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| Having restored and made their home on their
traditional Cornish fishing boat, Guide Me, the owners have
now restored this traditional Cornish cottage as their home
on land. |
| Sunnyside is a 150 year old Cornish cottage,
tucked away between the two creeks that meet to form the Helford
River. It is in the centre of the village of Gweek, but you
would never know it, as it occupies such a secluded position,
sheltered from the road by a thick hedge and facing south, overlooking
woods and river and its own foreshore and saltings. It`s an
ideal holiday base as there is no need to go anywhere by car,
with the woods and river to play on, in and around, a beautiful
garden to relax in and an interesting village to explore. If
you do want to go further afield there are all sorts of things
to do and places to go a short drive away. |
| The House |
| Sunnyside is a family home, simply decorated
and furnished, able to accommodate 7 with divan space for another.
Upstairs the three bedrooms comprise two large doubles, both
with an additional single bed, and a single. The two front bedrooms
look south over the river, while the back one looks down into
the little back herb garden. |
| On the ground floor, to the left of the
entrance hall, there is a lounge-cum-study with the TV, dvd
player, bookshelves and comfortable seating. To the right of
the hall are the kitchen and dining room, defined by a pine
counter, separating the areas without cutting them off from
each other. There is an open fire in the dining/living space,
in addition to electric storage heaters in all the downstairs
rooms. An immersion heater in the bathroom upstairs ensures
that there is plenty of hot water. Cooking is done on the gas
hob, in the fan-assisted electric oven or the microwave. |
| The scullery-cum-pantry, housing the washing
machine and the fridge/freezer as well as general, cool storage,
is accessed through a low archway under the stairs at the back
of the house. |
| The garden: In front of the house is a hedged
cottage garden, alive with garden birds and with views of the
reedbanks, the river and Gweek Woods beyond. Situated at the
very top of the Helford River estuary, Sunnyside has its own
foreshore and saltings abundant with bird life - swans, herons,
white egrets, kingfishers, curlew, cormorants, seagulls, a variety
of ducks, ..... a paradise for birdwatchers. Dogs are welcome
as long as they respect the resident wildlife, especially the
swans that nest nearby. The river is tidal, with enough water
for nautical activities for about 3 hours each side of high
tide. |
| Location |
| The village of Gweek has been the meeting
point of land and sea commerce for over two and a half thousand
years. Coastal trade of all descriptions took place here - the
P honecians came here to trade for tin and copper; it was the
mediaeval port for nearby Helston when the Cober river ceased
to be navigable, and as recently as the mid seventies the old
coalyard was supplied by ship. The Helford River is one of the
most beautiful in the country, with fascinating creeks to be
explored by water or by land. Whether you are a Daphne Du Maurier
fan in search of Frenchman`s Creek or a Swallows and Amazons
or Wind in the Willows type who just enjoys the river and its
attendant activities, there is something here to delight you.
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| The cottage is a short walk - about 100
yards - from the "commercial" end of Gweek where you find the
Post Office and well stocked Spar shop for all your self catering
needs and the local pub if you fancy socialising or eating out.
For interest, there is the well-known Seal Sanctuary and the
Gweek Quay Boatyard, which specialises in historic wooden boat
restoration, and for entertainment, across the road from the
village green is the local silver band house where the band
plays regularly throughout the season. The market town of Helston,
famous for its Flora Day at the beginning of May, is 2 miles
away and other nearby attractions include the theme park, Flambards,
the Lizard peninsula, with its ancient sites and wonderful walks
and beaches, and several of the county`s best known public gardens.
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