Grenfells Cottage - Pendeen

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  A really charming and pretty terraced tin miner's cottage that nestles in a row of similar properties with distant sea views from every room over the surrounding farmland. Dating back to early Victorian times, this traditional granite cottage has recently been renovated to provide an extremely comfortable and surprisingly spacious family holiday home complete with period furniture and lighting.

  The major benefit of this lovely cottage - and there are many! - is it's central location being only three miles from St. Just, seven miles to the fabulous blue flag beach at Sennen Cove and twelve miles in the opposite direction to the artist's colony of St. Ives. Furthermore, Grenfell's is a short stroll to the Levant Mine which is perched on the mighty granite cliffs overlooking the Atlantic and houses one of the oldest working beam engines in Cornwall. Operated by the National Trust, the old mine workings have been very well preserved and the huge Beam Engine is fired up several times a week and is a real treat for the family. Less than a mile down the main North Coast road is the famous Geevor Mine, the last working tin mine in the area and now a heritage Museum and The Pendeen lighthouse is just a little further on.

  The surrounding area has recently been classed as a world heritage site by UNESCO and the cliff top walking and scenery is literally breathtaking. Locally, -Grenfells' is within easy walking distance from a pretty tea room, The -Field House Restaurant' (open Thursday and Fridays pm), the Trewellard Meadery and two local pubs. The nearest, the family friendly -Trewellard Arms' prides itself on competitively priced, quality home cooking and real ales. Everything is in walking distance from the cottage and so no driving! - Grenfell's is a beautiful cottage in a beautiful location. PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROPERTY BOOKS FRIDAY TO FRIDAY

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• Property Description

  Property Description

  • Changeover Fri
  • Sleeps: 5
  • Rural Property: Yes

  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Town Property: No

  

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  Dogs Allowed

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  Shops

  1.50

  Pub

  0.10

  Beach

  5.00

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  Entrance through pretty front garden to main door and hall. Family lounge with granite feature fireplace and wood burning stove, low painted beams, sofa seating, flat screen TV/DVD player and music system. Additional reception room with small desk and additional furniture which is ideal as a quiet reading room. Step down to open plan kitchen and dining area with low painted beams, bespoke fitted pine kitchen, oven & grill, extractor hood, dishwasher, fridge freezer and microwave. Large refectory style dining table and chairs, original Cornish range cooker inset to granite fireplace (not working!) rear door to courtyard area with garden furniture. Stairs to first floor landing. Bedroom One: Antique twin beds that can be made up as a super king upon request together with additional furniture, distant sea views. Bedroom Two: Single bed. Bedroom Three: Double bed with additional furniture. Family Bathroom: Bath with shower, hand basin, W.C. Night storage heating throughout.

  Outside: Parking at the front of the property and for one small car at the rear. PLEASE NOTE: One small controlled dog is welcome and guests are kindly asked to refrain from smoking inside the property.

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  Out & About

  Greevor Tin Mine (0.2 miles)

  Sennen Surfing Centre (5.7 miles)

  Harris's Restaurant, Penzance (6.2 miles)

  Land's End Visitors Centre (6.2 miles)

  Untitled by Robert Wright (6.3 miles)

  Jubilee Pool (6.5 miles)

  Porthcurno Telegraph Museum (7.2 miles)

  2 Fore Street - Mousehole (7.3 miles)

  Mousehole Bird Sanctuary (7.5 miles)

  GB Surf School (8.7 miles)

  Formerly one of the most prolific tin producing areas of the UK, the village of Pendeen lies roughly half way between Lands End and St Ives. The mines have long since closed; however, reminders of their heyday abound with a plethora of engine houses and chimneys dotted along the coastline. The famous Geevor Mine, which in the 1990s was one of the last in the country to close, has been awarded significant grants from the European Union and has now reopened as a Heritage Museum and visitor attraction with exciting underground tours and surface workings. It also has a café with fabulous views over the cliffs which reputedly serve one of the best home made pasties in Cornwall!

  Another popular attraction in the area is the dramatic Pendeen lighthouse (Trinity House) which perches on the slate promontory of Pendeen Watch overlooking a part of the coast that is notorious for the number of ships wrecked on the rocky headlands. The lighthouse came into service in 1900 and is now open to the public and at one time housed the second largest set of foghorns in Britain. The lighthouse has since been converted to digital fog signals however the original black horns can still be seen on the roof of the lighthouse.

  A short walk from the lighthouse is Portheras Cove, one of the best kept secrets in West Cornwall. A wonderful crescent shaped beach (which can only be accessed via the coastal path) with beautiful soft sand. A hideaway for locals and tourists in the know, the cove is home to a small colony of seals which can be viewed from either the beach or the cliff tops as they play in the surf. Visitors must also me aware of the vicious undertow when swimming and children should be supervised at all times.

  Pendeen itself is a friendly little village with a rich heritage. There are several pubs in the area including The North Inn, a former winner of the Cornwall 'Pub of the Year' competition as voted by CAMRA and serves a wonderful fish curry during the week. The Pendeen Church which was built by local miners has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary.

  Pendeen is real walking country and attracts visitors from all over the globe who can only marvel at the breathtaking scenery and ancient history. One can access the famous Coastal Footpath to either Lands End in the west or St Ives towards the east, tramp the Penwith Moors that stretch for miles in between, or investigate the standing stones and stone circles just outside the village. The entire moorland hills of the Land's End peninsula boasts a remarkable concentration of Bronze and Iron Age relics which date back from 4000BC – another reason why the area has recently been awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO, a similar accolade to that of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal