Summary:
Redrock House is a beautiful Victorian Arts and Crafts home which has been renovated to a superb standard. Located at the foot of Dartmoor it is a fantastic base for extended family weekends and holidays. Enjoy the fabulous living spaces, including a hidden games room, glorious gardens with a hot tub for the summer months plus palatial bedrooms and luxury bathrooms.
The Space:
Redrock House is the place to stay to enjoy Dartmoor and south Devon and Cornwall.. Sleeping up to 19 plus dogs, this is a Victorian Arts and Crafts masterpiece.
Beyond the electric gates, a US-style wraparound veranda invites you to gaze at the garden wildlife from the hanging chair. Stay out for giant chess or Jenga on the lawn, then slide into the hot tub ( summer only ) and extend your evenings with a barbecue beneath the patio heaters or around the firepit.
Indoors offers a modern take on Victorian elegance, a place to spread out or come together amid velvet seats, bay windows and high skirts. Slip through the library’s secret door into the games room and a world of Sky-Glass movies, pool, table tennis and air hockey. Chat at the bespoke oak bar and choose wine from the racks.
Cook on the range, eat together around the dining table with its arched picture window, drift from the sunroom out to the terrace, tickle the baby grand, and bag a four-poster as the fire’s embers start to fade. Wake to Dartmoor views through sash windows, and terrace breakfasts, hearty walks and great company.
Welcome treats
Luxury bed linen and towels
Well-equipped ground floor kitchen with range oven, dishwasher, integrated fridge, American fridge/freezer with ice and water dispenser, microwave, kettle, toaster, Nespresso Vertuo coffee machine, Alexa, washing machine and tumble dryer
Separate second floor kitchen with oven, microwave, integrated fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, kettle and toaster
Dining table that can seat up to 12 guests
Outdoor dining table that can seat up to 10 guests
Amazon Alexa in the kitchen, Bluetooth portable speaker in the sitting room and Bluetooth through the TVs
Games room with Sky Glass TV, pool table, table tennis table and air hockey
Travel cot, highchair, toy chest, games and books available for children
Free Wi-Fi
Charcoal BBQ (please bring your own charcoal)
Hot tub (please note the hot tub is not available in winter months, from the end of October half term until Easter)
Outdoor giant chess and Jenga
Hot tub, gardens and grounds
Slip out from the sunroom and kick back on the Southern American-style wraparound veranda, watching the wildlife in the one-acre garden from the hanging chair. Play giant chess and Jenga on the lawn, then slip into the hot tub at night and stare at the stars.
Fire up the charcoal barbecue and eat around the al-fresco dining table. Picnic by the pond. Put the world to rights over firepit drinks or under the veranda heaters. Beyond the electric gates, a larger garden beckons. Dartmoor’s wild world of high tors, open moors and mixed woodland is yours to explore.
Living spaces
With up to 16 guests, you’re sure to have a mix of folk – some who thrive on the extrovert energy of big groups; others happy just to turn the pages of a book; others who can’t live without the rush of competitive adrenaline. Moorend Manor caters perfectly for all, with a plethora of receptions and a well-stocked games room.
That games room comes with its own bespoke LED-lit bar and an entrance straight out of Agatha Christie. From the library, pull back the big blue book on the middle shelf to reveal a hidden handle that opens the secret door. Once in, pool, table tennis and air hockey beckon, or just a movie night in front of the 65” voice-operated Sky Glass TV.
Make a night of it in the games room with a bottle from the rack in the wine room. Head back into the library for reading matter, or to the drawing room for serenity, silence, pre-dinner drinks and the post-dessert sounds of the baby grand. The sitting room offers velvet-covered luxury and an open fire, and the sunroom’s the gateway to the garden.
Cooking and dining
You’ve no excuses for not eating like kings and queens here, in the well-equipped country kitchen, with second-floor spare. Sing along with Alexa as you work around the range, dishwasher, integrated fridge, American fridge/freezer with ice dispenser, and microwave. Wrap up your meals with your pick of Nespresso Vertuo pods.
Stock up from all the usual supermarkets, the Game Larder for takeaway snacks, sweet treats and gin, Bidder’s the butchers and Dartmoor Bakery. Or hand it all over to our local pro chef and sit in the sunroom with a bottle from your very own wine room or Sovereign Wines in Tavistock.
Eat around the 12-guest dining table with moorland views or out in the wild blue yonder on the ten-seater table on the terrace. Eating out? Go gastro at the quintessentially English Who’d Have Thought It Inn or dine handsomely on teriyaki salmon or pan-fried chicken katsu at the Rock Inn in the village.
Tuck in to lamb rump or pollock at the Leaping Salmon in Horrabridge or treat yourself at the Cornish Arms, one of the UK’s top 50 gastro pubs, offering boat hake, bay mussels or roasted lamb belly, plus a great children’s menu. Try The Annex or Salumi for tapas, Fletcher’s for fine dining and Quay 33 for seafood.
Bedrooms
Sleep to the fluted sound of the twilight nightjar and the deafening night-time silence of the open moorland. Moorend Manor sleeps up to 16 in animal-themed rooms as happy to multitask as they are to bewitch with classic luxury.
The Ostrich doubles as the library/study when not used as a bedroom. Sleep on the double sofa bed and sneak into the games room through the secret door whenever the urge strikes.
The Zebra is the master with Dartmoor views, superking bed, en-suite, TV and walk-in wardrobe, while the giant Gorilla provides a choice of two single or one superking, sofa and coffee table.
Four-poster fans should bag the Flamingo, with its superking bed, elegant drape and silver Versailles-style furniture. The Leopard is another superking with zip-and-link singles option, while the balconied Giraffe can sleep up to four in a double and double sofa bed.
The Elephant provides a choice of singles or superking and the Lion offers a large sofa bed and doubles as a lounge complete with TV and dining table. Finally, the Rhino is another family-flexible superking zip-and-link.
Three sofa beds for children and a cot are also available.
Children welcome
Few things are as exciting to children as a country-house holiday with all the folks and maybe some of their mates. Especially one with a secret door. In the well-stocked library, pull back the big blue book on the middle shelf, then use the handle directly under the shelf to slowly pull open the door.
Even more exciting than the Agatha Christie-style entry is the world beyond. Grown-ups will love the bespoke oak bar, but youngsters’ attention will be drawn to the cinema area with its 65” voice-operated Sky Glass TV, and the table tennis, air hockey and pool tables.
Could life get any better? Maybe. Head outdoors for one acre of fresh air and fun that includes giant chess and Jenga on the lawn, and a heated terrace with charcoal barbecue and firepit for extending your nights. Older kids will happily stare at the stars from the hot tub. Keep friends posted with snaps on the free Wi-Fi.
We do have security cameras are on the garage facing the front door and also at the main gate entrance.
NO STAG OR HEN PARTIES
Guest Access:
You have the whole house to enjoy - just a couple of locked cupboards for cleaning supplies are out of bounds.
This is not a party house - we have strict noise rules to respect our neighbours. Quiet hours from 10pm to 9am. No stag or hen parties.
The Neighborhood:
The pretty village of Yelverton makes a perfect base for exploring Dartmoor with excellent walking and cycling routes in the area. The 21 mile-long cycling and walking route Drakes trail, runs through the village and links nearby Tavistock and Plymouth passing through wooded valleys and open moorland. It is also possible to hire bikes in the village. There are several eating places around Yelverton including The Drake Manor Inn and The Royal Oak which provide a warm welcome and superb locally sourced food. Nearby attractions include Buckland Abbey, The Garden House and Burrator Reservoir. The South Devon coast is within easy reach for day trips to Salcombe and the pretty riverside village of Newton Ferrers. The Naval port of Plymouth can also be easily reached, famous for its maritime heritage and the historic Barbican district its narrow, cobbled streets lined with a fine selection of restaurants and bars.
Other Things to Note:
£50 charge per dog.
The property has close neighbours - quiet hours are from 10pm where there should be NO NOISE in the garden above normal conversation. Please bear in mind the games room is the closest room to our neighbours so again - no noise / music beyond 10pm.
NO STAG OR HEN PARTIES
HOT TUB SUMMER ONLY - closed end of Oct through to May
