SUPPLEMENT I 2006 - Helpful Holidays

SUPPLEMENT I 2006: beach and bar close by . . .
Mawgan Porth: village of
mostly modern houses,
pub, hotels and beach
shops clustered around a
beautiful cove of soft
sand. Good for bodyboarding.
Magnificent
beaches and international
facilities for surfing at
Newquay (see brochure,
page 169), 3 miles south.
Golf and pony-trekking
nearby. Pretty fishing
village of Padstow (see brochure, page 166), 7 miles north.
… on the northern edge of Mawgan Porth, on a quiet, private lane, a
detached bungalow with terrific sea views. It is brilliantly positioned for
both the beach (300 yard footpath down to a cove/coastal path), and hotel
bar/restaurant (200 yards away). At the front, a sloping lawned garden and
drive and, at the back, a neat, enclosed garden with patio (table/chairs,
sea view) and a few steps up to the lawn.
Inside, light, airy and very comfortable. Sun porch; front door to hall;
living/dining room with great views over a few rooftops to the sea, big
comfy sofa/chairs and glazed doors to patio; fitted kitchen (dishwasher,
microwave); big utility room (washing
machine, fridge-freezer), very useful for
The view
storing bikes, surfboards, wetsuits, with back
door to garden. Three bedrooms – one double
(5’ bed), one twin and one with two single beds; shower-room (suite with large shower, baby-bath
provided). This is an excellent home at any time of the year for surfers, walkers, storm
watchers. No smoking. Cautionary Deposit £100.
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Crantock: pretty village (some thatch, PO,
pub, tea room, shop, church) with splendid
sandy beach, 4 miles west of Newquay (see
brochure, page 169), on the site of a town,
legend says, buried by sand for its sinfulness.
Golf nearby.
…1 1 ⁄2 miles west of Crantock along 3 ⁄4 mile of
hardcore lane, a semi-detached cottage converted
from a 15th cent. barn. It and the friendly, welcoming
owners’ house (opposite) are surrounded by 40
acres of land with more meadows beyond; it is a very
peaceful, private place. You have a small walled area
in front (table/chairs) and are welcome to walk the
owners’ land and make friends with goats, sheep,
ducks, free-roaming chickens, dogs and cats.
. . . Geevor mine museum
Summercourt (see brochure, page
170):
… on the edge of a wooded valley, 1 1 ⁄2
miles from Summercourt, and on the
same farm as Q1 (see brochure, page
170), stables newly converted into a
smart, single-storey, detached house,
50 yards away from the farmhouse. At the
front, flat gravelled area and, at the back, a
private enclosed garden with south-facing
patio (furniture, barbecue) and gate to a
small bluebell wood. You have shared use
of all-weather tennis court with practice
wall in a wild flower meadow.
Inside, smart, unfussy with high ceilings
and underfloor heating. Open-plan
living/dining/ fitted oak kitchen (dishwasher,
microwave, fridge-freezer) with
woodburner, comfy leather sofas, tiled
floor/rugs; utility room with washing
machine and tumble drier. Three bedrooms
– one
double (5’ bed)
with lovely long
rural view, en
suite shower-room (suite) and door to patio; one twin; and a room with bunks; bathroom (suite plus
bath-shower). Superbly peaceful place, with easy access to north or south coast. Suitable for
partially disabled.
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Trewellard: former tin
mining village (granite
cottages, good food
pub, tea rooms) just 1 ⁄2
mile from the stunning
cliff coast (fantastic
walking) and within 2
miles of a pretty cove
beach (sandy mid
rocks). Geevor Mine
(closed 1990) turned
excellent museum, 1 ⁄4
mile at Pendeen (see brochure, page 183). Much prehistory
all around, including a fogou and quoits. St Just-in-
Penwith (see brochure, page 183), 2 miles. Magnificent
surf/sand beach at Sennen, about 6 miles. St Ives and
Minack Theatre, both about 13 miles away.
Inside, modern, fresh and comfortable. Door to small hall with slate floor,
coat/boot cupboard; living/dining room with high, exposed ceiling beams,
books/games, CD player; neat fitted kitchen with dishwasher, washing
machine, microwave; loo (washbasin). Stairs from hall up to two attractive
bedrooms, both double, one with 5’ bed and TV,
and one with limited access to one side of the bed;
bathroom (suite plus bath-shower). Phone. No
smoking. Spring water (tested). Wonderfully
tucked away, yet central for coast, shops and
activities.
… in Trewellard, an early 19th cent., typically Cornish, granite terraced cottage, 100 yards from the B3306, and just 150
yards to the pub (good food). At the front, a neat granite-walled paved garden and, at the back, a paved courtyard (picnic table)
with useful sheds for bikes/surfboards and space for parking one vehicle (from narrow back lane). Inside, cosy and comfy with
lovely long views from upstairs across rugged hedgerow meadows to the sea. From garden, front door to hall with tiled floor;
living room with multi-fuel stove and exposed narrow ceiling beams; a snug with stone fireplace
(ornamental), exposed ceiling beams, games/toys, books; step down to kitchen (washing machine,
microwave, fridge-freezer) with good solid dining table/chairs, lovely old original cast-iron
range (not in use), lowish ceiling beams (5’10”), and back door (careful, 5’3” lintel!) to courtyard. Up
steepish stairs to three bedrooms – double (5’ bed), single with pull-out truckle bed, and another
single; bathroom (suite plus bath-shower). No smoking. A smashing little cottage at any time of
year.
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