Chill in seclusion among the local-stone walls, climbers, planters and gazebos. Stock up on Prosecco and hatch plans beneath the ivy around the patio table and chairs. Get the finest cuts from Paul Bray butcher’s and fire up the coal barbecue for burgers and bangers in the salty seaside air. Don’t forget to try out the kayaks and paddleboards.
Five-star luxury here comes with a five-star welcome. Tuck into a cream tea with Prosecco on arrival and the home-cooked meal you’ll find in the fridge. Like the sense of luxury? Ask about the concierge service. You’ll also love the feel of Tardis-like space, in a three-storey home that retreats from the beach forever.
Within its spaces, you’ll find places you can come together and other places to be apart, recharge and read. Throughout, Sky Wi-Fi keeps you in touch with the world, while wowing it through Instagram. Get together in the spacious, log-lit living room for Sky TV or Netflix on the flat-screen telly or just for family fun and games.
At your disposal are a gas oven and hob plus two fridge-freezers that you can fill from The Village Store, The Co-op, The Old Bakery, Paul Bray butcher’s and Rob the Fish, who’ll deliver to your door. Or put your foot down, then put both feet up, with expert menus cooked on site by Emma and her team.
Eat around the oak dining table illuminated by wall-hanging candles or out in the sun- trap garden with burgers on the barbecue. Takeaways? Consider fresh seaside fish and chips from Chipmates, Indian from Millbrook, or a trip to German Doner Kebab or Kawaffle if you’re across the bay in Plymouth.
Head out to The Halfway House in Kingsand for Cajun chicken, honey-roasted ham, scampi or fish and chips. Stay in Cawsand for battered haddock, steamed Cornish mussels or good veggie and vegan options at The Bay Bar and Restaurant. Or how about red Thai prawn curry with live music at The Rising Sun in Kingsand?
Feel the Napoleonic vibe at Whitsand Bay Fort, which once repelled the French general, and celebrate English resistance with a carvery, a burger or fresh fish and chips. Or try the farm-to-fork policy at The Finnygook Inn, with butterflied chicken breast, chef’s special nachos or heritage beetroot.
Right on the beach, Blue Dolphin Cawsand sleeps ten in super-comfortable Egyptian-cotton, with the sea air seeping in to infuse your slumber.
Bedroom one is a large superking en-suite that will take a cot, while mezzanine bedroom two offers another superking and en-suite bathroom with room for a cot. Bedroom three provides a kingsize, bedroom four comes with two singles, and bedroom five sleeps two in a bunk.
