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Whitstone Cottage

Helston, Cornwall

At-a-glance details

  • Sleeps 4
  • Bedrooms 2
  • Preferred changeover day Friday
  • Minimum stay 2 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 2
  • Acorn rating 3 What's this?
  • Reference 011060
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About Whitstone Cottage

A traditional white-washed cottage with a thatched roof and a country rustic interior.

Stay in rare survival of an unspoilt cob and stone Cornish cottage with a part-thatched, part-slate roof. Inside you’ll find all the quirks of traditional country cottage as well as a few modern comforts. Low beamed ceilings, slate floors and wonky timber frames are met by modern furnishings. You’ll have your own enclosed garden too, which is a real sun-trap in the summer and views of other historic buildings nearby. 

Just outside your doorstep, a network of footpaths will lead you around Loe Pool, the largest freshwater lake in Cornwall, and its densely wooded banks. The golden sands of Loe Bar are just a 25-minute walk from the cottage. 

For the nearest town, the bustling town of Helston is just a 5-minute drive. Further afield, the fascinating island of St Michael’s Mount can be reached in 25 minutes. Take a short evocative boat trip to the island, or at low tide, enjoy the walk across the causeway. Discover its iconic medieval church and castle and its subtropical terraced garden.
 

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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer available
  • Telephone not available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* not available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden not available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

Layout

  • Ground floor

    Dining hall/kitchen, sitting room with wood burning stove.

  • First floor

    Two bedrooms (one double, one twin), bathroom with hand-held shower over the bath.

Notes for guests

Access: If you would like a copy of the access statement for this cottage please call the team on 0344 800 2070.

Heating: Rointe digital electric heating system.

Parking: Car parking is outside the cottage.

Garden: There is a large secluded garden, which has a picnic table.

Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm at this cottage

All National Trust car parks on The Lizard are free to guests on production of their booking information.

Logs/charcoal: Fuel for wood burning stove provided free of charge.

Local suppliers: Guest discount offered to National Trust guests by Lizard Adventures and Dan Joel Surf School. 

Cycle hire: Porthleven Cycle delivers bicycles to your cottage and collects them at the end of your stay.

Please note: Because of the thatched roof it is not permitted to barbeque in the grounds of the cottage.

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Autumnal colours over Loe Pool at Penrose

Penrose

Wooded country around Cornwall's largest natural lake. Penrose features woodland tracks, stretches of coastline and open parkland, the perfect backdrop for a day out.
Over looking the beach at Dollar Cove, Gunwalloe, Penrose

Gunwalloe

A site of archaeological importance surrounded by dunes, beaches, a medieval church and a reedbed rich in wildlife.
Apples on the trees in the orchard

Godolphin

An ancient and atmospheric estate with a medieval garden and historic house
A seat overlooking Mullion Harbour

Mullion Cove

Originally built in the 1890s, the picturesque harbour at Mullion Cove shelters a small fishing fleet from powerful westerly storms.
Jumping the waves at Poldhu

Poldhu Cove

A sandy sheltered beach on the west coast of the Lizard. A favourite amongst locals and visitors, surfers and wildlife watchers.
The calm seas off Mount's Bay

Mount's Bay

Look through the opaque cloak of today’s apparent wilderness, to see the marks left by the farmers, miners, worshippers and fishermen who worked and walked this coast.

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About the Acorn rating

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We have applied a 1-5 acorn rating to each cottage to be used only as a guide that covers location, style of interior and facilities you may be looking for. The range runs from 1 Acorn at a more basic level such as Bird How which due to its stunning yet remote location doesn’t have a caretaker through to 5 Acorns at the highest level – such as Shute Barton.

Cottage pricing is not judged on the Acorn rating alone and as all our cottages are of an individual nature we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice.

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