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TRELILL, CORNWALL, TURNSTONES COTTAGE A GUIDE CONTENTS STACEY & PHIL 04 The cottage. (+ Louis & Otis) 06 All the boring stuff. 18 Getting settled in. Thank you for choosing to spend time in our small but perfectly formed cottage in north Cornwall. Turnstones is nestled in the quietest of quiet hamlets in Trelill, a fantastic base for you to relax and discover this beautiful part of Great Britain. 20 Short walks & quick drives. If you have questions or just want to find out a little more about the house and the area, everything you need to know can be found here in this book. Please share your photos with us and your friends using the hashtag #TrelillTrip. 24 Adventures a bit further a field. For any other questions or suggestion, please get in touch: Stacey Lethbridge 07725973773 Phil Lethbridge 28 A bay for every day. 07540328874 3 TURNSTONES, TRELILL, CORNWALL THE COTTAGE. Inside and out. We have recently renovated this Bathroom: Outside: 200-year-old cottage and are Toilet, sink, towel rail, large bathtub Shared parking area, with ample welcoming new guests to enjoy and power shower. room. A large shared garden our very special home from home, suitable for BBQs, hide and seek in Trelill, Cornwall. It’s the perfect Landing: and sunbathing. We also enjoy 0% base to discover all that Cornwall Spacious landing suitable for light pollution so be prepared to has to offer. With short drives to children to play with some see a few stars. some amazing places you’ve heard provided toys. We have fixed two of and some magnificent places stair gates to make the cottage Obviously, it’s never ideal if you never knew existed. more child-friendly for our own something is broken, but these children and for yours. things happen. if you could let us Bedroom 1: know if you break or cannot find The room has a standard double Kitchen diner: anything so we can replace it. bed with cabinet and hanging rail Ample work space with a variety Thank you. for keeping clothes neat and tidy. of quality cookbooks supplied. All the usual kitchen utensils and Bedroom 2: accessories provided. Standard A small double bed and inbuilt dining table, four dining chairs, wardrobe. and small fridge. Equipped with oven, hob, microwave, and Bedroom 3: dishwasher. A single bedroom, with a cabinet for clothing. Living room: Spacious living room with wood burner, 2 armchairs, and sofa bed that converts into a small double bed, TV with plenty of Freeview channels, a small selection vinyl records and retro record player to dance the night away. 4 TURNSTONES, TRELILL, CORNWALL A39 All the Turnstones boring stuff Cottage Hot water, shower, wood burner, fuse box etc 500 Ft The sat nav will lead you here. CHECK IN 3 PM TELEVISION USEFUL NUMBERS HOW TO FIND US: CHECK OUT 11 AM Check the TV is plugged in and Stacey: 07725973773 TURNSTONES, HOT WATER switched on. Press the red ‘ON’ TRELILL COTTAGES, button at the top right of the TV Phil: 07540328874 TRELILL, CORNWALL, The hot water switch can be remote. To view, a list of available PL30 3HT located in the large cupboard channels click the menu button, If, in an emergency you are unable in the bathroom which houses alternatively to watch BBC 1, press to reach either Stacey or Phil, 50°34’08.2»N 4°45’42.3»W the tank. Please ensure this is 101, for BBC 2 press 102 etc. please contact Chevi. If she’s 50.568939, -4.761737 switched off again at the end of unable to help she will have the your stay. WOOD BURNING STOVE number for someone who can (i.e Use the postcode PL30 3HT to get you as electrician, plumber etc): close to the house as possible. This will In case of an emergency, the stop How to light the wood burning lead you to the heart of Trelill. cock is located under the sink. stove. Chevi: 07805057415 SHOWER 1. Open both doors and remove any existing ashes. The Shower is turned on by pulling the cord by the bathroom door 2. Place paper, and dry kindling entrance down before switching wood in the top grate. the shower unit ‘on’. There are dials to alter the pressure and the 3. Light the paper. temperature. 4. Leave the doors slightly open. FUSE BOX 5. Once the kindling is burning The fuse box ican be found in the well add larger pieces of wood on same cupboard as the glassware top. above the washing machine in the kitchen. 6. Once all wood is burning well shut both doors and place fireguard across the stove. 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 A PINT OF MILK OR A PINT OF BEER. Getting settled in. Everything you need to get your holiday underway. A few things to keep in mind. convenience SPAR supermarkets Food & Drink Cornwall marches to its own beat. that can help you with the basics. SPAR St Kew - PL30 3ED Things move very slowly here, Farm shops often pop up on the The Red Lion Pub - PL30 3DN slower than most. Opening and bigger A roads in Cornwall and can Rumbletums - PL30 3DN start times are never quite set in supply you with fresh meat and St Kew Inn - PL30 3HB stone. veg. Aunt Avices Pasty Shop - PL30 3ED Cash points (ATM’s) can be a However, if you need a small Supermarkets rare sighting here and cash only taste of civilisation and a Costa Co-op Wadebridge - PL27 7DA pubs or restaurants are still in the coffee, Wadebridge is an easy 10 Lidl Wadebridge - PL27 7AL majority. It’s worth having some minutes drive from the cottage. Co-op Port Isaac - PL29 3SD walking around money for ice Wadebridge is the closest town SPAR Polzeath - PL27 6TB creams or other knick-knacks that that can provide you with most SPAR Rock - PL27 6NW you might find along the way. It’s of your needs. Supermarkets, also a good idea to try and have take-aways, a small cinema, and Petrol stations some loose change on you for pay some nice shops can make your SPAR St Kew - PL30 3ED and display car parks. stay easier if you fancy cooking a Shell, Westhill - PL27 7HT big roast dinner or need a phone Texaco, Rock, - PL27 6NW Petrol stations are even more charger replacing. BP, Camelford - PL32 9RU unusual. Good advice states that you should top up your car as Cash points (ATMs) regularly as possible. Fortunately, SPAR St Kew - PL30 3ED there is a Jet petrol station only a HSBC Wadebridge - PL27 7DB 2 min drive or a 15 min walk from Barclays Bank - PL27 7DN the cottage, in St Kew Highway Shell, Westhill - PL27 7HT (not to be confused with St Kew). Lloyds Bank, Padstow - PL28 8AB The area is full of small NORTH CORNWALL 9. Trebarwith Strand 12. Camel Creek Adventure Park A beach with cliff walls on both sides with lots Just over 15 minutes away near Wadebridge of caves for little ones to have bear hunts in. is Camel Creek Adventure Park. A vibrant and Short walks Make sure to find out tide times as the entire welcoming destination for the whole family. beach says good night when the tide is in. Famous for delivering great adventures and days out. The Park is an all-weathers’ attraction A very steep 12-minute drive down to one of and opens all year round. & quick drives. the best photo opportunities in the country. 10. South West Coast Path Hidden gems and must do adventures all within 20 minutes of Turnstones There are many great walks along the path, including Port Isaac & Portreath, a 5.5-mile walk showing some of Cornwall’s most dramatic landscapes. Lace up your walking boots and set your camera phone to 1. St Kew Inn A 10 minutes drive to the car plenty of lovely restaurants and art panoramic. park. We suggest you try the St. galleries. We really recommend A lovely charming pub with a Endellion Car Park first. Only the parking up on the coast and 10 minutes drive to Port Isaac. Check the South beautiful child-friendly beer most seasoned car drivers should taking a ferry boat from Rock to West Coast Path website for more information garden. Serving lovely reasonably try and navigate the very narrow neighboring Padstow. and their other recommended walks. priced food, with the occasional streets of Port Isaac. celeb spot on offer. Gordon A 15-minute drive. 11. The Camel Trail Wadebridge Ramsey, Richard Ashcroft, 4. Polzeath Sigourney Weaver, Heston 7. Padstow The Camel Trail provides access to the Blumenthal and Fern Britton all Golden sands, ice creams, rock beautiful Cornish countryside along a disused spotted in 2017. pools and gnarly waves. One of Rick Stein’s hood. A small railway line between Wenfordbridge, Bodmin, 10 the top beaches in the UK always quintessential British fishing village Wadebridge, and Padstow. A 3-minute drive in a car or 30 min has something new to offer. David boasting plenty of cream teas and walk depending on how much Cameron, Hugh Grant, Kirstie ice cream options for all ages and An easier than it sounds route can be found you’ve eaten. Allsopp and of course Harry and budgets. You can catch crab at the from Wadebridge to Padstow. Where you can Wills have all been spotted on dock or eat it in one of the four Hire a wide selection of bikes from either end 2. Trevathan Farm the beach or in the surrounding Rick Stein restaurants.