Description, facilities and prices.

Accommodates 5 in 3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms 
Rural setting - 5 minutes walk to pub.
Full central heating
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"Best cottage we have ever stayed in - lovely welcome"!

The Location

Set in countryside approximately half way between Truro and Falmouth, the village of Perranwell is an excellent location from which to explore Cornwall.  It is within easy reach of both coasts.  The Eden Project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan and the lovely tropical gardens of the Helford River are all within easy distance.  

For beaches and coastal walks you have easy access at Perranwell to either the north or south coast of Cornwall.  Either direction takes about 20 minutes by car to reach the sandy beaches.   You also have the whole of western Cornwall down to Lands End at your disposal.  From Perranwell to Lands End would take just over an hour by car.

Perranwell Village has a friendly local pub which does very good food, and a shop/Post office which sells just about everything you are likely to need.   Streams run through the village, and there is a choice of good local walks.  The cycle path which runs from Devoran in the south to Portreath on the north coast is close enough to join, if you like biking.  You can hire bikes locally.  There is a little station at Perranwell which serves the scenic branch railway line between Truro and Falmouth.    It is well worth taking the train one day either to Truro or Falmouth, or both.

The Cottage

Postbox Cottage is a traditional Cornish cottage and faces south.  It is set on a country lane just on the edge of the village.   This is an exceptionally well-appointed house, and has full central heating.

The cottage is beautifully furnished.  The owners have provided a welcoming and comfortable home from home, and keep a constant watch on standards.

There is a large attractive sitting room (TV/DVD/Video, CD player) with a bow window at one end and an electric look-alike fire at the other.  There are comfortable sofas and chairs, and French windows onto the garden.   The furniture is elegant, and the whole effect is warm, comfortable and friendly.

The dining room is a separate room.  It has a large dining table and chairs and some lovely pictures on the wall.   The kitchen is fairly small (dishwasher, washing machine, microwave), modern and built in cherry wood.  It is well equipped and provides everything you will need. 

There is a door to the garage (tumble drier, freezer) from the kitchen.  The garage is used for storing things rather than for parking the car.  There is plenty of space in here for bicycles and surfboards.

A brand new shower room/WC has recently been installed on the same floor as the living rooms.

Upstairs are three south facing bedrooms.  Each one is spacious and light, with co-ordinated furnishings.  There is one double bedroom (TV), one twin bedroom, and one single bedroom - all looking over the garden.   There is a bathroom/WC (sunken bath/shower) on a half landing halfway up (or down) the stairs.

The garden has a small lawn with flowers and shrubs, and wooden furniture on a paved patio. 

The kitchen overlooks a field and some old unused farm buildings.  This is a haven for rabbits and birds, but is fenced off so that children are not able to explore it.

Postbox Cottage takes its name from a George VI postbox which is set into the wall just outside the garden in the lane.  (see picture below).   So, no excuses for not posting cards home!!!

Cautionary deposit: £60