Sandcrest Cottage United Kingdom

Totally secluded and private, Sandcrest Cottage offers accommodation for up to six people. The house is exceptionally spacious, light and airy.
The open plan living area features a log burner, a large L-shaped sofa, flat screen HD TV, DVD and high speed WiFi. The open plan kitchen has a large dining room table, a fully equiped kitchen with an en-suite utility room, which includes a sink, washing machine, dishwasher, extra fridge freezer and a small office area.
Accommodation consists of two-ground floor double bedrooms. The master bedroom features a high apex ceiling with skylight window, walk in wardrobe shower room, and doors that open onto the deck. The second bedroom is at the other end of the house and has a large en-suite shower room, TV/DVD, and french windows that lead onto the decking.
Sandcrest Cottage is the perfect family holiday home surrounded by numerous delicious restaurants, fun activities and local attractions to discover!
Nestled in the sand dunes on the north coast of Cornwall, with direct access to a top surfing beach, you will find Dune Beach House, an ideal getaway!
Located a few yards from the beautiful sandy beach of Mawgan Porth, on the North Cornish Coast there are miles of spectacular walks accessed directly from the house. Mawgan Porth itself offers a choice of activities. Neighbouring Watergate Bay and its famous surfing beach offers a choice of waters sports and Jamie Excellence Luxury Villas Fifteen Restaurant.
Places to visitThere are so many amazing places to explore. Mawgan Porth is a great surfing beach with a surf school and just a stones throw away in Padstow are some fantastic eateries including the famous Rick Steins restaurant.There are also many local attractions that will help you unwind and relax in this tranquil setting. These include:
Perched on a Cornish cliff top overlooking Mawgan Porth, the Scarlet Eco Hotel and Spa  makes the most of the scenery, with facilities to enjoy treatments while listening to the waves crashing on the beach below.
The cliffs at Bedruthan have been systematically eroded over the years, leaving a series of impressive volcanic rock stacks.  Other attractions include the huge rock formations known as the “giant’s steps”. National Trust and houses of historic interest are all within the local area, so plenty to do and see.
If you fancy going a little further a field, then The Eden Project is just 40mins away by car, or visit The Lost Gardens of Heligan, or simply just visit the village of Mawgan Porth itself.
Local AttractionsMawgan Porth was recently featured on ITV’s ‘Holiday Home Sweet Home’! Generations of Families have visited this beautiful unspoiled Cornish destination for years. Mawgan Porth Beach is on the stunning North Cornwall Coast and is regarded as one of the top surfing destinations in Cornwall. It is renowned for quality waves and caters to beginner surfers and advanced equally, with lifeguards on duty for safety. The local surf school ‘King Surf’ is on hand for lessons.
During the middle part of the 20th century, an ancient settlement was uncovered just behind the beach by archaeologists that dates back to Saxon times. It now hosts a popular ‘pitch & putt’. After working up an appetite surfing, there are a number of different local places to eat. Whether you are looking for a fine-dining experience in a fancy restaurant or a small place that the locals frequent, you can find it in Mawgan Porth.
Local train station: Newquay train station, 8.5km (5.3 miles) – duration via car, 20 mins.Local Airport: Newquay airport – 10mins (Heathrow to Newquay airport is a regular service.)Local towns: Padstow.Local beaches: On the doorstep – literally! (Mawgan Porth). There is also the must see Watergate Bay.Places to Eat- Scarlet Restaurant (at the Scarlet Hotel) Mawgan Porth, 01637 861800 – Wild Cafe & Herring Restaurant (at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel) Mawgan Porth, 01637 860860 -The Merrymoor Inn Mawgan Porth, 01637 860258 – Fire Bar and Grill Mawgan Porth, 01637 860372- The Blue Fish Bar (seasonal opening) Mawgan Porth, 01637 860554 – Jon’s Bistro Mawgan Porth, 01637 860420 – The Cafe (at Mawgan Porth Holiday Park) Mawgan Porth, 01637 860594- The Travellers Rest, Trevarrian, 01637 860245- Blue Bay Restaurant (at the Bluebay Lodge) Mawgan Porth, 01637 860324- Jamie Oliver’s “fifteen” at Watergate Bay (10mins by car)- Rick Steins, Padstow (20mins by car)
Meal Deliveries/Take Out’sBaan Waan Thai (free delivery) St Eval, 01841 540429
TaxiWallys 01637 881718 / Bio Travel 01637 860006 / Sterling Travel 01637 860524
Shops- Betty’s – Newsagents and Surf Shop, Mawgan Porth, 01637 86024. – Cornish Fresh – Convenience Store and Takeaway (opposite Mawgan Porth Beach) 01637 860850- Bre-Pen Farm Shop and Tea Room, Mawgan Porth, 01637 86042. – Gluvian Farm Shop, Mawgan Porth, 01637 86063. – Disco Beads, Mawgan Porth, 01637 86082. – Transurf Surf Shop, Mawgan Porth, 01637 86161. – Tap here to visit the web site.
Things to do-   Go-Karting at nearby St. Eval (Disused Aerodrome). 01637 860160. –  King Surf – Surfing lessons, Mawgan Porth, 01637 86009.- Atlantic Lanes Bowling Centre, Trevarrian. 01637 86038.-  Pitch and Putt (opposite the Beach) – also Site of Iron Age Settlement Remains Mawgan Port – Scarlet Spa (at the Scarlet Hotel) Mawgan Porth, 01637 86180.- Ocean Spa (at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel) Mawgan Porth, 01637 860860. – Emerald Beauty Salon (at the Merrymoor Inn) Mawgan Porth. 01637 860267 – Merlin Golf Course, Mawgan Porth, 01841 54022. – Mawgan Porth Pools – Course Fishing, Mawgan Porth. 01637 86077. – Make your own Jewellery at Disco Beads, Mawgan Porth. 01637 86082.
Walks- Watergate Bay from Mawgan Porth- Mawgan Porth to Carnewas – Constantine to Mawgan Porth- Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan- Mawgan Porth to Padstow – Circular Cornish Pub Walk from Mawgan Porth.
ActivitiesFor land-lovers there are some breathtaking walks along the Cornish coastline, many of which you can access from the house.Water sports enthusiasts can find some cracking waves along the coastline, with surf schools in abundance to help with any equipment hire or tuition.
For art and craft lovers, there are bead making workshops in the village, just 2 mins away.