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east penrest barn
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description: Listen to larks and watch buzzards wheeling in the sky over an idyllic working farm while you ramble over the fields and let your children loose to get happily muddy playing in streams or building camps in ancient oak woodland. Fish for trout (or even the odd salmon) in the River Inny. Then return to the comfort of a sensitively converted barn which, whilst being superbly equipped, maintains all the atmosphere of an ancient stone farm building.
East Penrest Barn is on the farm of East Penrest in the lovely Inny valley, an area which is designated as being of "great landscape value" and is on the fringes of the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Located some 5 miles south of Launceston and about 20 miles north of Plymouth, it is one of the most unspoilt parts of Cornwall.
Upstairs, in the old threshing barn, where hay and straw were also stored, the roof timbers have been left exposed and there is a lovely spacious living/ dining/kitchen area approximately 50 feet long. This has double doors at one end opening onto steps that lead down to a paved area for eating al-fresco and barbecuing, with a sheltered orchard just behind.
additional information: East Penrest (in Cornish the name means "head of the ford" and probably derives from the fact that an old track/footpath leads down to a mill on the river Inny where there is an old ford) is a 120 acre working organic farm, where the main enterprises are beef cattle and sheep. Our South Devon cattle are the largest native breed, and probably the gentlest; our sheep are Lleyns from north Wales. We have 2 Gloucester Old Spot sows and we also have a few hens (free-range, of course). We grow grain to feed the animals in winter, but other than that the farm is all grass. The fields are comparatively small (generally about 5 or 6 acres) with most of the boundaries marked by traditional Cornish hedge-banks which are full of a great variety of plants and wildlife. There are 10 acres of woodland (mainly oak), most of this being registered ancient woodland. Streams run down through the farm, and we have made a small lake which attracts ducks and other forms of aquatic wildlife.
pricing: Full pricing information can be obtained directly from the hotel (contact details below). Our Winter prices are exceptionally good value for money as we don't like leaving the Barn empty. The Barn is beautifully warm and all heating is included. A long weekend for 8 in winter is only £350 and includes a hot meal waiting for you on the Friday night. From the end of October to the start of the Easter school holidays we are totally flexible on what days of the week you arrive and leave and how long you stay. We are always happy to negotiate a price for small parties or last minute bookings. Our rates include all electricity, oil and logs; bed-linen; a welcome hamper; and VAT. Dogs are £20 a week. Ask about off-season flexible change-over days, short breaks or reductions for 'last-minute' bookings.
contact details: Jo and James Rider, |
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