A real bunk room
A dedicated bunk room on the first floor, beside the master bedroom and family shower room. A little space for bedtime stories and whispered holiday plans.
The Haybarn · For families
Sandy feet, a bunk room, and cows for an alarm clock
We've brought our own children here every year for a decade. The Haybarn is set up the way we always wished a holiday house would be: somewhere for everyone to sleep properly, space to dump the wetsuits, and the good stuff within a short drive.
What makes it easy with children
A third double downstairs
With a shower room on the ground floor — ideal for grandparents joining you, or older teenagers who keep different hours.
Cows on the doorstep
The dairy farm belongs to our neighbours next door. Cows mooing nearby bring a little of the Cornish countryside to your stay.
Beaches for every mood
Polzeath for surf and lifeguards, Daymer Bay for calm shallow water and rock pools, Rock for the estuary and paddleboards.
Rainy day list
The Camel Trail by bike, Padstow via the ferry, crabbing at Port Isaac, and our own scribbled list of soft-play, cinema and cafe backups in the house.
Space to be messy
Somewhere to hang wetsuits, rinse sandy children and leave the beach kit without it taking over the sitting room.
From our door
The family map
The beaches, bike trails and rainy-day rescues we use ourselves, with honest drive times from the barn.
- 0minsThe cowsOur neighbours at the dairy farm next door
- 6minsPolzeath beachLifeguarded surf, surf schools, bodyboard hire
- 7minsDaymer BayCalm water, dunes to run down, rock pools at low tide
- 9minsCamel TrailFlat, traffic-free cycling from Wadebridge to Padstow
- 12minsPort IsaacCrab lines off the harbour wall
- 45+Eden ProjectThe reliable wet-weather aces up your sleeve
Approximate driving times; allow longer in summer. Padstow is reached by ferry or a longer drive around the estuary.