You’ll be spoilt for choice when browsing holiday cottages in West Cornwall. Quieter than the hot spots on the north coast, the west receives fewer visitors outside of the popular areas of St Ives and Land’s End. Which means more beach space to lay your towel!

Perhaps you’ll be drawn to a self catering cottage in West Cornwall’s Mousehole (pronounced Mowzel!). In yesteryear it was renowned for being a busy pilchard port but now relies mostly on tourism. Little known fact: the extremely popular ‘stargazy pie’, where the main ingredient is pilchards, hails from here.

From food to festivals we recommend a visit to coincide with the Porthleven Food Festival in April, a three day feast of food, drink and music where you’ll find lots of local delicacies to sample. Porthleven is a popular holiday spot in West Cornwall with its scenic coastal path and Flambards Theme Park just a 10 minute drive away.

A holiday cottage in West Cornwall is just the ticket for those walkers, surfers and foodies in your family. Pick a village and let your cottage holiday commence!