Property Details

THREE STAR RATED VISITBRITAIN (PREVIOUSLY ENGLISH TOURIST COUNCIL) LUXURY BEACH COTTAGE 25 YARDS FROM POLZEATH BEACH ON THE NORTH CORNISH COAST, POLZEATH BEING DESCRIBED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES AS THE THUMPING HEART OF COOL CORNWALL. THE BEACH IS A FAMILY BEACH, AND A BLUE FLAG EEC BATHING AND SURFING SAFE BEACH, WITH LIFEGUARD PATROL FROM APRIL THROUGH TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER. OWNERS PROVIDE A HIGH STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS, BEDLINEN AND TOWELS ARE PROVIDED, ORGANIC FRUIT, VEG., DAIRY, WINES AND CIDERS CAN BE PROVIDED ON ARRIVAL. BEDS MADE UP FOR ARRIVAL. FLATSCREEN TV/VIDEO/DVD PLAYER WITH AN EXTENSIVE AND UP TO DATE VIDEO LIBRARY AND BOOK LIBRARY FULL OF TOURIST INFORMATION, CIRCULAR WALKS, AND NATURE, HISTORICAL AND TOURIST INFORMATION BOOKS. LAUNDRY ROOM CAN ALSO BE USED TO LOCK AWAY SURFING EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE SURFERS AMONGST YOU, ALSO BIKES AND PRAMS CAN BE STORED. THERE IS OFF ROAD PARKING, AND GARDEN FURNITURE, HAIRDRYER, MICROWAVE, FRIG, OVEN AND WASHINGMACHINE, TUMBLEDRIER. A SHORT WALK TO THE BEACH AND THE NORTH CORNWALL COASTAL PATH MAKES THIS COTTAGE/LUXURY SURF SHACK THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR ANY SORT OF HOLIDAY, FAMILY, ROMANTIC SHORT BREAK, ANYTHING YOU LIKE, AND WE ARE OPEN ALL YEAR, SO WHETHER IT IS THE HOWLING GALES AND LOVELY CLEAR SUNNY DAYS FOLLOWING, OR HOT BALMY SUMMER NIGHTS SIPPING MARTINIS AT THE ATLANTIC HOTEL OVERLOOKING POLZEATH BEACH, THAT YOU WANT ALL IS HERE FOR YOU. THE COTTAGE IS NEAR THE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS/PUBS, BEACH CAFES AND YET HAS A LOVELY VIEW OF THE SHILLA MILL WOODS, AND THE LANE IT IS IN LEADS TO A MEDIEVAL MILL HOUSE AND THE GOLF COURSE, FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GO FOR A ROUND, OR AT THE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBS LEISURE AND HEALTH SPA. THE GARDEN IS FILLED WITH FLOWERS AND SHRUBS, DOVES, PEACOCK, BADGERS, AND TOADS. THE OWNERS PRIDE THEMSELVES WITH CREATING A HAVEN NOT ONLY FOR TOURISTS, BUT FOR THE LOCAL WILDLIFE.

Local Area Details

POLZEATH IS SITUATED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE FAMOUS CAMEL ESTUARY, AND IS CENTRALLY SITUATED FOR TINTAGEL, PORT ISAAC, PORT QUIN, PADSTOW, TREVONE, TREYARNON AND BOSCASTLE. ALSO EDEN PROJECT AND THE CAMEL CYCLE TRAIL. SURFING LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE BEACH ALL THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND SURFING ALL YEAR IS POSSIBLE. ALSO IN THE CAMEL ESTUARY SAILING FISHING AND OTHER WATERSPORTS. RIDING AT THE LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL GOLF COURSES. PLENTY OF HIGH QUALITY EATERIES, HOTELS, AND PUBS FOR THOSE EVENINGS PAMPERING YOURSELVES. SO COME ON DOWN, WE HAVE EVERYTHING, BUT MOST OF ALL THE WONDERFUL WARMTH AND THE SUNSETS AND THE WILDLIFE.

Additional Information

About Weather/Climate/Temperature

mild climate. Warm all year round but in winter after Christmas there is a wind chill factor.

About Bars

Local bars provide snacks and bar meals and entertainment in the form of disco and local bands.

About Nightlife

NEWQUAY which is about 15 miles away has all the nightlife.

About Transport

Train station Bodmin Parkway, which is 14 miles from POLZEATH, then a bus to WADEBRIDGE then another bus to POLZEATH. TAXIS are readily available.

About Beaches

POLZEATH BEACH HAS THE EEC BLUE FLAG CLEAN BEACH AND IS LIFEGUARD CONTROLLED IN SUMMER. there ARE LOTS OF LARGE SANDY BEACHES AND COVES IN THE AREA.

About General Entertainment

THERE ARE KAREOKE NIGHTS IN THE SUMMER, BRASS BAND, PUNCH AND JUDY SHOWS FOR THE CHILDREN, AND THE PUBS PROVIDE LOCAL BANDS, AND DISCOS AT NIGHT.

About Golfing

ST. KEW GOLF COURSE, ST.ENODOC GOLF COURSE, ROSERROW GOLF COURSE, NEWQUAY GOLF COURSE, ALL WITHIN A FEW MINUTES DRIVE.

About Sailing

SAILING AT ROCK AND BOATS CAN BE HIRED AND THERE ARE LESSONS

About Airport Information

NEWQUAY AIRPORT 15 MILES. EXETER AIRPORT 65 MILES.

About Scenery/Beauty Spots

THE RUMPS PORT ISAAC, THE NORTH CORNISH COASTAL PATH, LUNDY BAY, ROCKY VALLEY, TINTAGEL, BARRAS NOSE, BOSCASTLE.

About Children Activities

SURFING LESSONS ON POLZEATH BEACH. WADEBRIDGE LEISURE CENTRE RUNS SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHILDREN WHILST THEIR PARENTS GO OFF THE SHOP ETC. ROCK POOL SEARCHES IN HIGH SEASON RUN BY THE POLZEATH MARINE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GROUP.

About Family Activities

KAREOKE NIGHT AT THE VALLEY CARAVAN PARK. FAMILY BEACH HOLIDAYS, SURFING LESSONS, RIDING LESSONS, TRIPS ON THE JUBILEE QUEEN FROM PADSTOW ROUND THE LOCAL COASTLINE. NEWQUAY ZOO. BEDRUTHAN STEPS. LOTS OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS AND FUN PARKS WITHIN 20 MILES. EDEN PROJECT. CAMEL CYCLE TRAIL.

About Local Attrcations

THE FAMOUS CAMEL CYCLE TRAIL. YOU CAN TRAVEL FROM BODMIN TO PADSTOW BY CYCLE ALONG THE RIVER CAMEL AND ARRIVE IN PADSTOW. KING ARTHURS CASTLE AT TINTAGEL.

About Local Restaurants

ATLANTIC HOUSE HOTEL, NEW POLZEATH, OYSTERCATCHER PUB POLZEATH, CARTERS PUB POLZEATH, FOURWAYS PUB ST.MINVER, GREENS BRASSERIE, AT ROSERRROW GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, RICK STEINS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, BISTRO AND CAFE, AND RICK STEINS FISH AND CHIP TAKEAWAY AT PADSTOW.

About Walking

NORTH CORNISH COASTAL PATH. IN THE COTTAGE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LOCAL CIRCULAR WALKS.

About Tourist Board

WE ARE MEMBERS OF VISIT BRITAIN (FORMERLY ENGLISH TOURIST COUNCIL), VISIT ENGLAND, WEST COUNTRY TOURIST BOARD, AND THE CORNISH TOURIST BOARD, AND ON WADEBRIDGE TOURIST OFFICE BOOKS.

About History

CORNWALL, LAND OF THE CELTS, INVADED BY THE ROMANS, ETRUSCANS, IRISH CELTS AND BRETON CELTS. FULL OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS, AND HUT CIRCLES. AT POLZEATH ON THE RUMPS THERE ARE 28 HUT CIRCLES, AND AN IRON AGE CLIFFS CASTLE WHERE 2000 YEARS AGO A BRETON TRIBE INHABITED AND TRADED FROM. THERE ARE SIGNS OF CORNISH SILVER AND TIN, LEAD AND ARSENIC MINES IN POLZEATH. SMUGGLING WAS TRADITIONAL TO THE WAY OF LIFE, AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A ROMAN SETTLEMENT ON BRAE HILL ALONG THE CAMEL ESTUARY A SHORT WALK FROM ST. ENODOC CHURCH, WHERE JOHN BETJEMEN IS BURIED IN THE CHURCHYARD. THE CHURCH IS 11TH CENTURY AND IS LEANING OVER FROM THE CONSTANT BUFFETING BY THE WIND. PADSTOW HAS EVIDENCE OF SIR WALTER RALEIGHS STAYS THERE, AND THE ELIZABETHAN ERA CAN BE SEEN IN EVIDENCE AT PRIDEAUX PLACE IN PADSTOW.

Property Features

* Close to a golf course
* Close to a Beach
* Children are allowed

Contact Information

Name:	Tess Smith
Telephone:	+ 44-01208 -863172
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