Huge August Bank Holiday discounts 

Helpful Holidays have unmissable deals for families of 20% off Devon cottages over the August Bank Holiday week, the perfect time for West Country fun and sunshine before the children go back to school: 　

Ayrmer House, Ringmore, South Devon

This spacious, detached house is just 900 yards from the secluded, unspoiled beach at Ayrmer Cove and has superb views over fields to the sea. Ringmore's excellent family-friendly foodie pub is 350 yards from the house. Other popular sand/surf beaches at Bigbury-on-Sea and Challaborough are within a couple of miles and there are lovely coastal and country walks from the doorstep.

Sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms; week commencing 26 August was £1,517, now £1,213 (£203 pp). Available from helpfulholidays.co.uk, 01647 434063

Puddaven, Chagford, Dartmoor

A detached cottage on a secluded Dartmoor farm which is a haven for wildlife. This is a beautiful cottage in a wonderfully tranquil, timeless spot with walking and superb cycling on the open moors from the doorstep. Inside, the cottage is modern and smart with beams and natural colours, and it meets Helpful Holidays' 'Green Cottage' credentials.

Sleeps 4 (plus pets) in 2 bedrooms; week commencing 25 August was £977, now £781 (£196 pp). Available from helpfulholidays.co.uk, 01647 434063

Pillars, Heanton Punchardon, North Devon

A handsome, spacious, detached house just 3 miles from Saunton's magnificent sand/surf beach, with more top-class surf beaches at Croyde, Putsborough and Woolacombe within 8 miles. Exmoor National Park is 10 miles away. 　

Sleeps 6 (plus pets) in 3 bedrooms; week commencing 25 August was £1,517, now £1,213 (£203 pp). Available from helpfulholidays.co.uk, 01647 434063

Farthingfield, South Pool, South Devon

A wonderful, spacious house converted from traditional barns near the creek in a picturesque waterside village with an excellent pub. This is a Swallows and Amazons area for sailing/boating off the　Kingsbridge/Salcombe　estuary, with sandy beaches, slipway, pontoon and moorings for your boat, and pedestrian ferry to　Salcombe. The house has an alfresco dining area with barbecue and a paddock with play area for children to run wild.

Sleeps 8 (plus pets) in 4 bedrooms; week commencing 25 August was £2,166, now £1,732 (£217 pp). Available from helpfulholidays.co.uk, 01647 434063