Charming Mousehole cottage

An utterly charming Grade II Listed three-bedroom cottage in the Cornish harbourside village of Mousehole has come to the market.

The accommodation has been almost tripled in size by the addition of a two storey extension. The interior has a tremendous 25' long open plan kitchen/family room, a snug sitting room, front and rear courtyard gardens and is positioned on one of Mousehole's most sought after pedestrian-only streets only 50 yards from the stunning harbourside.

Duck Street is one of the most well known and popular residential roads in the centre of Mousehole, as it opens onto the harbour front and is lined by a delightful collection of period houses and cottages.

Mousehole is a popular, classic Cornish fishing village set around a sandy harbour with sturdy walls protecting the beach and active fishing fleet as well as giving shelter from any wind creating a real suntrap. The village is made up of beautiful period fishing cottages and houses scattered around the harbour and the quaint twisting streets behind.

Slightly further to the south west is Lamorna Cove and valley, famed for its potteries and beyond this is the beautiful Porthcurno home to the cliff-top Minack Theatre perched above it. Around a mile along the coastal road to the north are the towns of Newlyn and Penzance which have combined over the years to form what is regarded as the capital of west Cornwall. Newlyn is famed for its art galleries, fishing fleet and fish market, while Penzance has a much broader range of shopping facilities with local and national retailers in the heart of the town and several supermarkets on the outskirts.

Guide price: £299,950 through Lillicrap Chilcott (01872 273474).