Trestar

Trestar is a 3-bathroom cottage at Wentworth Close in Polzeath, with bedrooms on the ground floor and an enclosed garden. Check the exact bedroom count and number of guests with the owner when you book. The main kitchen, dining and sitting areas are up a few steps from the entrance hallway, on the upper ground floor. One well-behaved dog is welcome, and a second dog is charged extra. Dogs are restricted to the lower ground floor, which has direct access to the garden. WiFi, parking, dishwasher, and washing machine are included. Changeover is Saturday.

Polzeath Beach is 800 metres from the door - a half-mile sandy Atlantic beach with consistent left and right-hand surf breaks, seasonal lifeguards, and multiple surf hire and lesson operators running from Easter through October. Greenaway Beach, a smaller and less crowded cove popular with rock poolers and kayakers, is 900 metres in the other direction. Daymer Bay is about a mile south, with sheltered estuary water and the dunes around St Enodoc Church behind it.

The village of Polzeath has a surf shop, a deli, and several cafes within walking distance of the cottage. The Oyster Catcher bar and restaurant and the Waterfront grill overlook the beach. Rock is about 2 miles south along the coast road, where a water taxi runs to Padstow across the Camel Estuary in season. Port Isaac is about 6 miles north.

**Best for:** Families or multi-generational groups wanting to be close to one of north Cornwall's main surf beaches, with dogs welcome and bedrooms on the ground floor.

**Less good for:** Guests wanting a quiet, remote retreat - Polzeath village fills up during school holidays and the beach area can be busy.