On our recent trip to Cornwall with my mother & her husband, we decided to find some B&B 'on-spec' - as part of the adventure. Having found a way to avoid the flooded roads around Dorchester (the weather has, apparently, been SO bad in England this summer) we had finally made our way into Cornish road space. Just outside of Truro I spotted a sign - 'Farmhouse B&B'. Sounds romantic, eh? So at the next left turn we headed off onto some pot-holed track - nowhere near the description of road! It was thickly wooded, so there wasn't a lot of light...and the road went on...and on...soon we passed signs such as 'keep going', then a bit further 'not far to go now'...then 'almost there', and as we rounded some hairpins (fearful of what might be coming the other way!) 'it'll be worth it!' By then, my passengers were already stressed about the suspension of the hire-car...and the farmhouse was finally in sight. But we made the decision to turn back - the idea of doing this trip up & down for the next 3-4 days was a bit unnerving, no matter how good the accommodation was!
Looking on the internet, I have discovered that this is the place:
http://www.tregoninny.com/contact.htm
Looks lovely, doesn't it? But I love the directions: "At the bottom of the hill the road bends quite sharply round to the left and our entrance is on the left hand side - an unmade track with a large white sign. Follow the track and you will find us at the top..." :-)
Seems like the owners sadly went through a divorce - the ratings used to be good, then over the last couple of years they have dropped...
Guess it's good that we didn't go all the way! :-) It wasn't worth it...
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