Bridge Pool Cottage

If we can tempt you to venture a little further afield, more delights await. The renowned Camel Trail runs alongside the cottage, ideal for stretching your legs in the morning or getting on your bikes and taking the 18-mile mainly off-road route that wends its way through natural woodlands and the beautiful countryside out to estuary at Cornwall's culinary capital Padstow. The owners very kindly provide a few bikes and should you need to hire more, head to the nearby Snail's Pace cafe.

Pop on those walking boots to explore Bodmin Moor, with its vast open spaces, rock formations that defy gravity and charming moorland villages, many with a traditional pub serving up some good old Cornish hospitality. Your 'local' during your stay is The Blisland Inn, in the village of the same name. Known for its traditional pub fare and a fine selection of local ales it's just under a mile up the road or you can take the footpath. Whilst there you might also pick up some provisions from the community shop and cafe.

You're well-located for venturing to either coast - on the dramatic north you'll find the surfing beaches of Polzeath and Trebarwith and the more sheltered waters of Daymer Bay, along with the delightful villages of Port Isaac and Boscastle. Head south and stop off at the trendy sailing town of Fowey, historic Charlestown or enjoy some traditional seaside charm in the working fishing harbour of Looe.

And that's not all, for historians and garden enthusiasts, Lanhydrock (National Trust) or Pencarrow are a must, in fact there's so much to enjoy, one visit is not enough and you will soon be picking that diary date for your return trip.

The north coast of Cornwall with its dramatic, rugged rocky landscape, large waves and the busier tourist towns and villages are just a few miles away, whilst the south coastline with its much softer landscape featuring tidal estuaries and quaint sleepy fishing villages is less than thirty minutes' drive.