Pencarrow house sits on 70 hectares of beautiful countryside two and a half miles north-east of Bodmin. The house and land around it have a long and illustrious history, dating back to 300 BC. In 1031, the estate belonged to the …
Zennor to Gurnard’s Head
Over Easter weekend, Scottie and I popped down to Zennor and walked the coastpath to Gurnard’s Head. This is such a beautiful stretch of the coast, dotted with hidden beaches and relics of mining past. The first bay is made …
Tregothnan
The Tregothnan estate sits beside the river Fal near the village of St Micheal Penkevil. It’s substantial gardens are the largest in Cornwall and boast a wide variety of plants and trees. This land was acquired by the Boscawen family …
Spring at Trelissick
Some photos from a recent trip to Trelissick Gardens near Feock. Previous posts, some of which include a bit of history, can be found here, here, here and here. The cover photo is of this strelitzia reginae, or Bird of …
Trengwainton
Trengwainton on the outskirts of Penzance, is comprised of a Grade II listed house and gardens, both wooded and walled. The land has been own by a number of different families since the late medieval period, starting with the Cowling …
Spring at Glendurgan
Some photos from a recent trip to Glendurgan Garden, a National Trust garden near Falmouth. My other Glendurgan post is here.
Wheal Busy
Wheal Busy on the outskirts of Chacewater, is an old and prosperous mine. Works here date back to the time of the ‘old men’, with the area being called Chacewater mine as early as 1718. Over time, the sett took …
Killifreth
Killifreth mine sits just off the Redruth to Chacewater road and dates back to the 16th century. Between 1826 and 1860 it was a copper mine utilising shallow workings with the mine joining the Great County Adit system sometime before …
