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Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village

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Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Onsite parking available
    Convenient and secure on-site parking, a rare amenity in the area.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Porthleven Beach
3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Dogs and cats allowed
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Balcony or patio
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Porthleven, ENG
  • Place, South West Coast Path Section 25 Trailhead
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Four Crows Gallery
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Porthleven Beach
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall)
    ‪73 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village

The property is a 3-bedroomed bungalow - ideal for a family or 2 couples. It comprises a large kitchen/diner, large lounge, two standard double bedrooms and a single bedroom. There is a shower room & separate WC. Large garden with patio and play area for children. Off street parking for 2 vehicles and pet friendly (maximum of 2 please). It is about 5 minutes walk from the village with its harbour, shops, restaurants and pubs. The beach is about a further 10 minutes walk. There is full fibre broadband.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Travel cot, high chair, baby bath, changing mat,
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats (limit 2 total)
Maximum 2. Not on furniture.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 8138545
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Helston

Located in Helston, this holiday home is near theme parks and by the sea. While the natural beauty of St. Michael's Mount and Carbis Bay Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore St Ives Harbour. Consider Performance Centre for a night out or Flambards if you're travelling with kids. Discover the area's water adventures with surfing/body boarding and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and cycling.
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Map
Porthleven, ENG

What's nearby

  • South West Coast Path Section 25 Trailhead - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Four Crows Gallery - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Porthleven Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • St. Michael's Mount - 36 min drive - 16.9 km
  • St Ives Harbour - 36 min drive - 27.6 km

Getting around

  • Penmere Station - 23 min drive
  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Queens Arms - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Blue Anchor - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Welloe - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Harbour Inn - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Boo Koos - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 2 total).

How much is parking at Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Family & pet friendly bungalow with parking & garden in Cornish fishing village located?

This family-friendly Helston holiday home is located by the sea, within a 10-minute walk of Cornwall National Landscape and Porthleven Beach. Loe Bar Beach and The Loe are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 53 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Steph B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Another lovely stay at ‘Tara’ Will return
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Robert T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic stay

Despite seriously average weather, the stay was amazing. Porthleven is delightful and the property is very well situated with a pleasant large garden .
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Aug, 2023
I’m glad you had a good holiday despite the weather.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

kate a.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

fantastic location

wonderful stay here, easy booking, nice and clean, so much to explore within half hours drive and quick walk to the beautiful harbour. Dogs also loved their holiday.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Aug, 2022
Thank-you for your kind review. I'm glad you had a good stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ronald K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location 5 minutes down to the harbour. Private parking. Everything you need excellent hosts. Highly recommend.
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Steph B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

12th stay

Another good holiday in Tara , great location for harbour , we will return
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Rodney F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Clean and tidy. Very well equipped. Location was good. I would recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Gillian D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very handy location for village aand amenities.

Comfortable bungalow with own parking. Very warm and roomy apart from bathroom and toilet which was very small. Lovely garden and outlook across fields.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Susan F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tara

Stayed at Tara for the third time had a lovely time everything you need on doorstep
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dietmar G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfekt place to explore Cornwall

Nice house, equipped with all you need. A few minutes walk to the centre of Porthleven and to the coastal path but very quiet place. Good Connection to the next cities and villages so could start hiking from Porthleven and return by bus.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Leonard B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic property

Lovely area, very close to harbour and large garden for pets. Garden isnt secure if your pets have a habit of wandering but otherwise the property was fantastic.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Apr, 2023
Thank-you for your review
Verified review

8/10 Good

Nick D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Kitchen is great but was lacking in tools, lids for the large pans, small radiator falling off wall outside bathroom,down lights in kitchen under benches not working and outside light not working, garden a bit overgrown to front with large bramble/rose across stair to front door.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Nov, 2025
Thank-you for your review. I do apologise for the state of the garden. Unfortunately, our regular gardener is indisposed, and the replacement we found has let us down. We hope to have this remedied soon. We recently had a broken wall light in the kitchen removed, and the circuit to it which also included the cabinet downlights may have been disabled when this was done. I will have the radiator checked but as far as I know the only problem with it is that it was mounted slightly crooked in the first place. I'm a bit surprised by your comment on the kitchen tools. I thought the kitchen was well equipped, and many guests think so too. We recently had a new set of pans (with lids) . These were all in place when we visited ourselves in August.
Verified review

8/10 Good

VIVIAN N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

IDEALLY SITUATED

LOOKING AHEAD -- THE PRICES HAVE INCREASED QUITE A BIT FOR SEPT 2023 - HAVING BEEN HERE 6 TIMES NOW
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Sept, 2022
The prices referred to were default prices. The actual prices for 2023 have now been set.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sally M.

Wonderful holiday home.

Tara is a wonderfully situated bungalow, a quiet walk down to the harbour and choice of beaches, supported very well by RNLI lifeguards. It is close, within an average 20/25 miles to most towns and attractions. The bungalow itself is very well equipped for all family needs and a lovely size for youngsters to play. We were two families; grandparents, daughter, son in law, 4 1/2 year old and 7 month old baby but we didn’t feel once on top of each other. We have had a fabulous fortnight. Thank you Nick and Gill for allowing us to stay in your wonderful family home.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Mar, 2020
I'm pleased that you enjoyed your holiday.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

lynne p.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Disliked: Check-in, listing accuracy

Not our best experience

Some one trying to make money with out spending any. Could do with a whole new paint and emulsion throughout.door hinges old and rusted,doors would not stay open.not suitable for dogs as there were no gates on garden.would not recommend for a disabled person.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Margaret C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tara

The bungalow has a large sized kitchen and lounge giving plenty of room. Welcome folder very informative, talking about places to visit from the owners point of view. Really helpful. Also the folder about walks in the area. Plenty of books, DVD's games etc to pass the time if needed. We were disappointed that there wasn't a tumble dryer as the weather turned wet and there was no where to dry wet clothing except outside. Lovely garden but it was not fenced securely so we couldn't let the dog out in a morning without going out with her and ensuring she was on a lead. We had a good week and enjoyed Porthleven very much.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Annabel H.

Well equipped bungalow in a convenient location.

Positives: We appreciated that the bungalow was well equipped and the shower room was newly fitted. Lounge and kitchen breakfast rooms are spacious and light. Porthleven is pleasant and in a convenient location for exploring the Lizard and Land's End. We could easily walk into town from the bungalow for shopping and sightseeing. Negatives: The bedrooms are all small. No wall mirrors apart from one bedroom. Could have done with one near a power socket for doing hair and makeup. Shower room is very small 6 ft square minus 3 ft shower cubicle. Separate loo has no hand basin. Lounge has an unpleasant doggy odour.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Bernd W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Gemütliches Haus in toller Lage

Küche ist modern und kpl. eingerichtet. Wohnbereich mit alter aber gemütlicher Einrichtung. Doppelbetten sind Queensize ( sehr schmal). Sanitärbeteich ist sehr klein. Sehr kleine Dusche mit sehr schmalem Einstieg (hiervon gab es keine Fotos zu sehen) Toilette sehr eng. Schöner Garten. Die Lage, 5 min. Fußweg zum Hafen und vielen Shops, ist super. Mit dem Auto sind viele Attraktionen gut zu erreichen. Barrierefreiheit nicht gegeben.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

3rd stay this year!

Another lovely 2 weeks in Tara . Ideal location. Have already booked for next year 😊
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michelle D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice little getaway

Lovely property, great location and a beautiful port. What more could you want.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Petra S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice bungalow in Porthleven

A nice bungalow, good size kitchen and lounge. Well equipped but some tired areas, overall comfortable. The garden was big but open to the street one side so not so suitable for our dog. Great location, close to town, harbour, coastal path and a good base for exploring Cornwall
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Alan G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Would you like white or red wine as a gift. Sadly neither was present on arrival. .

Great position, ideal two parking spaces but the shower is very small and as for dog friendly the garden is not fenced off. Our dog is very happily to stay close but others may want to wander off so unable to recommend as pet safe. Otherwise the property although dated furniture was very adequate for the money.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Hillary H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely location

Bungalow was spotless clean, home from home and a quiet location just a couple of minutes walk down to Porthleven!! if I was being picky I would say it’s a shame the garden was not secure for our dog and the shower is a little small but overall I am very happy with my stay and would certainly book again 😊
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nicola G.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely place

Really enjoyed our stay in porthleven. The cottage was in the perfect location to visit lots of places around Cornwall. The cottage needs some work on it and modernising. There was a really bad smell that hit us as soon as we opened the door it was a musty smell but quite strong and the small bedroom was really strong, our daughters were going to have separate rooms but the room smelt so bad they had to sleep together. People have commented on the shower saying it’s small but the shower was excellent..
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

VIVIAN N.

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

will stay again

6th time Very Good
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mandy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay

Good location very well equipped for two of us. It suited us as we don’t care what it looked like interior but wouldn’t suit others. Shower size needs putting on details in large writing as anyone bigger than a 14 possibly wouldn’t fit in it and would surely be disappointed when they got there not to be able to have a shower! Small things need attention ie toilet brush especially covid times but very adequate for our holiday and especially price so no complaints from us at all really. Shame for us garden wasn’t enclosed as dog always had to be on lead but we knew that. Aldo the bungalow came up when we needed it 3 weeks before our trip to see friends so am grateful. Thank you. Also the house keeper came out to sort complicated tv system on a Saturday evening again our thanks. Mandy
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

About the host

Hosted by Nick and Gill Seagrave

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This is a family holiday home.

Why they chose this property

This property belonged to our grandparents. They loved living in Cornwall with its mild weather and relaxed way of life.

We have many happy memories of family holidays here for the last 30 years so we have extended and refurbished the property.

Now it is complete family and friends will be visiting regularly, but for the remaining weeks we thought we should give others the opportunity to experience the area.

What makes this property unique

Having a base in such a beautiful location is fabulous and we think the property is perfect for an affordable family holiday.

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