Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Belle Tents
( 01840-261556;
www.belletentscamping.co.uk
; Davidstow, near Camelford; £564-595 per week)
These stripey
big-top style tents feel like you're camping out with the circus. The 2.5-acre site is divided
into three family camping fields; all the tents have two bedrooms with proper beds, rugs
and solar lighting. It's 6 miles from Boscastle.
CAMPSITE
££
Pencuke Farm
( 01840-230360;
www.pencukefarm.co.uk
; St Gennys; yurts from £259 per weekend, cottages £339-799 per week)
This organic farm, 1.5 miles from Crackington Haven, has a choice of plush yurts or cosy
self-catering cottages (we particularly liked sleek Skyber Barn and stone-fronted Apple-
tree Cottage, which has its original inglenook hearth). Fresh eggs and just-baked bread are
on sale in the shop.
SELF-CATERING
££
Old Rectory
( 01840-250225;
www.stjuliot.com
; St Juliot; d £95-102; Mar-Nov; )
This house, a short drive
from Boscastle, was the home of St Juliot's parson and the place where Thomas Hardy
wooed his wife-to-be. It's heavy on the Victoriana - upholstered furniture, thick drapes,
sash windows - but the grounds are gorgeous. There's more space in the stable, with
private entrance and woodburner.
B&B
££
Eating
Helsett Farm
( 10am-5pm)
Local ice cream made just outside Boscastle on an organic dairy farm. It
must be good, as it's sold at Harrod's and Selfridges these days.
ICE CREAM
£
Boscastle Farm Shop
( 01840-250827;
www.boscastlefarmshop.co.uk
; cakes & teas £3-5; 10am-5pm; )
Half-a-mile from
the harbour on the B3263, this farm shop sells its own produce, including ruby red beef
and possibly the best sausages on the north coast. In the cafe, tall windows look onto
fields and coast - the perfect setting for a cream tea.
CAFE
£
Wellington Hotel
( 01840-250202;
www.wellingtonhotelboscastle.com
; The Harbour; 2-/3-course menu £30/37.50)
This turreted
coaching inn dates back to the 16th century (previous guests include King Edward VII
HOTEL
£££
