Park Cottage

Park Cottage is a white-rendered cottage on a quiet village lane outside Kingsbridge, one of a row of stone cottages set behind a trimmed hedge.

A stone fireplace beneath exposed beams

The living room keeps a stone fireplace fitted with a wood burner beneath exposed ceiling beams, a staircase rising beyond it, a blue sofa and a brown sofa facing each other across the hearth.

A wooden dresser beneath a skylight

The kitchen and dining area is built around a wooden dresser and a dining table for six beneath a skylight and pendant light, a stable door opening out to the garden, the counter fitted with a built-in oven, dishwasher and washing machine.

A twin room beneath a small chandelier

One bedroom has a wooden ledged door and an exposed ceiling beam, dressed in mustard and grey bedding beside a shuttered window, while the twin room is finished with floral throws, a fitted wardrobe and its own small chandelier beneath the beams. The bathroom takes on a bold blue palm-leaf wallpaper around the vanity sink and shower.

A pergola deck and a fire pit

Decking beneath a pergola holds a wicker sofa and table, a separate patio set with chairs and a parasol close to the barbecue in the walled garden, and a gravelled corner further out with a fire pit and wooden bench, a gravel path lined with steps leading through the shrubs.

A cottage near the coast path

The cottage's own entrance porch carries a name sign among flowering plants, and a coast path signpost close by marks the way to the Erme tidal crossing and Noss Mayo, with Wonwell Beach signposted from the lane too. This suits a couple or small family wanting a beamed cottage close to Thurlestone, the nearest town, a dishwasher and washing machine covering the practicalities of a longer stay in the countryside.