Travelsea house itself is quite dated inside, it is bigger than we thought though. The children (5,7,11) loved the bunk beds downstairs and great to have the extra bed there as all 3 could be in their “den”. We slept in the back bedroom on the main floor and pushed the twin beds together , mas the selling point of this house is the view and balcony ! It’s stunning looking out to sea and across the valley, with the sun on the balcony making it a real sunbathing area/ eating at sundown. It’s a shame there isn’t any garden furniture on the balcony , as we had to use old deck chairs we found and move the dining table in and out. There is a long hilly garden but we didn’t use this. Next door has developed their garden ( and house ) with decking/bbq and play area for the children which would have been good.
The kitchen is very basic but has everything you need except a dishwasher as it’s too small. The strangest thing is the shower is literally in the middle of the hallway, fine for us being one family but not much privacy if sharing with others! It would have been good to have had a shower over the bath as well to help the washing the littler children, but they managed the shower and found it an experience!
Location was great , very pretty and easy to access all the local areas- Trebarwith Strand ( note tide times if you want the beach ) Port Isaac, Polzeath ( great for beginner body boarding /surfing) , Padstow etc. Great cafe in Camelford “Four Seasons” for Milkshakes/cakes / scones/ full English etc - we went for my daughter’s birthday breakfast, before heading to Camel Creek Theme park.
We loved watching the waves crash on the rocks at sundown from The Port William pub with a drink in hand.
Overall we had a lovely holiday, Travelsea itself could do with some updating but as a base it was fine and the balcony and view is the best part for sure. We will miss Cornwall and all it offers now we are back home!