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Cornwall self catering and cottages
The South West of England has the best of the British weather and some of the best coastlines to enjoy it and so Cornwall makes the ideal holiday location for a family holiday or a short break. Whether you are looking for an active holiday or a relaxing retreat you are sure to find it in this beautiful part of Britain.
Enjoy your stay in some superb self catering cottages and accommodation in Cornwall. Our self catering holiday accommodation listings are perfect for couples and large family groups and ideally located near the coast or at the heart of the countryside.
Self catering accommodation in Cornwall is great value for money and if you are after luxury then check out the cottages with hot tubs, sauna's, gyms, heated swimming pools and much more! Refine your search of Cornwall self catering accommodation listed by using the county and region menus on the left or above. If you want to do a fast search with less descriptions and more properties click here>
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £443 to £919
Self catering accommodation in Heligan sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: Set within the extensive grounds of the renowned Lost Gardens of Heligan and just over a mile from the sea, The Clock House is part of the stable block belonging to the Manor House, forming one side of a cobbled courtyard in the private section of the estate. Furnished to a high standard yet retaining many of the 18th century period features with high ceilings, large sash windows and the original slate-hung clock tower restored to working order with the preserved weather vane.
Entered from the courtyard where there is parking for two cars, the property is fronted by a small patio garden with a path and one step leading up to the wide front doorway which opens to an entrance lobby. An inner glazed door opens into a carpeted hallway leading to a cloakroom W.C. with hand basin and a modern style kitchen with smart fitted units. At the far end of the hall, a door opens to a delightful living room with a dining area on the lower level and two steps leading up through a wide archway to the adjoining sitting room with a comfortable three-piece suite and windows overlooking the courtyard.
A carpeted staircase winds up from the hall to the first floor landing where there are a bathroom W.C. with wash basin and corner bath with hand shower attachment and three pleasant bedrooms with views of the manor house, courtyard and grounds. There is a master bedroom with a cast iron 5-foot bed and an en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin and two further bedrooms, each with zip-linked twin beds which can be joined to create a 6ft double. There are wall mounted electric convector heaters in all bedrooms.
It is a short walk to the entrance of The Lost Gardens of Heligan, the largest garden restoration project in Europe with over 80 acres of gardens. The award winning Lobbs farm shop is also a short walk and the acclaimed Eden Project is about a 30 minute drive. The nearby villages of St Ewe and Pentewan, approx 1.5 miles respectively, have pubs offering food and the traditional fishing village of Mevagissey is just over 2 miles away with a variety of shops, restaurants and pubs and a seasonal ferry operating from the harbour to Fowey. Just beyond Mevagissey, the small cove of Portmellon has a shingly beach and the popular family beach at Gorran Haven with safe bathing is about a ten minute drive.
Please note: Go to the Friends of Heligan website for details on special rates for annual passes. Also valid at Kew Gardens. Departure time for this property is 10am.
  
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £331 to £756
Self catering accommodation in St Breock sleeps 5.
Accommodation overview: A detached, spacious, double glazed stone barn conversion with extensive views of unspoilt countryside, only a few minutes drive from the market town of Wadebridge and within easy reach of all the beaches around the Camel Estuary. Set at the end of a long farm drive, which leads up from a quiet country lane to the Hay Barn, the owners home and the existing working pasture farm is to one side.
From the parking area, a couple of steps lead up through the patio garden with stone chippings and flower borders to the stable front door which opens into the ground floor hallway. Downstairs there are a shower room W.C. with hand basin, a family bedroom with a double and single bed and a master bedroom with a kingsize bed and an en-suite bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath. Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and French Windows overlooking the original farmyard.
Wooden stairs lead up to the centre of an attractive open-plan living room comprising the whole of the upper floor with windows on two sides giving views of the surrounding countryside. With a light and airy décor, there is a comfortable sitting area with a wood burning stove and a stable door in one corner. At the opposite end of the large living room bisected by the stairwell, there is a modern kitchen area with oak fitted units, a ceramic tiled floor and a farmhouse style dining table and chairs. To one side of the parking area, there is a small level lawn for the sole use of the visitors.
Wadebridge, 2 miles, has a good selection of shops, restaurants, a cinema and a sports centre with swimming pool, and there is also a supermarket within a 5 minute drive. There are several village pubs offering food within a short drive, as are a good variety of beaches, golf courses and watersport activities. The area has good rural walks, riding stables and cycle trails including the popular Camel Trail, bicycle hire is available in both Padstow and Wadebridge.
Please note: 1st log basket inclusive. £30 cleaning deposit per week is payable direct to the owner on arrival.
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Sleeps 3
Weekly price range £258 to £489
Self catering accommodation in Polperro sleeps 3.
Accommodation overview: With superb harbour and coastline views from the garden, this grade II listed traditional terraced cottage with accommodation on three floors is tucked into a traffic free area known as The Warren lying in the heart of the picturesque fishing village of Polperro.
Set to one side of a narrow lane that forms part of the South West Coast Path, this quaint cottage benefits from its own unique sun terrace and summerhouse and retains great charm and character with low beamed ceilings and doorways.
Sharing an outer front door and lobby, the inner glazed door opens directly into a rustic beamed kitchen/diner with a bespoke galley kitchen, pine dining suite with a glimpse of the harbour and at the rear, a compact shower room W.C. with hand basin.
A rather steep and narrow rope railed stairway leads up to a cosy sitting room on the first floor with a board and beam ceiling, comfortable lounge seating including a sofa bed, an electric log effect fire and the sound of the sea filling the window. There is also a stable door opening out to a railed flight of ten steps that lead down to the pedestrian lane from which the cottage takes its name and offers an alternative, slightly easier access to the property.
A further steep staircase continues up to the second floor and two cottage style bedrooms; the master bedroom with a 4ft double enjoying a bird’s eye view overlooking the working fishing harbour and a small single bedroom at the rear with trundle bed. There are electric convector heaters in both bedrooms.
From the latter, a low door gives access to the rear hillside garden with nine steps that lead up to a sheltered paved patio and a further nine steps continue up to a south facing wooden sun deck with summerhouse and glorious views over the harbour, rugged cliffs and far out to sea. Young children and pets will require supervision outside.
There is one reserved parking space in the main village car park just under half a mile away and approximately a 10 minute walk - there is no vehicle access to the property however a luggage taxi service is available.
The many cafes, restaurants, pubs, galleries and local shops are close at hand as is the Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing. Seasonal pleasure boat trips depart from the harbour, and the coastal footpath offers fine walks eastwards to Talland Bay & Looe, and westbound to Lansallos & Polruan.
There is a small sandy beach that sits outside the harbour walls and is accessible during low tide, and further beaches can be found along the coast at Talland, Lantivet and Lantic Bays. Looe is 4 miles by road and Fowey 7 miles via the Bodinnick ferry. This property can be rented with next door but one Warren Cottage for larger parties.
Please note: Towels are not supplied. No cot – carrycot/travel cot accepted.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £247 to £412
Self catering accommodation in Herniss sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: With the added benefit of its own small balcony, Louie is entered by six railed steps leading up from the shared patio garden.
The fully glazed front door opens directly into an open plan living room with pastel colours and exposed beams rising up to the apex of the roof. A two seater tub sofa and two tub chairs face the electric coal effect stove and wall mounted flat screen TV, there is a drop leaf dining suite, and modern fitted kitchen units run along one wall. French Windows open to a small railed balcony at the gable end with countryside views.
Downstairs there is a bedroom with a 5ft divan double bed, pine furniture and an adjacent shower room W.C. with hand basin, heated towel rail and wide shower cubicle.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £336 to £767
Self catering accommodation in St Merryn sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: Within a mile of the lovely sandy beach at Harlyn Bay and a short way inland from Trevose Head, this semi-detached, double glazed newly renovated barn conversion is set in the gardens of the owners home to one side of the coast road from Newquay to Padstow.
Approached by a secure gated driveway where there is parking for two cars adjacent to the owners garage, a level gravel path continues up to the front entrance porch with a small work top and coat pegs. An inner stable door leads directly into a well equipped kitchen with fitted units, a beech effect worktop and a slate tiled floor. Beyond is a pleasant comfortable living room with a natural wood floor, soft lighting and a relaxing decor. Overlooking the garden the dining area has an ornamental feature brick fireplace and the adjacent seating area has two comfortable settees.
In the far corner, one step leads up to a small hallway and a pretty double bedroom with a wash basin, three steps continue up from the hall to a bathroom W.C. with hand basin, cast iron rolltop bath and shower cubicle and an attractive twin bedded room. The garden immediately to the front has an area for sitting out and visitors are encouraged to make full use of the shared landscaped garden with varying levels of lawn bounded by a stone wall.
The village of St Merryn under half a mile away has a selection of small shops, the nearest pub is a five minute walk along the main road and there is a seasonal restaurant just a few yards away. The harbour town of Padstow and the Camel Estuary are about 2.5 miles and there are a further seven beautiful beaches all within a short drive, as well as golf courses.
Please note: No young dogs please.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £392 to £927
Self catering accommodation in St Just-in-Penwith sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: Only a few minutes from the coastal path and in a wonderful area for walkers, with lovely country views, this attractive detached granite cottage is set in the picturesque farming hamlet of Bosorne on the brow of a hill overlooking Cot Valley which runs down to the boulder strewn beach and rugged coast to the south of Cape Cornwall.
Approached from a lane through a walled and gated grassy garden the front door opens into a small lobby, a wide central hallway with ample hanging space to one side with stairs winding up to the floor above. Off the hall is a very spacious sitting room with a high ceiling and a rather grand granite fireplace. On the other side of the hall is a recently enlarged, attractive kitchen / dining room with modern fitted units and beyond a utility room. There is a new downstairs shower room W.C. with hand basin and a door to a service courtyard at the rear where there are sheds for storage etc.
Upstairs are a bathroom with hand basin and hand shower fitment to the bath, a separate W.C. and three bedrooms, two with a glimpse of the sea at the mouth of the valley. There is one kingsize double room, one twin bedded room and one with bunk beds. From the front garden a side gate and two steps leads up to a part walled grassy garden at one end of the cottage, ideal for older children. The shops and amenities of St Just are about a mile.
Please note: Bed linen and towels not available.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £386 to £839
Self catering accommodation in Halgabron sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: The larger of the two cottages sharing the same courtyard, this double glazed detached stone barn was once the farm grain store and has been carefully converted to provide comfortable family accommodation whilst retaining original features.
The front door opens to a small central hallway with a pleasant sitting room on one side with a high beamed ceiling, lounge seating and an electric coal effect fire set on a hearth created from an original mill stone. On the opposite side, a farm style kitchen/dining room has a run of pine fitted units and an inner hall leads to a ground floor shower room W.C. with hand basin and utility room, both of which can be accessed directly from the car port.
From the hallway, carpeted stairs lead up to a sunny first floor landing with rural views from French Windows, a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and three cottage style bedrooms. There are two bedrooms at the front of the property with a double and twin beds respectively enjoying sea views on the horizon towards long rock and a bunk bedded room at the rear with views over farm land and surrounding countryside.
With access from both the kitchen and external steps from the first floor landing, Dairylea benefits from its own enclosed rear garden with a private and sheltered patio with slate chippings and a raised lawn overlooking the adjacent fields. The property has undercover parking for one car with additional parking in the courtyard.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £370 to £801
Self catering accommodation in St Just-in-Roseland sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: Just two miles north of the pretty harbourside village of St Mawes, this detached part double glazed house with beautiful views, is set in a private road which runs almost down to the creek at St Just in Roseland.
On the ground floor the front door opens into a wide hallway with a wing to the right containing a bathroom / W.C. with hand basin and two bedrooms; a twin bedded room and one with two single beds that can be joined together to make a king size. On the extended side of the house is a recently enlarged sitting / dining room with large picture windows and patio doors to the garden and a newly fitted kitchen, all with lovely water views.
Open tread stairs lead directly from the sitting / dining room up to the spacious, gallery style, open plan master bedroom which has a double bed and an en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin. A large window makes it possible to enjoy the view without getting out of bed and a glazed door opens to a new roof terrace overlooking St Just Creek with a glass balustrade.
The garden is bounded bv a waist high stone wall and although the grass itself is level the sloping site gives a considerable drop on one side of the wall - not for adventurous toddlers. There is on-site parking for two cars. The coastal footpath nearby leads down to the picturesque church set in magnificent semi tropical gardens and St Just Pool.
The nearest beach is Rosevine, a five minute drive, with an expanse of flat sand at low tide. St Mawes has two beaches on either side of the harbour, a small selection of shops, pubs and restaurants, a passenger ferry operating to Falmouth, and the 16th century St Mawes Castle.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £264 to £494
Self catering accommodation in Portholland sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: French Windows to the front of the cottage lead directly into the open-plan ground floor with rustic board and beam ceiling, a slate floor and white painted stone walls.
To one side is a small neatly fitted galley kitchen with a ceramic two ring hob, combination microwave and a small oak dining suite. One step leads up beneath a timber archway to the seating area at the rear with period furniture, comfortable leather armchairs facing the wood burning stove and a window overlooking the sunny terraced area.
A narrow winding staircase leads up to the delightful bedroom with a canopied beam ceiling, rustic pine floorboards and a king-size bed. A skylight allows visitors to watch the stars at night. A small en-suite bathroom W.C. with wash basin and a bath with hand shower fitment completes the accommodation.
The owner regrets that only adults will be accepted because of the potential danger of the river.
Please note: Wireless internet is available but not inside the property
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £775 to £1
Self catering accommodation in Mawgan Porth sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: Valley View provides light and airy accommodation and has been decorated and furnished to a high standard. Standing on its own, the property forms part of eight architecturally designed eco properties and Valley View is the only garden lodge based within The Eco Village. Each eco lodge is detached using sustainable, natural materials and timbers along with solar panels to provide excellent insulation whilst taking care of the planet.
Twenty steps lead up from the parking space to the one property, Valley View. Arranged on one floor with one step at the entrance to the property, the front door leads straight into a spacious entrance hallway perfect for storing shoes and coats and houses the laundry facilities. To one side is a separate WC. A doorway leads into a light and spacious lounge/ kitchen/ dining area and the open plan design makes Valley View perfect for families and group gatherings. Large French windows open out onto a private patio with garden seating and gazebo.
There is a fully fitted modern kitchen, dining area and comfy lounge seating with electric living flame fire. To the rear of the lounge/kitchen/ diner, there are three separate bedrooms. One bedroom with king size bed (5ft) and en-suite shower room with WC. One double bedroom and one bedroom with two standard sized single beds. A separate bathroom with bath, handheld shower and WC completes the single storey accommodation.
To the front and side of the property, the patio and lawn enjoys a woodland outlook. Additional parking is on site and is accessed via an incline from the parking area.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £260 to £487
Self catering accommodation in Crohans sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: Set in a small hamlet less than two miles from Veryan Bay with lovely views of the surrounding countryside, this delightful freshly renovated cottage in the middle of an L shaped group, is set to one side of a quiet country lane. Nestling in the beautiful Roseland Peninsula with an abundance of lovely walks that join up with coastal footpath, Garden Cottage is reached by way of its own gated pretty front garden with 5 steps leading up to the entrance porch.
From here, a fully glazed door leads directly into a bright and sunny open-plan living room with rugs on the laminate wood floor and a soft cream décor. Lounge seating is arranged before an electric coal effect fire, there is a smartly fitted kitchen area and a circular dining suite set next to a door leading out to a service courtyard at the rear, bordered by rural fields.
Open tread carpeted stairs go directly up from the sitting room to a landing where there is a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath, and an attractive dual-aspect bedroom with a 5ft double bed; zip linked which can be separated into two 2ft 6in singles. There are two off road parking spaces located at one end of the group.
The lovely churchtown of Veryan, famous for its round houses is 1.5 miles and has a village store / P.O. and a traditional country pub offering food, and the south facing sandy beaches at Pendower and Carne are 2.5 miles. The picturesque cove and tiny harbour of Portloe is 2 miles and St Mawes is a 20 minute drive, home to one of Henry VIII’s best preserved coastal fortresses and where a regular passenger ferry operates to the maritime town of Falmouth.
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Sleeps 3
Weekly price range £311 to £564
Self catering accommodation in Trenale sleeps 3.
Accommodation overview: As the name suggests, the walls of this two storey cottage boast half a dozen small recesses to house doves, now departed.
A charming beamed living room has a window and door to a patio area, an ideal spot for sundowners while watching the sun sink into the sea. A gate from the patio gives access to the paddock.
Upstairs are a bathroom / W.C. with shower over the bath and heated towel rail and two bedrooms, both with sea views, a double and a single.
Please note: Towels are not available.
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