Cotehele

Cornwall, Day 9: Cotehele

Cotehele was the home of the Earls of Mount Edgecumbe back to Tudor times, but they eventually built a much nicer home, and Cotehele became a dumping ground of old furniture and knick knacks.    That’s the beauty of Cotehele.    All of the rooms still have walls covered in tapestries (which means they keep the inside

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Totnes, Devon

Devon, Day 8: Totnes

Our other stop in Devon was the market town of Totnes.    My mother was interested in visiting because it’s a Transition Town. It’s a really neat old town.    The main street (see the gate across it in the first picture) is a crazy one lane street up a steep hill.    Lorries were driving on it.   

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Buckland Abbey

Devon, Day 8: Buckland Abbey

For our next day out, we headed into Devon.    Our first stop was Buckland Abbey, which was originally a Cisterician abbey, founded in the 13th century, until the Dissolution.   In the 16th century, it was converted into a home, which came into the possession of Sir Frances Drake.     The house has a lot of interesting

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Tintagel

Cornwall, Day 6: Tintagel

With the weather improving, our first trip out in Cornwall was to Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur.  The castle is on what is now an island, but was once linked to the mainland.     Notice the insane amounts of stairs involved with visiting the site.      There were also wind warnings the day we

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