welcome
Welcome to our home; a seaside sanctuary for you, your family and friends to reconnect with each other and with the beauty of nature. This is a place for sea adventures and relaxation. Overlooking the beautiful beach of Praa Sands, Little Cottage was designed by award winning architect Alex Michaelis and sleeps up to 10 people in its four bedrooms.
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Little Cottage is located at the Hendra end of Praa Sands Beach (pronounced “prayer sands”), on the Southern Coast of Cornwall.
The original cottage had considerably more garden, and a more formal one, than we do now. This photograph was taken in 1930.
The house is located in Cornwall’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, overlooking the mile long white sandy beach of Praa Sands which arcs from our quieter Hendra end, with its smooth Folly Rocks often covered in mussels. At the busier Western surf shop end, you will find The Sandbar and surf shop cafe which bustles with activity in the summer months. Praa Sands is a surfer’s paradise, for beginners and experts alike. It’s a beach break and challenging at times, never a wave the same. We are still learning…. |
The green immediately behind the beach has an interesting history: it’s a memorial dedicated to the crew of a British warplane which crash-landed on the beach in 1943, during the Second World War. Damaged by German bombers over the Bay of Biscay, the plane was miraculously beached without loss of life and the kind villagers of Praa Sands took care of the shaken crew.
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A little further set back from the beach is the 16th Century Pengersick Castle.
It's said to be haunted, though locals say this was just a rumour spread by smugglers to keep nosy visitors away! Ghost lovers say the ghost of a black-robed monk wanders the grounds….(we’ve yet to see him….) Have a look at the Pengersick castle website for a tour. |
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To book to stay with us direct; please email us at [email protected], or contact our local agent,
Luxury Coastal, or book through Airbnb. We look forward to welcoming you at Little Cottage.
Luxury Coastal, or book through Airbnb. We look forward to welcoming you at Little Cottage.
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