Inner Hope · Hope Cove · South Devon
A spacious family home in Inner Hope, Hope Cove. Sleeps 2 to 10, a level 150 metre walk from the beach.
Welcome to Kittiwake
Kittiwake is the large home of a local fishing family in Inner Hope. Sue and Dave live in one small part of the house, while guests have the greater part to themselves, with their own entrance, living space and kitchen. It sits in the valley leading to Bolberry, a few minutes' walk from the beach, the thatched cottages of the square and the cliff paths. Outer Hope, with its shop, is just across the beach.
The house
King-size bedroom with balcony and en-suite bathroom (whirlpool bath with shower over). Double bedroom with its own bathroom and a large airing and drying cupboard. Open-plan living room and kitchen with a double sofa bed, TV and DVD, electric cooker, fridge-freezer, microwave and washing machine. A seating area on the large landing has a sofa that makes up as two single beds. Views towards the sea.
Available for larger groups
Family lounge with three sofas, piano, TV, Blu-ray and a log fire. Family bedroom with a double bed and two bunks, with a full bathroom opposite. Twin bedroom with en-suite shower room.
Sheltered garden with a deck, sun loungers and dining furniture seating 8, a further table for 4 on the lawn, a BBQ and full-size table tennis. A garden cabin with a double bed is available at additional cost.
From couples to 10 people, in any combination of the four bedrooms and bathrooms. Short stays and weekends are possible outside the main season, with breakfast packs if required.
Where you'll sleep
King bed, balcony and en-suite
Double bed
Double bed plus bunk beds
Two singles and en-suite shower
Double sofa bed
Two single sofa beds
Cots, a toddler bed and two high chairs on request.
A closer look
A spacious, characterful home for time together by the sea.
At Kittiwake
A home, not a corporate let
Sue is a local artist and basketmaker who runs occasional workshops on making traditional willow crab pots and baskets. Dave is the last full-time working crab fisherman living in Hope Cove. Crabs and lobsters are available to order, weather permitting.
Guests have sole use of the front door and their own keys. We use a side door and can be completely separate, so you can see as much or as little of us as you wish, and we are always happy to share local knowledge.
Willow work with Sue
Sue is a basketmaker, and willow is at the heart of her work. Known locally as withy, it is cut, sorted and soaked until supple, then woven entirely by hand into baskets that are made to be used and to last.
She also makes traditional willow crab pots, using age-old techniques handed down through generations of fishing families on this coast. Long before wire and plastic, every pot that went to sea from coves like this one was woven from withies, and the skill of making them is now a rare one. In a house where crab fishing is still the family trade, it is a craft that feels very much at home.
If you would like to try it for yourself, courses in basket making and willow crab pot making can be arranged on request. Whether you are a complete beginner or have woven before, Sue will guide you through each stage, and you go home with something you have made with your own hands. It is a lovely way to spend part of your stay, and a piece of Hope Cove to take away with you.
Courses are arranged individually, so please get in touch before your stay.
Hope Cove and around
Inner Hope is the traditional heart of the village, with its square of thatched cottages, coastguard cottages, lifeboat stations and Fishermen's Reading Room. The sheltered valley leads to a safe, family-friendly beach with good sand, rock pools and some surf, ideal for kayaks, paddle boards and small boats, with slipways on both sides of the cove.
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