Mill Rock

Sitting in open farm land and enclosed by a walled garden with a shared outdoor heated swimming pool, Mill Rock is distinguished by stunning beamed interiors with chic but comfortable furnishings and home-made meals delivered to your door on request.

The interior of the house is cutting edge stylish, without compromising the charm of the many original features in Cornish stone, slate and wood. Fabrics in a palette of soft colours contrast with steel and high-gloss finishes and are highlighted by splashes of acid colours.  Mill Rock exudes a calm serenity as a summer retreat, while providing a warm and tactile winter environment.

The facilities and services at Mill Rock combine the comfort of a boutique hotel with the space and privacy you would expect to find in your own home. Quality and style permeate throughout and are exemplified by Egyptian cotton sheets, soft fluffy towels, Seboni Spa toiletries, under-floor heating, wood burning stoves and fully stocked honesty bar. Everything has been meticulously planned to make this a home-from-home and more.

Room Description

Ground Floor: Kitchen and dining area • Master Bedroom 1 (Double or twin with shower room en suite) • Master Bedroom 2 (Double or twin with bathroom en suite and shower) • The Cabin (Bunk beds plus a day bed with truckle under, to sleep 4 children) • Wet room with bath and two showers.

First Floor: Spacious Lounge and Snug • Bedroom 3 (Double or twin bedroom with bathroom en suite).

Grounds: Patio courtyard area at the front • Furnished lawned garden at the back • Swimming pool down steps to the left of the house.

Sustainable Tourism

Mill Rock, The Cowshed and The Honey Barn have been converted with the local and global environment in mind.

The houses are heated by a geothermal system which takes thermal energy from the earth and converts it into heat. This renewable form of energy should save as much as 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide emmissions a year, the equivalent to the CO2 absorbed by 600 mature trees! Any residual heat from the underfloor heating goes towards heating the water for the houses. The owners hope to be self sufficient in energy supplies but do also have gas on site as a back up.

They are currently assessing whether to install a windmill to generate some of their electricity requirements.

Their bore hole allows them to drink pure filtered water, free of all the added chemicals present in water provided by the water boards. Waste water is treated on site, recycled back to water authority quality and fed back into the streams.

The owners endeavour to re-cycle as much rubbish as possible and encourage guests to help achieve a cleaner, greener environment.

Facilities

Rental Includes:

Maid Service: Mill Rock is cleaned daily and linen changed mid-week • Clothes drying rack • Welcome larder • Honesty bar of beers, wines and spirits • Hairdryers • Flat screen Satellite TV • DVD player • iPod dock • WiFi internet access • Microwave • Garden furniture and barbecue • Outdoor shower • Toiletries • Washing machine and dryer • Towels, beach towels, bathrobes and bed linen.

Shared Heated Swimming Pool: 12m x 6m. 1.4m deep with built in steps (Open from May to the end of September, shared with two other properties and the owner's family).

Child Facilities: Travel cots, changing mats and high chairs • Melamine plates and cutlery, family games, toys and books appropriate to the age of your children • Buckets, spades and crabbing nets for the beach • Library of children's DVD's • Shared games room with table tennis, air hockey and table football • Resident chickens (children are welcome to join in the morning feed and egg collecting). Please note: we regret that a stairgate cannot be provided in this property.

On request payable locally:

Full catering: Please ask for a quotation.

Homemade suppers: are cooked for the children followed by a three course dinner for the older members of the party, accompanied by a selection of wines.

All dietary requirements can be accommodated if notice is given in advance. Menus are designed to make the most of local seasonal ingredients, with fish bought from the quay in Port Isaac, eggs from the resident chickens, and beef and lamb reared on the property.

Babysitting can be arranged.

Activities

Spa

10% off beauty treatments at the nearby 'Cowshed Spa', offering a full range of beauty treatments .Alternatively, a private beauty therapy session can be arranged in your house so that you can drift into a soporific sleep after a massage.

Sports

Life in north Cornwall can be action packed if you want it to be. Try surfing, coasteering, rock climbing, waterskiing, cycling, mackerel fishing, walking or golf.

Out and about

For those days when you are after something less energetic there’s the Maritime Museum in Falmouth or The Eden Project less than an hour away. There are so many beautiful gardens to visit, while the chance to hear the ‘ Fisherman’s Friends’ sea shanty group, singing on the harbour on a Friday evening at Port Isaac, is a unique experience.

Child friendly restaurants

The Waterfront - sea views, kids could play on the beach while waiting for food to arrive The Mowhay - just very friendly staff but no views. The Inn at St Kew - garden to play in and eat outside if it’s a nice evening - they usually do barbecues in the garden in the summer.

Out-of-season breaks

The beaches are empty and Cornwall is wild and wonderful in the winter, so why not come down for a three or four day off season break. After a bracing walk along the coast path, or a round of golf you can snuggle up by the wood-burning stove, get out a good book, and tuck into a traditional Cornish cream tea. Perhaps join one of the local ‘hands-on’ courses such as Thai cooking, stone or wood sculpture or even surfing. The Eden Project is open throughout the winter and with less people around you can make the most of the biomes.

Your Location

Amenities: Shops and restaurants in Polzeath 2 km, Rock 5 km.

Places of Interest: Padstow 6 km, Port Isaac 6 km, Boscastle 22 km.

Beaches: Polzeath 2 km.

Airports: Newquay International Airport 25 km

Train stations: Bodmin 20 km