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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall » Par June 16th 2010

Thursday 10 June Tregrehan (pronounced Trgrain), nearby beaches at Polkerris and Porthpean, and Charlestown We reached our rented holiday cottage in Tregrehan Gardens in the late afternoon. The key was in the door, there was milk in the fridge, and tea and coffee in the cupboard. The cottage, reached by an impressive winding driveway through parkland grazed by sheep, is actually part of a converted coach house. The adjoining buildings have huge doors fit for the grandest of horse-drawn carriages. Strangely, this cottage is called Game Keepers. It’s reminiscent of a cottage we’ve rented in the past at Aberglasney Gardens in Wales (see our blog: ). We found it comfortable and very well-equipped, although perhaps in need of a little up-datin... read more
Game Keepers Cottage, Tregrehan
Tregrehan Gardens - our front garden
Polkerris

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall » Par June 11th 2010

Friday 11 June Eden Project & Fowey What can I tell you about the Eden Project that you don’t know already? Did you realise that it’s already nearly ten years old? Did you know that it covers the area of 35 football pitches? Did you know that all the water draining into this former clay pit averages 20,000 bathfuls a day and is harvested to irrigate the plants and flush the loos? You did? Well, we didn’t - until today! This is a fantastic architectural and horticultural feat that cost over £140 million (£56 million of it from lottery funding) to realise Tim Smit’s optimistic dream. Today, it’s a charity geared to entertaining and educating the public in matters of the environment and its sustainability. And, boy, don’t they do it well? For those who’ve never ... read more
Eden - Rainforest biome
Eden - Mediterranean biome
Fowey - the waterfront




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