Overview

Welcome to Cowes View, your seaside home from home, a place where smugglers were once stopped bringing whisky and tobacco ashore and later where coastguards aided seafaring folk. Now you can soak up the history and the whisky! This seaside cottage is one of a terrace in a slightly elevated position overlooking the beach enjoying amazing sea views across the Solent. A shingle path with steps to the beach, shingle at high tide, sand at low. Renovated as an holiday cottage it is cosy, modern and comfortable, a place to relax. This coastal retreat is just 70 miles from London an hour and half drive or similar by train, there is wireless internet access for those who want to keep in touch. The waterside cottage has two bedrooms to sleep 5, a family bathroom, plus a shower room each with wc. This seaside home from home, is a secret made to share.

 

Accommodation Details

Bedrooms: Bedroom 1 with 5ft double bed with south facing balcony overlooking the Solent, a mezzinine with a ladder with a sofa bed.
Bedroom 2 with 4ft 6 double bed.
Bathrooms: Bathroom with bath, wc and sink with shaving point.
Ground floor: wet room, shower, wc and sink.
Kitchen: Fully equipped kitchen with cooker, hob, fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, table, chairs and bench.
Utility Room: In separate building, washing machine, iron and ironing board.
Living Rooms: Sofa bed (double), easy chair, plasma screen with DVB, CD, radio, broadband,large folding doors to outside deck overlooking the sea garden furniture on the deck.
Other: Utility room secure for bike storage.

 

Price Guide:

FROM �350-�750 PER WEEK, SHORT BREAKS ON REQUEST

 

General Details

AWARDED 4 STAR FROM VISIT BRITAIN/ENJOY ENGLAND

AWARDED BRONZE FOR GREEN BUSINESS

families ,couples wedding night and honeymooners welcome.

no smoking house

no pets

 

Other Information

The cottage has direct access to the beach via some steps and a shingle path, the beach is shingle at high tide, low tide it is sandy. There are coastal walks,the Solent Way, which is varied from man made paths to beach to cliffs. Wind and kite surfing is 5 minutes away eastwards along the beach and sailing courses available on the river Hamble 7 miles away. The local pub is several minutes walk along the beach serving good family pub food.
Special interest holidays
There is a wealth of waterbased activities all year round, kite and wind surfing, including instruction, sailing courses on the River Hamble and at Haslar Marina, rib excursions from Gunwharf quays, Portsmouth. There is a foot passenger ferry that runs between Gosport and Portsmouth where you can catch the ferry to the Isle of Wight, visit the Spinnikar Tower, HMS Victory, the Mary Rose, HMS Warrior,and there are many other maritime and cultural places of interest in Southampton and Portsmouth.