Cove Cottage

The first floor sitting room has its original windows and balcony overlooking the sea. Choose a book and sit in the sunshine or light the fire and huddle in. The rooms are over three floors so you’ll never feel on top of one another and there’s masses of space for six. The downstairs kitchen is friendly, with a big wooden table, a red range-style cooker and a welcome hamper for your first breakfast along with a few treats.

Borrow crab lines, buckets and spades or kayaks from the Inn (you can have all your meals here too – even breakfast) and launch yourself onto the pebble beach below, or lounge in your own large garden, light up the fire pit and grill something delicious, play games on the smooth lawn, gaze at the sea. One bedroom is downstairs, two are on the top floor, all have lovely views and thick, lined curtains.

You’ll wake to birdsong from the woods behind you and the waves lapping below, no road noise.