Turtle Beach
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Paignton Paignton Sands (Good water quality)
Paignton, South West England
Sleeps 4
£621 per break
Check availabilityWoodpecker Barn
Totnes, South West England
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 1.3 mi (Open Charge Map)
- Communal heated indoor swimming pool with changing rooms
- Games room with table tennis, pool and air hockey
- Private garden with wide views over Devon countryside
- Electric car charging point available for guests
- Located close to Totnes and Torquay for days out
Woodpecker Barn is a self-catering cottage near Totnes in South Devon, one of nine cottages at Newhouse Barton in the village of Ipplepen. The barn sleeps 7 and offers a fully equipped kitchen, free Wifi, and a private garden with wide views over the surrounding countryside. On site you'll find a heated indoor swimming pool with changing rooms, a games room with table tennis and pool, a children's play area, and an electric car charging point in the car park. The location is close to Totnes and Torquay, with Newton Abbot station 3.4 miles away and the Devon Bird of Prey Centre just 0.8 miles from the door, making it an easy base for exploring the local area.
How far to…
- Station
- 3.4 miles
- Beach
- 4.7 miles
- The Devon Bird of Prey Centre
- 0.8 miles
- Newton Abbot Museum
- 3 miles
- Tuckers Maltings
- 3.5 miles
Accommodation on site
- Cottages
Details taken from the operator's own website on 4 Nov 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Swimming Pool
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ EV Charging
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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Events from
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Greenish Day
The Foundry Torquay, Torquay · 5.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Greenish Day - A Tribute to Green Day - Torquay
The Foundry Torquay, Torquay · 5.6 mi
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Fri 4 Dec · 19:00
Silent Drop Presents Danny Rankin
Arena Torquay, Torquay · 5.6 mi
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Fri 4 Dec · 19:30
This is Floyd
The Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay · 5.8 mi
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3 mi
Newton Abbot Museum
Newton Abbot Museum sits in a restored Victorian church, Newton's Place, and tells the story of the...
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Site of Old Torbay Aircraft Museum
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.4 mi
Totnes Museum
Totnes Museum is a local museum in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England.
🦁 Zoos & Wildlife · 4.6 mi
Theden Animal Park
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Castle & Heritage · 2.1 mi
Compton Castle
National Trust · 2.7 mi
Bradley Manor
National Trust · 7.7 mi
Greenway House
Castle & Heritage · 8.3 mi
Castle Duke (historic hill fort)
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