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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 £369 to £846
Self catering accommodation in St Merryn sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: A comfortable, newly renovated single-storey barn adjoining Dove Cottage, set to one side of the central courtyard and outdoor play area. Entered from the gravel parking area where there is space for two cars, a concrete path leads round to the stable door which opens to a useful lobby.
An inner door leads into the fully fitted kitchen, well equipped and with smart modern units. A brick archway continues through to a pleasant living room with a part beamed ceiling, a dining suite and comfortable seating overlooking the enclosed garden. A door leads off to a carpeted hallway giving access to a cloakroom W.C. with hand basin, a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and three attractive bedrooms. There are two bedrooms with king-size beds and fitted wardrobes, and the third bedroom has two single beds.
From the hall a door opens to the walled and gated garden with a crazy paved patio and a small lawn bordered by flower beds.
Please note: Towels are available at £2 per person per week to be paid on arrival.
  
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £247 to £412
Self catering accommodation in Mabe sleeps 2.
Accommodation overview: The middle cottage with the front door opening into a pleasant living room with comfortable seating, a pine furnished dining area and well equipped fitted kitchen area. The rear stable door opens to the back garden.
Upstairs is a landing, a bedroom with a 5ft double bed and a bathroom W.C. with hand basin, heated towel rail and shower over the bath.
Please note: Towels available at £2.50 per person per week payable on arrival.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £331 to £756
Self catering accommodation in Halgabron sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: Approached from the shared courtyard that fronts both Dairylea and Dobbins Den, this double glazed, sympathetically converted stone cottage was originally used for stabling the farm horses and now provides comfortable accommodation for small families or couples.
The front door opens directly into a beamed open-plan living room which occupies the whole of the ground floor, with a neatly fitted kitchen area, pine dining suite and lounge seating arranged before a hearth formed from an original mill stone with a coal effect electric fire.
A carpeted staircase leads directly up from the lounge to a small first floor landing where there are a fully tiled bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and two cottage style bedrooms with a double and twin beds respectively. Both bedrooms have glimpses of the sea in the distance.
Outside, there is a sheltered picnic area with slate chippings and a lawned area for the sole use of this property in addition to the sizeable shared grassy garden where children can play freely away from any farm traffic. There is space for one car adjacent to the property with additional parking in the courtyard.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £331 to £756
Self catering accommodation in Mylor Bridge sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: Less than half a mile from the head of Mylor Creek and only a 15 minute drive respectively to both Truro and Falmouth, this light, attractively furnished detached bungalow in a mature pretty garden is set in a quiet residential close offering a comfortable family home.
Approached from an open drive through a hedged front garden with a sheltered lawn, one step leads up to a double glazed front door which opens to an L shaped hallway with coat pegs. At the front of the property is a light and comfortable sitting room with lounge seating facing the electric fire and views across the valley from a large window, and on the other side of the hallway is a bright double bedroom. The newly refurbished modern kitchen is well equipped, there is an adjacent dining room which can be accessed from the sitting room and the hall and from here, sliding doors lead out to a small conservatory giving access to the patio area.
The master bedroom has a double bed overlooking the peaceful rear garden and a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath completes the accommodation. The large enclosed garden at the rear is sheltered and has a sunny patio area, spacious lawns, mature shrubs, an outside laundry room and a gated path to the front parking area. There is room for 2 cars on the sloping drive and no parking restrictions on the road outside.
The local shops, pub and the tidal creek at Mylor Bridge are just a five minute walk, and Mylor Harbour where there is a marina and boat hire is 2 miles away and can be reached by footpath from the village. Forget me Not offers a good base from which to explore both country and creekside walks, the attractive resort of Falmouth with a variety of glorious sandy beaches is 5 miles and there is also a plenitude of public and National Trust gardens to visit in the area. The cathedral city of Truro is 8 miles, there is a golf course and horse riding nearby, and Bissoe bike hire have a good selection of cycles to explore the picturesque Coast to Coast cycle trail.
Please note: 1 small dog welcome.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £667 to £1
Self catering accommodation in Treligga sleeps 8.
Accommodation overview: Within an easy walk of the coastal footpath and the dramatic cliffs in this area, this freshly renovated, double glazed, detached late 17th Century family house is set in a hedged and gated country garden of grass and fruit trees on the edge of this peaceful hamlet.
The garden gate opens from the parking area to a short path, an entrance porch and the front door, which leads into a small hallway. There are two comfortable sitting rooms both looking out over the front garden, each opening from the front hall and have a second door to steps which lead down to the older part of the house. A recently enlarged, well equipped kitchen / dining room has newly fitted modern units and includes an electric four oven Aga with an electric two ring hob for cooking and background heat.
A double glazed door leads from the dining area to a sheltered slate-paved patio and there are a utility room with laundry facilities and a cloakroom W.C. with hand basin. A back door leads out beneath a lean to porch to a small garden at the side of the property.
Wide but rather steep stairs lead up from the hallway to a landing, which divides at the top. On one side is a spacious master king size double where there is a view of the sea in the distance and an en suite bathroom W.C. with wash basin and bath with hand shower attachment. On the opposite side are a bunk bedroom and a twin bedded room, both overlooking the front garden.
One step leads down from the landing to the rear of the house where there are a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and separate shower cubicle and a further king size double bedroom with sea views on the horizon.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £352 to £947
Self catering accommodation in St Columb Minor sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: Just a 5 minute drive or a 15 minute walk by footpath from the sandy beach at Porth, this double glazed, imaginatively renovated mid-terrace stone cottage is set in the old village centre of St Columb Minor, on the outskirts of Newquay. About a mile from the sea, this Church town still retains its village atmosphere with its 15th century church and traditional pub yet it is an ideal holiday base just inland from the North Cornwall beaches and South West Coast Path.
Approached through a small walled and gated courtyard at the front, the stable door opens into a long hallway with coat pegs, leading to a utility room with laundry facilities and an adjacent well-equipped fully fitted kitchen. A wide archway leads through to a conservatory with dining furniture and patio doors open to a securely enclosed rear courtyard garden with a slate patio area and eight steps leading up to a raised decking with wooden balustrade.
To one side of the kitchen, double doors open into a warm and comfortable beamed sitting room with lounge seating arranged before the working open fireplace and a low doorway giving access to the entrance hall.
A carpeted turning staircase leads directly up in one corner of the lounge to the first floor landing where there are three light and pleasant bedrooms at the front of the cottage; a double bedroom and two single rooms, one with a 2ft 6in bed. Two steps at the rear continue up to a family bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and the master bedroom with a kingsize bed overlooking the rear sun deck and en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin.
There is parking for two medium sized cars at a private garage across the road. The property is within an easy five minute walk of the village store, dog-friendly pub, church and supermarket and the nearest sandy beach is at Porth, popular with families for its safe bathing, and is about a 15 minute walk by footpath.
Newquay has something for everyone including numerous beaches, a zoo, sea life centre and water park and is approximately a 5 minute drive or half hour walk. Ten pin bowling, Treloy 9 hole golf course and coarse fishing at Porth Reservoir are all very close by. Padstow and Wadebridge are a 20 minute drive, and Watergate Bay and Mawgan Porth are three and five miles respectively; the former is home to Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £359 to £763
Self catering accommodation in Polruan sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: A traditional cottage with estuary views set about halfway down the steep lane leading to the harbour in the quaint old seafaring village of Polruan looking across the water at Fowey.
The front door opens directly from the street and half a dozen steps lead straight up to a small lobby and a charming sitting room with comfortable seating, an electric fire and lovely views down to the bustling rivermouth. Also on this level are a bright and spacious dining room and a fitted kitchen with an old decorative Cornish Range and a small breakfast area.
In one corner of the dining room, a door opens to a rear hall and carpeted stairs lead up to a landing, a compact bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and three bedrooms, all with low doorways. The main bedroom has a king size bed and views down the lane to the boats in the harbour, there is a small double bedroom overlooking the patio garden and a cosy bunk bedroom looking across to the wooden sundeck.
A stable door opens from the hall to a rear courtyard which is shared with one other cottage and has access steps leading down to a gated passageway opening to the village lane. Also from the courtyard, a dozen steps lead up to a decking with a picnic table and views of the Fowey River, a terraced patio with a summer house looking over the harbour and estuary, and a useful garden W.C. Pets and young children will require supervision outside as there are low walls.
Parking is in the main village car park on St Saviours Hill about a 5 minute walk and there are two pubs, small shops and a tea room down on the quayside. The foot ferry runs frequently across the harbour to Fowey which has a wider selection of shops, pubs and restaurants or alternatively a car ferry operates from Bodinnick. The nearest beaches are at Lansallos and Lantic Bay about a 10 minute drive or Readymoney Cove on the Fowey side of the river, and the area has a wealth of historical and coastal walks.
Please note: The village car park is about 5 minutes walk. A weekly car park ticket currently costs £25. Towels are not available. There is a charge for both passenger and car ferries to and from Fowey.
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £378 to £873
Self catering accommodation in Perranporth sleeps 5.
Accommodation overview: Just over a mile from the glorious sandy beach at Perranporth, this peaceful and detached single storey cottage, formerly a 19th century counting house is set in a large country garden with lovely rural views over open countryside.
Offering total seclusion this comfortable,light and spacious family property is ideal for either a relaxing break at any time of the year or as a base for exploring the north coast with a wealth of sandy beaches and coastal walks nearby.
Approached by a long and narrow unmade lane and gated gravel driveway with parking for at least 3 cars, a sloping path and a series of steps lead down to the front door which opens to a useful entrance porch. An inner door leads directly into the bright and sunny kitchen area leading through to the adjacent dining room with a natural wood floor and views of the garden and countryside beyond.
A central hallway gives access to a sitting room with a high ceiling and comfortable lounge seating facing the fireplace and French windows open to a lovely conservatory with casual seating and tranquil views over the mature garden. There are three pleasant bedrooms: a spacious master bedroom with a double bed, a smaller double bedroom and a single bedded room. A bathroom W.C. with hand basin, heated towel rail and shower over the bath and an additional cloakroom W.C. completes the accommodation.
The extensive sloping garden which surrounds Cregaminnis is ideal for older children to let off steam however toddlers, young children and pets will require supervision as there are some steep unprotected areas. The seaside village of Perranporth is just over 1 mile away and has a wide expanse of fine golden sand popular with surfers and families alike with a selection of shops, pubs, restaurants, and surf hire facilities suitable for everyday needs.
The nearest pub is at Bolingey which can be reached via a local footpath or 1 mile by road and there are also traditional village pubs in Mithian, St Agnes and Cubert all within a 5 mile radius. There is a golf course and riding stables close by in addition to breathtaking cliff walks ideal for birdwatching at Cligga Head. The cathedral city of Truro is about a 15minute drive.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £414 to £1
Self catering accommodation in St Mawes sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: A delightful terraced cottage set back from the Idle Rocks Hotel and just 50 yards from the sea in the attractive harbourside village of St Mawes, with inverted accommodation to fully appreciate the glorious views across the Fal Estuary as far as Pendennis Point.
Approached by a shared driveway where there are reserved parking spaces, half a dozen railed steps lead down to a courtyard and the front door, which opens to a spacious ground floor hallway. Leading off the hallway is a light and attractive kingsize bedroom with an en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin and a glazed door with two steps down to a lovely railed sun terrace where you can absorb all the sounds of the boats entering the harbour and the birdlife circling overhead.
A short flight of stairs leads up to a clean and crisp bedroom with full size 3ft bunk beds and a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and a half size bath tub. From the hall a carpeted staircase winds up to a bright and sunny gallery style living room with an electric flicker flame fire with slate hearth. There are superb panoramic and stunning views of the sea, estuary and harbour from both the full length french door and other windows. Off to one side, a couple of steps lead up to a large, recently refurbished and well equipped fitted kitchen which enjoys the same superb views of the sea.
There is a good collection of pubs and restaurants plus local shops all within a few minutes walk down a short fairly steep hill, as is a selection of small south facing beaches with a sailing club. A regular passenger ferry service operates to Falmouth, and another which crosses the Percuil River to St Anthony runs in the summer months. The 15th Century St Mawes Castle standing in a sub tropical garden is close at hand and there are also lovely waterside paths following the banks of the estuary which eventually reach the picturesque church at St Just in Roseland.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £436 to £953
Self catering accommodation in Bolventor sleeps 6.
Accommodation overview: Set on the shore of beautiful Dozmary Pool, a natural lake associated with the Arthurian legend as the final resting place of Excalibur, this recently converted, detached and double glazed granite barn is centrally located in the heart of Bodmin Moor which is within easy reach of both the north and south coast.
Situated within an SSSI, this is the perfect spot for walkers, birdwatchers and water enthusiasts just 10 metres from the waters edge. Approached by a narrow unmade lane and private drive that slopes down to a large gravel parking area, from here the fully glazed front door leads directly into an open plan living room with a slate tiled floor and furnished to a high standard.
The well equipped, modern fitted kitchen has a butler sink and a large pine dining table with bench seats, and an adjacent comfortable sitting area with a wood burning stove and windows overlooking the water. There is one ground floor bedroom with a kingsize bed, lovely views of the garden and beyond to the lake, and an en-suite shower room W.C. with hand basin.
In one corner of the lounge, an oak staircase leads up to the first floor landing where there are a bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath and two attractive bedrooms with twin beds, oak flooring and good views over the lake and the surrounding countryside. A first floor patio is reached via a glazed door off one of the twin bedrooms with granite steps leading down to the driveway, and at the front of the property, a walled and gated lawned garden and sheltered south facing terrace overlook the lake.
Toddlers and pets must be supervised as the banks of the lake are just a few feet beyond the garden wall. There is space to store bicycles and beach gear in a stone outbuilding. It is possible to launch canoes on Dozmary Pool, there is a natural right to roam on foot over much of the surrounding moorland and there are lovely cycle rides in all directions.
Jamaica Inn at Bolventor is 1.5 miles away, and the surrounding villages of Altarnun, Blisland, St Breward and St Cleer are all within 15 minutes by car and have a local shop and pub. The larger towns of Bodmin and Launceston are about a 20 minute drive respectively. Trout fishing and a watersports centre are available at Siblyback Lake nearby, and there are local stables offering horse riding.
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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 £292 to £621
Self catering accommodation in Wadebridge sleeps 4.
Accommodation overview: Only a few miles from the beautiful sandy beaches on either side of the Camel Estuary, this light and spacious, double glazed detached house with a large garden is set on the outskirts of the old market town of Wadebridge with views of the surrounding countryside. Ideally situated with easy access to the town amenities half a mile away and just a ten minute walk downhill to the Camel Trail which runs alongside the scenic Camel Estuary towards Padstow.
Entered from the gated tarmac driveway, a couple of railed steps lead down to the covered porch where the front door opens into a central hallway with an adjacent cloakroom W.C. and hand basin. To one side a pleasant sitting room has comfortable seating arranged before an electric log effect fire and there is a dining room at the rear with views of the garden and countryside beyond.
On the opposite side of the hall, a fully fitted kitchen has a pantry cupboard and an oil fired rayburn supplemented by an electric cooker, and a glazed door continues out to a small breakfast room which catches the morning sun.
Upstairs are two bedrooms each with a handbasin and rugs on the natural wood floor, a twin bedded room overlooks the front garden and a double bedroom has far reaching views over the unspoilt fields and farmland at the rear. A bathroom W.C. with hand basin and shower over the bath completes the accommodation. The owner reserves one first floor room as a store. From the breakfast room, six railed steps lead down to the mature rear garden with a large lawn and sheltered patio area; when the driveway is gated the garden is enclosed.
A newly opened family restaurant and supermarket are half a mile up the hill and a pedestrianised shopping centre with a good selection of shops, pubs and restaurants is a 10 minute walk down the hill as are a cinema, recreational park and bicycle hire shop to explore the Camel Trail west to Padstow or east to Bodmin. There is a leisure centre with swimming pool close by, riding stables, several golf courses, and a local bus service operates to the surrounding towns and villages.
There is a wide choice of glorious sandy beaches including Polzeath, Rock, Trevone and Harlyn all within a 20 minute drive and the picturesque fishing harbours at Padstow and Port Isaac are 7 miles respectively by road. The Royal Cornwall Showground is also just a 10 minute walk from the property.
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