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Woodland sounds help relaxation more than meditation apps

Research by the National Trust finds that birdsong and rustling leaves increase relaxation by 30%. The National Trust commissioned the research as part of an effort to get more people out into environments such as woodland. It is flagging up the fact that the UK’s 3.19m hectares (7.8m acres) of woodland provide one of the most accessible […]

Is Hector our oldest (doggie) guest?

We bumped into Hector and his human Manette on Friday at Helsbury and it got us thinking that he may be our oldest dog guest, he is 15 years and 8 months. He’s been coming for at least five years and is a big fan of Helsbury. Manette said “We had a lovely stay at […]

New enclosed garden for Westhayes

We’ve done lots of landscaping work over the summer which includes a new enclosed garden for Westhayes, here at Helsbury Park. This is a great new feature for one of our most popular properties, with access from the french doors in the living room there’s an enclosed area of lawn where you can let your […]

Stunning Harvest at Helsbury…

As well lots of juicy blackberries, we also have a fine crop of apples in our orchard this year here at Helsbury. Some of them are traditional Cornish varieties so may well be ones that you haven’t come across before. There are so many on the tress that we will be picking them for a […]

Wi-fi also available in our stunning pool…

It seems obvious now, but as the team were installing the wi-fi for the cottages we realised we’d overlooked something. So quick as a flash the Wildanet team have added a connection down at the pool, here at Helsbury Park. So while you’re waiting for everyone to get changed or you’re keeping an eye on […]

Finally, we have a connection…

We’re so pleased to announce the implementation of a state of the art connection to the internet here at Helsbury. After years of wrangling with the traditional service providers we were recently offered a wireless solution by the guys at Wildanet, who specialise in getting internet access to remote rural communities. Last week the kit […]