Sahara is a lovely family house within 5 minutes walk of Porthilly beach at Rock & within walking distance of shops and the local amenities including the Mariners Pub and Rock Sailing Club, and Ferry Point for the Ferry to Padstow. For walkers, it is close to the Cornish Coastal Path and for golfers, close to St Enodoc Golf Club.
It has a sunny aspect and is warm and welcoming with a log burner for cold evenings. Comes with Decking area and Sauna Cabin and has a downstairs shower room and an outside shower for you - or your dogs - to wash off the salt after a dip in the sea. Outside table and chairs + BBQ to enjoy in a private garden. With offroad parking and a free EV charging point.
The front garden can be gated off to give secure area for children playing or to enclose dogs.
Sahara is within 5 minutes walk of the Porthilly beach at Rock and within walking distance of the local shops and amenities and St. Enodoc Golf Club.
It has a sunny aspect and is warm and welcoming for family holidays and Cornish getaways being well equipped for large or small numbers.
From the house one can walk up across the Golf course and dunes which gives spectacular views of the island and headlands at the mouth of the Camel Estuary and out to the Atlantic. Dogs are allowed to run all year on the local beaches and dune areas in Rock.
We let weekly throughout the summer usually from Friday to Friday to help with the journeys and to get the full use of weekends. Other start and finish days are possible.
Comfortable and with sea views from the garden, and West facing bedrooms, it has full central heating, some underfloor heating and a log burner to add warmth and focus for those winter evenings.
To enjoy the long summer days there is an outside table with chairs and a BBQ and for those not so pleasant days there is a Sauna Cabin Room for guests to enjoy.
The house is positioned in a cul de sac off Rock Road and there is ample parking in the drive for 4 or 5 cars, boats, etc.
The house sleeps 9 in four bedrooms (the twin room can be converted into a Super King room by zipping together the two beds). In addition one of the sofas in the sitting room can be folded out into a double bed.
Local shops include - Newsagents, Barnecuts Bakery/Cafe, Watts Butchers, Nursery stores -Spar, Delicatessen/Cafe, Wellness, Clock Garage Petrol Station and several Estate agents. There are also some boutiques, beach shops, fish & chip shop, pubs and restaurants. During the summer and at busy times of year there are usually arts and crafts for sale at The Rock Institute, The Rock Art Group (Cowrie) and The Salty Dog (Porthilly Lane). Down off the beach is a the Black Tor Ferry that runs to and fro across the Camel Estuary to Padstow from morning to dusk throughout the year.
Rock is situated near the mouth of the Camel Estuary and is ideal for walking by the sea, golfing at St Enodoc Golf Club, water sports such as water skiing, sailing, swimming, paddle boarding, fishing, windsurfing and kite surfing. Just along the coast: kayaking (Port Quinn or Wadebridge), surfing and body boarding (2.5 miles to Polzeath) and cycling along the Camel trail (either taking the Ferry across to Padstow, or from Wadebridge 6 miles). Longer trips out can take in The Eden Project, Tintagel castle, Port Isaac fishing village, horse riding, adventure centers, etc. There are various brochures and business cards of things to do and see on the bookshelves in the hall and a visitor’s book to leaf through and read about the exploits of former visitors.
The house itself consists of:
Ground Floor : Hallway, sitting room, dining room, WC, kitchen, utility room and large downstairs shower. The former garage is now used as a carpeted playroom and store for your boating, walking or golfing gear.
The sitting room is large and very light with four comfortable sofas and various cushions and a office desk with computer screen and chair. There is fast WiFi and aa 65" TV + chromecast.
The dining room has a large elliptical one piece table which can seat up to twelve and is friendly to talk either across or around making it ideal for large or small groups. It is a light room with patio doors to the front lawn and a hatch through to the kitchen which makes serving simple and ensures that the cooks are still involved with the party. If the weather is fine, meals can be taken out to the large teak garden table on the west side of the house.
The Kitchen is well equipped and easy to work in, with a large double drainer double sink, extensive work surfaces and cupboards and a central table. The oven stack consists of two fan ovens and a high power microwave with a 6 burner gas hob on one side and an additional grill microwave on the other. There is a dishwasher, large fridge-freezer, under work surface fridge and deep fat fryer also available. A separate door leads into the Utility Room with a work surface and units plus a washing machine and a separate tumble dryer. The large Belfast enamel sink is suitable for washing walking boots and wetsuits, etc and taking them straight out of the adjacent back door to dry on the large outside clothes airer.
From the Utility Room can be accessed a downstairs Shower Room with large walk in shower handy for use when coming in from water sports or changing after time spent in the Sauna.
Another door leads into the carpeted playroom/garage where there is a bench sofa along with some toys and games for your use. Also in this area are a couple of childrens' bicycles and storage for the BBQs. Garage door to outside parking area.
Utility Room door to upper decking area - good for sitting out in the morning and lunch time sunshine and leading to the Sauna Cabin. There is also a covered walkway and door to the front parking area. Outside steps lead down to the rear lower terrace area and round the house to the front garden.
First Floor
North Bedroom: King size Bed, TV, with ensuite shower room
West Bedroom: Bunks (3ft wide)
South Bedroom: Twin beds (3ft wide)/can be Super King if zipped together, vanity basin, DVD, TV
East Bedroom: Single bed + bunks (all 3 ft wide), vanity basin
Family Bathroom: Shower, bath with shower attachment, vanity basin, WC.
Maximum of 9 (+2) people. Children are welcome.
No smoking. One well behaved pet welcome.
Linen; Pillows and duvets provided but not bed linen or towels. These can be rented locally in the village or from the owners with a linen charge of £22/head.
Contact: Oliver Mattos
You can use the whole house and driveway and the BBQ's kept in the garage can be taken out to the front lawn and placed near the outside table and chairs for the midday and afternoon sunshine.
From the house you can walk to the beach and dunes, Golf course and Club, shops, pub and places to eat + the Ferry across the Estuary to Padstow.
Other things to note
There is a wide selection of equipment available for your use - from a highchair to the 2 charcoal BBQs, a bodyboard, to a bicycle or 2, they're things I find useful, and they're there for when you want them too! Also a selection of toys and games.
If you want to know if the house has a specific item there, just ask!
