Ground Floor:
Entrance hall with cloak and boot room.
Dining hall
Open plan kitchen, dining and sitting area
Scullery
Study
Sitting room with wood burning stove
Yoga studio with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, wall-mounted sink and en-suite shower room with walk-in shower, wash basin and WC.
Bedroom 5 with 3’ twin single beds and an en-suite shower room with walk-in shower, wash basin and WC.
Cloakroom with WC and wash basin.
First Floor:
Bedroom one
With 5’ king size bed and small double doors to balcony. En-suite bathroom with roll top bath with shower attachment, large walk-in shower, wash basin, WC, heated towel rail and small balcony with sea views.
Bedroom two
With 5’ king size bed and small double doors to balcony with sea views. En-suite shower room with walk-in shower, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail.
Bedroom three
With 5’ king size bed and small double doors to balcony with sea views. En-suite shower room with walk-in shower, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail.
Bedroom four
With 2’6 twin single beds (can be converted to a 5’ king size bed, on request) and small double doors to balcony with sea views,
Family bathroom
With freestanding bath with shower attachment, wash basin and WC.
Mullion is a large village on the Lizard Peninsula, five miles south of Helston and just over five miles from Lizard Point, the most southerly tip of mainland Britain. The village is home to a selection of popular restaurants, shops and pubs, Mullion Meadows Chocolate Factory and coffee shop, as well as Mullion Cove, a pretty working harbour. Helston is a pleasant busy market town famous for its Flora Day Festival and the many stories and legends about the “Furry Dance” are told in the fascinating Helston Folk Museum. Nearby is the Poldark Mine, one of the best underground experiences in the south west and which tells of the widespread mining heritage of this area. Further afield is the harbour town of Falmouth to the east and Land’s End to the west. Mullion is a wonderful holiday destination offering plenty of attractions for the whole family.
With its sweeping beaches, rugged moorlands, hidden woodlands, and rolling countryside estates, Cornwall is a superb destination if you want to spend some time bird watching on holiday.
One of the best spots is Hayle Estuary Nature Reserve, managed by the RSPB. This rich wetland habitat attracts a variety of birdlife, including teals, wigeons, and goosanders. While winter offers the highest numbers, spring and early summer also bring migrant waders such as oystercatchers, dunlins, and whimbrels to the tidal pools and marshes.
Marazion Marsh, also managed by the RSPB and overlooking the iconic St Michael’s Mount near Penzance, boasts Cornwall’s largest reedbed. It’s a haven for species like chiffchaffs, Cetti’s warblers, little egrets, and grey herons. Bitterns are regularly recorded here, and birds of prey, including sparrowhawks and buzzards, are often spotted too.
For a variety of songbirds and raptors, head to the Rame Peninsula near Cawsand. This beautiful area of tidal creeks, sandy beaches, and peaceful farmland attracts goldcrests, firecrests, warblers, and buntings. You may also glimpse birds of prey such as hobbies, merlins, peregrine falcons, and, if you’re lucky, the rare hen harrier.
At Stithians Lake, a large reservoir, breeding birds like little grebes, coots, and moorhens are common. Waders such as greenshanks, ruffs, and curlew sandpipers can also be seen foraging along the muddy banks.
Not far from St Ives, St Ives Island, actually a headland between Porthmeor and Porthgwidden beaches, is a top spot for seabird watching, especially in autumn. Huge flocks of skuas, terns, gannets, fulmars, and auks pass by, alongside waders like purple sandpipers, whimbrels, and turnstones.
Finally, no trip to Cornwall would be complete without exploring Bodmin Moor. This dramatic granite moorland, scattered with ancient ruins and rich in wildlife, is especially rewarding in spring and summer, when skylarks, stonechats, wheatears, and sedge warblers arrive to breed. In autumn and winter, the moor plays host to thousands of golden plovers, along with snipes and the more elusive jack snipe.
