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Thrills and spills near your Cornwall holiday accommodation in Crantock!
February 24, 2012 | 
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There’s plenty of excellent Cornwall holiday accommodation in and around pretty Crantock village, which is one of the reasons it’s such a popular area of Cornwall for families, couples and groups. There’s something for every taste and budget, including unexpected treats like the Cornish Parachute Club. The area’s dramatic cliffs and wonderfully clear blue waters make a fantastic backdrop for a thrilling skydive, from historic Perranporth Airfield. As well as skydiving there’s parachuting and glider flights to enjoy, as well as tourist flights with fabulous views over the Cornish peninsula and the bustling holiday hotspot of Newquay.
Visitors to our wide selection of stunning Cornwall holiday cottages also experience the thrills and spills of kitesurfing, kite buggies and landboards, with the highly experienced instructors at Mobius Kitesurf School in Perranporth, near Newquay. There’s kayaking, Canadian canoeing, coasteering and moorland treks, offered by the outdoor pursuits experts at Back of Beyond Adventures in Newquay. climbing, abseiling, coasteering and moorland treks. And there’s climbing, abseiling, coasteering and moorland treks on offer from Hotrock Climbs, also in Newquay.
Cycling fans and newbies alike enjoy exploring the stunning Cornish landscape and coast with Mobius Bike Trails, whose highly experienced and properly-qualified guides reveal the county’s most beautiful bike trails. It’s great fun whatever your level of two-wheeled expertise, with easy trails along disused railway lines as well as hard core rides for seasoned cyclists. And the marvellous Adventure Centre in Newquay is home to thrilling coasteering, rock climbing, surfing lessons, abseiling tuition and Europe’s scariest, longest, fastest and highest zip wire. Wow!
If you enjoy life at a slower, more leisurely place, why not drop in to Trenance Riding Stables, providing horse riding for experienced and novice riders along the gorgeous Gannel Estuary, which flows into the sea at nearby Crantock beach.
As you can see, your Crantock Cornwall holiday cottage offers much, much more than gorgeous beaches and lovely landscapes!
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Cornwall Holiday Cottages – Holiday In Style and Enjoy Sumptuous Interiors
In the bad old days far too many Cornwall holiday cottages were sad and unappealing affairs. Furnished to the basic minimum with cast-off furniture that didn’t match. You know the kind of stuff… 1970s B&B style. Candlewick bedspreads, nylon sheets and Formica camping tables. Sticky rugs and lumpy mattresses. Chronically bad heating systems. Unreliable hot water. Old lino and hideous patterned curtains. Dirty cupboards and broken kettles. Pans with no handles. You get the picture!
Happily those days have long gone. How come? Basic economics. When demand is low, there’s very little competition. Not so long ago almost all of us flew abroad for our holidays. Today, with the economy in shreds and more people thinking ‘green’, the ‘Staycation’ is huge. Masses of us are sticking firmly to the UK for our holidays and the numbers are increasing year on year. So competition between holiday cottage owners is fierce. And as a result, standards have risen. To amazing heights!
Now staying in your average Cornwall holiday cottage is a huge pleasure. Most are beautifully presented, a real home from home. Lovely old restored and polished wood floors. Exposed beams. Attractive contemporary rugs and thick, cosy carpeting. State of the art kitchens. Hotel quality showers and bathrooms. Good artwork on the walls. Well tended gardens. Stylish settees and posh dining room furniture. Appliances that work. Nice… very nice!
It’s good to know that as well as seeing massive improvements in the quality of accommodation, the sheer number of Cornwall holidays cottages has increased in line with the hike in demand. Yes, almost every county in the UK is enjoying a livelier home-grown tourist trade than ever, whether it’s camp sites, B&Bs, hotels or holiday cottages. But Cornwall is enjoying an unprecedented tourist boom. And it isn’t confined to the summer holidays.
Staycationers don’t just come to Cornwall to lie on the beach. They lap up Cornwall holiday cottages because they provide such a great base from which to explore the county at a gentle pace. Thousands of walkers, hikers, runners, cyclists, surfers and water sports fans are due to flock to Cornwall this year to enjoy the spectacular coastline, countryside, villages, towns, attractions, historical monuments, fun parks and so on. In comfort and style. At a cost that won’t break the bank. The word on the street? Book your stylish, cosy, beautifully appointed Cornwall holiday cottage early because they’re going like hot cakes!