8 Coastguard Cottages, Portloe
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- Sleeps 4 /5 (with folding bed)
- 2 Bedrooms, double & twin
- Sea Views
- Parking nearby (100 yrds away)
- Front garden
- Large terrace above
- 4 minute walk to harbour
- Other beaches a short drive
- Night storage heating
- Small dog welcome
- Saturday Changeover
Number Eight is the second cottage in this small terrace built in the 1860's for the Coastguards. The Coastguards have been replaced by a national computer system and if there's any local Smuggling it's up to you to keep an eye out now.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas sagittis justo eget sapien. Fusce turpis sapien, ultricies sit amet, sodales ut, adipiscing et, sapien. Cras venenatis. Etiam lacus nisi, consequat ac, commodo at, vestibulum a, leo. Sed scelerisque diam eu felis fringilla lacinia. Pellentesque posuere egestas mi. Suspendisse tincidunt vehicula lacus. Phasellus non nunc nec mi convallis gravida. Aliquam fermentum felis eget urna. Morbi a diam a massa feugiat adipiscing. Fusce vestibulum nulla vitae lacus. Aliquam erat volutpat. Etiam rhoncus semper odio. Vivamus semper turpis.
Apartment Layout
Front of House
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The Garden and Beach access
After parking in the village carpark (honesty box) the cottage is 120 paces up a gently sloping lane. Through a nice old, wrought iron garden gate reminiscent of something in Italy, there is a small area of communal lawned garden and you are facing the inland end of the terrace. To the left the path takes you to the rear of the cottages where the 'front' doors are.
There is a lovely enclosed, lawned garden on the seaward side of the cottage, with a dining table and chairs. This is accessed from the sittingroom through a glass door. There is another very attractive outdoor space, too. Like all of this terrace, behind the cottage thee is a 'hidden garden - rather a steep climb up steps you arrive at a high terrace - beautifully paved with local slate. There's a great view from up here of the sea, coast and the village below. It faces south and has lovely light. A good place to have a barbeque or sunbath in quiet. There's a stone built summerhouse to retreat to. Small children would need close supervision up here. The steep slope below the terrace is a mass of shrubs and flowering plants, beautiful to look at, but not at all suitable for playing in.
Location
Portloe is a very small fishing village setin two steep sided valleys which come together at a small south east facing cove. Unlike so many coastal villages in Cornwall the landscape has prevented much additional building, so the village remains old fashioned with traditional cottages crowded around the small harbour and a great green unspoilt cliff and wooded landscape all around. In past times it was apparently a busy place for 'free traders' as those who evaded import duties were known and the row of coastguard cottages together with the old boathouse and the head coastguard's house are of clear importance in the layout of things.
There is a good local pub, The Ship, which serves food and local St Austell ales;, a small shop with post office and the rather smart Lugger hotel which has an excellant restaurant and also a Spa, open to non guests.
The cliff paths either side of Portloe have just lovely, startlingly beautiful scenery - along with some quite steep drops (keep reins or close eye on children). Driving or walking back about 3 miles along the amazingly narrow & windy lanes that are the only way to reach the village, you can get to the other side of the Nare headland to Carne and Pendower beaches, both long and with fine sand.
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