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Old Ice House

Brixham, Devon
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This property is managed by Original Cottages info_outline

Sleeps 8
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 3
Change Sat
No Dogs
4 star
Waterside Views
Parking on site / nearby
Towels included
Family friendly
Luxury
Fishing on site / nearby
Internet access
EV Charging
Enclosed garden / patio
Downstairs bedroom
Decorated for Christmas
Downstairs bathroom
Shop nearby
Pub nearby
Beach within easy reach
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At a glance

  • Stunning views of the harbour, marina and across to Torquay and Paignton
  • Teen-friendly with Alexa-compatible speakers and a PlayStation 4 with games
  • Garage parking with a handy electric car charging point

Overview
Property code: OC-SDKING

The spacious holiday home is located between Brixham harbour the breakwater beach, with a fantastic selection of shops and eateries on its doorstep. The popular beach at Breakwater or Shoalstone is 0.5 miles away. The property, which boasts sea views, sleeps eight guests and makes a great base for a family reunion or getaway with friends. Enjoy memorable evenings on the roof terrace, sharing delicious food under the stars.

The elegant family home is bright and spacious, with high ceilings and impressive bay windows. The property has a reverse-level layout to maximise the views, and the lounge/kitchen/diner is located on the first floor. This open-plan, contemporary space has a large dining table for entertaining and comfortable seating arranged around a Smart TV, Echo studio and PlayStation 4. A double bedroom with an en-suite shower room is also on this level. On the ground floor is a super-king-size bed (can be made up as a twin) with smart TV, echo dot and shower room, On the second floor there is the family suite comprising of a super-king-size bedroom (can be made up as a twin on request) and two single beds, smart TV, echo dot with large shower room. The property has an enclosed patio garden with a BBQ, dining furniture for 8 and a roof terrace with outdoor seating for 8 nestled into the cliff.

Lose yourself in the magic of Brixham, exploring its cobbled streets, taking photos of its colourful cottages, and dining in one of the many independent restaurants. Take a tour of the spectacular Golden Hind – a full-size replica of Sir Francis Drake’s ship – or hop on the ferry to spend the day in Paignton or Torquay. The beach at Shoalstone is always a family favourite, and has a refreshing seawater pool for those who are feeling brave. From the cottage, you can also enjoy a day trip to the riverside town of Dartmouth (5 miles).

  • 3 bedrooms – 1 super-king-size zip-and-link (can be arranged as a twin on request), 1 super-king-size zip-and-link (can be arranged as a twin on request) with additional twin beds, 1 double
  • 3 bathrooms – 1 en-suite shower room with WC, 2 shower rooms with WCs
  • Fridge/freezer, oven, induction hob, dishwasher, microwave
  • Washing machine in the garage
  • Heating is connected to Hive and can be controlled through Alexa on the Echo devices in the bedrooms and living room
  • Smart TVs, Echo Dots, Echo Studio, PlayStation 4 and a selection of games
  • Enclosed garden with dining furniture for 8, wooden benches and a charcoal BBQ (please clean after use), roof terrace with seating for 8
  • Private parking: 1 large car with the garage door down and a smaller car parked across the driveway.  In the summer 2 cars can park tandem in the garage/drive leaving the door up (can't leave the garage door up in the colder months). It is recommended to reverse into the garage so it is easier for the drivers door Access. Free on road parking available round the corner all year round.  October to March, 3 spaces on the road opposite the house.
  • Shop and pub 400 metres
  • Beach 0.5 miles
  • Please bring your own beach towels
  • Low, sloping ceilings on the second floor
  • No parties, hen or stag dos
  • Electric vehicle charging on site
  • This property will be decorated for Christmas
  • Arrival: 16:00 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00
  • Sorry, no dogs allowed

Nicola Hindmarsh

This property is personally managed by Nicola.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 21 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Anonymous 24th November 2023

Thank you for a lovely stay - beautifully renovated house with everything you could possibly need. Fantastic location with parking spot. We enjoyed walks in both directions and got some fresh fish. Highly recommend!

Reviewed by Elaine 29th October 2023

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Reviewed by Paul 24th September 2023

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Reviewed by Jessica 3rd September 2023

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We stayed in the property with another family, four adults and four children, and the property was the perfect size & layout for us. When we walked into the property we were all extremely impressed with the quality of the decor and the cleanliness throughout. A wonderful location to explore Brixham. Our favourite restaurant of the week was the Old Read moreMarket House, the food and service were fantastic. The kids enjoyed visiting Paignton Zoo and Woodlands family theme park as well as crabbing in Brixham. Would highly recommend this property to anyone, definitely the best holiday property we have stayed in for our budget Hide

Reviewed by Anonymous 26th August 2023

Thank you for letting us stay in your gorgeous house. It is beautifully renovated and it has lots of fabulous amenities. The location within Brixham is perfect, not only because of the lovely view of the harbour, but it is a close distance to a lot of sites. We have all loved staying here in Brixham and have made lots of wonderful memories. The chiRead moreldren have particularly enjoyed getting the steam train from Paignton, picnics on the beach and chatting to all the friendly folk. Thanks again, we hope to return. Hide

Reviewed by Anonymous 5th August 2023

Thank you for the loan of this lovely house. Unfortunately the weather stopped us from appreciating the Devon Countryside completely, but we will have to come back to explore more. We have all enjoyed ourselves, slept and ate well but need to enjoy the Lido to work off the Fish and Chips and Ice Cream!

Reviewed by Anonymous 22nd July 2023

Lovely house, clean and very comfy. Perfect location to get to plenty of places. Despite the weather, it didn't keep us in, and it was nice to sit out at night for drinks on the rear terrace. Would recommend!

Reviewed by Ludo 16th July 2023

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Reviewed by Anonymous 8th July 2023

This house has been a very nice location for our stay in the UK. We enjoyed its neighbourhood with shops, restaurants and comfortable as well as hilly walks. The weather has not been too kind to us but the children were pleased to spend this time on the Playstation. Congratulations with the renovation of this comfortable house.

Reviewed by Anonymous 24th June 2023

Lovely renovated house in a prime location. We have enjoyed wandering along the harbour, popping into various gift shops, eating pasties and cream teas. Fullers and West Country Deli are recommendations of ours! We recommend eating at the Breakwater Bistro and Old Market House for great views. We visited Dartmouth, Babbacombe Model Village, TorreRead more Abbey and other parts of Torquay and had a great week - very lucky with the weather- there was only one rainy day but we were still able to enjoy it. Liberty Tea Parlour and Cocktail Bar is my new happy place - I love it! Hide

Reviewed by K 22nd June 2023

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Reviewed by Anonymous 27th May 2023

Beautifully renovated property in a perfect location near town! The house is equipped with almost everything you could think that you might need for a multi-generational half term holiday. We lucked out with the weather this week, warm and sunny - we are leaving with a tan worthy of a week in the Med! We ate in a few times and made use of the wellRead more equipped kitchen, but also hadf great meals and drinks out. The Berry Head Hotel, The Blue Moon, and Casa Nostra which is opposite Tesco in town. We had a great afternoon at Dartmouth - -arriving on the steam train from Paignton, a short wildlife watching boat trip from the harbour (no wildlife, but a lovely scenic tour), an afternoon bodyboarding at Broadsands ( the Venus cafe is fantastic) and a couple of swims at the Shoals Lido, just a few minutes walk away, plus a great bar. The remainder of our time was spent walking into town, stopping for ice cream and drinks, and sitting on the fab rooftop terrace here at the house - a little suntrap in the afternoon! Thanks for a really lovely home from home. Hide

Reviewed by Ian 22nd May 2023

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Reviewed by Maria 2nd April 2023

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Everything in the property was good quality. There were 2 sets of towels missing so we had to go out and buy some. Also the bath towels were tiny. Cant understand why they skimped on this when everything else high spec. Why no recycling facility? A house for 8 people produces more than one small bin full of rubbish. A Shame no recycling encouraged.Read more Also why no high chair and travel cot? Wouldnt cost much to supply these things. House was clean enough, and location excellent. Hide

Reviewed by Anonymous 20th March 2023

A lovely couple of days spent in Brixham with friends. What a beautiful cottage in an ideal spot for walking, with easy access to plenty of local easting and drinking places. Thank you. - Paul and Paula, Steve and Sharon

Reviewed by Anonymous 19th March 2023

Thank you for sharing your lovely home with us. We have loved staying here and the layout of the property is just right for groups of friends to stay. Great to be able to leave the car in the garage and walk into town for evening meals. Had good food at the Blue Anchor, Rockfish, and the Old Market House. Glad we came. - Gail and Phil

Reviewed by Anonymous 14th March 2023

Easy from Start to Finish. Kept up to date from booking to departure. 5/5

Reviewed by Anonymous 25th January 2023

We really enjoyed our stay at Old Ice House. First up the info on how to get there and park was great, the garage is such a bonus as being so close to the harbour it seems parking is limited, The heating was good and we felt warm the moment we got in. We quickly allocated bedrooms, they were all nice, especially that big top one, we slept in theRead more bedroom on the ground floor at the back, so quiet and the bed super-comfy - thank you!! Having a shower room next door to that room was fab, everything clean and worked, wardrobe space etc, Nice to have a garage to put our wet things in, believe it or not my husband went swimming in the sea in the driving rain, but its so close to that nice swimming beach he just ran down in a dry robe and went for it, nice to have a line to hang his wet things in the garage when we came back, another bonus!! The weather was fab on the Saturday morning when we walked up to Berry Head, thanks for the info folder, map etc, if anyone is reading this, the cafe at the top of Berry Head serves the best coffee and cake! My husband had a scallop and bacon sarnie really early on the Saturday morning alongside the fishermen at a cafe by the fish market, he recommends that, we bought a big plaice and did that on the BBQ (easy to clean, kitchen is nice - everything works, the extractor fan is a bit noisy but who cares when it does the job. Anyway, we ate at the Curious Kitchen on Sunday - absolutely brilliant, thanks for the recommendation, All in all we went at the most miserable time of year, and I absolutely loved standing in the elevated sitting room with a cup of tea looking at the sea and the fishing boats, snug as a bug, with the rain lashing down outside those windows - who cares! The house is so nicely done out, our friends also said their beds were super comfy, everything works. Great WiFi! Speakers in the sitting room, nice big tasteful sofas, spacious dining table, I had a look at the photo book you left for us - about the renovation - blimey - what a job!! Back to the weekend:- Any break in the weather and we were out the door, and as the Old Ice House is near everything we could get anywhere on foot really quickly, The Wine Loft was nice, we exercised up and down the steps - what amazing terraced architecture! We ate at Tides, brilliant, (Shoals by the lido was closed but will look forward to dining there next time we visit!) What a lovely place, thank you!! We will be back to stay longer and explore the coastline southwards, also check out Pomeroy Castle which belonged to my ancestors!! (Before they ran out of money and sold it to the Seymours), anyway, great place, great area, Thanks guys! Rosy and the gang Hide

Reviewed by Anonymous 30th July 2022

Absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful views over the marina, well decorated, everything you need! We had 2 Range Rovers and they both fit on the drive which was brilliant. The beds were really comfy and the location was perfect! We loved it, well definitely be back :) thanks for a great stay!

Reviewed by Anonymous 24th July 2022

Could not have had a more enjoyable stay at the Old Ice House. The property is well appointed and very stylishly decorated, while being very comfortable. We had the middle bedroom and the bed provided a very good nights sleep. Perfectly positioned with harbour views, you are 5 minutes from numerous good restaurants. There is also a great fishmRead moreonger - a hole-in-the-wall on a pathway towards Battery Gardens http://www.davidwalkerandson.com/ - super fresh fish for cooking on the bbq or taking home (they will vacuum pack it for you). Hard to pick a best moment, but sitting at the Battery Park cafe (check opening times!) with coffee and cake, taking in the view, high on the list! - Amanda Hide

Reviewed by Emma 3rd July 2022

Perfect Property in a Perfect Location. Loved loved loved our stay here. The house is right at the heart of Brixham - a short walk to the beach and some lovely restaurants (Simply Fish and Albero were our favourites). There are some lovely coastal walks too - we didn't need the car whilst were there (just left it in the garage the whole time). CRead morean definitely recommend the walk to Berry Head (fantastic views and very peaceful) and if you are up for a longer walk you can walk the coastal route all the way to Torquay (top tip - walk there and bus back!). Our thirteen year old daughter loved meeting Bob the seal at the breakwater and crabbing at the harbour too. The house itself is very clean and tidy and has plenty of room for two families - we took the top floor room with it's access out onto the sunny terrace at the back and view of the harbour at the front (albeit in the distance). We can't really comment too much on the kitchen facilities as we didn't cook during our stay (way too many lovely places to eat nearby!). There is a yard area at the ground level which we found was great for drying out our wet suits and SUP. We will definitely be back! Hide

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