Thursday 19th May - Pencarrow House and Cliff walks

Thursday was a much brighter day and we decided to start the day off gracefully witha visit to the lovely Pencarrow House and Gardens near Bodmin. We got there just as they were opening and strolled around the lake admiring the lovely Rhododendrons and Azaleas. As we arrived back at the Walled Tea garden we noticed the tree had a lot of movement and gazed up at an extremely large budgie sitting in the tree..

Then as we entered thru the door in the wall we spotted another.

Now this is just showing off

Very out of caharacter for us we took the guided tour of the house which I found really interesting especially as having a wonky eye I didnt have to struggle to read the guides.

We left Pencarrow after as really nice piece of carrot cake and a Cup of tea amongst the peacocks in the garden and drove on and back to Tintagel. We parked at the little Glebe Cliff  car park and Started

by walking the easy walk to Tintagel Castle. After tucking into yet more snadwiches and Ginger beer we started the knackering walk to Rocky Valley.

The footpath was amazing and I was so glad I had my proper boots on. Parts of the Cliff path were being grazed by goats and then we chanced upon some little ponies and I made a new friend.

Meet Dave  

A Map I had suggested that when we got to the end of Rockey Valley there was a Tea Room by the Mill typically it no longer existed and was a holiday let instead.

We finished our circular route by walking back into Tintagel and treating ourselves to an ice-cream form Granny Wobblys Fudge Pantry.

We finished a lovely day off with a meal in Bossiney House Hotel our only posh nosh of the week. Some of the best Customer Service of our week nice white tablecloths really comfortable dining chairs and it was Thrifty Thursday so I ate from their bargain menu and even the chocolate chip cheesecake was made by the chef. Bill had the best cheeseboard ever all cornish cheeses and as he doesnt like soft cheese I helped him out by eating his St Endillion Brie.