Chapel Cottages

North Cornwall, Cornwall, England

"Chapel Cottages are a group of four listed cottages in a conservation area on the edge of St. Tudy village. A wealth of features such as exposed beams and small paned windows add to their charm."

Things You'll Love

You will be closed to North Cornwall coast with its impressive cliffs and short steep valleys leading to sandy coves and bays... you can relax at large sandy beaches at Trebarwith, Polzeath and Daymar Bay or at the amazing beach at Tregardock.

Location

St. Tudy is an attractive village between the moor and the sea, and well situated for walking, day touring and visits to the beaches. On remote Bodmin Moor and surrounding it are many charming villages and hamlets such as Altarnun, Advent, Blisland and Wenfordbridge. At Bolventor is the well-known hostelry Jamaica Inn.

The village has a shop and post office and the 300 year old 'Cornish Arms' is a freehouse which also provides meals and a range of bar snacks. The oldest building in St. Tudy, locally known as 'The Clink' dates back to the 1300s and was restored and opened to the public in 1986. St. Tudy is also the village where 'Captain Bligh of the Bounty' grew up, being born at nearby Tinten Manor.

The North Cornwall coast is not far away. It is renowned for its impressive cliffs and short steep valleys leading to sandy coves and bays. There are excellent large sandy beaches at Trebarwith, Polzeath and Daymer Bay and a particularly splendid beach at Tregardock, some three miles south of Tintagel. The coastal footpath is protected by the National Trust over long stretches at Port Isaac, Polzeath, Trebetherick and Tintagel. There are numerous other attractive coastal hamlets and villages you may wish to explore such as Port Quin, Port Gaverne, Padstow and Boscastle.

Visits can be made to Pencarrow, a large Georgian house still privately owned, or Lanhydrock House, a 17th century manor house owned by the National Trust. You may also wish to visit Tintagel Castle, romantically associated with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Owner's Description

Chapel Cottages are a group of four listed cottages in a conservation area on the edge of St Tudy village. Built around 1820, these stone cottages were originally lived in by village craftsmen, and have now been charmingly restored. A wealth of features such as exposed beams, polished slate floors and small paned windows add to their charm and Cornish character.

The sitting room has a comfortable cottage suite, coffee table, and cottage style dining furniture, wall lights, prints and a colour television. The floor is in original polished slates with loose rugs. There is a window seat in the sitting room and main bedroom. Three of the cottages have large open granite fireplaces with cloam ovens. The fourth cottage has an attractive small fireplace built over the original one.

The pine fitted kitchen is pleasant and convenient to use but fully in character with the cottages. There is a full size cooker, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, automatic kettle, toaster, ironing board and iron.

There is also a plentiful supply of cooking and serving utensils, wine and spirit glasses, matching dinner and tea service, together with stainless steel cutlery.

Each cottage is similar in size and accommodates up to five. The two pleasantly furnished bedrooms have fitted carpeting - all with some period furnishings.

The larger bedroom has a double and a single bed and the smaller bedroom has two singles.

All bed linen is supplied, cotton sheets and pillowcases - and beds are made up ready for your arrival. (Cots and high chairs are also available).

The downstairs bathroom has an efficient fan wall heater and a dual voltage shaver point. The airing cupboard has a thermostatically controlled immersion heater for supplying hot water to the bathroom and kitchen.

Heating is by electric fan heaters and convector heaters with storage heating available on request. All electricity except storage heating is metered through a 50p coin meter.