About this property

Historic Setting: Porthcurno Barns, The Big Barn is situated in Penzance, housed in a historic building. The property offers sea views and a balcony, complemented by a garden and free WiFi. Spacious Accommodation: The holiday home features three bedrooms and two bathrooms, a living room with a fireplace, and a fully equipped kitchen. Family rooms and a dining area provide comfort for all guests. Convenient Amenities: Guests enjoy free on-site private parking, private check-in and check-out services, grocery delivery, electric vehicle charging station, outdoor seating area, and barbecue facilities. Local Attractions: Porthcurno Beach is a 13-minute walk away, Minack Theatre 2 km, Land's End 8 km, St Michael's Mount 19 km, Tate St Ives 27 km. Highly rated by guests for its host.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

  • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 extra-large double bed
Bedroom 2
1 extra-large double bed
Bedroom 3
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Selene
    Costa Rica Costa Rica
    Absolutely beautiful house in a gorgeous location. We didn't meet the owners but they kindly left us some delicious local strawberries, and were excellent at communication! The house has everything you could want.... comfy beds, cosy living area,...
  • Batchelor
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Absolutely fantastic stay! Just as gorgeous as it looks and perfect for a group. The hosts even dropped off a card and some chocolates for us on Christmas Day - nice touch!! Will be back
  • Louise
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful and large house with everything you need for a holiday! Highly recommend staying here.
  • Marieke
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Comfortable and spacious house with all amenities needed
  • Tabitha
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location Rooms were spacious Kitchen well equipped Stair gates
  • Helena
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The decor and feel of the place is great, I don’t really want to tell anyone else about it in a way! as I want to keep it for my family!!!!!
  • Dieter
    Belgium Belgium
    Beautiful location near beaches and amazing hikes. Beautiful home. The welcome package. Child friendly details. Good surfing spots nearby. Would definitely recommend!
  • Yvonne
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The property was excellent in every way. Immaculately clean; beautifully presented and had everything you could possibly need. Wonderful location.
  • Gaurev
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The property is fantastic, very well maintained, clean and comfortable. They had a good selection of games and books, although we didn’t have kids there is plenty for families with kids to do..
  • Andrew
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful location, very family friendly and the decor was just gorgeous! The house was also very clean and had everything we needed for our holiday including a lovely welcome basket of some local food, comfortable bed, nice bathrooms and very...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Harriet & Sylvain

9.6
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Harriet & Sylvain
The Big Barn at Porthcurno Barns - Family run spacious and cosy barn conversion nestled in a peaceful seaside hamlet walking distance to the stunning Porthcurno, Pedn Vounder beaches and the Minack Theatre. Plenty of walks on the doorstep across the SW Coastal Path. The highly rated Logan Rock Inn pub is 5 mins walk across the fields and Sennen Cove surf beach is less than 10 mins drive. The Big Barn is reverse level so there are views of the ocean and countryside from the living area. The barn is exceptionally spacious and suits a large family or couples/friends. There are brand new smart electric radiators and superfast WiFi throughout the property. There is parking outside the Barn for up to 3 cars. The spacious lounge has a comfy 6 seater corner sofa, dining area, 55" smart TV and wood burner. The master bedroom has a king bed and en-suite bathroom with shower. The second and third bedroom have a king and double bed. The main bathroom includes a bath and shower. There is a large utility area with an 9kg washing machine, dryer, clothes airer, hoover and ironing board/iron etc. All our barns have fridge freezer, dishwasher, BBQ, outdoor seating area, tap and clothes line. There is a large selection of board games and books in each barn. Guests also have use of the large lawn in front of the barn with its football goal post and swing set. We provide football, volleyball, badminton rackets, beach tennis rackets, a net, buckets and spades and bodyboards. We also provide: - bed sheets, bath towels, soap and loo rolls - tea, coffee, some Nespresso capsules, sugar, local eggs and milk, cooking oil, herbs, salt and pepper, kitchen towel, dishwasher tablets and cleaning products - washing powder, softener - 1 large bag of logs with fire lighters - more logs can be purchased from us at cost - highchair(s), travel cot(s) other bedding) for infants
Hello- We are Harriet and Sylvain. We live in the Farmhouse at Porthcurno Barns with our 3 sons Noah, Louis and Marley. We recently moved to Cornwall in 2021 to grow our family and spend more time outdoors. We love the wilderness of West Cornwall and that it's the perfect location for surfing, swimming, cycling and coastal walks. We look forward to hosting you and will be on hand for anything you need to ensure you have a relaxing stay.
On our doorstep (10-20 mins walk): - Porthcurno and Pedn Vounder beaches - Minack Theatre - PK Porthcurno Museum and cafe - Southwest coastal path walks and its beautiful coves and beaches - The Logan Rock Inn Pub in Treen If you want to venture further afield by car: *Land's End (5 mins) *Sennen Cove (10 mins) - great surf beach (with surf schools, surfboards, bodyboard and wetsuit rental) , cafes and pubs *St Buryan Farm Shop and a well-stocked Londis (10 mins) *Cape Cornwall and St. Just (15 mins) - award winning butchers and cafes *Newlyn (15 mins) - restaurants (including the Michelin Star Tavistock Inn), cafes, and fresh fish markets *Treriefe House *Trewidden Gardens and Cafe * Tremenheere Sculpture Garden *Penzance (15 mins) - the main town with shops, restaurants and large supermarkets * Marazion and St Michael's Mount (25 mins) *Porthleven, St Ives and Hayle (30 mins) *We are a 10 minute drive to the A30 - the main road which takes you directly to all other areas of Cornwall There are regular farmers markets at Sennen, St Buryan and Treriefe House selling locally grown produce and handmade items, which are well worth checking out.
Languages spoken: English,French

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House rules

Porthcurno Barns, The Big Barn - Spacious & cosy cottage, walk to Porthcurno beach, Pedn Vouder & Minack Theatre takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00 to 00:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 00:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Porthcurno Barns, The Big Barn - Spacious & cosy cottage, walk to Porthcurno beach, Pedn Vouder & Minack Theatre in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.