This beautiful granite grade 2 listed Georgian Manor House in gardens with richly coloured azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons and roses was built by my family in 1827. In a sunny, peaceful setting overlooking the Fowey River and surrounded by fields and parklands with mature trees you will enjoy much more than just your cottage.
From many parts of the gardens you can look down to our private river bank on which you may fish or take a quiet walk. We have an 18 hole pitch and putt course in the cider orchard beside the mill pool, and a games room with table tennis, darts and swing ball. The grass tennis court has a children's play area within sight, with swings and seesaw. Tennis rackets, dinghy and fishing rods may be hired.
Lanwithan offers a unique haven from which to explore exotic gardens or save sandy coves, breathtaking cliff tops or picturesque fishing villages. Is your holiday long enough? We also have extreme surfing, the national cycle network, scenic circular walks, challenging golf courses, horse riding stables, our medieval castle and the Tudor bridge on your doorstep. We are only 10 minutes' drive from the EDEN Project with its giant botanical biomes, a global first.
We offer accommodation with character which is inspected annually by the English Tourism Council and has been rated as 2 to 4 stars:
MOORSIDE
sleeps 2
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3 Stars
Once the sewing room of the manor house in a bygone age, this is now a cosy and bright first floor apartment. Reached by its own external granite steps, it has a beautiful view from its sun deck across the fields to the river. Inside you find a fitted pine kitchen with gas cooker and a see through arch to the comfortable living and dining room with gas fire. There are also a spacious bathroom and a pine bedroom with double bed and night storage heater. The shared, south-facing garden is enclosed, sheltered and sunny.
ISOLDA'S
sleeps 2 + cot
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3 Stars
This comfortable ground floor apartment in the south-facing wing of the Manor house offers a spacious living cum dining room with beautiful period furniture and a bright kitchen with dishwasher and fridge freezer. It has a cosy bedroom with double bed and antique furniture and a bathroom with electric, above-bath shower. From Isolda's dining table you have a lovely view of the gardens and across the valley, which you can also enjoy sitting outside in the sun, next to the roses.
BRIDGEND
sleeps 2
plus cot
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This comfortible little 19th centuary terraced cottage in Lostwithiel village is only a few minutes walk from shops, pubs, restaurants and the river Fowey. It has a spacious fitted kitchen and a comfortible sitting room and dining area with ornate fire place . Upstairs there is a spacious double bedroom with pine furniture and a bathroom with electric above-bath shower. The cottage has a shared garden and off street private parking . Guests are welcome to use the amenities at Lanwithan, just five minutes walk away.
LITTLE SCOTLAND
sleeps 4
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3 Stars
This is a pleasant little nineteenth century cottage in the village of Lostwithiel only a few minutes' walk from the shops, pubs and restaurants and the River Fowey. It has a spacious fitted kitchen and a comfortable sitting room with an ornate open fire and dining area. Upstairs there are the spacious bedroom with a double bed and pine furniture and the bathroom with electric above-bath shower. The cottage has a shared garden and private car parking. Guests are welcome to use the amenities at Lanwithan, just five minutes walk away.
Thatched until sixty years ago, this cottage still has the original lead latticed windows and three foot cob walls. Its name probably comes from its resemblance to a Scottish crofter's cottage. The attractive little lodge at one entrance to our farm estate consists of a lovely lounge with inglenook fireplace, cloam-oven and log burner, a fitted pine kitchen with dining area and a bathroom with electric, above-bath shower. Upstairs are the two cosy bedrooms, one double, the other twin bedded. The cottage has its own car parking and garden running up to the orchard. Inside pictures
GRANNY'S
sleeps 4 + cot
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4 Stars
The name of this property refers to Granny Nichols who used to stay here more than 150 years ago while visiting her son in the farmhouse. This charming cottage has a fitted kitchen with the chef's comfort in mind, pine cupboards, a four ring gas hob, electric oven and large fridge freezer with ample worktop space. There are also a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble drier. The kitchen looks through to the cosy dining area and comfortable living room with open fire. No longer used for the laundry, the well has been crafted into an unusual coffee table with glass top. A light enables you to see the water below. A fine glassed-in granite staircase leads upstairs to the spacious master bedroom with romantic four poster bed. The second bedroom has twin divans and looks onto the back garden with its rare 35ft rhododendron specimen tree, a blaze of crimson in spring. At the end of the hall is a modern bathroom with bath and electric shower above. The cottage has central heating. There is also a shared and sunny, enclosed garden.Inside pictures
TRISTAN'S
sleeps 5 + cot
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3 Stars
Formerly the governess' residence and the nursery, Tristan's is now a comfortably large first floor apartment in the south-facing wing of the Manor house. The spacious kitchen and dining room comes with a dishwasher, a large fridge freezer and a lovely big table. All on one floor, the bathroom has an electric, above-bath shower. Tristan's offers idyllic views of the gardens and the Fowey valley from its cosy livingroom, the sunny double-bedded room and the spacious bedroom with three single beds (one a child bed).In the garden below sheltered seating is provided alongside the scented roses.
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LANWITHAN FARMHOUSE
sleeps 6 + cot
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3 Stars
This traditional, large and comfortable farmhouse offers three spacious bedrooms upstairs: one double bedded room with a wash basin, a twin bedded room, and, overlooking the enclosed garden, another twin bedroom with wash basin and en-suite baby bedroom. Also there is a bathroom with electric above-bath shower. The hallway downstairs has the original granite floor and leads to the roomy kitchen with fitted pine cupboards. The fitted pine kitchen has a slate flagstone floor and a large table with pine chairs, an antique dresser, a dishwasher, gas cooker and large fridge freezer. A serving hatch opens into the oak dining room and library with wood parquet floor. The same floor can be found in the cosy, sunny living room which has an open fire place. The back door leads into a sheltered sunny garden. This property has gas central heating,and rugs over parquet flooring. Inside pictures
MADDERHAY COTTAGE
sleeps 6 + cot
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3 Stars
An attractive cottage, named after the original crop from the surrounding fields. It is reached by its own private drive and offers unique peace and tranquility. Downstairs are the sunny living room with open fire, the cosy kitchen and dining room with large pine table, log burner and tall fridge with separate freezing compartment, a bathroom and one pine double bedded room. Upstairs are two pine bedrooms, one a spacious and sunny master bedroom with double bed, the other with two single beds, both with lovely views across the fields to the river Fowey. All rooms have night storage heaters. There is a pleasant, sheltered and completely enclosed garden. The cottage is surrounded by wildlife and near one of the few reed beds left in Cornwall, a protected area for butterflies. The Fowey valley was the inspiration behind 'The Wind in the Willows'.
Riverside, Malpas Truro, Cornwall
Lornas
sleeps 6 + baby
This lovely house is comfortably spacious, bright and airy. All rooms apart from the second bathroom have the superb view pictured above. Upstairs are the double bedroom with own tv and video, a superb bay window and en-suite bathroom, and two twin bedrooms using the second bathroom with bath on the landing. Downstairs are the kitchen and the stylish living cum dining room, which has an open fire and a lovely large bay window overlooking the garden and the river.
The house is equipped with colour Freeview TV and Video/DVD, fridge/freezer, washing machine and tumble drier, iron and ironing board, garden furniture and portable BBQ. All rooms have river views, except one of the bathrooms, and either night storage or thermostatically controlled heaters.
The delightfully situated house is in an idyllic hamlet. Its south-facing garden with a path running down to the water’s edge offers peace and tranquility in the very centre of Cornwall. Malpas also has its own public house, the Heron Inn. Here you will find good food and great local, national and international beers and ales.
The Nature Conservancy Council have made this part of the estuary “a site of special interest”. At low tide fishermen can dig for bait and the ornithologist may quietly watch some 65 species of beautiful birds exploring the river banks. The heronry opposite will give hours of enjoyment whether you are inside the cottage or outside, having a drink and perhaps a barbeque while enjoying the panoramic views.
Whether you want an active holiday or just a few days in the sun, the area is ideal. It is a walkers’ paradise. The sheltered waters provide a good base for the sailing enthusiast, and the river offers bass, mackerel, whiting and pollack to provide sport for the fisherman. There are scenic river trips from Malpas down to St. Mawes and Falmouth. Tennis courts, swimming pool, golf and driving range are close by. With Truro, a cathedral city, only three miles away, you are able to enjoy excellent shopping and restaurant facilities.
Within easy motoring distance from your cottage you will find many sheltered sandy coves on the south coast, the picturesque Roseland and beautiful wooded Helford River, famous tropical gardens and heritage properties.
Riverside is ideal for fishermen, bird watchers, ramblers, yachtsmen and families alike.
Cot and highchair are available free.
Bedding and a weekly clean linen change are provided, but please bring your own towels, tea towels and baby linen.
Electricity - Charged at supplier's rate. Simply read the electricity board’s meters on arrival and departure and pay before you leave.
Telephone - The property has a telephone so that you can be contacted. Please record the cost of out-going calls and pay before you leave.
Parking - Double garage opposite providing one parking space for each of our cottages and street parking.
Boating - For those bringing their own boat, there is a public slip in the village or you can leave your boat on the shingle at the foot of our private quay. Deep water moorings are available. Alternatively, if you wish to hire a boat, we can give you further details, or you can hire a rowing dinghy from us by the week.
Lorna's and Freda's are joined to one another, with separate gardens, and share a path down to the foreshore.
Freda's sleeps 5 + baby
A cosy little cottage and in the early 1800's the pub for Malpas. The upstairs consists of one double bedroom, a twin bedroom, a bathroom with bath and toilet and a separate toilet. Downstairs are the single bedroom, the living cum diningroom and the pine kitchen with fridge freezer. The enclosed south-facing garden at the front gives great views across the river to the heronry opposite (with one resident albino heron) and a path runs down to the water’s edge.
The cottage is equipped with colour TV and Video/DVD, washing machine and rotary clothes line, iron and ironing board, garden furniture and portable BBQ. All rooms apart from the bathroom and toilet have river views and either night storage or thermostatically controlled heaters.
This delightfully situated cottage in an idyllic hamlet offers peace and tranquility in the very centre of Cornwall. Malpas also has its own public house, the Heron Inn. Here you will find good food and great local, national and international beers and ales.
The Nature Conservancy Council have made this part of the estuary “a site of special interest”. At low tide fishermen can dig for bait and the ornithologist may quietly watch some 65 species of beautiful birds exploring the river banks. The heronry opposite will give hours of enjoyment whether you are inside the cottage or outside, having a drink and perhaps a barbeque while enjoying the panoramic views.
Whether you want an active holiday or just a few days in the sun, the area is ideal. It is a walkers’ paradise. The sheltered waters provide a good base for the sailing enthusiast, and the river offers bass, mackerel, whiting and pollack to provide sport for the fisherman. There are scenic river trips from Malpas down to St. Mawes and Falmouth. Tennis courts, swimming pool, golf and driving range are close by. With Truro, a cathedral city, only three miles away, you are able to enjoy excellent shopping and restaurant facilities as well as evening entertainment.
Within easy motoring distance from your cottage you will find many sheltered sandy coves on the south coast, the picturesque Roseland and beautiful wooded Helford River, famous tropical gardens and heritage properties.
Riverside is ideal for fishermen, bird watchers, ramblers, yachtsmen and families alike.
Cot and highchair are available free of charge.
Bedding and a weekly clean linen change are provided, but please bring your own towels, tea towels and baby linen.
Electricity - Charged at supplier's rate. Simply read the electricity board’s meters on arrival and departure and pay before you leave.
Telephone - The property has a telephone so that you can be contacted. Please record the cost of out-going calls and pay before you leave.
Parking - Double garage opposite providing one parking space for each cottage and street parking.
Boating - For those bringing their own boat, there is a public slip in the village or you can leave your boat on the shingle at the foot of our private quay. Deep water moorings are available. Alternatively, if you wish to hire a boat, we can give you further details, or you can hire a rowing dinghy from us by the week.
Lorna's and Freda's are joined to one another, with separate private gardens, and share a path down to the foreshore and our private quay.
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