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The Rosevine, Portscatho Cornwall |
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The Rosevine, Portscatho Cornwall |
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The Rosevine (the new addition to the Family Holiday House family), is a cosy and intimate place to stay in Cornwall, with beautiful sea views overlooking Gerrans Bay nr Portscatho, and about 4 miles from St Mawes. This part Georgian house is set in 2 acres of wooded gardens for the kids to play in and is just a short stroll from a safe sandy beach. The Roseland is totally unspoiled, and there’s lots to explore nearby. We are just four miles from St Mawes, close to the coastal footpath and a stone’s throw from some of the best sailing waters. |
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The house has been completely renovated, and is now relaxed and family friendly, with 12 suites/mini apartments which sleep from 2 adults and one child through to 2 adults and 3 children.
Tim and Hazel Brocklebank wanted to create somewhere to stay which offers accommodation which is self contained, yet also has the additional facilities of a really good “hotel”. So, the ground floor of the house has a large drawing room with wood burning stove, a playroom with large screen tv, x box and toy cupboard full of toys and games for all ages, a Morning and Dining room, and an indoor pool. There is a small team of professional staff on hand who combine informality and great hosting, but you choose how much you look after yourself or be looked after.
Painted with traditional colours, the rooms are filled with a mix of old and restored French pieces, which nestle up against more modern finds. Most suites have sea views and large French doors, which open out onto a private terrace or balcony. Children have cosy separate sleeping areas, with either twin beds or New England bunks from Aspace.
All suites have a sitting/dining area with discreet mini kitchen facilities, which include kettle, toaster, fridge, dishwasher, and combi oven/microwave, for rustling up simple meals. However, if cooking is definitely not on the cards for you, then house chefs prepare delicious rustic style food, served in the sunny morning room and adjoining dining room on most days from mid morning through until supper, including a children’s high tea. You can combine self catering with the food service available, and choose to eat downstairs as little or as often as you like. There is also a “deli” service where you can order prepared dishes, and other items such as milk, bread, pots of home made jam, breakfast cereals, locally cured meats, snack boxes and wine from the house selection. |
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Downstairs is the Den which has a large screen tv, x-box, and a toy cupboard stocked with toys and games for all ages. The house also has wireless internet access, an indoor swimming pool with changing room and shower, and a handy guest laundry and boot room. |
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The den and pool as above. Outside is a large lawn to relax on and a lower field perfect for children to run around on, with play area, trampoline, and little wooden house. The children will never be without something to delight and entertain them. Babysitting can be arranged. |
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Rosevine is easly accessible by train, car o rplane. It’s 45 minutes drive from Newquay airport and a 1 ˝ hour drive from Exeter. |
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There are various seasons, and prices can be daily or weekly. Weekly prices range from Ł1155 to Ł2240 for a suite sleeping up to 2 ads and 2 children. |
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Spinneywood, HELFORD RIVER, Cornwall |
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Spinneywood, HELFORD RIVER, Cornwall - www.spinneywood.co.uk |
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Spinneywood is a contemporary family holiday home, where seaside hues combine with spacious light-filled open spaces and panoramic coastal views. Just a short walk from Flushing Cove and Gillan Beach; the property is in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Secluded and private without being isolated, Spinneywood enjoys an elevated position above Gillan Creek, one of the seven creeks off the Helford River and is ideally placed for exploring the whole of Cornwall.
Whatever the weather, season or your age, there is plenty for everyone to do. Play on the beach or explore the rockpools; a leisurely stroll over to St Anthony at low water for an ice cream; hire a sailing dinghy, motor boat or kayak and play your own game of swallows and amazons. Book the children on a sailing course; the Helford Sailing Club is close by. Take a good book and head to the sun room where floor to ceiling windows maximise the stunning views beyond. There are excellent golf courses at Budock Vean and Mullion and tennis courts can be hired locally.
Sample local Cornish produce in some of the nearby restaurants. Or let your inner chef loose in the modern spacious kitchen, using some fresh local ingredients, sold at the farmer’s roadside stalls or watch for the fishing boat to moor up in the bay and buy some freshly caught fish direct from the fisherman. |
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All on one level, the living areas are light and spacious. The bathrooms are fully tiled with heated towel rails and contemporary fittings. The bedrooms are restful and serene and so everyone can have a peaceful nights sleep. Spinneywood is decorated and furnished to a high standard and is equipped with every modern convenience you would need for a wonderful home from home holiday.
The property sleeps up to 8 plus a cot in four bedrooms and has two bathrooms. It is ideal for a holiday with family and friends or an out of season relaxing “chill out” break. There are special rates for out of season and smaller groups.
Bedrooms: Three of the four bedrooms have enviable water views; there’s a double and a twin for adults; with a bunk room (the only bedroom that doesn’t have a view) that share a family bathroom; then a spacious master bedroom en suite bathroom, the perfect grown-up hideaway with its own flat screen TV and DVD recorder. In all the rooms, crisp fresh linens combine with soft luxurious quilts.
Living Rooms: There are two sitting rooms, so there is enough room for everyone to stretch out and have enough space to do what they want. The sun room, with its mesmeric views, is perfect for recuperating after a hard day at the beach and looking out for those pirate ships! The main living room is where you can totally kick back. With the little ones fast asleep, open a bottle of wine, put on a CD and unwind in front of the log burner and enjoy some well-earned late night relaxation.
Kitchen/Dining Room: Oak units and granite work surfaces combine and is equipped with a dishwasher, double oven, hob, microwave, fridge-freezer and everything you would need for rustling up a snack or a dinner party for friends.
There is a laundry room with washing machine and dryer, which doubles up as a boot room. There is also a separate wc. |
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• Enjoy an acre of beautiful gardens all to yourself
• Spectacular coastal views
• Central Heating, pressurised hot water system and a basket of logs
• Linen and Towels, please bring your own beach towels
• Flat screen TVs with freeview
• Hard drive DVD recorders and players
• Telephone
• Wireless Broadband
• Midi Hi Fi with ipod docking station
• Selection of DVDs and toys for all ages
• Garden furniture and BBQ
• Welcome Tray
• Garden stocked with herbs and apples in season
• Parking space for several cars and boats
• All usual things you would expect from child-friendly accommodation
(High chair, travel cot, children’s cutlery, emergency first aid box, night lights and blackout blinds). |
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Spinneywood is a great place for children to really enjoy themselves. Inside there is a selection of toys, games and DVDs to suit all ages and outside they can run free, use up their endless supply of energy and tap into their imagination. |
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Located on the Cornish south coast at the mouth of the Helford River, just south of Falmouth and East of Helston. Approx 4-5hr drive from London or just 1 hr from Newquay airport. |
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Ł790 - Ł2,400 depending on the season. Weekend and midweek breaks are available and there are special rates for out of season and smaller groups. Sorry, but no pets or smoking at the property |
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Retallack Resort and Spa, near Padstow, Cornwall |
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Retallack Resort and Spa, near Padstow, Cornwall
www.retallackresort.com
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Head for some rest and relaxation, amid seclusion, surf and sociability of Cornwall, with your own stylish holiday property.These 5 Star luxury fully equipped holiday lodges, 5 miles from Padstow and just 6 from Newquay, offer peace and tranquillity at what is an exceptional, well presented holiday village with a 15 metre indoor pool, gym, sauna/steam rooms, beauty treatment rooms, tennis courts, 9 hole 3 par golf course, childrens play area and activities during the holidays and a licensed bar. |
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2 Bed
The Rock style lodge is a beautiful 2 bedroom lodge, spread over 900sqft.
Two stunning bedrooms upstairs overlook the countryside views, one with a
balcony to enjoy a coffee and take in the country air.
The bedrooms have been designed with luxury in mind, sumptuous 6ft beds, one
being available as twin, crisp Egyptian linen and white towels with dressing
gowns.
All the furniture throughout the house is solid oak.
The upstairs bathroom has both a large separate shower and a bath with ample
storage space.
The kitchen has all the appliances to make your holiday as perfect as
possible, including a microwave, a washer/dryer, dishwasher and a large
fridge freezer.
The sitting room with plenty of seating and designed beautifully with rich
cosy colours, and has a Plasma TV, Sky and DVD player.
4 Bed
The Padstow style lodge is a beautiful 4 bedroom house, spread over 1800sq
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Two spacious sitting rooms on both floors make it fantastic for a large
family or two families to share.
The sitting rooms with plenty of seating are designed beautifully with rich
cosy colours, Plasma TV's, Sky and DVD players.
There are two bedrooms downstairs and two upstairs, all designed with luxury
and space in mind, three with sumptuous 6ft beds (being available as twins)
and one with a double bed, crisp Egyptian linen, white towels and dressing
gowns.
All the furniture throughout the house is solid oak furniture.
The upstairs bathroom has a large separate shower, whilst the downstairs
family bathroom has both a large shower and separate bath, double vanity
basin with ample storage space.
The kitchen has all the appliances to make your holiday as perfect as
possible, including a microwave, a washer/dryer, dishwasher and a large
fridge freezer.
The dining table seats 8/10.
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15 metre indoor pool, gym, sauna/steam rooms, beauty treatmentrooms, tennis courts, 9 hole 3 par golf course, childrens play area and activities during the holidays and a licensed bar. |
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play area, activities during selected holidya periods, babysitting |
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fly to Newquay in around an hour from London, or easily accessible by motorway |
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Prices from Ł450 - Ł1675 for a 7 night stay. Dogs welcome at a supplement.
Short breaks are available as are Spa Weekends, Golf Weekends and Valentines Weekend breaks. |
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FamilyHoliday House, Trevone Bay (Nr Padstow), Cornwall |
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FamilyHoliday House, Trevone Bay (Nr Padstow), Cornwall
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The first family holiday house is set at Trevone Bay an idyllic Cornish village where time really does seem to stand still. The sandy beach which is only a stones throw from the front door is set in a cove, and is perfect for families. Lots of sand, great waves, dog free between Easter and October, and lifeguard patrolled. Rocky beach is a very short stroll away, and is the spot for rock pooling and a sunset bbqs. It has a semi natural swimming pool, which is re-filled with every tide. The house is situated on a private, quiet, no thru road, popular with generations of visiting families, literally 100 yards from the beach. Padstow, is only a five minute drive away. Take a boat trip from the harbour, or hire bikes and cycle the Camel Trail, a cycle path that runs alongside the estuary. Padstow has a number of great places to eat including Rick Steins Seafood Restaurant, café, and deli. Other great beaches nearby include Harlyn, Boobys Bay, and Constantine. Watergate Bay is just along the coast road and is a great surfing beach, 2 miles wide and all sand. Energetic mums and dads can try out “The Extreme Academy” a sand and watersport school, where you can have a go at a wide range of beach and water activities. Watergate Bay is home to Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant. There is golf at the nearby Trevose Golf Club, and sailing at Rock and you can also book the kids into Harlyn surf school. If you are visiting outside the high season, you can have the beach to yourself, wander around the local farmers markets, shop at some gorgeous boutiques and galleries in Truro, Fowey and St Ives, plus get in at all the best restaurants! |
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A relaxing and comfortable seaside home, with four bedrooms, (sleeping up to 8 plus cot), a great space for one family to spread themselves out or for two families to share – there are two en-suite bedrooms for mums and dads and two other bedrooms for the children, with a family bathroom. Two of the bedrooms have room for a cot. Beds are made up with crisp cotton sheets and feather down duvets, and each room has a hairdryer. Bathrooms have Egyptian cotton towels and Cornish hand made soap. The kitchen has French doors leading to the garden. It has a contemporary feel, bright and white, with solid oak worktops and a wooden floor. All the appliances are integrated, including fridge freezer, dishwasher and microwave. The kitchen has been equipped with hopefully everything a family could need. The dining room also has French doors on to the garden for drinks and bbq's on the terrace in the summer and a gas burning stove for cosy autumn and winter suppers. The sitting room has squashy sofas on which to curl up with a good book, read the papers or watch a movie. In the hallway there is a small playcorner, with little Cath Kidston children's chairs, and plenty of good quality toys, games and books from babies upwards. The house is totally equipped for babies and pre schoolers, so that you don't have to worry about bringing it all with you! There is a utility/boot room where you can store walking boots/wellingtons/coats etc and there is a washer/dryer and extra sink. It is stocked with a starter supply of cleaning aids, laundry tablets, a shoe cleaning kit, golf umbrella, a handy shopping basket, picnic cooler box and even a beach towel for every guest. The level garden is fully enclosed, with a deck, gas bbq, outside dining table, a smaller children's wooden picnic table, garden loungers, and a handy outside hot and cold shower for rinsing everything and everyone when you return from the beach. Park the car on your arrival and you needn't pick up the keys until you depart! |
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- Play corner with toy cupboard and toy baskets for each of the ages.
- Large flatscreen tv with freeview and dvd player
- Dvd library of films and programmes for the whole family
- X box games console and family suitable games
- Books, magazines and board games
- Telephone (for incoming and local outgoing calls)
- Broadband internet access coming soon!
- CD player and radio with selection of music.
- Garden store with surfboards, buckets, spades, windbreak, beach and garden games and space for hanging wetsuits and storing bikes.
- Outside hot and cold shower
- Herb garden and apple tree help yourself (when in season)
- “Raid the larder” for store cupboard ingredients (Twinings Earl Grey and English breakfast teabags, fresh coffee, sugar, sea salt, low sodium salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, sunflower oil, dried herbs, balsamic vinegar, red and white wine vinegar)
- BBQ, outside dining furniture and sun loungers
- Paddling pool and sand pit
- Complete supply of baby and toddler equipment (see website for full list)
- Fully stocked wine rack – help yourself and leave payment
- Delivery service of locally produced food boxes designed to produce some easy to prepare meals, such as a breakfast box, bbq box, vegetable and salad box and kids snack box.
- Welcome loaf of home made bread and other goodies supplied by the owners.
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As the majority of the rooms are on the same level, the house is well laid out for children. There is a play corner in the hallway, and the toy cupboard is stocked with all the firm favourites including a train set, lego, dolls house and lots of board games and puzzles. There are also toy baskets for each age range from babies upwards. For older children there is an X box games console with games, dominoes, top trumps, and a selection of great board games. In the kitchen there is a mini table and chairs for breakfast and kids tea with their friends, and there is also a children's picnic bench and table outside. The garden store has surfboards, buckets and spades and garden games, and there is also a paddling pool and a sandpit. All the baby and toddler equipment is supplied, including extras such as nightlights, a baby back carrier and three wheeler pushchair for coastal walks. There is also a pack containing extra nappies, wipes, first aid kit etc for the occasional emergency. (A full list of the baby and toddler equipment can be found on the website.) |
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Approx 1 hour and 30 minutes from Exeter, fifteen minutes from Newquay airport and 30 minutes from Bodmin Parkway, (main line from Paddington to Penzance). Pickups can be arranged. |
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From £750 to £1850 per week and from £425 to £575 for short breaks, depending on season. (sorry no dogs or smoking) |
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The Apple Store |
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The Apple Store, Charlestown Harbour, Cornwall
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The Apple Store is an exquisite wing of a large Georgian house overlooking the historic port of Charlestown. Built in the early eighteenth century, the port of Charlestown is largely unchanged and is now home to three tall ships - Phoenix, Kaskelot and Earl of Pembroke.
Charlestown is approximately 10 minutes from both the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. It is also ideally situated for visiting Fowey, the Maritime Museum in Falmouth, the Tate at St Ives, and Padstow. There are two pubs and a fabulous restaurant in the village. |
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The Apple Store comfortably sleeps 2 adults (and a baby) in its large bedroom. The solid oak super kingsize bed looks over the gardens out to sea. The sheets are from The White Company and are the most fabulous Egyptian cotton percale (the duvet, pillows and towels are all The White Company too!) The adjoining bathroom has a fabulously powerful shower, loo and basin. It has everything you might ever need.. iron, ironing board, sewing kit, alarm clock, hairdryer, and some Daphne du Marriers books......
The Kitchen has its original slate floor, a ceramic hob with an electric oven, a microwave, a fridge with a freezer compartment, a washing machine/tumble dryer, the kitchen table and chairs, and again everything you might need in the cupboards (hopefully). The sitting room has a TV with Digital TV, a DVD and a video player, a wonderfully comfy sofa, a big armchair and a writing desk. The table and chairs for alfresco eating are in the Orchard. |
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The Owners provide fresh ground coffee, tea, sugar, milk, dark chocolate biscuits plus the usual bits under the kitchen sink, loo paper & Molton Brown liquid hand wash!
The Cheese Shop in Truro is superb.
The Deli in Fowey is full of yummy bits, and if Tony (the local fisherman) doesn't call, then the Fish Shop in Fowey is the best... & they have a good wine list too.
Revival is the village's new restaurant and does delicious food and perfect latte.
There is a lovely local golf course at the Carlyon Bay Hotel, with St Enedoc and Trevose within reach.
Porthpean is a great family beach with sand and rockpools, as is Caerhays (with a great beach shop). The local beach may be pebbly (because of the balast jettisoned by ships), but has a sandy base when the tide is out, and the rock pools are the best!
Charlestown Natural Health Clinic is wonderful, and beauty treatments can be booked at the local Clarins Salon. 24hr Tesco as you drive into Charlestown! |
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1hour 15 mins drive from Exeter, 20 mins drive from Newquay International airport and 6 minutes from St Austell Train Station (main Line from Paddington to Penzance). |
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From £485 - £685 per week depending on season. |
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