Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or fewer)
Changeover day:
Sat
Access:
Car not necessary Nearest amenities: 0.5 km
Notes:
No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Shellseekers is a first floor apartment offering quality self-catering accommodation close to St Ives with spectacular sea views. Situated in Compass Point, a prestigious development in Carbis Bay, the property can sleep five people in three bedrooms, one kingsize, one double and one single. It is perfect for families of four, where children prefer separate bedrooms. With allocated parking, a shared sun terrace and convenient location (adjacent to St Ives Bay Line station), Shellseekers makes a near perfect holiday destination.
St Ives with its dramatic surfing beaches, high quality alfresco restaurants and numerous art galleries (see details of art courses below), is within easy reach - 3 minutes by a delightful train ride or 20 minutes on foot along the spectacular St Ives coastal path. Possible family activities include a guided underground tour at Geevor tin mine, sailing trip to Seal Island, off road cycling from coast to coast with bike hire, ghost walks, visiting the Eden Project,The Flambards Experience or Paradise Park for birds and wildlife, art galleries and museums. Walking in either direction along the coastal path is superb.
We value guests who choose to repeat book our apartment and are happy to show our appreciation by offering a 10% discount. This applies to any bookings made by previous guests or to the second week of any new two week booking.
Carbis Bay beach
Shared sun terrace overlooking bay and St Ives
Shellseekers is the closer of the two first floor apartments
View from the dining table
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The West Country / Cornwall region
Cornwall must surely be any holidaymaker's dream location. Not only does it enjoy the mildest of climates, but the further west you travel, the more unspoilt and spectacular the scenery becomes. The west of Cornwall is a haven for walkers with miles of coastal path to explore. There is even a footpath, St Michael's Way, which crosses the country from St Uny Church, near to Carbis Bay, to St Michael's Mount on the south coast. St Michael's Mount, a medieval castle sitting astride a tranquil island, is definitely worth a visit, as is the open air Minack Theatre at Porthcurno, 30 minutes drive from St Ives, in its spectacular location overlooking the sea.
Cornwall is famous for its wealth of mining heritage sites and not far from St Ives is Geevor tin mine, the largest mining history site in the UK. There is an ever expanding network of mineral tramways being made accessible to the walker, cyclist and horse rider. One of the best known of these is the coast to coast cycling trail which links the historic mining harbours of Portreath on the north coast and Devoran on the south coast. There are RSPB reserves close by at Hayle Estuary and a short drive away at Marazion Marsh. With the most glorious, sandy beaches and attractions such as the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth and the National Trust's Trengwainton Garden near Penzance, West Cornwall has something for everyone.
Die Britische Bestseller-Autorin Rosamunde Pilcher hat mehr als 60 Millionen Romanen verkauft. Als Kleinkind wohnte sie in Leland, nicht weit von Carbis Bay entfernt. Kennen Sie St Ives (Porthkerris) nur aus den Pilcher-Romanen and -Verfilmungen? Unsere Ferienwohnung Shellseekers (Die Muschelsucher) bietet für Sie die Möglichkeit, die Schauplätze ihrer Romanverfilmungen zu besuchen. Lassen Sie sich von den traumhaften Landschaften aus Rosamunde Pilchers Romanverfilmungen verzaubern. Translation - The British bestselling author Rosmunde Pilcher has sold more than 60 million novels. As a small child she lived in Lelant, nor far from Carbis Bay. Do you know St Ives (Porthkerris) only from watching the television dramatisations of Rosamunde Pilcher's novels? Our holiday apartment Shellseekers offers you the chance to visit the settings where her novels were filmed. Be enchanted at seeing the wonderful landscapes used in the films. Booking is similar to using fewo-direkt.de.
St Ives / Carbis Bay area
Carbis Bay and St Ives have become year round resorts due to the beautifully mild climate and the range of activities which are available at any time of year. Within walking distance of your apartment in Carbis Bay there are a number of quality restaurants and hotels, a bank, chemist, newsagents and Tesco supermarket. By choosing to stay in Carbis Bay you will enjoy very easy access to all the attractions of St Ives, without having any parking worries. In St Ives itself many self catering holiday properties require holidaymakers to use the public car parks whereas at Shellseekers you will have the benefit of your own parking space.
Carbis Bay beach with its azure blue sea and fine sand is perfect for a stroll and for major sandcastle construction projects. The expansive Porth Kidney Sands can be reached at low tide by walking around Hawkes Point in the direction of Hayle. The neighbouring golden beaches of St Ives are ideal for swimming, surfing, sailing and fishing. From the working harbour there are boat trips to Seal Island and numerous fishing trips.
Art lovers will find it difficult to decide which of the many galleries and exhibitions to visit first. Tate St Ives, presenting changing displays of twentieth century art, stands impressively above Porthmeor beach. Equally popular is the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden which is only a short walk away. Many other galleries located in St Ives showcase the work of locally based artists.
If you are interested in booking on an art course at the St Ives School of Painting, our apartment offers stylish accommodation and inspirational views, with full week or short break bookings to compliment the course lengths. Start dates in 2009 are 4, 12, 18 October and 8, 16, 30 November. See their website for full details of the courses.
There is a very wide selection of top class restaurants in St Ives and one of the pleasures of a holiday here is checking out other holidaymakers' recommendations. For golf enthusiasts the West Cornwall Golf Club, Cornwall's oldest course, overlooking Porth Kidney Sands, is only a short walk/drive from your apartment at Carbis Bay.
During the quieter months, when the skies are just as blue but the beaches regain their tranquility, visitors to St Ives can enjoy dramatic walks followed by excellent cuisine. The St Ives September Festival, a festival of music and the Arts, takes place annually. Every year its programme includes talks, films, poetry, jazz, classical, rock and folk music. As Christmas approaches late night shopping in St Ives (surely less stressful than London's Oxford Street!) can be linked with a visit to the famous Mousehole Christmas lights on the south coast. The New Year's Eve celebrations in St Ives have a national reputation with the whole of the harbour front being closed to traffic, and the festivities being followed by a dramatic firework display.
How to get there
Travelling to Carbis Bay by Air - Regular flights to Newquay from many UK airports.
Travelling to Carbis Bay by Train - Travel to a few hundred metres of your apartment. Take the main line to St Erth (the station before Penzance) and then change to the St Ives branch line which links directly to Carbis Bay.
Travelling to Carbis Bay by Road. Travelling by car from the North exit the M5 at J31 and follow signs to Launceston, Redruth and Penzance via the A30. Turn right to St Ives and Carbis Bay along the A3074 passing through Lelant before reaching Carbis Bay.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Newquay: 50 km
Railway:
Carbis Bay
Activities near St Ives
Sports: Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Beach or lakeside relaxation
Single beds (1), Double beds (2), Dining seating for 5, Lounge seating for 5, Sleeps maximum of 5
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: The apartment is elegantly furnished with quality bed linen and towels being supplied. Designed to sleep either four or five, the circular glass-topped dining table in the bay window has four upholstered, high backed dining chairs, with an upholstered matching stool being available for the fifth guest. The master bedroom has a 5' double bed and digital tv whilst bedroom 2 has a door opening onto a balconette. Each of these bedrooms has a clock radio. There is freeview available in the lounge, together with a selection of DVDs, CDs, books and games. Being on the first floor, there is an internal flight of stairs, with handrail, leading to a private hallway.
Further details outdoors: There is parking for one car in an allocated space in front of the apartment. Chairs are provided for the communal sun terrace. Seagulls can be a nuisance if you are sitting outside, trying to enjoy a quiet breakfast on a beautifully sunny day. The windows in the bay, adjacent to the dining table, can be opened wide to allow you to enjoy the warmth of the sun without the fear of being harrassed by seagulls.
Further details
This is a totally non-smoking apartment. Electricity and gas charges are included in the rental price. We regret we cannot accept bookings from all male or all female parties more than 2 in number, or from groups all under 21 years of age.
Conditions
A refundable breakages deposit of £100 is required prior to arrival, to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to a satisfactory property inspection). A 25% deposit is payable on booking, with the balance due six weeks before occupation. Payment by cheque is normally requested. We also accept PayPal with a 3.5% surcharge if payment is made from this country and a 6.5% surcharge if remitted from overseas.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
Convert to:
Prices for group size 5
Period
From
To
Weekly
Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
Weeks 44-50
31 Oct 09
19 Dec 09
400£400
0-
0-
4 Nights
Week 51 (Christmas)
19 Dec 09
26 Dec 09
700£700
0-
0-
1 Week
Week 52 (New Year)
26 Dec 09
2 Jan 10
850£850
0-
0-
1 Week
Low season
2 Jan 10
27 Mar 10
400£400
0-
0-
4 Nights
Easter
27 Mar 10
10 Apr 10
550£550
0-
0-
1 Week
April
10 Apr 10
1 May 10
500£500
0-
0-
4 Nights
May
1 May 10
15 May 10
600£600
0-
0-
1 Week
May
15 May 10
29 May 10
650£650
0-
0-
1 Week
Half term
29 May 10
5 Jun 10
700£700
0-
0-
1 Week
June
5 Jun 10
19 Jun 10
650£650
0-
0-
1 Week
June - July
19 Jun 10
3 Jul 10
750£750
0-
0-
1 Week
July
3 Jul 10
17 Jul 10
800£800
0-
0-
1 Week
High season
17 Jul 10
4 Sep 10
895£895
0-
0-
1 Week
September
4 Sep 10
11 Sep 10
700£700
0-
0-
1 Week
September
11 Sep 10
25 Sep 10
600£600
0-
0-
1 Week
September - October
25 Sep 10
9 Oct 10
500£500
0-
0-
1 Week
October
9 Oct 10
23 Oct 10
450£450
0-
0-
4 Nights
Half term
23 Oct 10
30 Oct 10
500£500
0-
0-
1 Week
Low season
30 Oct 10
18 Dec 10
400£400
0-
0-
4 Nights
182
Prices for group size 2
Period
From
To
Weekly
Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
April
17 Apr 10
1 May 10
450£450
0-
0-
4 Nights
May
1 May 10
29 May 10
500£500
0-
0-
1 Week
June
5 Jun 10
3 Jul 10
550£550
0-
0-
1 Week
September
4 Sep 10
11 Sep 10
550£550
0-
0-
1 Week
September
11 Sep 10
25 Sep 10
500£500
0-
0-
1 Week
September - October
25 Sep 10
9 Oct 10
450£450
0-
0-
1 Week
October
9 Oct 10
23 Oct 10
400£400
0-
0-
4 Nights
62
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
April, May, June, September and October are peaceful months, as is the dramatic winter period, and our prices for 2 persons reflect our belief that this is a perfect time for couples to stay.
We welcome short break bookings in the quieter months, offering discounts of 20% for stays of 5 nights and 25% for stays of 4 nights.
Guestbook for Shellseekers
"This is our third visit to this lovely apartment......" "Superb views.........Railway a joy!" "Would definitely return...."
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