“A. MAZING thank you! Best swap ever, what a fantastic house!”
Private island, with suspension footbridge
Private island, with suspension footbridge
CJ
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- 3 Bedrooms
- Sleeps 6
- 3 Bathrooms
About our home
We have many points accumulated which we have not been able to spend during the COVID period, so we will be spending those before taking more swap requests, whether direct or for points. We will reassess the situation once we are able to travel more freely round the world and have spent some of our points.
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We let out the Island when we are not staying there ourselves. More details and photos are here: www.theislandcornwall.uk.
The Island sits just off the surfing town of Newquay on the beautiful North coast of Cornwall, South-West England. The only way on to the Island is by suspension footbridge, which leads to our three-bedroom house. At high tide the Island is surrounded by water. At low tide it is surrounded by sand, and you can be on the beach below the Island in 60 seconds.
The house takes up to 6 guests. The master bedroom (four poster double) is upstairs, together with dressing room and shower room. All other rooms are downstairs, including a second bedroom (double or twin) with small ensuite shower room, and a third bedroom (double or single) which uses the communal bathroom/WC with bath. The other downstairs rooms are a kitchen/breakfast room, living room/dining room, games room/bar, and conservatory. There is also a utility room with washing facilities, accessed from outside.
Our lovely housekeeper prepares the house for guests and is usually on-hand for any queries. We welcome dogs but please keep them off the furniture. The beach below the Island is dog-friendly all year round.
Wheelchair access is sadly very difficult: from the road, there is a short public path then around 20 steps down a public stairway (which continues on down to the beach). There are two or three steps down from the bridge onto the Island. The master bedroom is up one flight of stairs.
To get to Newquay you can drive (we have a garage), take the train (we are a few minutes' walk from the station), or fly (then just 15 minutes by taxi from Newquay airport). You do not need a car to explore Newquay, but if you would like to explore more of Cornwall then car hire is easily available.
We have the house professionally cleaned and managed, so we ask LHS guests to pay the £130 cleaning/preparation fee charged by our very friendly and helpful housekeeper.
We are open to either direct swaps or points swaps in our low season, provided the dates are not already booked. For live information as to whether the Island is already booked, please check our website: www.theislandcornwall.uk.
Features
- Vacation Home
- Garden
- Cleaner
- Wifi
- No smoking
- Central heating
- Dish washer
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Parking
- Pet-friendly
“If you are fortunate enough to stay in this incredible property you will remember it for the rest of your life! Firstly the location is mesmerising, with views that change hour by hour, with the tides and the skies in constant flux—the windows are portals to ever-changing vistas and it’s hard to leave the island once you arrive! The house itself is absolutely immaculate and decorated with elegant taste and a touch of understated luxury. The housekeeper had left mince pieces and a gorgeous Christmas tree to welcome us for our festive stay. Both he and the owners were exceptionally communicative, thorough, kind and generous—this positive energy permeated the property and our entire stay. It was like staying in a five star hotel. And then there was the truly magical experience which was to arrive and leave over the private bridge. Walks into the town for excellent Cornish pasties or along the breathtaking coasts were even more spectacular due to their rarefied start and finish. It turns out that feeling like the Kings and Queens of the Castle is the best! This house is simply one of the most beautiful places in the world and I am thrilled to have called it home for a wonderful week. ”
“We had an absolutely wonderful long weekend on the island in the wind and the rain. We came fully prepared and hardly ventured out apart from going for a short but very exciting cliff walk at Bedruthan Steps in a gale. Other than that staying in CJ's lovely house was the best place to be. We had a perfect view of the intrepid surfers coming in on mountainous waves and enjoyed some great meals, good music and excellent films. Slept really well in super comfortable beds despite the howling winds and would love to come back one day if you'd like to visit our house near Granada where the sun always shines! This must be the most exciting place to stay in Cornwall. Thanks so much, and thanks to Nick too - he was the perfect welcoming host. Plym and Tony”
“We had a truly wonderful long weekend on the fabulous island. What a treat! The weather was pretty terrible so we were ably to cosy up with the fire lit and watch the waves crashing about. The sun came out on one of the days so we visited Crantock beach which was a lot of fun. I can't say enough positive things about the house- it is simply perfect. We would love to come back! Thanks for having us.”
“CJ were very receptive and interested in knowing and exploring the city. It has been nice to have them at home. I've felt very confortable. Thank you for all your kindness.”
“Wonderful guests who thoroughly enjoyed being here in the City Centre and in Cape Town. Everything was absolutely fine. I'd be happy to have them back again. Look forward to perhaps getting to see their unique home! Gill”
More about us
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We are a UK couple, who have been lucky to live and work around the world for the last few decades. For now we are based back in our home country. We have a home in London so not looking to swap there, sorry.
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We fell in love with the Island when we stayed there for a weekend in 2010, so when we saw it up for sale a couple of years later we couldn't resist. We are still working part time, and cannot spend as much time there as we would like, so we gave the Island a major renovation to make it suitable for guests and now let it out when we are not there.
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We met over 30 years ago on travels in Australia, so we were destined to go on exploring together. The urge to see more of this amazing world has never gone away.
Swap availability
- White
- Open to offers
- Green
- Available
- Red
- Not Available
Where is it?
Neighbourhood
North Cornwall is a beautiful part of the world, with dramatic cliffs and sandy beaches. It can be sunny and stormy, often in the same day. The Atlantic waves can be dramatic. For example, walking distance from the Island is Fistral beach which attracts world class surfers: https://www.boardmasters.com/explore/fistral
Newquay is a lively holiday and surfing town. In the peak summer season it is busy with holidaymakers, with the downside that it can be noisy at night especially at weekends. Out of peak season it is much less busy and quieter. The Island is completely separate and private.
There are plenty of shops, bars, restaurants, entertainment places etc within a few minutes' walk. You can travel to Newquay by car (we have a two car garage), train (the station is walking distance), airplane (Newquay airport is 15-20 minutes by cab, check flybe.com for flights) or coach. You do not need a car to get anywhere in Newquay as everywhere is in walking distance, or taxi if you prefer. If you wanted to explore the rest of the wonderful county of Cornwall you would be advised to rent a car.
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