A coastal sanctuary for up to eight guests, blending effortless elegance with beachside magic – ideal for families, friends or those seeking a fully immersive seaside escape.
Sunset Sands sits just steps from the golden sands of Treyarnon Bay, offering wide views of the ocean from balconies and living spaces. Inside, four beautifully designed bedrooms (three en suite) and a flexible layout ensure comfort and privacy. With terraces, garden, sauna and carefully chosen details throughout, it combines relaxed Cornish charm with elevated style.
Step into a spacious, welcoming hall with coat and boot storage, setting the stage for coastal life as soon as you arrive.
The main living room is awash with natural light and framed by sea vistas. Deep sofas, a log-burning stove and a relaxed corner snug provide a mix of warmth and elegance, whether for family evenings or quiet retreats.
The well-equipped kitchen offers sea views over the garden, with modern appliances, generous workspace and a breakfast bar. The adjoining dining area opens via bi-fold doors to the patio, allowing meals to flow outdoors in warmer weather.
Upstairs, three bedrooms enjoy balcony access and sweeping views. The master and second bedrooms include en-suite showers, while the third accesses a family bathroom. On the ground floor, the twin room is light and comfortable with its own en-suite.
Multiple modern bathrooms feature rainfall showers, quality fittings and elegant tile work – designed to feel fresh and luxurious.
Outside, the sauna invites you to unwind after ocean swims or walks, while the Big Green Egg BBQ makes outdoor feasts a joy. The large garden and patio are perfect for lounging, entertaining and watching sunsets with the sea beyond.
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.
