Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Hi,


My wife and I live in East Dulwich and have recently bought a little beach house down in Cornwall with my parents.

It's on Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall, has 180 degree knockout views out to sea and is a 10 minute walk to the beach. It's just west of Plymouth so not too far into Cornwall which makes getting there a little easier.

It's properly beautiful, so if you're looking for some time out to kick back and relax or some lovely coastal walks then it's pretty damn perfect! Great for kids too with the beach being a stones throw away.

It has one bedroom but also has a sofa bed in the living room, so it can sleep four comfortably.

It has a deck at the front where you can sit and watch the sunset and a woodburning stove for cosy winter evenings.

It's all about comfort and feeling like you can properly chill out.


So if you're after a weeks holiday or a w/e break then it's the perfect place.


Please let me know if you're interested and I'll forward pictures.


regards,


morty

cornishcabin@yahoo.co.uk

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2000-beach-house-in-cornwall/
Share on other sites

Hi,


Yeah, you can't beat it! We're off there this w/e.


Pricewise, the following:


Weekly:

Peak (June, July, Aug, Sept) 550p/w, 160 for 2 days, 225 for 3 days

Mid (March, April, May, Oct) 420p/w, 140 for 2 days, 195 for 3 days

Low (Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb) 350p/w, 120 for 2 days, 165 for 3 days


Obviously, Easter, Christmas, Summer will fall into peak.



ta,

Hi Charley,


That's quite alright I know what you mean about the "second home" thing. My folks live in Cornwall and experience it first hand.

What we're trying to do with our cabin though is not to treat it as a second home. When there's no-one in it my folks go and stay there. Its handy as my step-father works as a volunteer coastguard at the local station. There is a local cafe and a restaurant which need continual support and we're trying to encourage people to use the local shops rather than taking a big bag of shopping down with them. In the local village there is a fantastic grocery shop (a smaller version of everyones favourite SMBS on Lordship Lane). There are local farms to buy meat and eggs from and a fish market in Looe where you can buy fish straight from the sea.

As I see it and having links with cornwall, getting people down there to spend quality time and spend their hard earned cash on local businesses ain't such a bad thing.


ta,

I believe so yes, but naturally you'd have to allow additional time.

Bus/train to Plymouth and then another bus. However being quite remote the service is only hourly. It wouldn't be like waiting for a bus on Lordship Lane.

If you're flush, then approx ?25 from the station to the cabin via the ferry.

Millbrook is the nearest village, about a mile and a half away. You could walk it for supplies or I beleive one of the locals has set up a delivery service. I'm there this w/e so will look into that.



ta,

  • 5 months later...

Hi,


You're absolutely right! Funnily enough last time we were there we were informed that the 81 bus does indeed go from the station all the way up to the cabin. The stop is literally 50 yards away. Very handy.

Also, some friends recently visited taking the train from Paddington to St Germans(home to the Port Eliot estate). This is only a few miles away so would be a lot cheaper if you were to take a cab. I'll check to see if buses go from there. Could you let me know where you got the bus info from? I found the bus company website extremely hard to navigate when I checked last year.


cheers,

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • My understanding is the "free event" is 100% Gala, nothing to do with the council. Obviously Gala will still make money from the food & drink that they are trying to coerce punters into buying on their social media posts. Their costs will be negligible due to already having the infrastructure in place for Gala. So Gala are trying to appear community minded by providing this "free event", but the real goal is to set a precedent for a fourth day's festival - which surely no one could possibly object to?!? - in preparation for applying (again) for two three-day festivals spread over two weekends. It's only another two days, right, and the site & equipment is already there, so why would anyone object?!? More money for the council, much more money for Gala, win-win right? But yet another week of our park taken away from us, too, and another 18,000 people trampling & littering the park, and another week of disturbance for the native birds & wildlife...
    • Meson Don Felipe on The Cut was my go to place for many years. Though it's now many years since I was there. 10-15 minute walk from the Tate. If you go can you tell me what it's like nowadays?
    • Doubt you would have got much change out of £150.00 for battery and certainly having forked out for it, best to use your car. I recently sold  my car via webuyanycar.com - very pleasant experience & was roughly what I was expecting. Pop your bangers reg jnto their website to get an idea of price - they do send e mails once a fortnight/month just as an aid for you. Easy enough to delete - don’t even have to read valuation. They literally buy any car - if you can’t get it to them, they will charge you to get it there or recommend a co that will do it for you. Must say, mine was a 2014 reg and whilst a bit suspicious, paid extra to get money into my account as needed it for next car but was assured funds had I not gone down route I took would be in my account within 5 days. I now live in the country - every time I have been back to Dulwich and surrounding area, normally get a fine for driving at wrong time or parking at  wrong time so if I drive now, park in West or East Dulwich and do everything else by public transport and walking.  Were I still to be living in ED then before I left was pondering this very issue but since I have been back regularly for health reason I no longer drive but take the train and then buses, walk or Uber. Much cheaper than running a car and had I stayed, that would have been the course I would have taken. I don’t go out everyday, have an allotment or job to go to or family so in my case, would be cheaper not to have a car.  Was truely shocked   at the cost of second hand cars…..but where I now live only has a smattering of buses so no choice but to have wheels to get from A to B etc.          
    • If you don't use the car often then suggest disconnect the battery between use by undoing the earth (negative / minus sign) cable from the battery and the battery will then last longer between use. Remember, central locking, alarm, clock, etc won't work with battery disconnected and wit ours I have to lock the doors with central locking before disconnecting battery as only have key on one door (leave bonnet open before locking doors). Hope this helps  
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...