Bookings can only be taken at a minimum 2 days' notice - self-catering cottages are not hotels and the owners or housekeepers need to have time to prepare their cottages to a high standard in readiness for your visit.

Yealm Holidays offers Tourist Board inspected, high quality, well furnished and equipped properties in the South West of Devon in the South Hams picturesque villages of Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo and Yealmpton (click to see location map), 10 miles (16 km) East of the City of Plymouth.

Blessed with mild winters the South West's beaches of Mothecombe, Bigbury and others around The National Trust Coastline, in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, can be enjoyed all year round. The pre Domesday Book River Yealm Estuary villages of Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo are particularly pretty and offer peaceful, tranquil holidays in several self-catering properties, some rural and some waterside. Click here to view our selection of cottages and live availability & online booking .

There is a yacht club, local sailing, boat-hire, fishing trips, lovely coastline, cliff top and woodland walks. The local pubs are friendly and offer good food. The shops, including a Post Office, butcher and a dispensing chemist, home baked bread and cakes, are well stocked and sometimes stay open late. There are many more restaurants, a fish'n chip shop and more pubs in the South Hams.

At the mouth of the Yealm is the Mewstone - a huge rocky grassy outcrop, sharply sloping to seaward. It helps to break up the force of the sea, thus giving protection for boats entering the Yealm harbour, affording safe anchorage and moorings, the whole administered by the River Yealm Harbour Authority.

Exeter, Torquay, Paignton and Totnes are all within easy reach, as is Dartmoor, North Devon, Cornwall and Plymouth on the main Paddington to Penzance Railway. Also there are flights to Plymouth airport with our local airline: www.airsouthwest.com which flys from London Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester and Jersey.
Plymouth, with its fascinating history and deep natural harbour including The Old Barbican Harbour from where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America, the harbour area offers all types of restaurants, shops and antiques. In the City Centre you will find more restaurants, supermarkets, theatre, cinemas and nightlife leisure entertainment, including the famous National Marine Aquarium on the Hoe waterfront, and where Drake's bowling green is still used to this day.

The 3 villages of Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo and Yealmpton do not have any high street Banks but the Village Store in Yealmpton main street has a cashpoint machine and is open long hours. Yealmpton Post Office cashes most cheques (office hours) and both take Credit Card payments for general shopping £10 and above. There is an organic, local food company in Modbury, which delivers to the door. Yealmpton Motor Services also have a shop and credit card payment facilities and sell domestic wood and coalite, barbecue cooking packs, firelighters and motor fuels.

YEALM HOLIDAYS EXTENDS A WARM WELCOME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF BRITAIN. HAVE A LOVELY HOLIDAY WITH US WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE TO STAY.

Selecting Your Holiday Cottage

Each holiday cottage is outlined on the Cottages Index Page. This index gives a brief description including accommodation, facilities and where applicable the enjoyEngland.com "Star" Grade (Please refer below for details). You may go directly to this page at any time by selecting the "Cottages" link at the top of all pages. To view the full details on the desired property, follow the link to the full description within each brief summary. Having selected a suitable cottage, it is simple to check availability for your preferred dates using the enquiry form. We will then email a confirmation of availability or alternatives dates/cottages if your first choice is not available. Please read Booking Terms which includes the Booking Terms & Conditions before making a booking as this information is in your own interest.

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Classification

	Acceptable/good level of quality. All units self-contained - two bathrooms where there are nine guests or more
	In addition to what is provided at 2 stars, good overall level of quality. Good standard of maintenance and decoration. Ample space and good quality furniture. All double beds with access from both sides. Microwave.
	In addition to what is provided at 3 stars, very good overall level of service. Very good care and attention to detail will be obvious throughout. Either access to washing machine and drier, if not provided in the unit, or a 24 hour laundry service.