Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Zennor Backpackers
( 01736-798307;
www.zennorbackpackers.net
; dm/f £18.50/70)
Inside Zennor's old chapel, this bright
hostel has one family room, two four-bed dorms and four six-bed dorms, plus a very good
cafe serving hot meals and homemade cakes.
HOSTEL
£
Bodrifty Farm
( 07887-522788;
www.bodriftyfarm.co.uk
; from £130 per night)
This isolated farm has something
really special: an authentic reconstruction of a Celtic chieftain's roundhouse, built from
timber and thatch, with its own firepit to keep the nights warm. But you won't be rough-
ing it: the roundhouse has a handbuilt timber bed and its own luxurious (and very modern)
bathroom block. The remains of a Celtic village can be seen nearby.
ROUNDHOUSE
££
Gurnard's Head
PUB
££
( 01736-796928;
www.gurnardshead.co.uk
; lunch £6.50-13.50, dinner £12.50-16.50; lunch noon-3pm, dinner
6.30-10pm)
It's way out on the Zennor coast road, but you can't miss the Gurnard's - its
name is written in big letters on the roof. Run by the Inkin brothers (who also run the Old
Coastguard Hotel in Mousehole) this sublime country pub has defied its isolated location
to become one of Cornwall's destination addresses (bookings are a must). Book-lined
shelves, sepia prints, scruffy wood and rough stone walls create a reassuringly lived-in
feel, and the menu offers cockle-warming fare: beef blade, pork shoulder, chicken breast
and duck rillettes. Rooms are suitably cosy (double rooms £100 to £170), and all have a
choice of moor or coastal views.
Tinner's Arms
( 01736-792697;
www.tinnersarms.com
; mains £10.50-16.50)
Built for masons working at St Senara's
Church, this is a quintessential Cornish inn, complete with slate roof, roaring fireplaces
and zero commercial clutter (no TV, no jukebox, no mobile signal). Next door, the 'White
House' provides fresh, spotless rooms (singles/doubles £55/95).
PUB
££
