Aune Cottage

Aune Cottage is a white-rendered cottage in Salcombe with a slate roof, two bedrooms sleeping four beneath rooftop views over the estuary.

A narrow lane leads to the front door, a hanging lantern marking the entrance and terrace seating set into the side elevation.

A brick fireplace at the centre

The living room keeps a brick fireplace with two brown leather sofas and a model sailboat on the mantel, opening through to a dining area laid for six with wine glasses and fresh flowers. The kitchen counter runs in blue and yellow check, with a knife block and the usual run of appliances.

Two bedrooms with their own balcony

Both bedrooms sleep up to four, one fitted with bunks and a door onto a small balcony, the other a double beneath a dark wood headboard and its own fireplace surround. A single bathroom serves the cottage, with a bathtub and mosaic tiling.

Rooftops to the estuary

A balcony with a metal table looks out over the cottage rooftops, and the garden opens onto the estuary, sailing boats racing, a turquoise cove with a moored yacht in the distance, and a hillside panorama over the whole town with pink valerian growing in the foreground. A stacked washing machine and tumble dryer are tucked into a utility cupboard, kept out of the way of the main rooms.

Close to Salcombe's beaches

Aune Cottage sits within reach of East Portlemouth Beach and Small's Cove Beach, in the heart of Salcombe.

A cottage for a small family

Two bedrooms and a proper fireplace suit a family or two couples wanting a traditional Salcombe cottage, the rooftop views the reward for climbing the narrow lane.