The open-plan living area is light and airy with tall ceilings and French doors opening out on to a flagstone terrace and steps leading down on to the lawns. It features a dining table for four, a top quality hugely comfortable American style sofa and armchairs from which to enjoy the views overlooking the garden. With luxury furnishing including heirloom style furniture and a grandfather clock, every comfort has been considered.

The living room is the ideal place to sit down with a good book, enjoy a movie on the 32" flat-screen TV/DVD or listen to some favourite music on the sound system. With the French doors flung open and the sound of the sea drifting in, you will feel instantly relaxed in your exclusive holiday hideaway. Under-floor heating throughout the ground floor keeps you warm and toasty in the cooler months. Keep in touch with family, friends and business with high speed Internet access.

Ensure a perfect night's sleep in either of the two master bedrooms with 18" thick, sumptuous pillow top mattresses and 400 thread count cotton sateen luxury linens. If travelling with friends or family, solve that age old problem of who has the best bedroom - they are both superb and it is hard to choose one over the other.

Climb the wrought iron spiral stairway, with 3" thick oak treads crafted with oak harvested from the owner's private estate in Carmarthenshire, leading to the first floor landing. Upstairs, huge antique cast iron radiators rescued from the big house allow for plenty of warmth. To the left is the first master bedroom, featuring fantastic views across the gardens and out to sea. Take morning tea on the Juliet balcony outside the French windows, which flood wonderful natural light into the room. The bedroom benefits from a 5ft wide queen-sized bed, topped by a supremely comfortable mattress that all but guarantees you a perfect night’s sleep. This room features a Bishopsgate sleigh bed, a traditional dresser and has all the storage room you could need, including a walk-in closet. The large antique style mirror in the adds to the light and airy atmosphere and there is a 32" flat screen TV and private en-suite bathroom.

The second master bedroom to the front of the house offers spacious accommodation, a view of Torquay marina to the right of the leaded windows, glimpses of some of Torquay's magnificent Victorian and Edwardian mansions and something rather unique. As you walk into the entrance hall, to your right is a half slipper claw-foot bath set in its own little vestibule, hidden by a curtain. With a flat-screen TV above and soft mood lighting, it is the perfect place to relax and watch a favourite movie or television programme.

In addition to the slipper bath, there is an en-suite shower bathroom. In the bedroom itself, a large window gives the room alight and airy feel. The super-king sized 6ft wide poster bed, again featuring luxury linens and comfy pillows, dominates but leaves plenty of space to enjoy your privacy. The hand crafted oak window seat offers another comfortable spot to sit and enjoy the views back towardsTorquay's eclectic collection of Edwardian and Victorian mansions and the hills beyond. It's great spot to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy a novel by one of Torquay's most famous earlier residents of that era, Agatha Christie.

Both of West Wing Cottage's bathrooms have a liberal supply of white fluffy towels and there is a constant supply of lashings of hot water.

Bedroom one's en-suite bathroom features shower,heritage fittings including Victorian style high cistern toilet, bidet and basin, and a large double ended claw-foot bathtub for two with antique fittings. The bathroom is warm and beautifully lit by a skylight. If you get into the bath with a good book, you might not want to get out for a while.

Bedroom two 's impressive ensuite bathroom features a huge walk-in pan head shower and the room is again finished with luxury fittings and heritage high level toilet, bidet and basin. Additionally, as you walk into the entrance hall to bedroom two, to your right is a half slipper claw-foot bath set in its own little vestibule, hidden by a curtain. With a flat-screen TV above and soft mood lighting, it is the perfect spot to relax and sip a glass of champagne.

Stroll out through the French windows on to the terrace with patio table and chairs. The extensive gardens are landscaped with an amazing array of plants, trees and shrubs including the famous Torbay palms that flourish in the bay's microclimate. The panoramic views of the bay never fail to amaze.

Combined with the serenely peaceful position, gardens and lawns extending out towards the sea, the attention to detail in West Wing Cottage will make you want to return again and again. Long lazy summer days gazing out over the water, croquet on the lawn, picnics at the water's edge and fishing off the rocks. Sit out on the lookout at sunset with a glass of wine and watch the sky and the sea light up with spectacular colours. Summer weekends often see a regatta in the baywith drifts of sailboats dotting the water. In the winter months thesun rises low over to the south-east producing some of the most beautiful sunrises with the colours in the skies reflected on the water.

For the more adventurous, follow the steps down to the water's edge and explore the rock pools, pick mussels at low tide, cast a line out to see to catch supper and enjoy gentle sea breezes. On the way down, pass the lookout with the cast bench seat designed as the penultimate viewing point. Let your eyes follow the curve of the bay to see views of Torquay, Paignton, the fishing town of Brixham and distant Berry Head with its lighthouse. At night the lights from these towns are reflected over the water so the views by moonlight are divine.