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Polperro Villas
Two private vineyard villas sleeping four, with the Polperro cellar door at the end of the drive.
Known for Two Private Vineyard VillasOutdoor Bath in the VinesPolperro Cellar Door AccessSelf-Contained Estate Stay
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Why we’d goTwo houses, no neighbours, an outdoor bath, a wood fire, and the cellar door within walking distance through the vines, the Peninsula's quietest luxury stay.
Polperro Villas might be the Peninsula's most quietly luxurious stay. There are only two of them, each a self-contained two-bedroom house sitting in its own vineyard plot with an outdoor bath, a wood fire, a kitchen you'd actually use, and a view back across the rows to the winery.
The arrangement is deliberate: check in, drive your car to the villa, and you do not need to see another guest for the whole weekend. Polperro's cellar door is a short walk through the vines. Breakfast hampers are left for you the night before. It is the closest the Peninsula has to a private country house rental at estate-hotel quality.
Book a month out for weekends. Two nights minimum. The villa with the north-facing deck is slightly better in autumn.
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- Best for
- Anniversary weekends · Weekend escapes · Couples · Wine lovers
If you only do one thing
Book a month out, request the north-facing villa, and plan the second morning around the outdoor bath at sunrise with a Polperro bottle from the hamper.
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