COTTAGES FOR 6
Cottages for 6
The group-holiday size — room for a larger family, three couples, or two families sharing the same stretch of Cornish coast.
THE COLLECTION
St Ives
Springfield Villa
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
From £1,430/Week
Mousehole
Trevene
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
From £1,285/Week
Crackington Haven
Trevigue Cottage
Sleeps 6 · 4 Bed · 2 Bath
From £1,358/Week
Portreath
Harbour Heights
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
From £1,230/Week
Padstow
The Grain Store
Sleeps 5 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £1,330/Week
Porth
Seascape
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £1,035/Week
Padstow
Kendra
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £1,060/Week
Portloe
Fable Cottage
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
From £985/Week
Mevagissey
Compass Point
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 4 Bath
From £1,930/Week
Rock
Balangan
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £1,630/Week
St Ives
8 Salt
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £915/Week
Carbis Bay
Hawkes View
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £1,150/Week
Watergate Bay
1 Karn Havos
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
From £1,430/Week
Bude
Penleaze Lodge
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 4 Bath
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Widemouth Bay
Sea View @ Mill Barns
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
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St Ives
Slipway
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
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St Ives
Ocean
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
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St Ives
Beach
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
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St Ives
Iris
Sleeps 5 · 2 Bed · 1 Bath
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St Ives
Beagle Cottage
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
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St Ives
Porthole Cottage
Sleeps 5 · 2 Bed · 2 Bath
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Widemouth Bay
Dolphins Beach Retreat
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
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Coverack
Swallows Rest, Polkanugga Farm
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 3 Bath
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Portreath
Seaside Cottage
Sleeps 6 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath
From £1,260/Week
Where these cottages are
Cottages for 6 across Cornwall
The cottages for 6 cottages we look after, grouped by where they are
Where these cottages are
Locations approximate — exact addresses provided on booking confirmation.
EDITORIAL
The group-holiday size
This collection gathers the cottages that sleep up to six — the size at which a Cornish holiday becomes a proper group holiday. It’s drawn together by maximum occupancy rather than by any single feature, which makes it broad and varied, and so are the groups it’s for: a larger family of five or six, three couples travelling together, two smaller families sharing, or a family bringing along grandparents. A cottage for six is the step up from the standard family cottage — the size where everyone gathers under one roof, and the holiday becomes as much about the company as the coast.
There’s a reason the sleeps-six cottage is such a popular choice: it’s the natural group size. It’s big enough to bring two families or three couples together — the point at which a holiday becomes sociable, with shared meals, shared days and the cottage itself part of the fun — yet it’s still more affordable and more widely available than the large eight-plus houses. For a lot of groups, six is the sweet spot: enough room and enough people for a proper get-together, without the cost or the limited choice that comes with hunting down one of the rare big houses. It’s the size where a Cornish holiday stops being just your household and becomes a gathering.
With six people, two things matter more than anything, and both need checking on the property page. The first is the bed configuration — “sleeps six” is a maximum, not a layout. It might be three double rooms, two doubles and a twin, two doubles and a set of bunks, a double, a twin and bunks, or a smaller cottage that reaches six with a sofa bed. For three couples, you need three proper double rooms — and not every sleeps-six cottage has them. The second, and the one most often overlooked, is the number of bathrooms. Six people sharing a single bathroom is a genuinely different holiday from six people with two or three; for a group, the bathroom count can matter as much as the bedrooms. Both the bed plan and the bathroom count are set out in full on every property page — read them carefully before you book.
A cottage-for-six holiday is the shared Cornish trip — two families letting the children run as a pack, three couples settling in for a sociable week, a multi-generation family with everyone together. Because everyone’s under one roof, the communal spaces matter as much as the bedrooms: a living room big enough for the whole group to sit down together, a dining table that genuinely seats six, a kitchen with the space and equipment to cook for a crowd, and ideally some outdoor space — a garden, a terrace — for the group to spill into. A sleeps-six cottage that’s all bedrooms and no gathering space makes for an awkward group holiday, so look at the living and dining areas and the overall layout in the photos, not just the bed count. Cornwall does the rest — beaches, coast path, harbour towns and group dinners out.
A few practical notes for booking a cottage for six. Check the trio — bedrooms, bed types and bathroom count — on the property page before anything else; for a group, all three shape the holiday. Book ahead — six-person cottages are less common than four-person ones, and the good ones go early for school holidays and peak summer. Think about the group’s needs: a sociable layout, enough bathrooms, a games room for rainy days, a hot tub, space for a dog. And cross-check the related collections — Large Holiday Homes if your group might grow, Family-Friendly for larger families, Games Room and Hot Tubs & Pools for the features group holidays love, and Dog Friendly if the dog’s coming. Browse what’s here; the property pages tell you the rest.
Good to know
Questions
The things people ask before they book
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Up to six — that's the maximum occupancy that places a cottage in this collection. Some cottages here are listed at five, others at six; the headline number tells you the limit, and the property page tells you exactly how those guests are accommodated across bedrooms (and, in some cases, a sofa bed). Maximum occupancy is a firm limit rather than a guideline — cottages are priced, equipped and where relevant insured for the stated number — so a cottage for six means six guests, not seven. If your group is larger, see our Cottages for 8+ collection. Every property page states the maximum and the full sleeping arrangement.
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It varies, and with a group of six it's essential to check. A cottage that sleeps six might be three double bedrooms, two doubles and a twin, two doubles and a set of bunks, a double, a twin and bunks, or a smaller cottage reaching six with a sofa bed. The number is the same across all of those; the holidays are not. The arrangement that suits three couples (three proper doubles) is different from the one that suits two families with children (a mix of doubles, twins and bunks) — so match the layout to your group rather than booking on the headline figure. Every property page lists the bedrooms and bed types in full; if a specific layout is essential, confirm it there before booking.
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It varies — anything from a single bathroom to two or three across the sleeps-six cottages — and it's a detail well worth checking, because it genuinely shapes a group holiday. Six people sharing one bathroom works, but mornings take planning; six people with two or three bathrooms (or a family bathroom plus one or two en-suites) is a noticeably easier holiday. For a group, the bathroom count can matter as much as the bedrooms, so don't overlook it. Every property page sets out the bathrooms — how many, and whether they're family bathrooms, en-suites or shower rooms — alongside the bedrooms. If an easy morning routine matters to your group, factor it in.
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Yes — two families sharing is one of the most common reasons to book a cottage for six, and it's a great way to do Cornwall: the children have company, the adults share the cooking and the downtime, and the cost splits two ways. Two things make or break it, and both are on the property page. The bed layout needs to suit two family units — typically a couple of doubles plus a twin or bunks for the children. And the communal space needs to be generous enough that two families can comfortably share it — a big enough living room, a dining table for six, a decent kitchen. Check both before booking, and cross-reference our Family-Friendly collection for the six-person cottages best set up for children.
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Yes — a cottage for six is a popular choice for three couples holidaying together — but with one firm requirement: it needs three proper double rooms. Not every sleeps-six cottage has them; some reach six with a mix of doubles, a twin and bunks, which suits a family but not three couples. So if you're travelling as three couples, treat "three doubles" as non-negotiable and confirm it on the property page before you book — the bedrooms and bed types are always listed there. It's also worth checking the bathroom count, since three couples generally appreciate more than one. Get the layout right and a six-person cottage is an excellent, sociable and good-value way for three couples to share a Cornish week.
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Very much so — a cottage for six is a natural fit for a multi-generation trip, with grandparents, parents and children all under one roof. A couple of things are worth checking for an older or less mobile family member: whether there's a ground-floor or easily-accessed bedroom, a ground-floor bathroom or shower, and a layout without too many steep stairs. These details vary cottage to cottage and are described on the property page — and if accessibility is important, it's always worth contacting the owner to confirm the specifics. A sociable, single-storey-friendly cottage with enough bathrooms makes a multi-generation Cornish holiday genuinely relaxing for everyone.
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Yes — and these features pair particularly well with a group holiday. A hot tub is a sociable thing for a group of six, and a games room earns its keep on a wet Cornish afternoon with a larger party to entertain — pool, table tennis and the like keep children and adults happy. Neither is universal across the collection, so check the property page for any cottage you're considering, and cross-reference our Hot Tubs & Pools and Games Room collections against this one to find the six-person cottages that have them. For a group, a cottage with one or both can lift the whole week.
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Book early — six-person cottages are less common than four-person ones, so the choice is more limited and the best of them go furthest ahead, particularly for school holidays, Christmas and peak summer. If you're organising a group trip around fixed dates, treat early booking as important — coordinating a group is hard enough without the cottage you wanted being gone. Off-peak weeks hold availability longer and come at lower prices, so a flexible group has more room to move. As a rule: for a six-person cottage in a popular period, book as far ahead as you can; the good group cottages are the first to go.
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