Tregea is in the village of Harlyn Bay, with St. Merryn a stone's throw away. The area surrounding it, only a couple of miles from the historic fishing port of Padstow, has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Five minutes walk from the house is Harlyn Bay beach. The bay is excellent for surfing, swimming and sunbathing, rock-pooling and sand-castle building. There are some fine walks along the headlands in either direction. The beach is lifeguarded throughout the Summer with a fully stocked surf shop for all your needs. There is great parking. The Harlyn Surf School is one of the best established in North Cornwall and close by, in Watergate Bay, there is the Extreme Academy which caters for kite-surfers and other extreme sport enthusiasts!
The village of St Merryn, a mere five minute walk from the house, welcomes you with the announcement "7 Bays for 7 Days". The crossroads at St Merryn is pretty much central to all the bays and amenities of the area and has shops, post office, a choice of restaurants and delis, a pub, takeaways (award winning fish and chips at Friar Tucks) and a garage.
Newquay Airport is a ten minute drive away from the house.
For the more active and adventurous, Harlyn and the surrounding area offers a wide range of activities including walking and cycling, the world famous Camel Trail, South West Coastal Footpath, water sports including fishing, surfing, waterskiing and sailing, and unrivalled golf on the seaside links of Trevose Golf and Country club, St Enodoc and Merlin Golf Club. Those of you who like to go-kart or shoot clay pigeons are catered for too. You can sea-fish, hire kayaks, go laser shooting or go paintballing. Click here for lots of ideas!
The Camel Trail which can be walked or cycled, follows the line of a disused railway and runs along the beautiful Camel estuary, from Padstow the 6 miles to Wadebridge, and on, for the more adventurous, another 8 miles to Bodmin. Cycle hire is available.
Further afield, there is a massive choice of attractions from the awesome Eden project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan to the natural beauty of Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor, Crealy Adventure Park, go-karting, Tintagel Castle, the aquarium at Newquay, Tresallyn Riding Stables - whatever your fancy, you can find it.
Quite simply, there is something for everyone!