We are going to Devon in the summer and have pretty specific accommodation requirements.
We have been going to Devon since I was a small child and have visited periodically for 40+yrs. My parents honeymooned there nearly 50yrs ago. Very sadly, my Dad has dementia and Parkinsons (early in his diagnosis and meds are working for now). We really want to go back one last time as a family. We always used to stay in the same place, but the owners sold last year and after decades of visiting, it's no longer operating as open to the public.
The beauty of the accommodation was that we could stay in three separate units, which is vital to family harmony. My brother can be prickly and needs his own space and my eldest niece is autistic with some specific needs, so her own space with just her nuclear family is vital.
We want to be together, be able to drop in and out of each other's lodges/houses/whatever and to eat or sit together outside. But we do need that space to stay in separate units or cottages or similar.
Additionally, my Dad is disabled even without his diagnoses, so needs groundfloor accommodation or bed and toilet downstairs as a minimum. He uses a wheelchair sometimes and we don't know his progression so wheelchair access would be a bonus.
The dream is three separate cottages or lodges part of the same complex or business, somewhere peaceful. I prefer rural, my parents and brother love the coast so it needs to be in reach of both. They love Lee Bay, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe. I actually like it a wee bit further south and inland, but I'm happiest if they are happy iyswim.
I know the obvious solution is probably a caravan park type set up, but it's really not our cup of tea. My Dad and niece in particular need calm and quiet for the accommodation and there not being too many people really is the thing we all agree on as the vital component. A smaller, quieter setting with other groups and families wouldn't be too bad, but a holiday park would not fit our needs at all.
We are two older people and two families (2adults, 2teens and 1adult, 2 teens respectively).
I've found one place so far, but the location is a huge compromise. It's really hard to search for exactly what we are looking for.
Before we give up and look at staying in three very separate places, does anybody have any recommendations?
(despite appearances, we're not usually fussy at all and often camp at Woolacombe on a site we've visited for decades, but it's a big and important holiday and I'd like to try and get it right for everybody if I can)