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Drift Cottage
Your cosy home-from-home right on the waterfront
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where history & comfort meet
Sleeping
3 bedrooms comfortably sleeping 6 adults.
Unbeatable location
Drift has a large pontoon accessing the water, two balconies and garden overlooking the vibrant harbour and private steps accessing a small private shingle beach at low tide. Nice walks to nearby beaches and in the charming historic village of Turnchapel.
Dynamic spaces
Kitchen and dining area with sea views. A very large living space with sea views. And two of the bedrooms also face the water. Perfect for every kind of break.
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DRIFT COTTAGE, TURNCHAPEL
Stay in the colourful, charming and historic village of Turnchapel
Feel like you are part of the maritime history of Turnchapel. Drift is within a 3-minute walk of two excellent pubs and a superb café. There are several other great food and drink options nearby.
There are lots of other activities nearby. The Mount Batten Watersports Centre (15 min walk) is great for learning to sail, canoe, paddleboard or dive. Plymouth is a short ferry ride away and has a great Aquarium, brand new museum (the Box), Smeatons Tower lighthouse, Historic Barbican and Hoe, and much more.
Main living area
Drift & Castle Devon
Drift & Castle Devon
Drift & Castle Devon
Drift & Castle Devon
Drift & Castle Devon
You can't get bored around here!
Peace or buzz: you choose
Drift Cottage is on the waterfront in the historic village of Turnchapel, where you can escape to a laidback lifestyle. But it’s not far to the lively centre of Plymouth.
Every feature tells a story
Drift Cottage is a historic former boathouse for locally made lifeboats.
Several features of Drift Cottage reflect the surrounding area’s key position in the history of seafaring and exploration. These include an intricately ornate (and working!) stove from the captain’s cabin of a Victorian warship (pictured on the wall next to it). And in the garden, you can have a drink in a summer house built from the restored coach-house roof of the world-famous “J Class” racing yacht, Velsheda.
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Feel the maritime history around you
Central to Turnchapel village are the wharves on the waterfront next to Drift Cottage. They were used to build ships since at least Tudor Times although there is evidence of trading with the Phonecians from the Bronze Age. Through the 20th century, the wharves were a key facility for the Royal Navy, and were a launching point for the Normandy landings in WW2. HMS Derwent built in 1807 was the first ship to liberate an African Slave.
For the last decade, the wharves have been home to an industrial park for thriving local businesses. Look out for the autonomous ships.
