Pre-Arrival
Our Website has full details of our cottages and current availability. Details of local taxi services are available in the cottages and on request. There is no bus service nearby but the wider network can be accessed via Corlink. Local services generally refer to our nearest one. There is no shop or pub within easy walking distance of Helsbury Park and no shop or bar on site.
Arrival, Car Parking and Equipment Storage
Car parking is off road, right outside and level at the back of Westhayes and Marhayes, the car park surface is loose stone chippings.
Cycling on the B3266 is not an enjoyable experience as it is narrow and the traffic fast moving, however there is access to smaller quieter lanes within a few hundred metres. The local area is hilly (some very steep). Less demanding cycling is accessible on the nearby Camel Trail, a 10 minute drive.
General Area
Helsbury Park is sited on the side of a steep hill and our land slopes down to and includes the river in the wooded valley below. The lower lying land can be very wet. The land is accessed via a steep, rough farm track that can be muddy and slippery during rainy spells. The view is stunning. There are limited flat areas beyond the gardens of the cottages.
All the gardens are accessed via one or two steps. There is a gravel terrace and picnic area level with Marhayes and Westhayes then one stone step onto a gently sloping lawn. The rest of the land is accessed via five wide rustic granite steps (N.B. these are uneven and up to 11” high) with a single wrought iron hand rail up the centre.
In order to support wildlife, we operate a light touch approach to maintaining the land. During warmer months the grass can be very long and wet, however we mow paths to provide walks in the parkland and access to the woods.
Mowing times vary due to weather conditions and no assurances can be given for any particular week.
Cottages: Westhayes
You enter the cottage via one of four doors each having a small step (7.5”) into a tiled hall or utility area or directly into the kitchen or living room. There is a small w.c. on the ground floor, the bedrooms and further en suite bath and shower rooms are accessed via the stairs which have a hand rail on one side.
There are no internal steps on the ground floor or on the first floor once the upper landing is reached. The kitchen area has a tile floor, the lounge area is slate. The narrowest internal doorway is 2’4”.
Westhayes sleeps six in three bedrooms upstairs, two doubles with adequate access to both sides of the bed (one bed is king size) and one room with zip-link beds that can be a double with access both sides or twin singles with access between the beds . Space between the beds is 2’9”.
The bathrooms are all en suite, one has a standard bath with shower over the other two have showers (no seat) shower doors are 2’ 1” and 1’ 7”. Outside there is a gravel terrace and picnic area level with Westhayes then one 6” stone step onto a gently sloping lawn. The rest of the land, the pool building and parking are accessed via five wide rustic granite steps (N.B. these are uneven the deepest being 11”) with a single wrought iron hand rail up the centre.
Cottages: Marhayes
You enter the cottage via one of two doors each having a small step (back 6” front 8”) into a tiled hall. There is a large bathroom downstairs with a tiled floor, the bedrooms all have en suite shower rooms (narrowest shower doors 1’ 4”) and are accessed via the stairs which have a hand rail on both sides.
There are no internal steps on the ground floor or on the first floor once the upper landing is reached. The kitchen and living area is open plan and has a slate floor. The narrowest doorway is 2’ 3” (utility room).
Marhayes sleeps six in three bedrooms upstairs, one double with adequate access to both sides of the bed, one room with zip-link beds that can be a double with access both sides or twin singles with access between the beds, the space between the beds is 3’4”. A third room has a king size bed with adequate access to both sides. The en suites all have standard showers with the narrowest door opening 1’ 4”.
Outside there is a gravel terrace and picnic area level with Marhayes then one 6” stone step onto a gently sloping lawn. The rest of the land, the pool building and parking are accessed via five wide rustic granite steps (N.B. these are uneven the deepest being 11”) with a single wrought iron hand rail up the centre.
Swimming Pool & Gym
The swimming pool and gym are housed in a separate building on site. This has been built into the hillside resulting in a change of level equal to one storey between the main access track and the entrances/exits to the pool and gym. The first approach comprises 15 shallow 4 cm steps followed by a turn and a further 11 steeper 17 cm steps. The first door measures 89 cm or the second door can be accessed via a flat deck area. The second doorway is also 89 cm or can be opened as double doors to 177 cm. There is a small approx. 3cm lip to the doorway.
The deck can alternatively be accessed via a gravel slope and grass with one 7cm step up onto the deck itself. The slope is quite steep, rising one storey high over approx. 15m. Inside there is unobstructed, flat access to the changing rooms/showers and lavatories. The entrance door to each is 71 cm wide with internal cubicle doors in the w.c. measuring 61 cm. The changing rooms are wet rooms and one has a shower stool.
The pool measures 15m x 5m and is a constant depth of 1.2m, ingress/egress is via a short ladder (3 rungs) at either end of the pool. The gym door is 74 cm wide or can be opened double to 145 cm. Distances between the equipment average 60 cm with the average distance between the machines and the wall measuring 49 cm. The door to the sauna is 87 cm wide with a small lip of approx. 3 cm.
Games Room
There is a small building situated between Marhayes and the Farmhouse that houses a table tennis table. Access is via a gate down the side of Marhayes. Please respect other visitors’ privacy when accessing these facilities and note that the Farmhouse garden is strictly private.
There is also a small amount of play equipment designed for use by children under 7 who must be under adult supervision. Any item may be removed at short notce if considered unsafe. The surface under the play equipment is chipped bark. Dogs are not allowed in the play area.