Balcony Cottage

Kingsand And Cawsand, Cornwall (Ref. 976427)

  • Rating

  • Sleeps 6

  • Bedrooms 3

  • Bathrooms 2

  • Pets No

Features

  • Ground floor bedroom
  • Smoke-free
  • Garden / Patio
  • Highchair available
  • Pub/shop < 1 mile
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Seaside
  • Broadband / WiFi

The property

In Cawsand with great ‘right out to sea’ views, the first two floors of a Grade II listed, 18th cent.

cottage snuggling in with its neighbouring cottages.

It has been completely renovated, exposing its fascinating history - no humble fisherman’s cottage this.

Some say smuggling helped pay for its fine panelling, coving and English Delft-ware tiles.

Five steps up from lane to rear courtyard (table/chairs).

On the ground floor, dining room (TV/DVD, iPod dock) with view out to sea; flagstoned hall; kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, fridge-freezer, electric cooker); back porch with washing machine, tumble drier; double bedroom with sea views; shower-room (suite, large shower tray) and back door to courtyard.

The staircase has original Chinoiserie panels and leads to living room with handsome ornamental fireplace, TV/DVD and stunning ship-watching view, and two more bedrooms - a double (5' bed) with more great views, and one with two singles; a few more stairs up to bathroom (suite with roll-top bath and separate shower).

A few low lintels.

Loading/unloading outside only; public car park, 200 yards.

Attic flat (separate access) occasionally used by the owner.

Sleeps maximum of 6 and 1 baby.

A delightful cottage. Kingsand and Cawsand: exquisite adjoining fishing villages in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty sheltered by a wooded headland; pebble-and-sand beaches, family pubs, cafés, essential shops.

Watersports hire in Cawsand.

Whitsand Bay, 1 mile; Mount Edgcumbe (800 acres for walking), and seasonal pedestrian ferry to Plymouth (city amenities, theatre, cinema), 2½ miles.

Plymouth by car ferry, 8½ miles.

Accommodation

Over two floors, 1 x ground floor double bedroom with sea views, shower-room with shower, WC and basin. Dining room with sea view. Kitchen. First floor sitting room with ornamental fireplace and sea view. 1 x king-size bedroom, 1 x twin bedroom. Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin.

Amenities

  • Electric panel heaters with night storage heating
  • Microwave, fridge-freezer, tumble dryer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with DVD, WiFi, Fuel and power inc. in rent
  • Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
  • Parking is available in a public car park nearby (it is possible to unload outside the house)
  • Sorry, no pets and no smoking
  • Five 'gastropubs' less than 500 yards from property, Note: Parking is in a public car park 200 yards from the property, it is possible to load/unload outside
  • Note: Attic flat (separate access) occasionally used
  • Note: This property sleeps a maximum of 6 people and 1 baby.

Note: This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £100.

About the location

KINGSAND AND CAWSAND

The twin villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, with narrow streets winding between pastel-coloured cottages, lie on the Rame Peninsula just 5 miles from Plymouth.

Note: This property sleeps a maximum of 6 people and 1 baby.