Cool Place of the Day: Nettlecombe Farm, Isle of Wight

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Nettlecombe Farm offers yoga, fishing, and the chance to get close to nature

Situated on the southern side of the Isle of Wight, Nettlecombe Farm nestles in typically rolling and extremely picturesque Isle of Wight countryside, a working farm that offers luxurious self-catering holiday accommodation, coarse fishing and yoga retreats.

The farm, which has been in the Morris family for over a century, has no fewer than nine converted self-catering properties, three coarse fishing lakes as well an area to get up close and personal with a variety of the farm's animals, including alpacas, donkeys, goats, reindeer and even an emu.

It's a glorious setting, and a super-friendly place, with owners who are not only keen and proud to share their family farm with others but are also entrepreneurial enough to know what makes a perfect family holiday, partnering with local beauty therapists, childcare providers, caterers and fitness coaches to help guests get more out of their holiday.

And that's before you've joined one of their three-times-weekly yoga sessions or the regular morning feeding tours of the farm itself. Perhaps the nicest part, though, is the location, which is a stunner – your very own slice of unspoilt Isle of Wight countryside for a week. For all that, civilisation is never far away: Whitwell claims to have the oldest pub on the island, and Ventnor and all its seaside attractions are just a mile further on.

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