Mermaid Cottage

Mermaid Cottage is a two-bedroom cottage in Coverack for three guests, a fishing village on the Lizard's eastern coast with a working harbour protected by a stone breakwater. Both bedrooms share one bathroom.

A woodburning stove, a garden and a barbecue give places to settle in and eat outside, and WiFi and a washing machine are included. The cottage has sea views. Parking is unrestricted on the road nearby, with further parking in public car parks. The bathroom is on the ground floor, while both bedrooms are upstairs, reached by open-tread stairs with no handrail. The cottage is not suitable for wheelchairs. Two well-behaved pets are welcome.

Coverack Beach is 300 metres away, a sandy beach that appears at low tide beside the harbour. Porthoustock Beach is 2.7 miles and Cadgwith Beach is 4.4 miles, reached along a coast path that passes through the rare serpentine and gabbro rock formations that make this stretch of coast internationally significant to geologists.

The village itself has a shop, a gallery and the Lifeboat House tea room around the harbour, and the coast is sheltered from westerly winds, making the bay popular for swimming and snorkelling. Helston, with its wider choice of shops, is about ten miles north.

Saturday is the changeover day.

**Best for:** Three guests wanting a village cottage, a woodburning stove and a garden close to Coverack Beach.

**Less good for:** Guests with more than two pets, or anyone needing wheelchair access.