Higher Wiscombe self catering cottages is situated at the heart of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the head of the peaceful Southleigh valley, just a few miles from the World Heritage coastline at Beer, Sidmouth and Branscombe, nestle three luxurious award winning self catering holiday cottages, all with stunning rural views. Newly converted in 2005/6 from old stone barns the holiday cottages can accommodate parties from 6 to 32 and are perfect for traditional seaside holiday, bird watching and walking holidays or just a relaxing break. The oak dining table in the largest barn can dine up to 32 guests making Higher Wiscombe the ideal location for all kinds of family reunions, anniversaries and house parties. From November 2006 the owners have been offsetting guests’ carbon emissions within the price of the holiday making it the first holiday of its kind to do so. In April 2007 we were awarded the Gold Medal for Self Catering Holiday of the Year by Enjoy England, the highest accolade in British Tourism and were graded Gold by the Green Tourism Business Scheme. We were Silver Medallists in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards for Sustainable Tourism 2007/8, we were Overall Winners in the 2007 DEBI Environmental Awards as well as Winners of the DEBI Sustainable Tourism Award 2007 and were a regional finalist in the CLA Centenary Rural Buildings Awards.