holiday cottages cornwall, cornish self catering holiday cottages, QandA

--Less than 1 mile from Launceston on the Cornwall / Devon border, so we are ideally located to visit both the North & South coasts of Cornwall and Devon. Conveniently placed between Dartmoor & Bodmin Moor, both being about 30 minutes drive away, so although we are not on the coast many people find we are in a perfect position to visit many areas. back to questions

We are situated less than 1 mile from Launceston, which has a wide range of small specialist shops selling local produce, some very nice cafes and restaurants, a wide range of takeaways and several pubs. Plus the ever present Tesco's supermarket now open 24 hours for all the insomniacs amongst you. back to questions

The closest beaches are about 16- 20 miles on the North Cornwall coast ie Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Bude, Trebarwith Strand, Bossiney & Boscastle. For the surfing enthusiasts Polzeath is a little further but is a favourite with locals. On the South Cornish Coast there is Looe and Polperro about 25 miles. The weather can vary between the North & South coast depending on wind direction etc so it is always worth consulting the local weather forcast when on holiday. Bodmin Moor with the famous Jamaica Inn is 10 miles and Dartmoor is 15 miles back to questions

In the immediate area are Trethorne Leisure Farm & Golf Course about 3 miles and are open all year.: Launceston Castle 1 mile: Tamar Otter Park is 8 miles : Launceston Steam Railway 1 mile (seasonal): Roadford Lake (watersports centre plus lakeside walks) 6 miles:. Dingles Steam Village 6 miles (seasonal): Launceston Golf Course 2 miles: Hidden Valley 4 miles: A little further afield there are numerous places to visit eg The Eden Project, Lost Gardens of Heligan, Dairyworld, Shire Adventure Park, Dobwalls Adventure Park & Morwellham Quay to name but a few. back to questions

Yes, most of our customers are families with children in the school holidays, however out of the main season we have more couples and families with babies and toddlers. back to questions

Sorry we do not accept pets, we are not anti animal (unfortunately the few pet owners that don't control their pets spoil it for the majority) and there are a number of asthma & allergy sufferers who are unable to stay in accommodation that allow pets back to questions

Some of the cottages have £1 coin meters for electricity for hot water, cooking & lighting (Penmarric,Dunheved,Trelawney,Morwenna) Tamara also has a meter but this is just for cooking and lighting as the hot water is provided from the central heating system. All electricity is included in Orpington,Welsummer& Ancona.

You are very welcome to bring your own bedlinen but if you wish to hire it from us the charge will be £6 for a set of double sheets,£4 for a set of single sheets & £3 per person for towels (1 hand & 1 bath towel) back to questions

The pool is open and heated every day that is marked in blue on the prices page. The water temperature is 82 degrees and the pool building 84 degrees. The pool is 36' x 15' and there is a small paddling pool for the little ones attached 9' x 6' back to questions

Our cottages are inspected every year by the English Tourism Council, all our cottages have been awarded a 4 star rating back to questions

Our main advantage has be our position, all of Cornwall and most of Devon is within an easy drive with all its wonderful varied array of scenery and coastlines. We are also positioned in countryside surrounded by green fields, but within easy reach (less than a mile) of Launceston which has all the amenities you would need. Our swimming pool of course is a major attraction and we have a lot of play things to occupy the children. back to questions

We started letting holiday cottages about 25 years ago, so know what we are doing (hopefully). We only let our own cottages which we have converted from redundant barns and our old farmhouse and we live on site to be there to help you in any way we can. back to questions