FAQ’S

The farm is a live working farm with sheep and cattle. Our Pets’ Corner has friendly chickens, goats, sheep and guinea pigs. You can help Kevin feed the animals and collect the eggs during your stay.

Our closest beaches are Rock, Daymer Bay and Polzeath and are roughly eight minutes in a car.

We have wi-fi in all our cottages and in our lounge area next to reception. If you need to access a PC and printer you can call at reception.

The local pub is a three minute walk into the village, approximately 200 metres from the main entrance.

All our cottages are suitable for families and young children. We can supply cots, bed guards, small put-up beds, highchairs and stair gates free of charge. Toddler cutlery, crockery, booster seat etc are free to borrow from Penpont store.

Locally there is a Tesco in Wadebridge or Sainsburys, Asda and Morrisons in Bodmin – These supermarkets all offer food shop delivery. Please ensure you let them know the cottage name and that it’s delivered after your check in time.

Yes, Towels and linen can all be changed – if you let us know a preferable day (Friday or Saturday) we can arrange this.

Outside of school holiday season, our cottages are ideal for couples wanting a peaceful or romantic getaway.  With great beaches, restaurants and walks all within a few minutes of us, it makes a great base for exploring the rest of Cornwall. We can offer a couples discount when booking a 2 bed cottage.

We have two larger cottages which both sleep 10.  Family and friends can take several cottages to all be together.

Yes, we have 2 laundries here on the farm free of charge. (Some properties have their own laundry machines – Barn, Manor and Chestnut)

Yes, We have a farm shop on site – Amble Farm Shop is our own honesty shop for guests staying here at The Olde House. Situated opposite Reception, next to Penpont Store where you can borrow many useful items.

Yes, most of the cottages are dog friendly. There is a small charge for bringing dogs. 

We have a swimming pool and children’s pool heated by a biomass boiler. We keep both pools at approx. 31 degree C. There are steps and a handrail to enter the pool. We also have a sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi. Everything is open all year round.

Yes, cottage towels are provided. This includes one bath towel and a small hand towel per person. Swimming towels are not provided so you will need to remember to bring these.

You can view our farm map here and all cottages have floor plans on their listing pages.

We can supply a full size (120cm x 70cm) wooden cots and all bedding.

We run our complimentary activities during the school holidays.

Short breaks of 2 or more nights are available from September to the end of May. We do have some short breaks available outside of this time but you will need to phone us for details. Please call us on 01208 813219 for more information.

During the school holidays only 7-night bookings are allowed.  During this time some cottages have Friday as their changeover days and some have Saturday changeovers.

Your balance is due 4 weeks before your holiday’s due to start. We’ll send you an email reminder to let you know when your balance is due.

The reception is open between 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am and 6pm on Saturdays. Our mobile numbers are on the office door if you need to get hold of us in an emergency or out of hours. 

Check in time is 4.30pm on your day of arrival and checkout is 9.30am on your departure day. Chestnut our accessible cottage check in is 3.30pm and check out is 10.30am. 

Please let us know if you’ll be arriving late.  Please locate your cottage from the map on the reception door and let yourself in – the key will be in the door and if it’s dark we will have left the lights on for you.

Smeathers, Penpont Mill and Ridgeway Park are all about 1 mile away from The Olde House Site. Greenbank and The Retreat are in Chapel Amble village a short walk of about 200m from The Olde House site.