Balwest Cottage

A Cornish stone cottage in the hamlet of Balwest in Germoe parish, sleeping six across three bedrooms with one bathroom. The cottage looks south across Mount's Bay and sits a 5-minute drive from the south coast. Wood burner in the sitting room, enclosed garden with a BBQ, and dogs are welcome.

The layout is a traditional 3-bed cottage on two floors with a single bathroom - worth flagging for a group of six. No wifi, no on-site parking listed, no washing machine. The kitchen has a dishwasher. Renovated and refurbished, but kept as a stone-and-beam cottage rather than a modern conversion.

Balwest is a scattered hamlet of farm cottages 2 miles inland from the south coast, between Helston and Marazion. Praa Sands is 2.3km south with its mile of lifeguarded sand and the Sand Bar pub. Rinsey Cove and the Wheal Prosper engine houses are 3km west along the coast path. St Michael's Mount is 4 miles west across the bay, and Penzance is 6 miles on for the Scilly ferry and the London train.

Best for a family or two couples with a dog wanting a wood burner, sea views and a quiet stone-cottage stay near the beach. Less good for groups of six needing more than one bathroom, or guests who require wifi for work.