Little cottage was purchased in 2016 to restore and create the ultimate, luxury small cottage holiday. Located a 10 to 15 minute walk from the stunning beach of Maenporth, along the coast from Falmouth in some of the finest safe sailing waters in the world, a little slice of peace set in ancient Cornish oak woodland.
With a comprehensive creative library and music collection, including vinyl, a record deck, amp and speakers, a tiny rose garden filled with traditional English roses, jasmine, Cornish Honeysuckle and a range of fresh growing herbs for cooking, a Rayburn and real wood burning stove, a bohemian space, not so perfectly tidy as to make you feel this art space is yours for your time here. We have a piano for entertaining.
The cottage comprises a 5m by 4m living room with wood burning stove, a 5m by 3.5m kitchen and dining room with dishwasher, boiling water tap, hand made kitchen, stone floors, under floor heating and a Rayburn lit for winter stays. There are two bathrooms and two bedrooms to the second floor. A small courtyard garden to the rear and a small front garden with views over the fields to woodland beyond that reaches down to the sea over the horizon.
If you want a thatched pub, then The Red Lion is just 15 minutes up the hill and serves amazing traditional Cornish pub food, ales and is friendly and welcoming to one an all, as we say here.
If you would like to sail, there are boats to hire of all sizes from a small motor launch rented out by the hour to vast ships, crewed by experts for unforgettable trips into the blue.
If it’s country walks you want, then it’s only half an hour to the world renowned Ferry Boat Inn
The wonderful maritime town of Falmouth lies a 10 minute drive away, or you can take the bus which stops in front of the cottage into town.
This area of Cornwall is famous for attracting artist of all types. Some come for inspiration, some come to live here, some make art here and join in the welcoming and vibrant artists community. We have a number of art courses, here are a few images from our analogue photography course we ran. We had permission to photograph in the amazing Bodmin Steam Railway yard and developed the photos after the visit in the afternoon. Using a 100 year old camera, black and white film and a tripod the group created some amazing work, here they are in progress…
Another day on this course, photos taken as double exposures on the beach…
We have a range of courses that can be booked at the same time as your accommodation including creative writing, how to structure and begin writing a novel, script writing for film and TV. Film and video courses and various music and production courses all tailored to your skill level from beginner to expert.
We have our own music and post production studio in Truro where an number one artist and producer can teach you the basics of recording music, dialog, podcasts, radio, live music recording on our own stage. We can teach Logic Pro, Garage Band and software synthesis. We also have a huge range of hardware synths and outboard gear if you want to learn the basics of synthesis with an award winning film sound designer.
Creativity becomes blocked by stress and everyday life. We offer block busting innovation days and methodologies, including how to use an original Brian Eno creative possibilities card deck and take you through making your own version. Peter Moon runs this course and has done the same for artists, executives, investment banks and individuals including professors, scientists, artists and people who just want to learn how to be more creative.