Keepers Cottage

Three-bedroom cottage at Roserrow, one of four converted from the original stable block in the lanes 1.2 miles inland from Polzeath. Sleeps 6 with the unusual layout of a games room and pool table on the ground floor and the open-plan kitchen, dining and sitting area on the first floor.

The first-floor living space is the heart of it: kitchen with electric oven, dishwasher, washer/dryer and coffee maker, dining table, and a sitting area with sofas, TV and electric fireplace. A door leads out to a sun terrace with outdoor furniture - the spot for evening drinks. The downstairs games room with pool table is the catch for families travelling with teenagers. Parking is on-site.

Polzeath Beach and the surf schools are a 5-minute drive (or a 25-minute walk down through the lanes). Daymer Bay, Greenaway and St Enodoc Church (John Betjeman's grave in the dunes) are 1.4 miles away. Rock with the passenger ferry to Padstow is a short drive south, and Port Isaac is 6 miles up the coast.

Best for families with teenagers who'll use the pool table, and groups who don't mind a short drive to the sand. Less good for surfers who want to walk straight to the beach.