We love our guests

Our job is great.  It is officially great.  This week Judith is away so I (Heidi, Judith's daughter in law) have been promoted again to chief animal person, which is a huge responsibility but with it comes the great pleasure of meeting so many wonderful guests.  We have a great crowd in this week with many egg collecting volunteers.  Today we even watched Alice the Sheltand Pony have her hair cut.  Today has been made even better by one of our guests bringing us back some mackerel and whiting from their fishing trip - I can't tell you how excited I am about cooking them tomorrow.


I have been speaking to guests in the mornings about what they are up to and where they are visiting so here are some ideas about how can you get the most out of Cornwall?. Firstly, we are always here to help,  we can point in the direction that you are thinking of heading - even look up things such as whether the Mevagissey to Fowey Ferry is running or as proper locals, give you directions which your Sat Nav might miss!

You might like to consider planning your stay a little and booking things in advance to save some pennies. For example you can book Eden Project tickets here and save nearly £10 per ticket.  Or if you are thinking about visiting some of Cornwall's stunning gardens pick up a Great Gardens of Cornwall leaflet in the games room. You pay full price with the leaflet at your first visit then after that you get discounted rates at all other featured gardens.  As Eden is the most expensive visit one of the other gardens then head there to enjoy a discounted rate! To see the featured gardens click here.

A number of places offer a 7 day ticket once you have visited one, such at Newquay Zoo, Kidworld, Springfield Fun Park and Pony Centre or an annual past if you Gift Aid at The Maratime Museum in Falmouth or The Eden Project.

HOT HOT HOT!

I don't need to tell you how hot it is, I am sure you know, but isn't it wonderful?  What would be more wonderful is sitting outside a Tregongeeves Cottage sipping a cool glass of wine, listening to the pond trickling in the back ground whilst the BBQ heats up...so why not book up!  Or if you would like to learn how Cornish wine is made why not visit Bosue Vineyard.  An up and coming Vine Yard, tours take place on Thursday and Friday's and you get to taste some too!  Or how about trying Knighnor Winery - they make they own wine on site and have a lovely restaurant too.  If ale is more you thing then the St Austell Brewery is the place for you.  Everyone raves about their tours - it seems in places they have forgotten about the dreaded health and safety so you get a real insight into how they do things.  If cider is your drink of choice then why not try Healey Cyder Farm, just a short drive away but worth a visit (and a sample!)

I am sorry I have not blogged for a few weeks - I have been up country for a week visiting my parents with Jessica.  I flew from Norwich to Newquay - it took less than an hour - I couldn't believe it when we flew over London within 30 minutes of taking off!  Opposite is a picture I managed to take of St Austell Bay as we came into land, you can see the bay and the Eden Project and if you squint you might be able to make out Tregongeeves.  Of course flying to Cornwall makes it a really accessible place and I can highly recommend it.  Or why not consider getting the train?  With great services running from London you can sit back and let someone else worry about road works and traffic.  The train journey is stunning with views to keep awake for.

In my last blog I mentioned the animals.  Sadly nature has taken it's course and we are left with just three chicks, we think a magpie might have taken one of the chicks.  Jessica is pictured with one of them. (No animals were harmed in the making of this picture but we took our eyes off her for a second and when we looked she had a chick by it's neck - she carries her bunny toy like that so we think she thought it was a moving bunny teddy bear, but like I say the chick is fine now and Jessica has learnt chickens are not toys!).

We have had a lot of brilliant helpers; collecting eggs, feeding the donkeys and sheep and making sure the pigs are okay - I will sort out the pictures this week and put them up for you to see on Facebook.

If you are visiting in the coming heatwave then really the best place to be is the beach.  Judith spent her youth playing on Caerhays Beach so that is her favourite.  Richard and I like Porthpean as we can walk to it from our house and it has rock pools for the children - but do ask Judith for recommendations when you see her.