Escape to The Mariner’s Hideaway, a charming ground-floor apartment offering breath-taking views of St Ives Bay. Just a short walk from the picturesque Carbis Bay, with its golden sands and crystal-clear waters, The Mariner’s Hideaway is the perfect retreat for those seeking a peaceful and relaxing getaway.
The spacious, single-level accommodation is stylishly decorated throughout. The living room is designed for comfort and features stunning sea views, making it an inviting space to unwind year-round. Whether you’re watching the waves crash during a storm or soaking up the sunshine, the ever-changing scenery offers endless entertainment.
Inside, you’ll find a modern kitchen that is fully equipped for preparing delicious meals, which can be enjoyed in the adjacent dining area. The apartment includes two bedrooms: the master bedroom, with an en-suite shower room, offers a king-size bed with sea views, while the second bedroom, furnished with twin beds, provides easy access to a spacious family bathroom, complete with a shower and an L-shaped bath.
Undoubtedly the highlight of the home, the terrace is the perfect spot to watch the sun dip below the horizon. Whether you’re staying for a walking holiday, visiting the local towns of St Ives or Penzance, or taking a trip to the iconic Land’s End, you’ll find plenty of activities within easy reach.
Electricity, bed linen and towels included. No smoking. Please note: This property has a £150 security deposit.
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.
