St Andrews Cottage

St Andrews Cottage is a wonderfully spacious luxury cottage just yards from the beach with all modern facilities. The accommodation is arranged on three floors. On the ground floor are two double bedrooms with comfortable king sized beds; one with en-suite shower and there is also another bathroom on the ground floor with a shower and bath.

On the middle floor there is a third bedroom with single beds and two pull out beds with good mattresses. Also on this floor is the kitchen, dining area and lounge with wood burner and double doors and kitchen door onto the first terrace.

Open plan stairs lead you up to the top floor with a king sized bed and a shower room with a round window with amazing views down towards the sea.

There are stunning views of the sea and outside there are two terraces one to catch the morning sun with bench seat and bistro table. The second terrace with BBQ looks towards the sea and also has the benefit of the morning and evening sun with a large teak table and seating for a minimum of 8 people. There is also an outside shower to wash off any sand from the beach.

The bathrooms and kitchen have been newly fitted; the bathrooms are beautifully stone tiled and the kitchen is well equipped with large fridge freezer, dishwasher, microwave and oven. Ice trays, wine cooler packs and picnic equipment is also available. There is an 8kg washing machine, outside rotary washing line and inside drying rack.

How to get here

If you are coming by car, the A38 is the main approach to the Peninsula. As you near Plymouth, the choice is whether to go though the City and take the chain ferry to Torpoint or skirt past Plymouth, taking the Tamar Bridge which is slightly longer but often quicker.

Tamar Bridge route - From the A38, left at the Trerulfoot Roundabout onto the A374, right onto the B3247, through Crafthole to Millbrook, up the hill turning right into Kingsand, follow the road round to the right past The Fort and St Andrews Road is on your left.

For those of you coming by foot, you can take the regular ferry from Stonehouse in Plymouth to Cremyl, from where there is a regular bus service or taxis can be called to the village.

Alternatively, during the Summer season, a fun and more direct route is to take the ferry from the Barbican Steps in Plymouth, which is called the Western Maid – although we all know it, with affection, as the Red Pig. This will drop you right onto Cawsand Beach, so bare feet rather than high heels are recommended for when you step ashore.

Cawsand and Kingsand are adjoining villages, on the south side of the Cornish Coast, just over the Devon border. Originally a fishing village with a colourful history of smuggling and naval daring, it is unspoilt by time, with little traffic on the one-way through road.

We are in a conservation area of outstanding natural beauty, with a range of coastal and countryside walks, ranging from a stroll to a local pub to challenging treks for the more adventurous. The bay is popular with sailing boats, being protected from the harsher elements by the natural coastline. Cawsand Beach is only a couple of minutes walk away from the cottage, with a sandy beach, rock pools and safe designated swimming area. Kayaking and diving or snorkelling are also popular and so is sea angling, with a good variety of fish being caught from the rocks or further out on boats.

Golf - Whitsand Bay and St Mellions as well as horse riding are all within easy reach.

Great places to visit include the historic village of St. Germans, Anthony House and gardens, where the recent Tim Burton film Alice in Wonderland was filmed, Mount Edgcumbe House, The Eden Project, Lost Garden of Heligan, Dartmoor. Port Elliot and lots more.