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 …
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 …
Kynance Cove
The other week Scottie and I popped down to Kynance Cove for a mooch around. Unfortunately the tide was right in so we couldn’t explore very far, but it’s still a very beautiful spot. The walk down to the beach …
Swanpool to Maenporth – 1.5 miles
The walk from Swanpool to Maenporth is a lovely little one, even on a cloudy day like this. We parked up in Swanpool’s carpark and had a quick gander at the birds drying their wings. We then headed up the …
