Coast Guard Cottage West is a sizeable Cornish cottage near Padstow which comprises two out of three former coastguard cottages overlooking Booby's and Contantine Bay. The house has been refurbished by the current owners to include a new roof, kitchen and bathrooms, as well as the two-bedroom annexe across the courtyard.
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Accommodation now consists of reception hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, conservatory, master bedroom suite and two further double bedrooms, plus a family bathroom.
Outside are large level gardens facing south and west including a raised terrace off the sitting room and the conservatory, and the courtyard itself.
The cottage is located on Treveose Head which is a peninsula between Constantine Bay and Booby's Bay to the west and Mother Ivey's Bay to the east. Padstow is just four miles.
The guide price is £1.85m. For further information please contact Lillicrap Chilcott on 01872 273473 or visit http://lillicrapchilcott.com.
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