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Loe Beach Watersports Centre is less than 2 miles away, where watersports
enthusiasts of all abilities can explore one of the most beautiful
areas of the Carrick Roads, powered by paddle, wind or engine. The
centre offers tuition and equipment hire.
Walkers are similarly well catered for in this area with any number
of trails and the coast path. Right on our doorstep, a beautiful
footpath runs through the valley bottom, following the route of
an old road between Penelewey and Penpol Creek. We are also only
a stone’s throw from the historic King Harry Ferry, which goes to
the beautiful Roseland Peninsula.
Botanists and birdwatchers can find no end of diversion here. Ravens
nest in our old quarry’s pine trees each year and you can watch
song thrushes, tawny owls and buzzards, not to mention a host of
garden birds, without even walking out of the gate. The beautiful
gardens of Trelissick are nearby, or slightly further afield are
Trebah, Glendurgan, Caerhays, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and the
Eden Project, to mention but a few.
Cornish culture is a subject of much conjecture. Whether it is
the thatched Quaker Meeting House (1710) across the road from our
farm, or the Maritime Museum that holds the treasure of Cornwall’s
marine history, you need not go far to find a story that reveals
just a glimpse of this fascinating county.
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