Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Holidays and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.

The Old Cattle Barn is a four-bedroom barn conversion with one double with a Juliet balcony and three more doubles. Sleeps 10 with sofa bed in the communal living area. There’s a bathroom with a bath and shower over, double basin and WC, and a ground-floor shower room with a walk-in shower, basin and WC. There’s an open-plan living space with a kitchen with range-style oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, tumble dryer, and dishwasher, a dining area and sitting area with TV. Amenities include WiFi, fuel and power, bed linen and towels. Outside there’s off-road parking for 8 cars, a garden with lawn, patio and furniture and a rear, enclosed garden with lawn and picnic bench. Five well-behaved dogs are welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Nearest shop in 0.6 miles, pub in 0.3 miles. Bring your family year after year to The Old Cattle Barn. This property has a good housekeeping bond of GBP350

The town of Launceston, situated on the Devon and Cornwall border, has wonderful architecture, including some fine Georgian buildings in the central square, and is dominated by the ruins of a Norman castle sitting high above the town. You can take a stroll to the Dog friendly Willow Tree Cafe and Woodland Walk or visit the steam train from Launceston through the beautiful Kensey Valley on a 5-mile round trip. Launceston is within driving distance of the seaside resorts of Bude and Padstow to the north, and Plymouth to the south, as well as the stunning Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor. A superb base for exploring Cornwall and Devon.