In Cawsand, a stone's throw from the beach, a 17th cent., Grade II listed cottage, its interesting past hinted at by the smugglers tunnel disguised in an under-stair cupboard.
Once also the village sweetshop, it nestles alongside sister cottages on a narrow lane behind the square with only occasional vehicles passing.
Behind, sheltered by a high wall and with a peek of the sea between rooftops, an enclosed suntrap paved terrace with decked area (table/chairs).
Inside, good-sized rooms and original beams (some low lintels).
From the lane, 3 steps up to tiled lobby and bathroom (suite, shower over bath).
Stable doors and step up to living/dining room (smart TV/DVD, woodburner) and smart cottage-style kitchen (slimline dishwasher, washer-drier, microwave, freezer, larder fridge, electric cooker) with slate floor and granite worktops.
Rear hall (space for beach gear/boots, childrens board games) and shower-room (suite, overhead shower plus hand-shower).
Steep narrow stairs (5'2" beam, rope rail) wind up to the first floor landing (smuggler's tunnel cupboard; door to garden) and two bedrooms - a double (5' bed), and a twin.
Not suitable for guests with limited mobility.
Loading/unloading outside; car park, 175 yards.
Pub, shop, 50 yards.
A welcoming cottage in a friendly seaside village.
Kingsand and Cawsand: exquisite adjoining fishing villages in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty sheltered by a wooded headland; pebble-and-sand beaches, family pubs, cafés, essential shops.
Watersports hire in Cawsand.
Whitsand Bay, 1 mile; Mount Edgcumbe (800 acres for walking), and seasonal pedestrian ferry to Plymouth (city amenities, theatre, cinema), 2½ miles.
Plymouth by car ferry, 8½ miles.
