Sizzling hot summer holiday deals in the West Country

 Helpful Holidays, the award-winning holiday cottage experts, have a fine selection of family-friendly cottages available with tempting special offers during the school summer holidays. From Cornwall, to Devon, Somerset and Dorset, they offer country retreats and coastal cottages sleeping from 2 to 47, with many being dog-friendly. All Helpful Holidays properties are hand-picked and regularly inspected to ensure they meet rigorous standards and are perfect places for happy holidays. The Helpful Holidays team know the West Country and the cottages well and are pleased to help with recommendations and property details, from the inside out.

 With Poldark showcasing the stunning Cornish mining heritage, here are ex-mine buildings which are now beautiful cottages with summer offers:

Rock View Cottage, Gulworthy, Devon

20% off July and August

A peaceful and picturesque detached retreat set in Tamar Valley woodland on the Devon/Cornwall border, this is a beautifully restored former mine building from Wheal Josiah, once the richest copper mine in Europe. With a woodburning stove, 6ft bed, roll-top bath and your own hot tub in the private garden with acres of woodland and the Tamar Trails for walking/cycling beyond, it's an idyllic haven. Sleeps 2 in 1 bedroom/1 bathroom. Was £733 per week during August, now £586.

1 The Brass Bolt Shop, Perranarworthal, Cornwall

20% off July and August

In a wooded valley near the South Cornwall coast, this is a Grade II listed cottage in a smart private development recently converted from historic Perran Foundry, a hub of 19th century industry and now a fascinating World Heritage Site. The original spirit of the building has been sensitively merged with modern comforts, including an open-plan living space with vaulted ceiling and birdwatching mezzanine. Sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms. Was £906 per week during August, now £724.

… and a newly available country cottage close to moor and coast…

Lily's Pad, Okehampton, Dartmoor, Devon

20% off July (available throughout July and August)

A stylish and immaculate single-storey cottage within 2 acres of gardens with spectacular views to Dartmoor. It is set just a mile from the popular Dartmoor town of Okehampton with its leisure centre, cinema, restaurants, heritage railway and the start of the Granite Way cycle route. This is excellent walking country, with a choice of Dartmoor, the Two Castles Trail and West Devon Way to Plymouth. Easy access to the A30 to Cornwall's fabulous sand/surf beaches. Sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms. Was £734 for the last week in July, now £587.

All available from helpful holidays.co.uk, 01647 434063.