May's Cottage, Ludon Hill, Crackington Haven, Nr Bude

We have lived in Crackington Haven for the last 25 years and feel fotunate to have brought up our family in this beautiful area of North Cornwall. I am a retired teacher and my husband, Johnny is a retired conservator of historic buildings.

We had lived in Corwall for many years when we eventually bought this house with it's stunning views of the Atlantic ocean and the surrounding countryside. It is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is quiet at any time of the year although there is a lively pub and two cafes beside the sea which is only 300 metres away. We love the leafy lane that leads down from the garden. At the bottom of the hill it forks: one way takes you - in a minute or two - down to a sheltered beach and the South West coastal path the other takes you into East Wood where a footpath follows the stream through oaks, ferns,primroses, bluebells and wood anenomes in the spring; eventually leading to another beach at Strangles or the Coastal Path to Boscastle.