With the festive season well and truly behind us and spring on its way soon, we’re getting a lot of interest in our holiday cottages in Devon for February half term. It’s a great time of year to escape to the beautiful East Devon countryside with your family, something to cheer you up in the thick of winter when it’s chilly and those bright sunny days are few and far between.

Well, here we are, heading into winter now, clocks gone back and everything. Whilst summer days on the beach are well and truly behind us for another year, it’s not too late to book yourselves in at Stonehayes Farm for some very enjoyable walking holidays in Devon. Don’t worry about the weather; worrying about the weather is for wimps, and anyhow, there’s no such things as bad weather – just inappropriate clothing! So get yourselves togged up, pack your outdoor duds, lace up your boots and come on down to the glorious East Devon countryside.

If you go up to the big car park in Hemyock on a Tuesday evening, chances are you’ll find Marc Jerem there with his SOUL FOOD van if the weather’s not too foul. Chances are there’ll be a queue there too, and sometimes, a bit of a street party atmosphere. Hemyock might only be a village on the Blackdown Hills but on a Tuesday night, man, it’s got SOUL. If you’re staying in one of our Devon holiday cottages at Stonehayes Farm you can have a piece of that because the other thing that Marc does is private catering.

Well, here we are folks, nearly October – OCTOBER?? How did that happen?? Well yes, time seems to whizz by these days and here we are, well into autumn now so with the first school break just around the corner now’s the time to grab a half term holiday in Devon. At Stonehayes Farm we have gorgeous country cottages sleeping 4-14, all nice and cosy for your half term family break.

At Stonehayes Farm we have gorgeous self catering cottages for Autumn breaks in the Devon countryside. What a wonderful time of year to get away for a week or a short break! The summer rush will be over, the roads won’t be so hectic, all the attractions will still be open and hopefully, it will still be warm enough for days on the beautiful beaches of the Devon coast.

Grab yourself a last minute Devon holiday cottage. The sun is shining, the birds are twittering away in the hedgerows, butterflies are flitting about and down by the river dragonflies are getting rather amorous! It’s so gorgeous at Stonehayes Farm this time of year, especially on clear days like today when you can see for miles and miles across the vast open countryside of East Devon. You should come and see it all for yourselves – we’ve got a few special offers over the summer holidays, so grab them while they’re going….

We’re quite new to this game but we’ve noticed that there’s a big demand for houses to rent for family celebrations. It seems that a lot of people choose to step away from hiring a hall for a big old bash with singing and dancing all night, and instead they’re looking to find a big holiday house in the country where they can get away for a few days with close family to celebrate that milestone birthday or anniversary.

Well, here we are enjoying a beautiful English springtime at Stonehayes Farm, even if it has been a little chilly at times. Everything is looking so lush and gorgeous now, the hawthorn blossom is out, filling the air with its heady fragrance, the hedgerows are full of cow parsley, campions and snapdragons, and up at Dumpdon Hill there are striking drifts of bluebells.