At a glance
• Watch the waves through floor-to-ceiling glass from the open-plan first-floor living space• Spread the family across four bedrooms, each with doors opening onto the patio• Stash the wetsuits and rinse off after the surf – the beach is 250 metres from the door
Long description
This four-bedroom apartment occupies a clifftop position above Watergate Bay on the North Cornwall coast, with views stretching over rooftops and out to sea. Larger families seeking a holiday built around surf, sand, and coastal walks will find the bay is a hub for watersports and beach life. Watergate Bay Beach is 250 metres away – a 2-mile sweep of sand exposed to incoming Atlantic swell that attracts surfers, kayakers, and kite surfers year-round. A surf school on the beach provides lessons in surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, and kite surfing. The South West Coast Path runs from the bay to Mawgan Porth and Porth Beach in one direction and the dramatic sea stacks at Bedruthan Steps in the other, with further walks leading on to Newquay and its seven bays. Surf competitions and music festivals keep the atmosphere lively throughout the year.
The first-floor living area is open-plan, topped by a barrel-rolled ceiling and lined with floor-to-ceiling glass doors that fold open onto a full-width balcony. Two sofas, two chairs, and a giant beanbag are grouped around a flame-effect electric fire, with a TV and Blu-ray player for quieter evenings. Dining space for ten is set alongside a kitchen built around a central island unit. This floor also has a separate laundry room and a cloakroom with WC. On the ground floor, the first bedroom has a super-king-size bed, a desk, and a TV, with an en-suite bathroom featuring a double shower enclosure, freestanding double-ended bath, and WC. Next door, the second bedroom also has a super-king-size bed and TV, with its own en-suite bathroom with double shower enclosure, freestanding bath, and WC. The third and fourth bedrooms each have zip-and-link beds that can be configured as super-king-size doubles or twins, plus a pull-out truckle bed, a TV, and a desk. These two rooms share a Jack and Jill en-suite bathroom accessible from both, fitted with a bath, shower enclosure, and WC. All four bedrooms have doors opening directly onto the ground-floor patio.
A full-width veranda on the first floor is furnished with a table, chairs, and sun loungers, overlooking rooftops and the bay beyond. At ground level, a patio extends from the bedroom doors. Storage at ground level includes a wetsuit rack and outside surf shower. Sedum roofs, an air-source heat pump, and brise soleil shading are built into the property. Designated parking for two cars is provided on site.
Need to know
• 4 bedrooms – 2 super-king-size, 2 super-king-size zip-and-link (can be arranged as twins on request). 1 pull-out truckle bed (70cm x 180cm) in each zip-and-link bedroom• 3 en-suite bathrooms – 2 en-suite bathrooms with double shower enclosure, freestanding bath, and WC; 1 Jack and Jill en-suite bathroom (accessible from both zip-and-link bedrooms) with bath, shower enclosure, and WC• 1 separate WC• Oven, induction hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, and dishwasher• Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer• Travel cot available• Highchair available• TV and Blu-ray player in the living area• TV in each bedroom• Ground-floor patio area and full-width first-floor veranda with table, chairs, and sun loungers – not enclosed• Designated parking for 2 cars• beach 250 metres• Living area on the first floor with bedrooms on the ground floor• Unenclosed first-floor balcony• EV charging available in the village car park on a pay-as-you-go basis• The Boardmasters music festival takes place at Watergate Bay in early August each year, which may result in increased noise levels