Traditional Cornish Cottage with Garden and Parking
Short Drive to Stunning North Cornish Coast for Sailing, Surfing and Walking
Sleeps 5/6 (3 Bedrooms)
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Turnstones is conveniently placed about four miles inland on the beautiful, unspoilt, North coast of Cornwall within easy reach of some of Cornwall's best coastal walks, cycle routes, surfing and sailing beaches such as Polzeath, Trebarwith Strand, Rock and Daymer bay. Wadebridge is the nearest large town for shops, restaurants, cinema, cycle hire, pubs etc. Port Isaac is a lovely fishing village (made famous by the TV series 'Dr. Martin') that is a treat on a Summers evening when you can wander through the narrow streets or take a stroll along the harbour where the children can fish with nets in the stream leading down to the sea whilst the adults sup a pint from the local pub! Tintagel, Boscastle and Padstow are all well worth a visit. At St. Kew Highway, that is under two miles away from the cottage, there is a pub, farm shop, Dr's surgery, garage and excellent Cornish pastie shop! The Eden project and the south coast are within an hours drive away.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 7 January 2012 - 11 February 2012 | £300 | - | ||
| 11 February 2012 - 30 March 2012 | £375 | - | ||
| 30 March 2012 - 13 April 2012 | £400 | - | ||
| 13 April 2012 - 1 June 2012 | £450 | - | ||
| 1 June 2012 - 15 June 2012 | £475 | - | ||
| 15 June 2012 - 20 July 2012 | £550 | - | ||
| 20 July 2012 - 7 September 2012 | £650 | - | ||
| 7 September 2012 - 26 October 2012 | £450 | - | ||
| 26 October 2012 - 21 December 2012 | £325 | - | ||
| 21 December 2012 - 4 January 2013 | £500 | - |
Changeover day
Changeover day is Friday and you can arrive any time after 4.
Departure time is 10am. Flexibility can be considered at quieter times.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | 3 bedrooms: a double (as seen in the photo) with a travel cot available (need to bring own sheets for cot). A single bed with pull out underneath that can be used as another double or two singles (at a squeeze!). The third has bunk beds. |
| Bathrooms: | The bathroom is newly fitted on the first floor and has a toilet, sink and double ended bath with integrated electric shower. There is a heated towel rail. |
| Kitchen: | The front door leads straight into the large double aspect kitchen/dining room (shown in photo) with under floor heating and cosy window seats. There is a 3/4 sized fridge freezer, washing machine, dishwasher and single electric oven and microwave. |
| Living Rooms: | The carpeted living room (as seen in photo) is also double aspect with window seats overlooking the pretty lawned garden. There are two sofas (1 sofa bed), coal effect fire, a TV, video, DVD and free view box with a selection of videos and books available |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
The property has a Friday changeover and is cleaned before and after every set of visitors. Sheets, duvet covers,towels, bathroom mats and kitchen dish clothes are all provided. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove garden oven parking fridge/freezer microwave dishwasher iron/ironing board tv cot high chair |
| Suitability: | children welcome suitable for elderly wheelchair accessible pets accepted |
| Location Type: | village |
Notes on accommodation
The property is in a safe area for children (away from roads), the garden has gates but is shared with other cottage owners so young children should always be supervised. Stair gates have been fitted to the bottem of the stairs and on the kitchen door but stairs are carpeted and easily managed. Well behaved dogs are welcome but owners must pick up all fouling in the garden and surrounding area. A charge of £15 per dog is added to the cost of the cottage to cover cleaning costs. Maximum 2 dogs.
Accessibility
The parking area is smooth tarmac that leads to the front door (seen in photo). The front door opens straight into the kitchen. There are two main rooms on the ground floor separated by a small step down to the living room. The first floor is accessed by carpeted stairs of a reasonable depth and has a good solid handrail.
Outside
Parking is ten metres from the house. There is a seating area to the front of the property that is solely for the use of Turnstones holiday makers. At the back of the house there is a large shared garden laid to lawn with apple trees and various other shrubs. It has a lovely open aspect and gets lots of sun throughout the day. There is also a clothes drying area for general use.
Coast/Beach
Port Isaac is the nearest coastal village (4.5 miles). Trebarwith Strand, Tregardock bay and several other coves are within approximately 5 - 7 miles from Trelill. The popular surfing and bathing beach of Polzeath is 7.5 miles away.
Golf
Various golf courses are available within a short drive.
Roseview 15 mins. St Enedoc 15 mins.
Travel
The nearest railway station is Bodmin, which is 9.5 miles away.
The nearest port is Plymouth, 40 miles away.
Bournemouth and Southampton are the nearest major airports at a distance of approximately 150 miles.
Distances
The cottage is set in a small, quiet village that has easy driving access to many places of interest. The nearest village is St Kew highway, 2 miles away, that has a pub, Costcutters, Dr.s Surgery,petrol station, famous pastie shop and a well stocked farm shop and cafe with organic and free range produce. For larger and more varied shopping facilities Wadebridge is only 10 minutes by car. There are many lovely food pubs and restaurants in the local countryside and coastal villages.
Further details
There are public footpaths available 200 metres from the cottage for exercising dogs and taking evening strolls but within a short drive you can get to many beautiful areas on the north Cornwall coast including, Tintagel for the history of King Arthur, Boscastle for witchcraft and magic, Padstow for celebrity chef fish restaurants and our favourite, Port Isaac, a lovely fishing village with links to the Dr Martin TV series. It has a relaxed atmosphere and is ideal for strolling around the maze of back streets, crabbing from the rock pools in the bay and watching the boats come in with their evening catch. The largest surfing or bodyboarding beach within 15 minutes drive of Turnstones is Polzeath, surfing is possible all day and there is plenty of parking and entertainment available. Slightly closer is Trebarwith Strand that is smaller and restricted by the tides but very pretty and great for the whole family. If you fancy trying a bit of sailing Rock is the perfect place, set in the mouth of the Camel estuary and opposite Padstow, Rock offers lessons or trial runs for all ages and plenty of opportunity for the more experienced sailor. Further afield, but still only an hours drive away, is the Eden project and many of the quaint villages on the south coast such as Mevgissey and Fowey. If you are interested in gardens, Cornwall is famous for its tropical climate and has many stunning gardens displaying very different flora to the rest of Britain.
Booking notes
To book the cottage we ask for a deposit of £100 that is returnable at the end of the holiday assuming that it has been left in the same condition as when you arrived. We ask for the full holiday payment to be made 8 weeks prior to the start of the holiday or when the booking is made if that date has passed.
Guest comments
" Well equipt kitchen, lovely lounge, good sized bathroom. Idyllic cottage in beautiful location" April 2010
"What a fantastic week, superb cottage with plenty of places within easy reach" Aug 2011
"Great location for some great places, we found it really comfy and homely and enjoyed the books and games" Aug 2011
House swap
House swap considered. Sleeping for 5 needed, phone to discuss.
Owner profile
John and Emma Hearne
About the owner
We live in Dorset with our three children, three dogs and various chickens. My husband works with the National Park to preserve trees and I work at a special needs school. We enjoy the outdoors, going out for picnics with the family and walking the dogs by the sea; there is some lovely coastal scenery in Dorset but the North Cornwall coastline is something special that we will never get tired of visiting.
Year purchased: 2006
Why the owner chose a home in this location
We bought Tunstones because we wanted a traditional Cornish cottage that had easy access to many of North Cornwalls stunning beaches and coastline as we like to body board, surf and walk. We also wanted safe sailing for the children, nearby Rock is ideal for this.
Being just 3 minutes drive from the Atlantic Highway (A39) Trelill is one of the closest parts of Cornwall to access from the rest of England and yet it is nicely tucked away in a very peaceful part of the countryside. It is only a few minutes drive from some, typically Cornish, rugged, hidden away beaches or alternatively not far from the buzzing activity in Padstow or quiet meandering through the backstreets of Port Isaac.
Even St. Ives is only just over an hours drive away and well worth a day trip!
Unique benefits of the property
Turnstones has easy parking and a good sized porch for discarding wellies and wet shoes, apparently it used to be the gamekeepers cottage so the great iron hooks could have been used for hanging guns or game!
The garden is lovely to relax in through the Summer months and there are several washing lines for hanging swimming costumes and wetsuits.
As a family we enjoy cooking and eating together and have tried to equipt the kitchen with a good range of utensils and a few recipe books.
The living room has 2 sofas, chairs and windowseats with plenty of room for cosy evenings in; books videos and board games have been provided in the large dresser for your enjoyment.
If you bring your dog there are public footpaths just down the lane from the cottage that make exercise easy.
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