News on the farm

Compton Pool is carbon neutral!
The bio-mass boiler is now operating.
30th January 2013

The bio-mass boiler is now operating.

We are delighted to announce that after 3 months of hard  labour in the worst possible weather, Compton Pool Farm is now using sustainably sourced local timber to fire the new bio-mass boiler on site.The boiler has replaced...
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COMPTON POOL FARM WINS GOLD IN NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS
Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year 2012
23rd May 2012

Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year 2012

What the customers having been saying for years is finally official – the family-run holiday cottage business has been crowned the best self-catering holiday provider in England. The Gold Award is the highest Award for...
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Winners Again!
COMPTON POOL FARM WINS 9TH TOURISM AWARD IN 6 YEARS
13th February 2012

COMPTON POOL FARM WINS 9TH TOURISM AWARD IN 6 YEARS

Compton Pool Farm has scooped a gold award at the annual South West Tourism Awards, its ninth tourism award in just six years. Compton Pool Farm took the top prize for self-catering at the Riviera International Conference Centre,...
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New Luxury 4 bedroom cottage for 2012!
Available from April
21st December 2011

Available from April

We are delighted to announce the redevelopment of our office and reception building for 2012. Works have commenced to convert the large building into a flagship 4 bedroom house, all en-suite, with great views over the lakes. The...
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Gold!
Compton Pool announced as best self catering in Devon, again!
24th November 2011

Compton Pool announced as best self catering in Devon, again!

We have just won our eigth regional and national award for self-catering in 5 years. At the Visit Devon tourism award ceremony held last night at Sandy Park, home of Exeter Chiefs rugby,  Compton Pool Farm was awarded Gold...
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5 Star Gold and another award!
It's been a great week on the awards front.
4th November 2011

It's been a great week on the awards front.

It's been a great week on the awards front. We've just received a 5 star gold rating for the cottages from Quality in Tourism for the third consecutive year. This puts us in the top 5% of inspected properties in...
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New puppy and selected farm animals
Flossie joins the team
24th August 2011

Flossie joins the team

After a tough summer which saw the fox win the battle against our chickens and the sad loss of Meg, our 10 year old Westie after a long illness, we are revitalised! Flossie (pictured), our 3 month old whippet is giving Gilbert,...
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WiFi in all cottages

16th July 2011

After 5 years of struggling with one poor broadband line we have at last persuaded BT to come up with another line. As a consequence we now have free internet access in all cottages with immediate effect. Whether it's for local...
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Let it snow !
Compton Pool is pretty as a picture
12th January 2010

Compton Pool is pretty as a picture

For the first time in over 25 years, South Devon has been deluged in snow, a very rare event for this part of the world. The occasion did give us the opportunity to capture some beautiful images, one of which is shown. So if you...
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Quality Quality Quality !
More accolades for Compton Pool Farm
20th November 2009

More accolades for Compton Pool Farm

We are delighted to announce that, once again, we have been awarded the highest accolade possible in self-catering. This year, for the first time, Visit England and Quality in Tourism, the tourist industry\'s quality arm, has...
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