Reverse-level. Three bedrooms: 1 x double with en-suite Jack-and-Jill bathroom, 2 x twin. Jack-and-Jill bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Open-plan living space with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with balcony. On-site facilities including indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools, gym, shop, children’s play area and bar.
9 Honicombe Park is a reverse-level lodge featuring three bedrooms, including a ground-floor double with Jack-and-Jill en-suite bathroom and two ground-floor twin rooms. There is also a ground-floor shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. The first floor hosts an open-plan living space with kitchen, dining area, and sitting area with a balcony. The kitchen is equipped with an electric oven, electric hob, fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, kettle and toaster, while the sitting area offers a Freeview TV. Outside, there is a front veranda with furniture, a balcony with furniture, as well as bike storage and designated parking is available for 1 car. One well-behaved pet is welcome, but smoking is not permitted. Fuel and power are included in the rent, along with bed linen and towels. Guests can also enjoy on-site facilities including a swimming pool and shops. 9 Honicombe Park is a pleasant base for a Cornwall getaway. Good Housekeeping Bond 350 GBP
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.
