Family House, Large Garden, Sunny Terrace, 100 yards to beach.
Quiet Village, 5 Minutes Walk to the Beach
Sleeps 8 (5 Bedrooms + 2 Cots)
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Fox Cottage is 1 of about 20 houses in the picturesque fishing cove of Porthoustock. It has a fine view of the sea, which is a 5 minute walk down a quiet road. There is a large sunny terrace at the back, and in front, across the unmade road, an acre of garden with a stream and ponds. The cove is full of interest. There is a quarry on one side of the cove and a boat comes in 3 times a week to load up the road stone - fishermen leave from the cove to catch mackerel, bass, crabs and lobsters, divers explore the wrecks off the Manacle rocks. There is a pier for fishiing or jumping and diving at high tide. The beach is stony, the water clean and the swimming lovely and there are beautiful cliff and country walks. The footpath to St Keverne is delightful. There is a newsagents, fresh bread, an excellent butcher, groceries, café, doctor, and 2 pubs. Although near some of finest sandy beaches in south Cornwall, Porthoustock itself is quiet with little traffic. Would suit 2 families perfectly.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 4 February 2012 - 11 February 2012 | £450 | 4 | ||
| 11 February 2012 - 18 February 2012 | £650 | 7 | ||
| 18 February 2012 - 31 March 2012 | £500 | 7 | ||
| 31 March 2012 - 21 April 2012 | £900 | 7 | ||
| 21 April 2012 - 2 June 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 2 June 2012 - 9 June 2012 | £900 | 7 | ||
| 9 June 2012 - 14 July 2012 | £750 | 7 | ||
| 14 July 2012 - 8 September 2012 | £900 | 7 | ||
| 8 September 2012 - 20 October 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 20 October 2012 - 27 October 2012 | £900 | 7 | ||
| 27 October 2012 - 22 December 2012 | £450 | - | ||
| 22 December 2012 - 5 January 2013 | £900 | - |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK pounds. Long weekends or different changeover days negotiable.
Changeover day
Changeover day is usually Saturday, but open to negotiation. Please do not arrive before 4, and leave by 10am.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom 1 (15'.4'' x 10') with kingsize bed from which you can watch sun/moon rise over the sea! Door onto the terrace. Bed 2 (12' x 14') with double bed. Bed 3 (11'.9" x 9'.7") twin beds and basin. Bed 4 single bed. Bed 5 single bed. Child's cot. |
| Bathrooms: | Bathroom upstairs with washbasin, bath and wc. Changing mat and potty. Shower, basin and loo in downstairs utility room. |
| Kitchen: | Kitchen (15' 8" x 11'10") has views of sea and fields. Comfortable family room with chaise longue. Fridge-freezer, cooker, dishwasher, and microwave. Pine table seats 8 and there is a highchair. Door to terrace. Porch off the kitchen for boots and coats. |
| Utility Room: | The utility room (7'.7" x 7'.7") has a shower, wc, washbasin and washing machine, dryer, ironing board and iron, hairdryer. vacuum cleaner. Buckets and spades, fishing nets. |
| Living Rooms: | Sitting room (17.6" x 11'6"): 2 armchairs, 2 sofas, small television, DVD player, a very good selection of books and games. Open fire. Front window overlooks garden and fields, back window gives onto terrace. |
| Other: | The dining room/playroom (15' ) runs between sitting-room and kitchen, with a view of the garden and fields. A 6' table (which can be joined to the kitchen table to make a square for a larger number). Porch to store coats, boots, buckets and spades, etc. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Bedlinen and tea towels are included in the price. They will be changed once a week. Please bring your own towels. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer microwave dishwasher washing machine tumble dryer iron/ironing board tv telephone internet access central heating cot high chair |
| Suitability: | pets accepted |
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Notes on accommodation
Land line phone (your bill for that afterwards depending on how much you used it. £50 deposit before hand) Broadband. TV. DVD player.The electricity is metred. Pets subject to negotiation!
The house is very suitable for children and there are some toys and games there for a wet day. Little children 1- 4 would need to be supervised in the garden because of the ponds and the stream. They would need to be watched on the terrace as three of the steps are steep. Sand pit. It is great to be able to walk down to the beach easily with hardly any traffic, and up the valley to the village by the beautiful footpath. Slightly older children can walk to the beach themselves, and in the garden will enjoy playing in the stream and making a den under the bog cypress.
Accessibility
The stairs are quite steep, but there is a strong hand rail. It is possible to park the car close to the the front door. Access to the terrace is up three steep steps or down three steps from the large bedroom. There are four shallow steps up to the front door.
Outside
The terrace at the back of the house is on two levels. There is a picnic table with benches, a 3'6" wooden table, and a round table with garden chairs and umbrella. Lavender and agapanthus and geraniums. The front garden is across an unmade road. It is large, grassy, and slopes down to a stream. There are willows, hydrangea, tamarisk, and two ponds. There is room for three cars to park next to the house. Further up the unmade road are three thatched cottages and then, over a style, the footpath up to St Keverne.
Coast/Beach
Porthoustock beach: 5 min walk. Lovely swimming, fishing boats, divers, quarry-boat twice a week loading roadstone.
Coverack: 15 min drive. Pretty harbour, cafes, sand at low tide. windsurfing, canoeing tuition.
Kynance: 20 min drive. Breathtaking. Sand, serpentine caves at low tide, natural pools.
Kennack Sands: 20 min drive. Sand, surf. Mullion too.
Cadgwith 20 min drive: pretty fishing cove, touristy.
Helford: 20 min drive. Beautiful estuary. Explore Frenchman's Creek by hire boat.
Golf
Mullion Golf Club 01326 241 176
Available if you are already member of a golf club,
Beautiful course by the sea.
Travel
Newquay nearest airport an hour and a half hour drive. Truro, Redruth, Penzance nearest railway stations. Taxis available but expensive. Car hire available from Truro. Car necessary to reach Porthoustock and making day trips. There is enough to do locally without a car, but there are also such beautiful beaches beyond walking distance that a car would be a great asset. The roads are reasonably quiet on the Lizard.
Distances
1 mile walk to St Keverne. Driving: Helston 20 minutes. Truro 45 minutes. Redruth 40 minutes. Lizard 20 minutes. Helford 20 minutes. Gweek Seal Sanctuary 30 minutes.
Further details
St Keverne has a post office, newsagents, minimarket, excellent butchers, 2 pubs, a cafe. There is a doctor's surgery. Roskilly's Farm is a wonderful place to take children - they are invited watch the calves being fed and watch milking time. They have ponds and ducks and a nice restaurant serving organic food, inside, or out in the old farmyard. Their famous ice-cream and chutney are on sale. Trelowarren National Trust house (15 minutes) has a very good restaurant and a nursery (plants) and lovely woodland walks and there is a long walk from there down to the Helford River. Halzephron pub near Helston does excellent meals. The Shipwright's Arms right on the Helford estuary is a lovely place for a summer supper. Trebah, Trelissick, andd Glendurgan Gardens are 40 minutes away. Cross Common Nursery, between Kynance and the Lizard is full of interesting plants to buy. Tesco's and Sainsbury's are 20 minutes away just this side of Helston. Helston itself is a thriving market town with shops and banks and tea-rooms. Porthleven has a good fish shop and a picturesque harbour. But you may be able to buy fish or crabs in Porthoustock from a local fisherman. A neighbour keeps ducks and hens and you should be able to buy fresh eggs there.
Booking notes
33% deposit is required on booking with full payment required 1 month prior to the start of the holiday. Bookings can be made by telephone or email but are not secure unless deposit has been accepted. Payment by cheque or bank transfer only.
Mobile phones are not reliable in our cove, so it would be most convenient for you to use the land line and leave a deposit to cover your calls. We could settle up when I get the itemised phone bill.
Guest comments
1. 'Such a nice place, far from the madding crowd, Fox Cottage has a pleasant way to it, easy to relax and just be.'
2. 'We had a lovely time, your house is very special and the location amazing. The garden looked great and the agapanthus are about to bloom.
We would love to rent your fabulous house again.'
3. 'The cottage was superb, Porthoustock and the surrounding area provided a very welcome break with some glorious days out at the local beaches and villages. We had a lovely coffee / Helford Apple Juice break at Trelowarren and went around the gallery which was also lovely. Kynance and Coverack speak for themselves but we got lunch in Coverack at the cafe which sells fabulous toasties and pizza.
We would highly recommend Fox Cottage to anyone - it immediately made us feel very much at home and I can see why it has provided so many marvellous memories for you and your family. We love the Lizard and will return - thank you for all of your help.'
For booking and further information
Property Ref E1194
Jenny Cogan
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