latest vacancies

Mounts Bay this morning from Ednovean Farm courtyard

We woke up to another sunny morning this morning and another cancellation for a weeks holiday, so if you are planning a last minute break..............!

Sunday the 14th until Monday the 22nd inclusive

is now available

And I'd swear the weather forecasters have got it wrong wouldn't you?

Latest Cancellation

Our barn at Ednovean Farm in the 1970's - approaching what is now our front door


We have just had a cancellation for four nights in our Pink room at Ednovean Farm, for the nights of Tuesday 9th of June, Wednesday the 10th, Thursday the 11th and Friday the 12th (with a possible extra night if required but with room change)

Perranuthnoe Gardens Open

A gorgeous flower from on of the new mystery gardens



and another!

The promise of the rose


The Cordylines in flower

The date for Perranuthnoe Open Gardens has been set this year for Sunday the 28th of July and Yvonne has attracted fourteen gardens, give or take a few with two stunning new gardens for this year, gathered up along the way.

If you have never visited Perrans open Gardens, it is well worth sparing the time to stroll around the village and visit the beautiful walled gardens of the mellow old granite houses that in themselves, hark back to the time when Perranuthnoe was a series of farmsteads nestling in the shelter of the valley.

I always love to visit the lovely old gardens awash with fragrant roses, cocooned within the ancient walls under the shelter of the church tower in the steep lanes of the village. This year Yvonne and I visited two new cottage garden in the Ednovean Area and i snapped the Clematis in one and the Poppy in the other but you will have to visit on the day to find out where they are!

The rose lives at Ednovean Farm though and was given to me as a cutting by my late father when I married Charles. He said "the Woodhams family has always had this rose in their garden" And each year it fills the courtyard with perfume for Oh too short a time before slipping gently back into the distance, a link through the generations.

At the moment the Cordylines are filled with amazing creamy white flowers that announce that the tree is about to fork again and will feed the sparrows for weeks on the berries. Will they last until the gardens open? Somehow I doubt it but you never know.

Curtains by SueCrane

Our new shower room blind made by SueCrane


I wanted a simple window treatment for the rustic window


I just though I'd share a telephone number of a lovely lady called Sue who makes blinds and curtains and lives in Gweek but will travel to measure and fit her work.

I wanted a simple window treatment for my rustic window in my shower room and found this lovely textured, linen stripe in Red Rose textiles in Penzance on which Sue worked her alchemy to produce this relaxed blind.

I couldn't resist the little statue in Mounts Bay trading - it's supposed to be a mermaid and gives me something to look at as I start the day bleary eyed!

To contact Sue phone:- 01326 221173

Memories of the cliff path

Around Kynance Cove

The cliff path near Perranuthnoe

Above the Minack theatre

Ollie the cat waiting for guests in the car park

We were so pleased to receive this selection of photos from C&B of Germany of their memories from their walks in West Cornwall, whilst staying with us this spring.

The extraordinary contrast between th coastal pth near to Kynance Cove with its sea polished serpentine to the granite cliffs near Ednovean Farm. The sub stopical planting around the Minack Theatre that clings to the cliffs at Porthcurnoe; in itself, a flight of fantisy made real by Rowena Cade and finaly, our very own little Ollie Cat, who patiently waits each day in our car park, descreetly poised under the date palms to greet guest after their days of exploring. Thank you C& B ( I tend to use initials to preserve the anonimity of clients) for sharing your memories with us of the very special spring this year.

A glorious day at the Lizard

It was a glorious day at the Lizard

It was a glorious day at the Lizard, the spectacular cliffs fringed with thrift, the sweet scent of the sea spray, the vibrant colours of the wild flowers and the coastal path winding away across the cliffs leading ever onwards around the next tantalising headland - we weren't there or course but I can imagine it and thank you to two of our guests Bryan and Sue for this lovely image!!

Brilliant sunshine again today and our little party of sparrows are busy around the courtyard, dancing about in the creeper before suddenly vanishing into their nests as our guest prepare for their day and perhaps a visit to the Lizard and one of Anne's pasties ah there's a thing!

Gardening and Boats

The beautiful sailing ship motoring into Mounts Bay this afternoon




Just passing Perranuthnoe church




She's moored just under the Mount this evening




Beyond our garden in the late afternoon light - Charles says the light is no good for photogarphy........but the boat was there!





Our day began and into the garden to work

This photo of Mounts Bay beyond the garden was taken just after breakfast click to enlarge

Michaela Lowe hard at work in the borders

Another fabulous day in west Cornwall today although a bit too hot for me alas - still with the village open gardens looming we thought it was time to attack the garden with gusto or at least weak resolve. Yvonne has bagged fifteen gardens for this year and we hope to open BUT Diva is due to foal very soon in which case.............. sorry Yvonne.

Michaela Lowe has taken over her father Ian Lowe's TGS Garden Design business phone 07546 588277 and has come in to help sort out the borders as the Italian garden has kept us all out of mischief for three weeks now!

As we slumped in the searing heat (i don't do heat!) Our afternoon tea break was enlivened by a beautiful Schooner motoring in before weighing anchor off of ST Micheal's Mount. it is always fabulous to see a tall (ish) ship in the bay as a ghostly memory of the days of sail.......and the garden is looking pretty good too!