We thought it would be good to produce a definitive guide to our local area so we have put together this poster: Around Helsbury – the Highlights of North Cornwall. If you haven’t been to this area before it gives you the key places to aim for while you’re here, in a week you’ll need […]
New Year is a great time to be in Cornwall, with cosy log fires, wintry walks and dog friendly beaches to enjoy, you can really take time to relax together as a family. Let’s face it we’re all going to be ‘Brexmased’ out by then and some tranquility and quality R&R will be just what […]
Apples are a big part of autumn around here., we planted our little orchard at Helsbury Park about 10 years ago using mainly traditional Cornish varieties and this year has given us our best harvest yet. Originally from Asia, apples came to Britain with the Romans. The National Fruit Collection at Brogdale in Kent has […]
Keeping up standards at Helsbury Park is a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. We have chosen a country style of décor and solid furniture that can be refinished as we feel this is more sustainable than blowing with the winds of fashion. And where better for that ‘Farmhouse’ look than in a Farmhouse or […]
With our new superfast wi-fi internet access now up and running in each of the cottages we realised that the office is a bit redundant so we had an opportunity to repurpose it. It was a no-brainer for us, a full size Cornilleau table tennis table was the obvious solution, installed last Friday it’s accessible […]
Since we have the new internet service in each cottage we have also upgraded all the TVs to HD and to be Wi-fi enabled. It means while you’re relaxing in front of the fire this winter you can keep up with all your Netflix box sets, movies, iPlayer, itv hub, Amazon Prime etc etc. Just […]