Sunny Corner Cottage

Some cottages just feel right the moment you step through the door. Sunny Corner dates from the 1700s and started life as a fisherman’s cottage, hidden away in the winding lanes of Port Isaac on the North Cornwall coast, the village made famous by Doc Martin and the Fisherman’s Friends. The dog-friendly cottage has been carefully renovated to keep its character, with thick stone walls and original Delabole slate floors.

There are two good-sized double bedrooms, one king and one standard double, sleeping four in hotel-quality bedlinen. The bathroom has a luxury roll-top bath with a great rain shower above it, and the oak-topped kitchen comes with a dishwasher and washer-dryer. On chillier evenings, the easy-to-use wood burner makes it wonderfully cosy, with starter logs provided, and there are board games and jigsaws for rainy days. You’ll also have Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV.

Dogs are very welcome here, and you’ll find bowls and treats waiting for them. Dogs go free on weekly bookings. The village lanes and coast paths begin right outside the door, so you can pull on your wellies and be on the clifftops in no time, then head back to warm up by the fire.

When the sun’s out, the pretty little courtyard is just the place for morning coffee and evening drinks. The harbour, pubs and restaurants are all around a minute’s walk away, including Nathan Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen, and you can leave the car behind for the rest of your stay.

It’s a lovely spot for couples, walkers and small families, in summer or out of season. There’s no parking outside the cottage, as you’d expect in the old part of the village, but there’s a car park in the village, which also has EV charging, and owner Sue will help you find your way.