Brook Cottage

The highlights

• Sea views and salty air in abundance from this lighthouse.
• Eat outside in the communal garden.
• Take a walk from your doorstep along the South West Coast Path.
• Head to Padstow for a walk round the harbour and a meal at Rick Stein's restaurant.

You should know

• You should be aware that the lighthouses and equipment need regular and sometimes emergency maintenance. Therefore visits by maintenance staff may occur at any time during the year. However, staff will do their best to ensure guest privacy at all times.
• Sorry, no barbeques or fireworks permitted.

The detail

Watch the fishing boats come in and out of Padstow, and enjoy fine views out to sea from your unique vantage point at Brook Cottage. On a private site, you'll find four cottages, sheltered beneath a headland and 75' above the sea, accessed via a one-mile-long private road. Brook Cottage is one of these four, located on a headland between the sandy beaches of Harlyn and Constantine Bays, four miles west of Padstow. The Lighthouse was built in 1847, electrified in 1973 and automated in 1995.

The cottages are semi-detached, with the lighthouse positioned in the middle. At the front, there is a communal tarmac forecourt with parking. To the rear, on the sea side, there is a shared walled grass area which is fenced at the cliff edge. The South West Coast Path runs round the headland and on towards Padstow.

Inside this charming cottage, that sleeps four guests, you’ll find two bedrooms and one shower room. Everything is simply decorated with white walls and windows that make the most of the vast views beyond. Outside you’ll find a large communal, grassed area to the side of Brook Cottage, plus parking for one car and additional public parking available 100 yards away.

The kitchen is fully equipped with a microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. There’s also a TV and DVD player. Should you need it, two travel cots and highchairs are available on request.

In the area, take a trip to the picturesque fishing village of Padstow and its harbour. Enjoy a delicious meal at Rick Stein's seafood restaurant (book well ahead if you wish to secure a table), bistro and cafe. Harlyn Bay, on the road to Padstow in the lee of Trevose Head, offers surfing and a sheltered family beach with a wide crescent of yellow sand and rock pools and safe swimming (a lifeguard is on duty in the summer months), and the wonderful Eden Project is only a 30-minute drive away.

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