Sadly not across the border to the warmer climate of Europe.

Today we travelled to Cotehele just across the Devon – Cornwall border. The weather turned warm and sunny in the afternoon but the morning was grey and cloudy with an associated bitterly east wind. A trend set to continue for a number of days.

Cotehele is a medieval house with Tudor additions, situated in the parish of Calstock in the east of Cornwall, England. It is a rambling granite and slate-stone manor house on the banks of the River Tamar that has been little changed over five centuries. It was built by the Edgecumbe family in 1458 after the original Manor House was pulled down. Sir Richard Edgecumbe came into the property after fighting for Henry Tudor in the Battle of Bosworth.

Whilst the Manor House and other properties were closed due to Covid restrictions, the formal gardens and trails were all open. This ranks as one of the better National Trust estates we have visited.

A selection of stunning pictures below.