Curnows

Curnows sits on Tregea Hill in Portreath - a four-bedroom house for seven, with three bathrooms and proper sea views out over the north Cornwall coast. Dogs are welcome, which suits a village where the beach is only a few minutes' walk away.

Inside you get WiFi, a dishwasher, and a washing machine across four bedrooms - practical kit for a larger group. The sea-view aspect is the real draw: Portreath sits in a narrow valley between high cliffs, and elevated houses on Tregea Hill look straight out across the Atlantic.

Portreath Beach is just 300 metres away - a sandy beach with reliable surf and RNLI lifeguard cover in summer. Rock pools form at the western end at low tide. Godrevy Beach, the wide National Trust beach that inspired Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse, is 4.8 miles along the coast. The cottage has its own garden and parking.

Portreath marks one end of the Coast to Coast mineral tramway cycle route to Devoran on the Fal estuary, popular with cyclists and walkers. The village has ties to Cornwall's copper mining past - the harbour was built to import coal and export ore. Porthtowan and the mining coast between Camborne and St Agnes are within easy reach. Changeover is Saturday.

Best for a large group wanting sea views across three bathrooms, 300 metres from Portreath Beach.

Nearby: Portreath Beach (300m) and Godrevy Beach (4.8 miles). See our Portreath guide for more beaches and walks in the area.