An extraordinary waterfront retreat set above a tranquil Cornish harbour, offering panoramic sea views, contemporary comforts and exceptional outdoor spaces for unforgettable coastal escapes.
Set directly above the water’s edge, this remarkable coastal home delivers a rare sense of immersion in the Cornish seascape. Surrounded by sea on three sides at high tide, the property blends striking architecture with elegant interiors, creating a calm and luxurious retreat. Generous social spaces invite relaxation, while elevated outdoor terraces provide front-row seats to sunrise, sunset and the rhythm of the harbour. A truly special destination for coastal living with family and friends.
This exceptional waterfront home unfolds across generous proportions, offering a seamless blend of comfort and relaxed coastal living. On the ground floor, the main living room is expansive and light-filled, with high ceilings and large windows drawing the seascape into the heart of the home. A wood-burning stove creates a welcoming focal point, while doors open directly to the outside, allowing sea air and the call of curlew. A second, more relaxed sitting room provides a peaceful retreat for reading, watching films or providing younger guests with their own space.
The kitchen is designed for effortless entertaining, centred around a statement Aga and a substantial island, with appliances throughout. Adjacent to this, the dining area transforms, opens via full width folding doors, transforming into a sheltered alfresco space where long meals unfold against ever-changing water views. A well-equipped utility room adds practicality, with space for laundry, coats and wetsuits and a shower to warm up after a dip in the sea.
The house features six individually styled bedrooms arranged across two floors. Upstairs, the master suite includes a super king bed, a large private terrace accessed via folding doors, and beautiful views across the creek and surrounding hamlet. Its en-suite bathroom offers a double-ended bath and walk-in waterfall shower. Two twin bedrooms on this floor share a contemporary shower room, ideal for families.
On the ground floor, a second super king bedroom enjoys a luxurious en-suite with freestanding bath and walk-in shower. Two further bright bedrooms offer flexible twin or king-size arrangements and share a spacious shower room with dual access.
Outside, the property fully embraces its extraordinary setting. A landscaped garden looks directly over the water, complete with a hot tub, dining terrace and hammock posts for slow afternoons in the sun. Private access leads down to the water’s edge on both sides of the house, with a small private beach with rock pools and space to store moor kayaks or paddleboards – an invitation to experience the sea creek harbour from every angle. Guest may also enjoy the property’s sandy spit where they may moor small dinghies or kayaks.
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.
