Family friendly holiday home in Mount Batten, near Plymouth - sleeps 8

Marina View Cottage 5 bedrooms, sleeps 8

This lovely townhouse on the waterfront is a wonderful base for a family seaside holiday, or to discover Plymouth and the local area.

Accommodation details

Ground floor: Dining room/kitchen with patio door. Utility room. 1 single bedroom. Separate toilet. All rooms with wooden floor. First floor: Living room with patio doors. 1 twin bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. Second floor: 2 bedrooms; one with double bed, one with kingsize bed, both with shared en-suite bathroom with bath, shower and toilet, one with stairs to third floor: 1 single bedroom with wooden floor, Velux and en-suite shower room and toilet.

Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and superfast fibre optic broadband included. Three Freeview TVs (one 43"). DVD and small library. Book library. Gas hob. Electric oven. Washing machine. Tumble dryer. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Balconies with furniture. Parking (2 cars). No smoking. Couples and family bookings only. NB: Waterfront location. This property has a security deposit of £200.

Extra Amenities

Overlooking Clovelly Bay Marina at Mount Batten, this superb holiday property is a stylish townhouse on the waterfront, with the superb Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre, and Plymouth Sailing School right on your doorstep. By prior arrangement, boating enthusiasts can even bring their boat along with them and moor it in the marina! The property boasts two balconies, one off the kitchen/dining room on the ground floor, and the second balcony off the living room on the first floor. Both are fabulous spots in which to sit and watch the boats coming and going. The kitchen is very modern and bold, the bedrooms cool and contemporary and the bathrooms well-equipped with the master bedroom featuring an en-suite bathroom.

This is a lovely home for a family wanting to enjoy the local facilities. It isn’t just a summer destination but a great base for winter weekends or a spring break.

In Mount Batten there are two waterside pubs and a little beach, and Bovisand Beach with cafe and parking is just a 5-minute drive away. The South West Coastal Path runs along the front of the property, and you can walk to Turnchapel, which is a little historic riverside village, or along the cliff path to Jennicliffe, with its popular café perched on the headland with the most spectacular views across Plymouth Sound to Mount Edgecumbe in Cornwall on the far side of the bay.

From Mount Batten you can catch a little water taxi across to Barbican, with its cobbled streets, restaurants, bars and shops. Here you will find the marine aquarium and the historic waterfront area of Plymouth Hoe, with its iconic outdoor swimming pool lido and panoramic views. The peninsula at Mount Batten itself is a historic site. It was formerly an RAF station for sea planes and the base in the 1930s for Aircraftsman Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. Beach 100 yards. Shop 2½ miles, pub 50 yards and restaurant 100 yards