4 guests 2 bedroom

TAR BARRELS, PIXIES AND PUBS.

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Redferns Holiday Homes is a Superhost

This 2 Bedroom, 1 bathroom unfurnished apartment is ready to make your home. Ottery St Mary is renowned for its welcoming community and excellent amenities. It is famous for:

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• Tar Barrels
  (November 5th): A centuries-old tradition where residents carry flaming barrels on their backs, believed to have origins in cleansing the town of evil spirits.

• Literary & Harry Potter Connections:
  Birthplace of romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772). JK Rowling is believed to have based the Weasley family home (Ottery St Catchpole) on the town.

• St Mary’s Church:
  A stunning 14th-century church modeled after Exeter Cathedral, featuring a 14th-century astronomical clock and a medieval minstrels' gallery.

• Pixie Day
  (June): An annual, quirky reenactment where local children dress as pixies and banish the bell ringers, celebrating a local legend.

• Historical Features:
  Known for the Cadhay House, the Tumbling Weir, and a rare Japanese Bell gifted by their sister town, Otar

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