Wildwood is possibly the most perfect holiday home ever; beautiful and comfortable with period features, a big garden, and room for two families to spend time together or apart if needs be. We were blown away by it.

Upon arrival we entered through the back door into the farmhouse kitchen. Featuring a large table seating ten, a big American-style fridge and a huge range which we used to full effect (baking homemade pizzas and a Sunday roast), it was the perfect host to our group feasts.

As parents, we loved the large bedrooms and en suite, and couldn’t resist a rare soak in the beautiful roll top bath. Most importantly we loved the space; the room to spread out and time to enjoy reading the paper with a coffee, whilst the kids all played in the wooded garden.

And what a garden it was, with a lawn big enough for game of footie and the woods with its epic rope swing. The kids, all four of them, felt wild and free and safe at the same time. With their energy levels waning they loved retreating to the snug, a room off the main lounge with the biggest flat-screen TV they’d ever seen and large, comfy beanbags to sprawl on.

We spent three days at Wildwood, visiting Enys Garden, the local beach at Gwithian, and crabbing off the harbour wall at Mousehole. It’s the perfect base from which to explore Cornwall, and long after we left there was talk of wishing we could live there.

Images by Lou Archell and courtesy of Forever Cornwall