Self-catering holiday cottages, large country houses, apartments and pine lodges for wonderful self-catering holidays in St. Austell, Cornwall.
St Austell is one of Cornwall’s biggest towns and with its incredible history and coastal setting, it’s among the most sought-after spots in the South West of England for a seaside holiday home.
An old market town which was for centuries renowned for its mining and china clay discoveries, St Austell is the perfect location for the area’s biggest attractions like the Eden Project which is only a couple of miles away. With it being such a popular tourist pull, you need your well-earned rest and at your traditional coastal cottage or modern apartment, the double bed rooms are not only spacious with top of the range furnishings but with unrivalled panoramic seaside views.
Love sandy shores and thrill-seeking water sports? St Austell has all you can want in your holiday of a lifetime. Its curved bay is ideal for families who want to play and explore on its sands. Porthpean and Par Sands are just two of its six golden beaches and have been recommended by the Marine Conservation Society Good Beach Guide for its excellent water quality, whereas Charlestown Beach and Harbour has regularly been used as a film and TV location due to its intriguing Georgian heritage.
With all the scenic countryside on offer, grabbing your walking boots from your home and going for a stroll or renting a bike from a local business for the day is an absolute must. An array of routes are on offer in this part of the world, however one that will blow away the cobwebs and take you up to the top of one of the highest hills overlooking St Austell is the 4-mile Carclaze Loop, a circular journey that is a mixture of quiet country roads, as well as a brief look into the clay mining industry of yesteryear.