Wanted a cottage where we could get peace and quiet. PERFECT !. Great host , very clean. Ideal if you want to explore the Moors.

Very clean and very helpful owners. Nice quiet location and within driving distance of the sites of cornwall

My husband and I travelled from Brisbane to Cornwall in England in July 2013 at short notice to attend to family business and stayed in The Shippen while we were B&B “hopping”. We returned in April 2014 to finalise the family business and thankfully were able to secure The Shippen for the duration of our stay, which was three weeks. We were seeking to self-cater and it was perfect for our needs. We called it our “haven” when we returned after a busy day. The Shippen contains all the amenities we required, was clean and very comfortable, and we had plenty of room to spread out.

Hosts Frances and Colin could not have been more helpful – they were not intrusive at all, but were there if we needed them, and they provided some excellent “local” advice that we put to good use. The booking process was very simple and the rate is excellent value for what is provided. The location is lovely and quiet, but is not remote and would provide a good base for touring. And it was wonderful for us city folk to have some rural “neighbours” in the form of sheep and lambs, and also some rabbits, so close by.

We would not hesitate in recommending Pitt Barn Cottages to anyone who wishes to stay for a quiet holiday (Frances has a lovely large garden and pond to explore), or to use as a “base” for some serious touring. We certainly hope there will be a vacancy next time we head over to England!

My wife and I spent two nights at The Shippen, one of the cottages available at Pitt Barn Cottages. It is a very good self-catering cottage, with a comfortable double and single bed, a washing machine that dries your clothes too (a revelation for me) and a well-resourced kitchen. The washing machine is in the kitchen, which I understand is the norm in Britain. There is a supermarket in Callington, a 10 minute or so drive from The Shippen.

The owner was very helpful in providing directions and making suggestions. The one negative, which is made clear on the website, is that wifi isn't available except in the garden of the owner's cottage. Indeed, mobile signal for the tesco phone we got wasn't available in our barn either.

Those minor problems aside, which are in all likelihood down to where the barn is, we found the Shippen to be a good location to explore Cornwall by car.