Polperro is everyone's idea of a picturesque Cornish fishing village with winding streets, slate roofed cottages perched overlooking the charming harbour. Visit Polperro and you may want to stay for ever!

Taking a self-catering Cornwall holiday in a rustic cottage doesn’t need to mean restricting your sightseeing to historic landmarks or the local countryside and sandy beaches. Beautiful as these things are, you can expand your horizons and wow your family with a visit to the world-famous Eden Project, which is situated less than an hour’s drive away from the lovely Cornish towns of Looe and Polperro.

Holidays with families can be a bit of a hit and miss experience when trying to handle small children but with a little planning and forethought it is actually quite possible to aim more for the former than the latter. A lot of families, especially with younger children, find that even so-called “child friendly” hotels aren’t really geared up for guests aged below their teens, resulting in a trip that normally feels more like a chore than a holiday.

There are a lot of guided walking holidays available in Cornwall, but most devoted hikers prefer to just adopt a holiday cottage as a home away from home and head out on their own to explore the local countryside. There are many hundreds of miles of footpaths which follow some truly spectacular cliff-tops along the famous South West Coast path, which passes and winds down to remote and beautiful sandy beaches, tidal creeks and rocky pools.

Cornwall is famed for its dramatic coastline, pretty fishing villages and peaceful coves but there is also a lot to explore in the Cornish countryside.

Cornwall is so well known for summer breaks, and naturally so – who could say no to the beautiful beaches, quaint towns and stunning gardens it hosts?

What does this mean to me and my property? In the week commencing 5 April, the Government updated the requirements for businesses in England opening on 12 April (including self-catering accommodation).