North Cornwall beachfront house
This charming house is both a private residence and a successful holiday let and overlooks one of North Cornwall's prettiest beaches

Carne Crest is a charming family home on the edge of the popular surfing beach of Mawgan Porth, with incredible panoramic views across Mawgan Porth Bay.
Facing south, the property is currently part-given over to a holiday rental business which generates up to £22,000 per annum, while the main residence offers comfortable family accommodation.
The main house has two large ground floor bedroom suites, while the top floor houses a large sitting room with French doors which lead out to a wide balcony. A dining area lies to the rear of this room, beyond where the kitchen is well-equipped.
On the opposite side to here is a home office with views across the Bay; while the top floor includes a library and the master bedroom suite features a Jacuzzi and a balcony that leads directly to the raised back garden.
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Accommodation in full in the main residence comprises: sitting room and dining room, library, study, kitchen, master bedroom suite and two further bedroom suites. Accommodation in the holiday rental comprises: Sitting room/dining room, kitchen and three en-suite bedrooms.
The house comes with a pretty front garden and a generous raised rear garden plus a patio area overlooking the beach.
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Mawgan Porth is home to great restaurants, cafes and shops, as well as an award-winning beach on the rugged north Cornish coast, all just eight miles from Padstow. Bodmin Parkway is around 20 miles and has direct trains to London Paddington.
The guide price is £1.3m. For further information please contact Knight Frank on 01392 848 822 or visit www.knightfrank.co.uk.
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