Sunday Times, Travel Supplement: "The fabulous 50.....Here are  the finest, freshest hotels, websites, gadgets, bars, luggage and in-flight pyjamas in the world....... "No 40 .....Pray for rain... If your last holiday in the West Country was a wash out, take the kids to Gitcombe House, a former  farm in Devon's South Hams that's been converted into self-catering cottages.  You get tennis..... and - in case it does pour -  a heated indoor pool, a sauna, a steam room and a soft-play area."

Mail On Sunday, Travel supplement: "The fantastic facilities include an outdoor tennis court and swimming pool and an indoor complex with another pool and soft play area.  Sharing 14 acres betwen just eight cottages, Gitcombe feels like your own private holiday manor.... From our cottage balcony we had a stunning view of the estate and across the valley, of Dartmoor National Park."

Belfast Telegraph: "The hamlets and villages of Devon are about as far from the world's trouble spots as you can get.  This place (Gitcombe) made me enthusiastic about doing nothing.  If we did venture out the door there was plenty to do without going near the car... Even with all this, and the place being fully booked for the weekend, it was generally so still as if no one else was there."

Practical Parenting: ”Wow!” Said the kids when we arrived.  Although the chic furnishing made us a touch paranoid about sticky fingerprints, the cottage was child friendly, with travel cots and highchairs available, plus built-in stair gates.  Best of all, the children made a new friend – Gitcombe’s soft dog, Tango.”

After Hours - Institute of Directors: "For a taste of heaven, head to south Devon.  I'm sure this isn't the county's official slogan but it should be.  There are not many places in the UK that can match Devon for natural good looks... All in all, Gitcombe is the perfect spot to enjoy some homely autumn sun."

Saturday Telegraph: "Last September, I went with my wife and young son to Gitcombe, a cluster of self-catering cottages down a private lane in deeply rural south Devon, netween Totnes and Dartmouth.  It was blowing a gale and raining buckets, but the weather didn't dampen our spirits. After unloading our car we made a beeline for Gitcombe's splendid heated indoor swimming pool, where we spent much of the afternoon.  When our two-year old eventually tired of the pool, we let him expend more energy in the soft-cushioned playroom.  The rental agency English Country Cottages had recommended Gitcombe as the best quality family-friendly, family-oriented cottage complex on its books".