16 Bolt Head

16 Bolt Head, known to its own front door as Winkle Cottage, is a white rendered terrace house in Salcombe, three bedrooms sleeping five behind a blue front door.

A paved front path runs past flowering shrubs and a bench to the blue door, numbered 16 beside a spiky palm.

A sitting room with a seascape

The sitting room holds two pale sofas beneath a painted seascape triptych, French doors opening onto the patio table outside, and a lifebuoy-shaped mirror reading Welcome Aboard beside the carpeted stairs. The kitchen is fitted in wood, with a blue-tiled splashback, a built-in oven and microwave, and a dining table set in an open-plan room beside it.

Three bedrooms under the eaves

Three bedrooms sleep up to five, most tucked beneath a sloped ceiling, one a twin room with a curtained window between the beds. Two bathrooms serve the house, one with a bath and glass shower screen, the other a glazed corner shower cubicle.

A paved patio for outdoor meals

The paved patio and rear courtyard hold table and chairs among shrubs and potted plants, reached through the open glazed doors at the back of the house.

The estuary within reach

A sandy beach and wooded hillside sit close by, with Salcombe North Sands within reach of the house.

A straightforward base for a small group

Three bedrooms and a patio suit a family or group of friends wanting an unfussy Salcombe cottage rather than a period conversion, the seascape and sailing pictures a nod to what's outside the door.