Mengarth

Mengarth is a detached four-bedroom house in Cadgwith, a working fishing village on the eastern coast of the Lizard. The property sleeps 8 guests and sits just yards from the shingle beach where boats are still winched up daily by capstan. It has a wood burner, an open fire, a sauna, and off-road parking for two cars.

The house is arranged over two floors in a reverse-level layout. The ground floor has a double bedroom, a twin with en-suite shower room, and a twin with zip-and-link beds that convert to a 6-foot double. A ground-floor shower room includes a sauna. Upstairs, a king-size double bedroom sits alongside the main bathroom (bath, separate shower) and a sitting room with a wood burner. The first-floor kitchen and dining hall look out over the village. A dishwasher, fridge-freezer, washing machine, and tumble dryer are all included. The property holds a 100 rating from 42 guest reviews.

A patio with furniture leads to a terraced garden with steps. The garden steps are steep and higher than standard, with no handrail - supervision is essential for young children. Cadgwith Beach is immediately below the property. Kynance Cove, known for turquoise water and serpentine rock formations, is 4 km around the coast.

Cadgwith has a seasonal cafe, the Cadgwith Cove Inn with its Friday night singing tradition, and fresh crab sandwiches sold from a hut on the slipway. The coast path leads to the Devil's Frying Pan - a collapsed sea cave - in about 10 minutes. The Lizard Lighthouse heritage centre is 2 miles south, and Mullion Cove is 6.4 km to the west.