Sandy Cove, Porthtowan
Sandy Cove is a ground-floor apartment resting within the village of Porthtowan. It houses a king-size double bedroom and a twin bedroom, together sleeping up to four people. Completing the interior is an open-plan living room with kitchen, dining area and sitting area, as well as a bathroom with a shower over bath, basin and WC. To the outside there is off-road parking for one car and a decked area with furniture and BBQ. Sandy Cove is a superb base for exploring this coastal location with your loved ones.
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Booked Date Available Date
- Max. Occupancy 4
- Bedrooms 2
- Bathrooms 1
- Changeover Friday
- Towels Provided
- Linen Provided
- Cooker
- Fridge
- Washing Machine
- Television
- Kettle
- Garden
- Enclosed Garden
- Wifi
- Golf Nearby
- Beach Nearby
- Sea Nearby
- Pub Nearby
- Parking Available
Accommodation Details
All-ground-floor. Two bedrooms: 1 x king-size, 1 x twin room. Bathroom with shower over bath, basin and WC. Open-plan sitting room with dining space and kitchen.
Enjoying a wonderful position on the West Cornwall coastline, within the pretty village of Porthtowan, is this ground-floor apartment, Sandy Cove. This brightly decorated accommodation has been designed with families, couples and surfers in mind, with bright, contemporary styling running throughout the property to ensure a wonderful base to retire to each evening. Look forward to relaxing into your evening within the open-plan living room, where the French window filters in a cooling breeze during the summer months and floods the space with natural light to ensure a tranquil setting. Pick up fresh local food from the shop and rustle up a delicious evening meal within the well-equipped kitchen before you settle down at the dining table to plan the days ahead over a home-cooked meal with your loved ones gathered around. After dinner, sink into the L-shape sofa with a good book in hand or open up the doors to discover a decked area, where you can unwind with a glass of wine whilst soaking up the sea views and enjoying a spot of stargazing. The interior is completed by two well-presented bedrooms, comprising of a double bedroom and a twin bedroom, both enjoying a refreshing interior design and ample space to house your personal belongings. If you can tear yourself away from this superb accommodation, venture to the popular Blue Flag Beach, where you will also find a glorious beach which hosts a local surf school with surfboard and wet suit hire for all ages. For those feeling active, there is the famous South West Coast Path which runs through the village, where you will be delighted by the breath-taking scenery and the glorious sands that await you. Alternatively, head to the cosmopolitan location of Falmouth, where you will find a larger selection of amenities to suit all ages and tastes. Sandy Cove is a wonderful location for exploring this part of Cornwall.
Porthtowan is a small village resting on the coast of West Cornwall, just 4 miles away from St Agnes and nine miles away from Truro. Here, you will find a Blue Flag beach which stretched for about a mile and is fringed by granite cliffs and is popular for surfers. Within close reach are the towns of St Ives and Penzance, where you will find a further selection of amenities.
Amenities & Facilities
Electric heating. Electric oven and induction hob, coffee maker, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, Smart TV, WiFi. Fuel and power inc in rent. Bed linen and towels inc in rent. Off road parking for one car. Surfboard storage inside (please note, surfboards not included). Decked area to rear. Sorry, no smoking. Pub within 0.2 miles, shop within 0.1 miles
Location Details
Porthtowan is a small village resting on the coast of West Cornwall, just 4 miles away from St Agnes and nine miles away from Truro. Here, you will find a Blue Flag beach which stretched for about a mile and is fringed by granite cliffs and is popular for surfers. Within close reach are the towns of St Ives and Penzance, where you will find a further selection of amenities.
Reviews
We just spent October half term at Sandy Cove and couldn’t rate it highly enough. Gorgeous interiors, wonderfully comfy beds and about 20 yards from such a stunning sandy beach. We ate at the Unicorn pub which was fabulous, the Blue Bar which has a relaxed surfer vibe, and we also ordered fish and chips from around the corner (amazing!) (all a 2 minute walk away) I particularly loved that you could walk to the beach in swimwear, towel and flip flops and come back for a hot shower and get change of clothes at the flat. Wi-Fi worked a dream and Netflix too.
We arrived early September for 2 weeks and our initial thoughts were that we liked the look of the inside of the property and the advertised amenities. We had read from a guy who had previously stayed at Sandy Cove that the property next door was in a poor state so we emailed Sykes and asked for photographs of the property both front and rear and got no response - so be aware the downstairs property next door is derelict and the rear garden overgrown and an eyesore. That said we found the inside of Sandy Cove was well equipped clean and comfy. However - the following day we found the microwave didnt work and rang and reported it to Sykes - we are now 5 days into a 14 day stay and still not had a response. Since then we have discovered there is no DVD player and the washer/dryer is in fact only a washer. Not an honest description as currently advertised. There is no signal so you have to drive some distance before you can make or receive a call on your mobile so enable wi-fi calling before you arrive otherwise you could be stranded in an emergency - wi-fi connection is BT and quite good. There is little to do in Porthowan - beach is rocky/ pebbles and not a nice sandy beach - popular with surfers only. No where to eat after 7pm as the Unicorn pub stops serving meals after 7pm as it is now classed out of season - it is a nice pub though and very friendly and literally just across the lane - 2 minutes away - there is a little shop -post office open 9-6 - and a fish and chip shop open 5-8 Wed - Sat - so if you are drinking either eat in or taxi to Perenporth or St Agnes villages nearby as they have a selection of places to eat, Pack for all seasons and if weather poor on north coast - drive down to the south coast - and try a day out to the Scilly Isles by ferry from Penzance but book before travel as its a lot cheaper That said - if you can live with these negatives Sandy Cove is a good base to drive to resorts on north, south and west coast - try Carbis Bay on north coast near St Ives - we also found Gylly beach in Falmouth on south coast a lovely beach with clean toilets, parking and food and drink available - lot of beaches we have tried so far on the north coast have closed whether thats due to Covid or out of season we dont know. Enjoy and make the most of it .
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