Holiday cottages in South Cornwall from Helpful Holidays

Holiday cottages in South Cornwall

South Cornwall: between the River Tamar and River Fowey and south of Bodmin Moor is inland Cornwall at its most gentle and lovely: deep, wooded valleys (including on Bodmin Moor's southern edge) between sheep and cattle-grazed fields; tidal creeks (exceptionally pretty Lerryn is on one of them). Most of it is delightfully by-passed by main roads. On the coast are long sandy beaches (Whitsand Bay), high headlands and sandy coves at the foot of cliffs (Lantic Bay) to walk to, two of Cornwall's loveliest cove villages (Kingsand, Cawsand) and a classic fishing village (Polperro). From Looe - river-mouth fishing village/resort with sandy beach - you can shark fish and sail. Round here Daphne du Maurier lived and wrote. A branch line railway chugs pleasantly from Liskeard to Looe. Don't miss the Musical Instrument Museum near St Keyne. Just to the west is Cornwall's star modern attraction, The Eden Project, worth a once-a-year visit into the future indefinite, and Lanhydrock, a very lovely National Trust house and garden. Beyond them begins the extraordinary and spectacular china clay country, good for a visit (excellent museum). You should go to Cotehele beside the Tamar, too, and Calstock for the ‘messing about in boats’ activity.

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In the middle of Cornwall, between Bodmin (small town, once Cornwall's capital), the River Fowey's wooded valley, and the western edge of Bodmin Moor, is a beautiful but little-visited bit of countryside, by-passed by all roads except lanes, of farmland and, above all, forests of oak, beech, some conifer, and coppices of hazel and many other varieties filling stream valleys.

There are lots of footpaths, woodland tracks and a cycle path (bike hire locally). The main village is Cardinham with lovely mediaeval church and prehistoric fort. The south coast at Fowey (historic small harbour town, very pretty) or Par (sandy beach - see Tywardreath, page 76) is about 8 miles away; the north at Rock (sandy beach, watersports) and the River Camel estuary, about 13. The Eden Project (see page 2), about 8 miles. Cardinham is about 1 mile away; Bodmin (nearest shops), Lanlivery (good food pub), and Lanhydrock (exceptionally beautiful Nat. Trust house and garden), all about 3; Bodmin Parkway railway station (main line), 2 miles - owners will collect by arrangement. Riding stables, 1Ž2 mile; golf, 2; fishing at Collyford Lake, 5 miles, and Siblyback Lake (also major watersports centre), 7 miles.