK / North ............................................................................................. 33Wales ........................................................................................................ 34Scotland................................................................................................... 34Ireland & Northern Ireland ................................................................ 37Spain / Balearics / Canaries ............................................................ 38Portugal ...................................................................................................46Greece & Islands ..................................................................................49Turkey / Croatia .................................................................................... 56France / Caribbean ............................................................................. 57Italy / Poland .........................................................................................60USA ........................................................................................................... 61

5 Departures All aboard! Editor David Kernek rounds up all the travel news, including a far from bore-ing French phenomenon.

18 Quiet delights You’ll never be short of great scenery in North Devon, says Gillian Thornton. But that’s just one part of the picture.

62 Home in on FloridaThinking of buying a Sunshine State property? It pays to draw on local knowledge, says agent Lesley Dolby.

58 Amalfi amazesThis part of the Italian coastline is packed with both historic and natural wonders. Juliet Rix shares its secrets.

52 Put yourself in the pictureArtistic streak? Normandy has some real treats in store for you this year. Gillian Thornton opens her paint box.

8 Pleasure island Think you know Jersey? Think again! There’s far more to this destination than sandy beaches, cream teas and Jim Bergerac.

12 Gang up for a break More and more people are going on holiday together to save money or ramp up the quality. John Law investigates.

14 Hamper happinessDon’t be caught in food hell when you get to that self-catering property. Diana Cambridge has some feasts for foodies.

16 Valetta reinventedThe Maltese people are mixing tradition with innovation as they revamp their capital, says Juliet Rix.

Departures

CORNWALL is rightly famed for its magnificent sandy beaches, and one of the best in the county – and England – is at Carbis Bay on the North Cornish coast, a mile or so from St. Ives.

It offers 25 acres of golden sand, every square inch of which is owned by The Carbis Bay Hotel & Apartments. The beach and its waters – warmed by the Gulf Stream – have been awarded the Blue Flag for cleanliness.

Carbis Bay is an ideal centre for touring the county’s west coast and its wild moorland, and the valleys and inlets on the south coast.

St Ives, linked via the South West Coastal Footpath and a rail branch line from Carbis Bay, was named Best UK Coast-al Resort by the British Travel Association in 2011.

Attractions there include the West Country branch of London’s Tate Gallery and the Barbara Hepworth Museum. Land’s End and The Lizard are a short drive away, as are the Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project. Other superb beaches include Whitesands at Sennen Cove and the three miles of golden sands at Gwith-ian, Hayle.

Cornwall’s mining heritage can be seen at several nearby sites including Geevor, just along the coast from St Ives.

Where life’s a beach

Be a happy camper . . .FOR A self-catering break with a difference, there’s Camp Bestival, a four-day (August 1-4) festival of family fun in the grounds of Lulworth Castle on the Dorset Jurassic coast.

It offers a packed programme of music on multiple stages and family entertainment including comedy, theatre, dance, sideshows and sport – with a big emphasis on keeping young children occupied and happy.

Camping is a necessity; there are a great many acts crammed into the four days, and guests wouldn’t want to miss any.

Luxury tents, tipis, yurts, bivouacs, airstreams, and gypsy caravans are available for hire, or guests can bring their own tents.

There’s also a babysitting service to give parents a break after lights-out for the kids.

Performers at last year’s Camp Bestival included Earth, Wind & Fire, the English National Ballet, and the Happy Mondays.

“This was our first family festival,” said Angela Suter, who took her husband and daughter to last year’s event.

“It had been in the planning for us since November the pre-vious year, so there was plenty of time for the excitement to build.

“Would it be all we imag-ined? We were not disap-pointed. It was an absolutely fantastic weekend. Would we go again? Yes!”

For full details and book-ing information, go to www.campbestival.net

IF YOU were enjoying a holiday in rural Wales last year and saw a vicar and his wife driving a seven-tonne tractor, you might have wondered where they were going, and why.

The Rev Richard Kirlew tells all: “As the spokesman on Rural Affairs for the Church in Wales, I felt called to raise the profile of farming issues such as isola-tion and poverty.

“We also decided to drive around Wales, calling at all six cathedrals and raising money for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, the Farm Crisis Network and my own seven tiny parishes in the Radnorshire hills.

“The collection was very much a sprat to catch a mack-

erel – enabling us to talk to people about rural issues.

“JE Lawrence in Pembroke-shire agreed to help by supply-ing a tractor – a JCB Fastrac. It did 40mph flat out! We pulled in regularly to let faster drivers pass, and lorries flashed their lights in a supportive way.

“Our 700-mile journey took us to St David’s, Bangor, the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, New-port, Cardiff and Brecon.

“We raised £3,500 and money is still coming in. You may be sure that it is all going to very good causes.”

For more details about the venture, e-mail [email protected] or telephone 01982 551288.

Around Wales - by tractor

Enjoying Camp Bestival

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