TRETHIGGEY FARMHOUSE

A beautiful large farmhouse (sleeps 11 adults + 4 kids under 10 years + cot) set in the splendid isolation of its own grounds with wonderful views across a valley, and within 10 minutes of Atlantic Ocean. Although Trethiggey Farmhouse is in an idyllic tranquil rural setting, visitors are very close to some of the best beaches in the country and a diverse array of leisure facilities, whether they are seeking nature, culture, or surfing.

Guests will be greeted on arrival by our wonderful housekeeper, who will prepare a welcome pack with traditional Cornish Cream tea and other local produce to get you started. At Christmas/New year guests will find the farmhouse adorned with Christmas tree and traditional decorations and a hamper with some Christmas goodies.

The Farmhouse

Trethiggey Farmhouse is a listed Georgian property, formerly known as Trethiggey Villa. It was originally owned by Sir Thomas Acland, a famous and fabulously wealthy parlimentarian and is shown on 1839 maps to have been at the head of a 200 acre estate.

Access to the farmhouse is down a private lane that is shared with the farm. The farmhouse is set in an acre of gardens surrounding the property, including a football field, a sandpit and a wooded area with swings. Alongside the farmhouse in front of the gravel parking area is a large carport installed with a table tennis table.

Trethiggey Farmhouse combines both old and traditional elements, such as the dairy, original sandstone and slate floors, with modern comforts, such as the well-equipped kitchen, wireless broadband and a flat screen TV. The farmhouse boasts a 1950s solid fuel Aga, a multi fuel-burner in the scullery kitchen, and open fires in the two main living rooms. It has been luxuriously furnished to accommodate large groups, sleeping up to 15 in the six bedrooms (+ a cot), each of which has been individually and tastefully furnished. One room includes 2 sets of bunk beds to accommodate 4 young children and there are 5 double beds. In one of those rooms there is also a single. There are two bathrooms and three loos in the house.

The two largest living rooms each have a very different feeling. The first has the original sandstone floors with rugs, an enormous sofa, flat screen television, DVD and video player, Playstation consul, extensive video and DVD library, and an open fire. The other living room is traditionally furnished as a drawing room, with an open fire, wide array of board games, card table and includes an extensive library of literary and art books.

A small study at the side of the house is available for your use and has telephones, a fax machine/copier/printer and free wireless broadband.

Activities & The Local Area

There are many National Trust properties nearby, most notably Trerice - an extraordinary Elizabethan manor house just 5 minutes from the house - and Lanhydrock - a magnificent late Victorian country house with large gardens.

Walking – there are 4 Ordnance Survey maps at the farmhouse for use by the guests and these show the extensive range of walking routes nearby, from the isolation of Bodmin Moor to the wooded beauty of the Camel Valley and the exhilaration of the coastal paths.

Beaches:

• Crantock Bay — National Trust parking (free to members), beautiful sand dunes and the Gannel river inlet alongside. By 6.30pm most evenings there is almost no-one around. Good surfing. Board hire and lifeguards in high season.
• Fistral — best surfing on the north coast. Board hire. Lessons. Trendy shops. Restaurants. Headland Hotel.
• Newquay Town — busy town beach. Watergate Bay – enormous stretch of strand at low tide. Two surfing academies. Restaurants (incl Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen), bars and shops. At low tide walk to the left for wonderful caves and rock pools.
• Porth Bay — gentle beach, no surf, best for young kids.
• Holywell — wonderful waves, dunes and rock formations. National Trust parking. Walk over the headland to the extensive sands of Penhale.
• Bedruthan — precarious steps down to a magnificent view of the free-standing stones. No swimming.
• Porthcothan — further up the coast but worth the visit. Quiet ‘locals’ beach.
• Porth Jolly — requires a 20 minute walk over the headland from West Pentire, which is perfect because it never gets too busy. One of the finest small local beaches. There are many, many more beaches on the north coast and the south coast which can be reached within half an hour.

Many other facilities are available locally including: Tennis, Ten pin bowling, Cinema, Theatre, Swimming Pool, Zoo and Aquarium, Boat Rides and Deep Sea Fishing, Water-skiing, Kite surfing etc., Golf, Go-Karting, Eden Project.

Food Shopping: Trevilley Farm Shop (5 mins), Morrisons (5 mins), Sainsburys (Truro 20 mins), Tescos (Wadebridge 20 mins).

Nearby towns:

• Truro –15 minutes. The county seat, an elegant city with fantastic shopping, a fine Cathedral and numerous restaurants and bars. A vibrant and friendly place.
• Wadebridge – 20 minutes. At the junction to the beaches of Daymer Bay and Polzeath. A small but energetic place with great bike hire shops (it is on the Camel Trail).
• Padstow – 15 minutes (known by locals as ‘Padstein’ for the numerous Rick Stein outlets). Busy harbour town with active fishing and accompanying boat rides and deep sea trips. Plenty of restaurants, bars and great walks along the headland. Summer ferry crosses to Rock, from where you can walk to Daymer Bay, Trebetherick and Polzeath.

Restaurants:

• Fifteen – Jamie Oliver’s newly opened restaurant at Watergate Bay.
• Watergate Bay Hotel – sun deck restaurant with views across Watergate Bay and kids playing area. Modern pub grub.
• Bowgie Inn – the ‘pink pub’ above Crantock with amazing views. Trad pub grub.
• Trewery Mill – gorgeous afternoon teas alongside a stream. Just beyond Trerice.

Please Note: we do not accept bookings for stag or hen groups and only accept family groups or couples aged over 25.

Contact Grainne and Michael Mack (owners)
0208 693 1301
mm@withgrace.com

Trethiggey Farmhouse,
Quintrell Downs, Nr. Newquay,
Cornwall TR8 4QR

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