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Highlights

Cute cottage-for-two in southwest Cornwall
A short drive from St Ives, Penzance and Land’s End
A stroll to Mousehole’s harbour and sheltered beaches
All the mod cons including fully stocked kitchen and a big bathtub
Barbecue in summer

Smith tip

Pack lightly! You don’t want to have to traipse from car park to cottage lugging everything. Lean your mobile against the kitchen or bedroom windows to pick up the strongest signal. Also, as the beamed ceilings are quite low, it’s not best suited to extended stays for anyone over 6ft.

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Skipper's

Cornwall, United Kingdom[view map]

Style
Cornish country cottage by way of Chelsea townhouse
Setting
A traffic-free square in tiny Mouzel

All-white walls and pretty coastal-scene artworks provide a seaside freshness, and low beamed ceilings and a narrow staircase lend the diminutive stature that is part of Skipper’s charm – although under-six-foot guests may appreciate this most. This self-catering cottage's owners ditched the rat race in London, and scurried to Mousehole to dip their toes into property renovations and hospitality. With Joss and Philippa having lavished such stylish fittings and furnishings on Skipper's, it's hard to imagine this sweet Cornish cottage was ever a pilchard press. Freshly cut flowers, pretty polka-dot crockery and hand-me-down furniture have helped create the prettiest pied-à-terre possible, a world away from city life.

Need to know

Rates
Low season (1 November–13 March): Friday to Sunday, £300; Friday to Monday, £400; Four-night midweek break, £480; Full week, £585. High (14 March–30 May; 30 August–31 October): Friday to Sunday, £330; Friday to Monday, £480; Four-night midweek break, £570; Full week, £685. Peak (31 May–29 August): Friday to Sunday, £360; Friday to Monday, £500; Four-night midweek break, £600; Full week, £785.
Sleeps
2, and possibly a small baby.
Ideal for
Couples under 6ft.
Minimum hire
Ideally, two nights at weekends; four nights during the week.
Booking process
Smith deposit taken when you book. 25 per cent deposit on booking and the remainder automatically a week before the let. The whole balance for last-minute bookings.
Property style
Tiny 18th-century former pilchard press
Grounds
A small courtyard, perfect for those who need somewhere to sneak out to for a cheeky smoke, and also sufficient room for you to have a barbecue.

In the know

Eating and drinking
There are breakfast treats ready for all guests on arrival, not only super-tasty but as local and organic as can be – milk, honey, bacon, bread, etc. Say the word and they can make sure your fridge is stocked too; they offer great easy-to-throw-together meal kits, such as pre-cooked lobster, prepared oysters, steaks, etc, and in summer a barbecue pack from the local organic butcher. Skipper’s owners can arrange for excellent easy-to-cook meals ready in your fridge to slam on the stove or on the barbecue.
Housekeeping
Ordinarily it is just between stays; if it’s over a week they can arrange an extra clean.
Entertainment
A Roberts radio in the kitchen, Bose radio by the bed and digital radio via the telly in the lounge.
Provided
Free WiFi, Sky digital, DVD player.
Packing tips
Slippers – the tiled bathroom floor can be a little nippy and there’s no underfloor heating. Fresh coffee to make the most of the cafetiere.
Eco policy
It is hard to be properly green with these cottages as with a new build, so they are offsetting their carbon; they used local builders and suppliers where possible.

For a detailed description of all the rooms and grounds, click here

Also worth knowing

Children
Only suitable for relaxed parents and babies who can’t yet crawl; the steep, narrow staircase might make a nervous wreck of some mums and dads.

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Skipper's

Wesley Square
Mousehole
Penzance
Cornwall
TR19 6RU

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