The Apple Store

Weekly prices from:
585 GBP , 715 EUR

	sleeps 2+an infant or child in a rollaway bed.
	Visiting massage/beauty therapy service available on request
	A few toys suitable for babies and toddlers are provided. Plus a great collection of movies for both mini guests and parents.
	A Clarins beauty salon is within 5 minutes drive of the cottage.
	WiFi available
	It is just a short trip to a range of sandy beaches.
	A rockpooling beach is virtually on the doorstep and a sandy beach is nearby
	The Apple Store is set in a lovely harbourside village with a small range of pubs and cafes. One well worth visiting is Charlie's which does fantastic breakfast especially worth noting is their smoked salmon and scrambled egg! For those willing to venture slightly further Antonia (owner) has a handy top tips book full of excellent first hand experience on top restaurants and family days out.
	The baby gear at The Apple Store like each of Antonia's (owner) properties is fantastic! Under the bed guests with find a box full of gear including clip on black out blinds,professionally laundered baby blankets, changing mats with White Company towelled covers.Plus throughout the house there is also stairgates, socket covers, anti-door slammers, baby monitor, steriliser, potty, play mat, baby crockery and cutlery, toys, a travel cot, wooden highchair and even a Maclaren buggy with raincover!
	Babysitting by professional teaching assistants and mothers may be pre-booked on request. Costs are £9ph plus travel time.
	Private chef service available on request
	The Apple Store has a lovely orchard garden with outdoor furniture, plus a trampoline for little ones.

Overview

‘The Apple Store’ is an exquisite retreat for a couple and a baby. A true ‘bolthole’ being a small but perfectly formed wing of a large, Grade II listed, Georgian house overlooking the historic Georgian port of Charlestown (recently granted World Heritiage status).

Even from the exterior with pretty cobbles and collection of multicoloured buoys, it is clear that it has been lovingly renovated by owners with an eye design. Inside the design talents of owners Antonia and David, is plain to see. The interior is a study in understated, family-friendly, elegance. The white-washed walls and floors allow the natural beauty and craftsmanship of the slate and oak furnishings to shine, whilst giving it a warm yet contemporary feel. This is best illustrated in the bedr ...read more inside

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...oom, a large bright room overlooking the lovely orchard gardens with a huge solid oak bed, complete with the kind of high quality Egyptian cotton linen that makes it almost impossible to get up every morning - although the powerful shower with organic Spiezia toiletries softens the blow considerably, once under it!

Summary
The Apple Store sleeps two (plus a cot) in one large double bedroom with a huge super king-sized ,solid-oak bed overlooking the gardens and out towards the sea. The adjoining bathroom has a large and fabulously powerful shower. Downstairs, the kitchen has its original slate floor, stylish free-standing units and is well equipped with microwave, ceramic hob, oven, fridge-freezer and washer-dryer. There's a pretty wooden dining table and chairs and a lounge with comfy chairs, an elegant writing desk and a TV with Freeview, DVD player and VHS. Outside, the cottage has use of the pretty orchard garden, with table and chairs provided for eating al-fresco.

Local Knowledge

The picturesque port of Charlestown has retained a great deal of its Georgian beauty, so much so that it is often used as a film set. Although its the size of a small harbour village, it boasts a couple of good pubs, a bistro, a good new restaurant and a funky coffee shop, all of which welcome little ones. Surprisingly, the village also boasts a great Clarins salon for indulgent treatments, perhaps by bartering with an afternoon of golf a the nearby course? A major benefit of being almost harbour-side is the access to delicious freshly caught fish. Tony the fisherman, generally stops by the cottage to collect orders, and comes highly recommended. A little further afield but well worth the trip to Turo is the aptly named ‘Cheese Shop’ - heaven for cheese fans! The two beaches within easy and stroller-friendly walk of the cottage are ideal for introducing toddlers to the delights of rockpooling and net fishing, whilst the Eden Project is practically on the doorstep and, if using the land train (tractor pulled train through the attractions), also very toddler friendly. The shop sells a great spotting book to keep kids interested and the café does decent nibbles. For an 'Enchanted Forest' experience, head to Cardinham Woods and stumble upon the wonderful tea shop set in a centuries old woodsman's cottage, with a handy children's play area outside and useful baby-changing room. But, with the tall 'pirate ships' and rockpooling adventures on the doorstep, many don't make it too far from the cottage.

Check availability and book online at www.babyfriendlyboltholes.co.uk

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