The Rook's Nest Shepherd's Hut in West Cornwall

The Rook's Nest shepherd's hut offers up a unique holiday experience. In a beautiful setting it is a delightful cosy but bright small space. An ideal base for exploring the west of Cornwall. Provided within this very compact space is a comfy double bed with proper mattress, seating area, oven and hob, fridge, hot and cold water, TV and woodburner with logs provided. There is a separate building in the garden - a bar - which you are welcome to use. The space Snugly placed in a beautiful setting in the grounds of West Cornwall's oldest thatched farmhouse built in 1245. Set above a babbling brook next to St Loy woods it is a great retreat where you can feel close to nature. Often you will hear the hoot of an owl or the chatter of rooks. With a delightful ten minute walk through the St Loy woods, famous for the bluebells in spring, you can enjoy one of West Penwith's most stunning sections of coast. Placed between the historic harbours of Lamorna and Penberth it is in a great location for hiking the coast path. It is only ten minutes by car to Porthcurno where you can enjoy an evening's performance at the Minack theatre with the frequent sight of the local resident pod of bottlenose dolphins swimming across the beautiful Pedn Vounder beach. It is within twenty minutes of Sennen cove, Land's End and the historic tin mining town of St Just. It is also only a stone's throw away from many ancient sites including the Merry Maidens stone circle, Carn Euny and Chysauster. It would ideally suit any outdoor adventurers trekking the coast path, surfers checking out the quieter breaks or cyclists touring the wild and rugged west. With a bbq and picnic bench provided you can make the most of the summer evenings in this beautiful spot. In the winter you can cosy up in front of the wood burner after a wild day on the coast or moors. I mustn't forget to mention the unique turf roofed rustic hobbit hut toilet (right next to the shepherds hut) providing a hot shower too. We have built a little 'pub' near to the shepherd's hut, which guests are welcome to use. The pub has a bar, seats, board games, a bigger fridge, and a DVD player with projector if you want to watch films on the big screen. Guest access Guests are welcome to use all of the garden. Guests are welcome to stand outside the house to use the WiFi (or feel free to come in the house too). Guests are welcome in the building with the bar. Other things to note I've changed the rules about pets so dogs are not officially allowed, but if you have a small dog that doesn't shed fur then do ask if you can bring them! The hut is very small so there isn't much floor space for a dog, and we have had problems before with people bringing huge hairy dogs and not asking before, and leaving poo in the garden, so sadly I've had to change the rules. Be aware that although the bed in the shepherd's hut comes with a good quality proper mattress, the access may not be suitable for more elderly guests or those with limited mobility as you have to 'jump' onto the bed. Also, there is VERY LIMITED space in the hut. It's cosy but very small! We provide a little bottle of milk in the fridge for when you arrive, in case you want a cup of tea and haven't yet had a chance to go to the shop. We always have dairy-free milk available too, just ask for this when you book. Note that there is no WiFi in the hut itself (it's metal so we can't use a booster from our house) but you can use our WiFi outside the farmhouse a few metres away. There is no mobile signal in the hut, but you can get it a few metres away. up the hill. There is just the one double bed but the sofa does double up as a small cot bed for a baby/toddler. Please do use the extra space - the 'games room/pub' that we have built next to the bathroom - it's really fun!