This pretty 2 bedroomed cottage is ideal for your stay in  Kingswear, Dartmouth
 

• Sitting room
• Kitchen/dining room
• Utility room (outside)
• 1 double king bedroom
• 1 bunk bed bedroom
• Spectacular views
• Garden
• Central heating
• TV, DVD player, radio, CD player etc
• Nearby free parking

Rose Cottage is one of a pretty terrace believed to be coastguard cottages, situated in the village of Kingswear in beautiful South Devon, on a hillside overlooking Waterhead Creek of the River Dart and across the Dart itself to the town of Dartmouth.

Kingswear has a general store, post office and pubs and it is just a short walk from the cottage to the ferries to Dartmouth, a picturesque and historic port with an outstanding range of individual shops, renowned restaurants and bars and art galleries. Dartmouth is also home to Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), built in 1905 to provide training for Britain’s naval officers.

Rose Cottage has a lovely homely feel and offers a warm welcome to you for your holiday whatever the season. The cottage sleeps 4 in one double and a bunk bedded room, there is one shower room/WC.

The paved driveway where you can unload your car leads to stone steps and the pretty cottage gardens overlooking the creek. There is a bench outside Rose Cottage where you can enjoy the afternoon sun and listen to birds singing while watching the activity on Waterhead Creek and the River Dart and enjoying the views across to Dartmouth.

The front door opens directly into the living room with comfortable sofa and chairs, fitted carpet with a bright rug and an open fire; there’s a colour TV here for you if you can drag your eyes from the view across the river.

The modern kitchen/diner is well equipped with an electric oven and ceramic hob, fridge, and microwave. There is plenty of crockery, cutlery and pans. The back door leads to a sunny patio with table and chairs. The washing machine and tumble drier are situated in the utility room just across the small patio.

Stairs lead from the kitchen to the first floor where you will find the bedrooms and bathroom. Bedroom one has a king size bed, plenty of wardrobe space, pine dressing table and chests, and outstanding views across the river. Bedroom two looks out on the back garden and has bunk beds, hanging space and chest of drawers. In the bathroom there is an electric power shower, washbasin and WC.

Heating is by Night Storage Heaters/open fire. Duvets, linen and towels are provided. There is parking for one small car on the driveway. Non-smokers only please.

All photographs were taken from Rose cottage.

The view from the front garden
 

The Port of Dartmouth is situated in beautiful South Devon in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; most of the lower town is a Conservation Area, with many historic buildings, narrow winding streets and steps.  The houses seem to cling precariously to the sides of the steep valley overlooking the bustling River Dart.  Have a lunchtime crab sandwich and drink on Bayard’s Cove, where the Pilgrim Fathers departed for the New World, enjoy fishing for crabs from the embankment or take a leisurely stroll around Dartmouth’s many and varied individual shops and art galleries, pubs, bars and nationally acclaimed restaurants. 

During your stay you’ll find plenty to do. 

Maybe take a trip on the meandering River Dart to Totnes, seeing cormorants, herons, egrets and even seals in the river on the way.  Take a ferry to Greenway, home of famous author Agatha Christie and now owned by the National Trust; or perhaps a nostalgic trip from Kingswear Station on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, a seven mile journey through wooded slopes and along the spectacular Torbay coast, where on a clear day you can see right across Lyme Bay to Portland Bill! 

Dartmouth and Kingswear Castles guard the entrance to the harbour and from here you can walk along the South Devon Coast Path and enjoy stunning views from the cliffs at Little Dartmouth, or follow the coast path from Kingswear to Coleton Fishacre, another National Trust property, the former home of the D’Oyley Carte family of Gilbert and Sullivan fame.  If beaches are what you are looking for, award winning Blackpool Sands is just a short drive away, as is the excellent beach and National Nature Reserve at Slapton.

King room

The bunk room

Front garden/patio