Traditional Charming Cottage Above Sandy Beach - a welcoming Family Holiday Home

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A stone house with a sloped roof, a chimney, and a small garden with a bench and table.
A room with a window seat featuring a cushion, a view of a garden, and a glimpse of the outside environment.
A courtyard with a wooden bench, potted plants, and a view of a village.
A coastal dining area with stone tables and benches, overlooking the sea.
A compact kitchen with white cabinetry, a built-in oven, and a microwave.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Barbecue grill
    A rare find - perfect for a relaxed, outdoor grilling experience.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Dog-friendly
  • Barbecue grill
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Treknow, Tintagel
  • Place, Cornwall National Landscape
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Trebarwith Beach
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, King Arthur's Great Halls
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall)
    ‪54 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed and 1 Crib

Bedroom 3

4 Single Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet

Ensuite shower room

Toilet · Shower only

Outside Loo

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden

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About the area

Tintagel

Located in Tintagel, this cottage is in a rural area and near the beach. Tintagel Toy Museum and North Cornwall Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Pengenna Pasties and Camelford Leisure Centre. Travelling with kids? Consider Cornish Coast Day Adventures and Wadebridge Leisure Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with snorkelling and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and horse riding.
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Treknow, Tintagel

What's nearby

  • Cornwall National Landscape - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Trebarwith Beach - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • King Arthur's Great Halls - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Tintagel Old Post Office - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Pengenna Pasties - 4 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Bodmin Parkway Station - 33 min drive
  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Angelique's Tea Room - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪King Arthur's Arms - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cobweb Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Port Gaverne Hotel - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Mote - ‬12 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Traditional Charming Cottage Above Sandy Beach - a welcoming Family Holiday Home pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Traditional Charming Cottage Above Sandy Beach - a welcoming Family Holiday Home?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Traditional Charming Cottage Above Sandy Beach - a welcoming Family Holiday Home?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Traditional Charming Cottage Above Sandy Beach - a welcoming Family Holiday Home?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Traditional Charming Cottage Above Sandy Beach - a welcoming Family Holiday Home located?

This family-friendly Tintagel cottage is located by the sea, within a 15-minute walk of Cornwall National Landscape and Trebarwith Beach. Tintagel Toy Museum and King Arthur's Great Halls are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 68 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 68 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 68 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 68 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 68 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A lovely cottage in a lovely setting. Kim was super helpful. Lots of wonderful walks, including to lively Tintagel village and its awesome bakery. Highly recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Rock house is such a nice place to stay. Treknow is a quiet little group of houses just a stones-throw from Trebarwith Strand. The house itself is full of character and perfect for a small family. Kim & Kate are fab hosts
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was easily able to accommodate our extended family and dog for our holiday.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This house is wonderfully located in the lovely village of Treknow, with easy access to the North Cornwall coastal path and a short walk down to the beautiful beach at Trebarwith Strand. The house itself has a lovely old world feel to it with lots of period features, the kitchen is modern and well equipped and the deck gets plenty of sunshine. We loved our stay here and are keen to come back
Stayed 6 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great base to enjoy Cornwall. Fantastic bay only a short adventurous walk away. Cliff top walks, good pubs.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Another great week at Rock House, this is home from home for us. Nice location outside of Tintagel.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location.

Property was lovely and well maintained. Location was great for walks and near the beach. A nice quiet relaxing few days.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is Ideally placed for exploring the coast. We were grateful for host booking us in at short notice and the place was spotless on our arrival. We appreciated the huge DVD library as we had some rainy days.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice, a quiet & peaceful location... parking a major bonus. Cliff top walk is stunning to either Tintagel or Trebarwith....and a good cardiac work out.The actual house was great for us.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Full of cornish charm

Great location for beaches and exploring. Lots of room, very comfortable
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Rock House is more beautiful in person than the photos in the listing. It is full of charm and history as well as every modern convenience you could want. Our family loved staying here and Kim was lovely to work with. She went above and beyond to make sure we felt welcomed and comfortable. We will be booking here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely cottage - perfect location!

We have had a wonderful stay at Rock House. The location is an ideal base for exploring the surrounding villages and perfect location to accessing the lovely beach. We had glorious weather so utilised the outside space and BBQ each evening when we returned from the beach. Will definitely return.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

lovely cornish cottage

Nice cottage, comfortable for 5 adults. Good location with nice 10-15min walk to Trebawith beach and Port William pub. Close to Tintagel. Good facilities but surprised no dishwasher for size of property (not a major issue!!!)
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Oct, 2024
I am, of course, extremely sorry to read such negative comments about Rock House, and will consider them very carefully. We appreciate all feedback. I would say that my whole team works very hard to maintain standards and so this makes difficult reading. We carry out extensive cleaning between every booking and pay for the best broadband connection available in the area. If we fell below our usual standards this time then I am sorry. We advertise the cottage as a family home and price it very competitively: every one of the 11 other reviews we have had this year, across various sites, have given us 5 stars, so I would like to reassure prospective visitors that this is not the usual view of our guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful old stone cottage near to beach and coast path

We had a fabulous stay; the cottage and location were just perfect. We only used the car once all week. Tintagel (shops and pasties!) just a short-ish walk away. A lovely walk down to Trebarwith Strand beach which is world-class at low tide.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Welcoming cozy house near splendid beach

We stayed at Rock House for two weeks and enjoyed the great beach, surf and parts of the coast path, as well as tips for local activities from our host. The family holiday home had everything we need and enough space for the evenings and rainy days for our group of 6. The house could use a bit of love and care in places. The beds were clean and comfortable.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A wonderful stay

Rock House is a wonderful place to be. It is perfectly situated in a tranquil and peaceful scenery in Cornwall. You can go on walks along the coastal line, to Tintagel or to the beach. The house itself is very charming and spacious and provides you with everything you need for your daily life. Thank you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Rock House adventures

If you are looking to reveal the secrets of Cornwall, the Rock House is perfectly located for privacy, romance, water, walking. Bracing walks, swims, views in your doorstep, and the rest of Cornwall an easy drive. Lovely Kim will make sure you are well settled, the beds are comfy, and the ensuite shower will ease away any sore muscles from your adventuring. We very much enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Jul, 2022
We are so very pleased that you love the house and its location as much as we do! KIm and the team always work so hard to ensure that our guests are happy and that the house is comfy and clean, so thank you for your lovely comments.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

CHRISTMAS IN TREKNOW

Great festive stay with lots of places to visit within a short drive away - our favourite had to be Polzeath beach for the absolutely freezing Christmas Day swim - so well attended and free mulled wine for the brave souls who dipped! We ate out at the Port William pub overlooking the squally ocean - fabulous views....Rock House was well equipped with plenty of room for all of us (family of four and spaniel) Open fire in the sitting room was a real bonus and the Christmas tree set up for our arrival was very sweet.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family holiday

This was our second visit to Rock House and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The house is ideally located just outside of tintagel and in walking distance of a beautiful beach and pub. Communications with Kim at the house were great, kim rang a week before for a catch up and to discuss arrival times. We really couldn't have asked for more. We enjoyed our stay so much we are already planning our return visit next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely stay

Rock house simply put was home away from home. The kitchen was well furnished which made cooking easy. We also found all the leaflets of places we could visit very helpful since it was our first time in Cornwall. Our favourite place was the Strand beach which was very close to the house and we will definitely be back. Thanks Kim for making our stay comfortable and making yourself available anytime we needed help. If you’re visiting Cornwall Rock house is the place to stay. Definitely recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

very rural, cute cottage

perfect for our needs, clean, great housekepper, further from the sea than I thought 2 good local pubs, lovely beach (but be aware of the Cornish tides!) stunning cliff top walks to Tintagel. 30 minutes from Padstow, and Bude and all in between, stunning scenery fab costal walks on the door step, very narrow scary roads! thank you
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Short break in Cornwall

We had a great time in Cornwall. Communication was excellent throughout .Both Kate and Kim were very helpful . The location of the property is first rate with a short walk across fields to the beach. The cottage is old with low ceilings so beware if you are tall ! The kitchen is well equipped and everything was cleaned thoroughly prior to our arrival. We had a very enjoyable stay .Thank you .
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jun, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely review, Annie - we really appreciate it. It means the world to us, as the whole team here works so hard to ensure that our visitors have the best possible time at Rock House. It was a pleasure to welcome you!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Not Quite Right

First of all the housekeeper Kim Climo was excellent. However, the property is rather tired and the second bedroom had an infestation of Jackdaws in the roof space that ruined 2 nights sleep. Kim's fast action saved the remainder of the stay but I suggest that some serious maintenance should have already taken place to prevent the infestation in the first place. The house feels quite damp which rendered the lounge unusable during the stay as it had a very unpleasant smell. There were a number of other smaller issues such as chipped crockery that was only almost clean. Cutlery and mugs required cleaning before we could use them. Loose toilet seat and the kitchen tap disintegrated. The toaster handles drop off. I'm sure that the property could be delightful but it needs some work on the building and presentation.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Jun, 2022
I have contacted John directly to apologise for failing to meet his expectations on this occasion. It is very disappointing, as my team always strive to go the extra mile to make sure that our guests are happy and we routinely receive very high ratings. The jackdaw incident was most unfortunate, but I am grateful that John acknowledges how quickly we found an expert to deal with the issue on a Sunday morning, as soon as it was brought to our attention for the first time. We are investigating his other comments to ensure that all is well for future visitors. Kate
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Overall, we had such a nice stay at Rock House. Treknow is a lovely small village within walking distance to Tintagel.We normally stay in hotels, so I paid for linens, and was glad I did as we had driven a long way and were too tired to make up the beds.The sitting room is very comfortable, and so were the bedrooms. The bathrooms were clean, and the shower was lovely after a hot day!We did not think to bring certain extras, like paper towel and toilet paper, for example, but the kitchen was otherwise fully supplied with plates, glasses, cutlery and all the tools needed. The WiFi worked very well (other than when there was a thunderstorm from the heat!), as did mobile service.All in all, we had a lovely holiday. Kate and Kim could not have been nicer. Kate (the owner) was friendly and very fast to answer any questions, and Kim (caretaker) is the loveliest person and gave us tips on the local area.We were sorry not to have been able to stay away longer. It was a home away from home.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
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