Beach House, Gwithian Towans, Cornwall

Rockpools Beach Chalet is a self catering home-from-home by the sea — set in a small group of individual, privately owned beach chalets and just footsteps from Cornwall’s best beach (not just our opinion!). Rockpools can provide you with the space to kick back and relax, or can be the launch-pad for an activity-packed holiday. Whichever you choose, you’ll have an inspiring place to stay with all the comforts you need on that well-earned holiday.

Rockpools beach chalet sleeps eight in four bedrooms and has a lovely big open-plan living area – ideal for family living or groups of friends. You’ll have a private, enclosed decked patio behind, with far-reaching views over farmland and another sunny deck to the front… from which you can meander in moments straight to the sand-dunes or to the stunning expanse of Gwithian beach, with its miles (yes miles) of sand, lifeguarded surf-spots, and as the chalet’s name implies, its myriad delightful salty rockpools…

Pull back the sun doors, step into Rockpools Beach Chalet and you enter a space designed to relax in. The living, dining and kitchen areas have been combined to create a happy family-and-friends space. You’ll find a large flat screened TV for lazy evenings and an elegant wood burner for cosy ones. The contemporary kitchen is well equipped for cooking and serving meals on the breakfast bar or on the big pine dining table. The sense of space is followed through to the decking front and back, where you can enjoy alfresco breakfasts bathed in the morning sun at the back, and apres-surf (or apres- anything you like) in the afternoon and evening sun at the front.

Also downstairs is a lovely king room, a compact bunk-room and a family bathroom, with generous shower… plus a handy utility and office space with woodburner. The bunk room is best suited for children as the beds are small-sized singles. Up the stairs you’ll find the very spacious principle bedroom, which has sea-views from the front over traditional chalets taking in Godrevy lighthouse to the right, and St Ives and Carbis Bay to the left. From the back you can see over fields – the very top of Gwithian church tower peeping over the crops in the distance. Upstairs you’ll find and a further bunk-room, and a sparkling white family bathroom with bath and shower.

Outside Rockpools

The rear decked area is private, secure and well equipped. You’ll find a chunky picnic table, and big chairs that invite you to linger… plus a big built-in barbecue… but the pièce de résistance is a warm outdoor shower, perfect for when you’ve stayed in the sea a little too long. Which you do.

Outside there is a utility building where you can hang wetsuits and store spare bags and suitcases, and where you’ll find a second fridge freezer and washing machine. Please note there is no dishwasher at Rockpools.

The front deck is west-facing, so an ideal spot as the sun settles… it fronts onto your grassy  parking/amenity area. Rockpools is one of a group of a dozen dwellings that share a private drive in this quiet group of chalets, all of the chalets are different and privately owned.

Things we love…

Rockpools is the perfect holiday cottage in the perfect location, for beach-lovers, surf-lovers, and panoramic-sea-scape lovers. If you love Cornwall, you’ll love unspoilt beaches and wide open spaces. Gwithian Towans offers both, in beach-spadefuls. ‘Towans’ simply means sand dunes in Kernewek (the ancient language of Cornwall) and the clue is in the name. You can walk on sand literally for miles along the seashore, seal or dolphin spotting… and back again through waves of marram-grassed dunes. At the heart of it all is this unique collection of beach chalets. Originally built in the early and mid 20^th century, the chalets are unique. Over the years, many have been extended or modified into comfortable retreats and boltholes, and Rockpools is one of the very best, designed for a beachy and relaxed lifestyle, and happy holiday memories.