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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 2
Weekly price range £425 to £905
Self catering accommodation in Mawgan Porth sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: There are six eco lodges situated within the The Eco village and Howlek forms just one of a pair, arranged on one level and spacious accommodation to relax and escape from it all. With luxuries including a private hot tub, Howlek has been decorated and finished to a very high standard and provides perfect accommodation for couples.
This single storey property is accessed via a small gate and five steps up to the garden and patio, and the main entrance opens into a large and luxurious lounge/ kitchen/ diner which has been fully furnished with comfortable seating and wood burner. The compact dining area sits adjacent to the well equipped and modern fitted kitchen and the large French windows provide light that floods throughout the room. To one side of the lounge area, a doorway leads to a spacious double bedroom (5ft) with spacious en-suite bathroom, shower over the bath and WC.
Back in the main lounge/ kitchen/ diner, the large French windows provide access onto a patio outside with patio furniture, hot tub and outside shower with the addition of a small lawn. The property provides one parking space directly adjacent to the property with additional parking on site.
  
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £345 to £805
Self catering accommodation in Mawgan Porth sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: Treath provides cosy and relaxed accommodation in one of two luxury holiday lodges situated within the Mawgan Porth Eco Village. Decorated and furnished to a high standard, the property forms one of a pair and is perfect for couples wishing to get away from it all.
The property which is arranged on one level is accessed via one steep step and a gate into the small garden area and the sliding doors open into a light and cosy living area with lounge seating and electric living flame fire. The lounge joins seamlessly with the kitchen/ dining area with well equipped and modern fitted kitchen.
Off the main lounge area, a doorway leads to one king-size bedroom (5ft) with en-suite shower room and WC and a roll-top bath which is positioned within the bedroom. A glazed doorway leads from the bedroom into the rear lawned woodland area.
Back in the main lounge/ kitchen/ diner, the large French sliding windows provide access onto a patio outside with patio furniture with the addition of a small lawn. Treath provides one parking space nearby with additional parking on site.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £370 to £945
Self catering accommodation in Porthallow sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: A beautiful renovated 18th Century detached cottage with some sea views, just yards from the beach of this peaceful and unspoilt fishing village, set on the sheltered east coast of the scenic Lizard Peninsula facing out over Falmouth Bay.
Entered directly from the road, a covered entrance porch leads into a delightful open plan beamed living room which extends the full width of the cottage, with a stone inglenook fireplace with original bread oven and timber lintel, quarry tiled flooring, double glazed throughout and comfortably furnished to a high standard. At one end of the room is a smart range of Shaker style fitted kitchen units.
The remainder of the ground floor consists of a small bedroom with sturdy 3ft bunk beds more suitable for preteens and two steps up at the rear leads to a bathroom W.C. with underfloor heating, hand basin and shower over the bath and a utility area with an external door to the small service yard.
An open tread pine staircase leads up from the sitting room to the first floor landing and to two bedrooms, a double bedroom overlooking the quiet village and a twin with sea views and an en suite shower room W.C. and wash basin. There are electric convector heaters in all bedrooms. To the side of the cottage is a parking area which leads down to the attractive shingle beach and a 300 year old pub and restaurant.
The cove is a fine base for boating and fishing activities, the south west coastal path is nearby and the bustling village of St Keverne is just over 2 miles away. The lovely village and harbour of Coverack is 4 miles.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £512 to £1
Self catering accommodation in Port Isaac sleeps 8.
Accommodation overview: With panoramic sea views overlooking Port Isaac Bay from the first floor inverted accommodation, this spacious and detached, double glazed family house stands in its own extensive garden with the added bonus of ample on-site parking for three cars. Offering warm and comfortable year round accommodation, the property is set at the top of the fishing village of Port Isaac on the spectacular north coast, just a fifteen minute walk down the hill to the historic harbour and also the quiet cove at Port Gaverne.
Approached by a gated gravel driveway that leads through the mature sheltered garden on the landward side, five steps lead down to the house. The front door opens to a freshly renovated entrance hallway with coat pegs. Leading off to one side are a family bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and two bedrooms, a twin bedded room and one with 3ft bunk beds and an additional single bed.
At the rear, a fully fitted kitchen/dining room have two windows that look seawards and there is an adjacent utility room with laundry facilities and storage space for beach gear. To complete the ground floor accommodation, on the opposite side of the hall there is a double bedroom with an en-suite shower room W.C. and hand basin with optional access by day from the utility room.
Saving the best to last, carpeted open tread stairs lead directly up to the first floor where there is a very light and spacious sitting room with comfortable lounge seating enjoying magnificent views from picture windows that look over the garden and far out to sea. At one end of the lounge is a dressing room which leads through to the delightful master bedroom with a double bed, hand basin and lovely views from full length patio doors opening to a railed balcony looking directly across Port Isaac Bay.
A door opens from the utility room to the rear garden on the seaward side with a large level lawn bounded by Cornish hedge and a barbecue area which looks down towards the small stoney beach at Port Gaverne. There is a grocery store and village play area for children close by and a small selection of shops, pubs and restaurants at the bottom of the steep hill about half a mile away next to the attractive harbour and old fishing village.
The Fisherman's Friends Sea Shanty Singers can usually be heard singing on Friday evenings throughout the summer on the quayside in Port Isaac. For a wider choice of amenities the market town of Wadebridge is about 9 miles. Port Isaac and Port Gaverne have small stoney beaches with sand at low tide and the glorious sandy beaches on the Camel Estuary, including Polzeath, Daymer Bay and Rock are all approximately a 15 minute drive. The dramatic South West Coast Path offers spectacular scenery, watersports are available locally and there are three golf courses within easy reach.
Please note: Towels are not available
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £378 to £832
Self catering accommodation in Pentewan sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: Situated in a peaceful valley with views of Mevagissey Bay from the upstairs inverted accommodation, this semi detached double glazed barn conversion, built of local stone and slate, is set above the pretty little coastal village of Pentewan. The property was once a stable housing the ponies which pulled the cargo from the port to the railway station in St Austell back in the 1800’s when it was a thriving harbour although now just the dock basin remains of the old harbour.
The property is set at the end of a long steep narrow track (no mobile phone signal) that leads to a gravelled parking area with space for one car and the front door opens to an entrance hall with a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath. There are two ground floor bedrooms, one on either side of the hallway with a double and twin beds respectively, both overlooking the banks of the wooded valley.
Carpeted stairs lead up to a galleried sitting room on the first floor with exposed beams rising to the apex and pine flooring. There is a small breakfast suite and comfortable lounge furniture enjoying views down the valley towards the sea from French Windows that open inwards with a Juliette balcony. To complete the accommodation, leading off to one side is a fully fitted kitchen with dining table and chairs.
At the far end of the lounge, patio doors open to external timber railed steps which lead down to the front of the property with a small slate paved terrace and a recently grassed area of lawn with restful views towards the coast; the garden is not enclosed and therefore not for adventurous toddlers or pets. A public bridleway passes directly in front of the property ideal for exercising dogs and it is a 10 minute walk down the hill to the village pub, safe sandy beach and the coastal footpath.
The Ship Inn, half a mile, is a small friendly pub across the road from the old disused harbour and there is a garage with a store/P.O. three quarters of a mile away. The working fishing village of Mevagissey is 2.5 miles by road where a seasonal ferry operates to Fowey and for a wide selection of amenities the town of St Austell is 4.5 miles. Watersports, diving and sailing are available locally, Pentewan Valley cycle hire is nearby, and for garden lovers the Eden Project, Lost Gardens of Heligan and Pine Lodge Gardens are all within a 15 minute drive. There is a bistro and restaurant at Pentewan Sands Holiday Park available to non-residents.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £264 to £473
Self catering accommodation in Veryan sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: This charming little cottage set in a row of 200 year old listed cottages, is situated in Veryan Green, close to the famous thatched round houses, in a sheltered valley surrounded by lush trees and gardens only half a mile from the village centre.
Entered through a pretty walled and gated small garden, the front door opens to a delightfully furnished, warm and cosy beamed sitting/dining room with a neat galley kitchen leading off it. A compact shower room W.C. with hand basin completes the ground floor accommodation.
From the living room an open plan staircase leads to a lovely cottage style bedroom with twin beds. There are restful views over rolling pasture land from an enclosed sun trap patio garden, and there is unrestricted parking on the road outside.
Veryan has a good pub offering food and a small shop/post office, Nare Head to the south is a fine place for walking with Gull Rock just offshore a notable seabird colony. The south facing beaches of Carne and Pendower are just over a mile.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £357 to £767
Self catering accommodation in Crantock sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: A semi detached, double glazed corner bungalow in a quiet close a few minutes walk from the sandy beach and River Gannel. A low walled and gated garden extends around two sides with a short path to the front door which opens into a light hallway with a pleasant sitting room opening from the hall.
The decor is simple and unfussy with board floors, rugs and light painted walls. A kitchen / dining room with a ceramic tiled floor has a door that opens to a useful utility porch and rear entrance with room to store wet coats and beach gear.
A shower room W.C. with hand basin and two bedrooms complete the accommodation. A twin bedded room looks out over the front garden and a double bedroom with en-suite W.C. has a patio door to a secluded walled and gated terrace with wooden decking, an ideal outdoor room with picnic table.
There is room for one car on the driveway. A nearby footpath offers a short cut to the beach road and Crantock Village has small shops and two public houses (pub food) and local buses to Newquay and Truro stop in the square. There are lovely cliff walks in the area around to Porth Joke and coarse fishing and riding are available in the area.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £238 to £400
Self catering accommodation in Ponsanooth sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: Nestling in a peaceful sheltered valley about 10 minutes by car from Restronguet Creek and Falmouth, this recently completed, small detached single-storey timber clad lodge is set to one side of the owners own home with the use of about 10 acres of fields where the owners sometimes keep their shire horses.
Within an area of outstanding natural beauty, Clippity Clop has been purpose built with double glazing, modern conveniences in a pleasant light décor, and restful views along the pretty valley from the comfortable accommodation.
Approached from the parking area adjacent to the property where there is space for one car, a gently sloping concrete path leads up to patio doors which open directly into the pleasantly furnished open-plan living room with a slate effect laminate floor.
In a light and airy décor with made-to-measure vertical blinds, there are two comfortable leather reclining armchairs with picturesque views of the lush valley, a small mosaic dining set and a smart galley kitchen with modern fitted units.
Leading off to the rear is a double bedroom with a fully tiled en-suite shower room W.C. with vanity basin and heated towel rail. There are two modern electric radiators that provide enough warmth all year round and there is also an external utility room with laundry facilities and space for wet weather/beach gear etc.
A small gravel patio area sits to one side of the lodge where visitors can enjoy watching the abundance of birds and wildlife that frequent this natural landscape and woodland.
The nearby village of Ponsanooth, meaning “bridge at the stream”, is a short stroll and has a friendly village pub, local store/P.O. and church. Also within a 15 minute walk is the Kennall Vale Nature Reserve with picturesque woodland, ponds and cascading waterfalls.
There is a bus stop within a couple of minutes’ walk with a scheduled bus service running between Truro and Falmouth, and there is a large supermarket at Penryn, 10 minutes’ drive. Falmouth, home to the National Maritime Museum and Pendennis Castle is about 4 miles, the cathedral city of Truro is 6 miles, and the Bissoe cycle trail is nearby.
For garden lovers, the Eden Project, Lost Gardens of Heligan, Trelissick and Trebah are all within a 40 minute drive respectively.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £351 to £807
Self catering accommodation in Chapel Amble sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: About 5 miles from the lovely sandy beaches of the Camel Estuary and the fishing village of Port Isaac, this attractive end of terrace 18th century cottage, recently renovated is set in the peaceful unspoilt village of Chapel Amble.
Fronted by a small village green, the cottage is entered through its own walled and gated patio area with seating and a path that leads to the covered porch way. From here the front door opens directly into a pleasantly light living room with a slate floor, a dining suite next to a bow window overlooking the patio and comfortable seating arranged before the feature stone fireplace.
Leading off to one side there are four steps that lead into a new kitchen. At the rear of the living room a door leads into a utility room with laundry facilities and W.C. and hand basin, and access to the rear courtyard where half a dozen steps lead up to a raised terrace providing a sitting out area; small children require supervision.
Rather steep carpeted stairs lead up from the dining area to the first floor landing where there are a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and two pretty cottage style bedrooms. There is a master double bedroom with pine furniture and a smaller twin bedded room, both looking out over the village green.
There is off road parking for two cars directly outside the cottage and the pub and village store/post office are 50 yards away. The surfing beach of Polzeath and the sailing centre of Rock where there is a foot ferry to Padstow are within a ten minute drive, and there is horse riding and an 18 hole golf course available close by. Wadebridge, 3 miles, has a good selection of shops, pubs and restaurants and there is also a sports centre and bike hire to explore the Camel Trail.
Please note: Towels are not available.
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £391 to £898
Self catering accommodation in Penpol sleeps 5.
Accommodation overview: With uninterrupted water views overlooking Restronguet Creek and direct access to the water from the private garden this spacious, light and airy double glazed apartment is the entire top floor, one of two apartments in the peaceful hamlet of Penpol.
Approached from the large shared parking area a dozen railed steps lead up to a small sun terrace and the front door which opens to a lobby and a wide central hallway. The accommodation comprises a bright living/dining room with an electric log effect fire and huge picture windows to fully appreciate the waterside position, a modern fitted kitchen with a useful breakfast bar and stools, a newly refurbished bathroom W.C. with vanity basin, bidet and bath with hand shower fitment and an adjoining utility storage area.
There are three bedrooms, a master double with a 5ft bed enjoying lovely views of the creek, a twin bedded room with a newly refurbished ensuite W.C. hand basin and large walk-in enclosure with a shower, and a spacious room with a 4ft 6in double bed and a nice easy chair next to the window overlooking the water. On the opposite side of the lane a gate opens to a small secluded garden which leads down to the waters edge with a flight of unrailed steps down to the actual foreshore (young children will require supervision).
It is possible to launch canoes and small dinghies from here subject to the tide and the owners may require occasional access to their boat mooring. A pleasant walk along the creekside leads to Devoran where there is the Old Quay Inn or a 3 minute drive in the opposite direction is the old thatched pub, The Punchbowl and Ladle. The National Trust gardens at Trelissick and the watersports centre at Loe Beach are within easy reach as is the King Harry Ferry for access to the beaches on the Roseland Peninsula.
Cycles can be hired for the Mineral Tramways Path to the north coast harbour of Portreath and local shops and post offices are a 5 minutes drive. With Truro only a few miles in one direction and Falmouth and Mylor in the other, Sunnyside is conveniently situated for beaches, boating and shopping.
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Sleeps 7
Weekly price range £667 to £1
Self catering accommodation in Cardinham sleeps 7.
Accommodation overview: Perfectly positioned in a quiet setting on the edge of Bodmin Moor, this traditional stone detached barn conversion sits within a peaceful rural valley and is perfectly situated for those who wish to get away from it all. Accessed via a long driveway, the property is set to one side of the owners stone farmhouse and within an area of outstanding natural beauty which offers an ideal rural retreat.
With parking adjacent to the property, a stone footpath leads the front door which opens into a warm and cosy dining room, with a large a wood burning stove that warms the whole house. To one side of the dining room an open archway leads into the well equipped kitchen and to the other side of the dining room an archway leads into a spacious living room with comfortable lounge seating, large flat screen television, character vaulted ceiling and panoramic windows providing views across the garden and valley beyond.
A door leads from the sitting room into a sun room, which houses a wonderful sauna as well as the equipment that’s required for the garden and swimming pool. A perfect place to leave coats, flip flops or wellies. On one side a doorway leads into a downstairs separate shower room with steam shower, WC and basin. The French windows from the sun room lead directly onto the patio, with large swimming pool heated via solar panels. The patio also leads round to a large private hot tub, garden chairs and loungers.
A small gate from the patio leads into a garden where fish like to swim in the character ponds with rockery and plants. A large wooden table and chairs, parasol and BBQ sit alongside the ponds and are available to share with the owners next door.
To access the bedrooms, an inner hallway leads from the kitchen and provides a carpeted staircase which leads to the first floor with three separate bedrooms. Two double bedrooms with en-suite bathroom with miniature hip-bath, shower over, WC and basin. One twin bedroom with additional single captain’s bed with pull out bed beneath.
Locally there are many excellent walks, fishing, golf and pony trekking available, and a network of graded cycle trails through the ancient Cardinham Woods close by, as featured on BBC Countryfile. The old county town of Bodmin with a selection of shops, pubs, leisure centre, golf club and Steam Railway is about a 20 minute drive as is Lanhydrock House and Gardens. The village of Blisland, 5 miles, has a local store/P.O. and traditional pub facing the village.
The beautiful beaches and fishing villages of the north and south coasts are within a 40 minute drive and there are many glorious gardens and visitor attractions such as the Eden Project within easy reach. Water sports and fishing are available at Siblyback Lake nearby. A real bonus for this peaceful rural location is the easy road access to both A roads providing an ideal base for exploring the whole of the county.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £467 to £995
Self catering accommodation in Lanteglos sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: A sensitively converted former 17th Century granary loft standing in a peaceful rural setting with spectacular views down over the fields to the sea from Pencarrow Head to Lantivet Bay.
Approached by a gated driveway where there is adequate parking, the front door opens to the first floor entrance hall where there is a utility room with W.C. and hand basin, and a bright and sunny double height sitting room with timber beams rising to the apex of the roof and a dual aspect of panoramic sea views on one side and the garden and fields on the other.
Wooden stairs lead down to a half landing and into a large, lofty kitchen/dining room set in the Old Mill with a 300 year old beam running the length of the room and a stable door opening out onto a terrace.
Uncarpeted stairs continue down to the ground floor where there are a bathroom W.C. with wash basin and hand shower fitment to the bath and three bedrooms:- a light, airy twin room, a smaller twin room and a large double bedroom with a king-size bed and en-suite shower room W.C. and hand basin. All bedrooms look across the countryside to the sea on the horizon.
There are large fenced and gated grassy areas at the front of the property and a paddock surrounded by the owners farmland. Pets need to be kept under control in this farming region.
The untouched coves and beaches of Lansallos and Lantic Bay are a short distance away and the South West coastal path offers excellent walking and lovely scenery to Polperro or Pencarrow Head and onto Polruan. The nearest pubs are at the villages of Polruan and Bodinnick each 2.5 miles and there is a village store and post office at Pelynt, 4 miles to the east.
Please note: Towels not available
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