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B&B TARIFF
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£30 per person per night based on two sharing.
£38 per person per night for single
occupancy.
10% discount for stays of 3 nights
or over
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Ensuite Bed & Breakfast in South
East Cornwall
Lostwithiel - Eden Project - Fowey Looe & Polperro
Largin Farm sits amidst the beautiful Cornish countryside
and is within easy reach of the picturesque fishing ports of Looe and Polperro
which are just a short drive away. Largin Farm is situated directly
south of Largin wood and access to trails around are available from the farm its
self. B & B Accommodation All rooms have
an ensuite, double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, colour television and
hairdryer. We offer a Full English or Continental breakfast,
complimented by farm produced honey and preserves. Vegetarian alternatives are
available. Although we are a non-smoking establishment, guests
are welcome to smoke outdoors. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate children
or pets Courses
Carolyn
is a popular textiles designer specialising in Felt Making Hand Spinning,
and regularly exhibits around the country. Short courses are available
during the year using fleece, where possible, from her own flock of sheep
and natural dyed are used from around the farm when available.
Local Area The
Eden Project is 10 minutes away and the stunning Luxulyan valley with its interesting
history as well very close. Beautiful beaches like Lantic Bay a 20-minute drive
with the towns of Fowey and Lostwithiel (the antiques capital of Cornwall) on
the doorstep. At Largin Farm, the trenches used by the Roundheads
during the Battle of Braddock Down are still visible, whilst nearby, in Largin
Wood, is Largin Castle - a camp or fort from the Iron Age. The
Battle of Braddock Down was fought in the Civil War 1642-1646. During this period
Boconnoc was involved in two significant battles. In January 1643 the Parliament
forces under Col. Ruthven impatiently attempted to enter Cornwall, which was strongly
Royalist. The opposing forces met near Braddock Church, the Royalists being commanded
by Bevil Grenville and Ralph Hopton (both subsequently Knighted) marching from
Boconnoc Park where they had bivouacked overnight. In a short time the Parliament
forces were routed. A more important clash took place the following
year when the King's cause was beginning to wane. Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock
(a sour Puritan) had indicated to the Earl of Essex, then commander-in-chief of
the Parliament Army, that the Cornish were ready to surrender. Essex marched into
the west, to be met by a strong force under Richard Grenville and Lord Goring
and found he was pursued from the east by no less a person than the King with
an a army of several thousands. The King made his headquarters at Boconnoc and
the unfortunate Roundheads were gradually squeezed into Lostwithiel and Fowey,
to their ultimate surrender at Castle Dore. |