Holly Lodge at Tregullon Farm, located in the centre of Cornwall, provides the perfect base for your exploration of this beautiful part of England. Whether you wish to visit the breathtaking, rugged North Cornwall coast, famous for its surfing reputation (Newquay and Polzeath), or the gentler south Cornish coast with its charming fishing villages.
Tregullon Farm is a quiet retreat located in the heart of the stunning Cornish country side offering one of the best locations for your holiday in Cornwall. Located centrally to both the rugged north coast and the calm and tranquil coves of the south coast it offers a perfect base for exploring Cornwall.
Holly is a newly constructed log cabin which will enjoy it's first season in 2012. Holly sits in large grounds and enjoys striking , far reaching views of Cornwall. It has a patio with hardwood furniture and built in bbq. It has an enclosed full width veranda, spacious living area, one large bedroom with a stylish ensuite bathroom with shower over the bath.
Accommodation Ground Floor Only: Open plan kitchen / dining and sitting area. Master bedroom with twin beds that can be zipped and linked to make a 6' bed and en-suite bathroom with over bath shower.
Exterior: Patio area with external furniture and built in BBQ facilities. Full width covered veranda. Lockable private garden shed by the lodge to store bikes and surf boards.
Facilities & Services
Heating is via gas central heating. The kitchen is well equipped with a range of cupboards, an electric oven and ceramic hob, kettle, toaster, microwave, fridge / freezer, dishwasher and washer / dryer. The sitting area has a digital flatscreen Freeview TV/DVD player, radio / CD player and a selection of books, DVDs and board games. The bedroom has a TV on the wall.
There is an iron & ironing board.
Miscellaneous Electricity, heating, bed linen & towels are all included, but you will need to provide your own beach towels. Regrettably no smoking or dogs are allowed. There is a cot & high chair available upon request.
General Booking Information Arrival / Departure is normally a Saturday. Shortbreaks are available during quieter periods.
£100 pre-authorised to your credit or debit card as a security deposit is required.
For those wishing to visit the delights of places such as The Eden Project, Charlestown and Fowey, this is the area for you, located on the Eastern side of St Austell. With large attractions such as the Eden Project on the outskirts of St Austell, The Lost Gardens of Heligan towards Mevagissey, and Lanhydrock National Trust House & Gardens a short drive inland it provides an ideal base for your travels. The coastal town of Fowey is a simple drive to the coast past the China Clay port of Par, offering fabulous restaurants, galleries and gift shops. Daphne du Maurier spent her later years in properties in and around Fowey.
St Austell was once the major producer of the worlds China Clay, now with cheaper foreign imports the industry is in decline but The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum set in two former working pits depicts the countryside in years gone by. Wet weather activities could include the visitor centre at St Austell Brewery, sampling beers and ales made on the premises. The Eden Project hosts many bands throughout the season as well as featuring an Ice Rink out of season.
Bodmin was the former county town of Cornwall for many years and the only Cornish town to be recorded in the Domesday Book, which was lodged in the town's prison during the First World War. The county prison is now a museum and open to the public. It was the first prison in the country to have separate cells. The oldest part of the town is made up of mainly granite buildings clustered around the Bodmin Beacon. The Beacon is a 144 feet tall obelisk in memory of Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert. The area around the Beacon which has woodland and traditional hay meadow was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 1994. At Tregullon you are just 10 miles away from The Eden Project and 2 miles away from the National Trust's amazing Lanhydrock House.
Nearby Bodmin Moor, bisected by the newly expanded A30 is home to one of Cornwalls Areas of Oustanding Natural Beauty. Reaching a height of 1,377 feet above sea level at Brown Willy, Cornwalls highest point. The heather covered granite moorland provides East Cornwall with the most stunning country views and rugged walks. Near Blisland you will find two of Cornwalls stone circles, the Trippet Stones and Stripple Stone Henge and just round the corner, one end of the famous Camel Trail. The 18 mile Camel Trail follows the route of the old railway along traffic free paths, providing a fairly flat cycle through Bodmin and Wadebridge out to Padstow, eminently suitable for families.
