The Area

Colesent cottages are ideally situated to satisfy the most demanding list of "must haves" that any group of prospective holiday makers might put together.

 For the traditional summer family holiday you need beaches! The nearest to us are the golden sandy stretches that make up the north side of the Camel Estuary. Rock and Daymer Bay are the main ones. Unusually for the North coast these beaches are protected from the Atlantic Surf and so the waves are smaller. As the tide goes out the coves join together making it possible to walk between them and also  around to Polzeath. Polzeath sticks out just that little bit further and so is not protected from open Atlantic which means the Surf is back! (Polzeath is a very popular surfing beach at anytime of the year). Travelling time from Colesent: Rock/Daymer  - 25 mins, Polzeath 20 mins.

Of course the North Coast bristles with stunning beaches. Only slightly further away, travelling west are the inlets and coves around Trevose head and the wider expanses of Watermouth and Newquay. North eastward up the coast you come to Trebarwith Strand and Crackington Haven.

When the beach isn't a priority (either at all or because of weather ) there is also plenty on offer. A large indoor swimming pool is only 2 miles away. The pretty market town of Wadebridge, bustling cosmopolitan Padstow, Port Isaac (The Port Wenn of TV's Doc Martin), Boscastle (recovering superbly after the flood), Tintagel, Bodmin Moor and Bodmin itself are all well within half an hours drive. Pencarrow and Lanhydrock Houses and gardens are the closest of many National Trust and English Heritage Properties. The World Famous Eden Project is half an hour away by car.

Our position also means that the South Coast attractions are also a pleasant run away: Looe & Polperro, Fowey, Mevagissey and Charlestown to name but a few.

On a week or fortnights holiday you might want to venture a bit further a field. The 3 miles or so to the A30 means that Falmouth, St Ives and even The Lizard Peninsular can be reached in between 1 and 1 1/2 hours.

There are many other wonderful things to see and do. I haven't mentioned Theme Parks, Nature walks, Coast Paths or any number of additional possibilities. Come and stay and discover them for yourselves!