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Self-catering
Tariff
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Low Season £300 per
week
High Season £560 per week
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Bed linen and towels are provided, but guests
are asked to bring their own beach towels
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Rosemerryn Cottage is set in the grounds of Rosemerryn, a
former artists residence, built at the turn of the twentieth
century.
It shares its seven acres of woodland with a two thousand
year old man made cave or temple, the Boleigh Fogou, which
was once part of an iron age settlement; just one of numerous
such Ancient Celtic Sites to be found in the far west of Cornwall.
Natural pathways run through the wood, which is bordered
by a stream that tumbles down through the valley to reach
the sea at Lamorna Cove.
ACCOMMODATION
Standing in its own secluded garden, bordered by woodland,
Rosemerryn Cottage comprises;
- one double bedroom
- one twin bedded room
- a lounge with open fire
- a kitchen-dining room
- bathroom, with bath and shower
There is a comfortable sofa-bed in the lounge, and an extra
bed or cot can be added to either of the bedrooms if required.
The cottage is equipped with a washing machine and central
heating, and all heating and electricity costs are included
in the price.
. Although the cottage has its own garden, guests are welcome
to wander through all of Rosemerryn's gardens and woodland,
and of course to visit the Fogou.
A well-worn path through the wood provides a short cut to
the local pub, The Lamorna Wink, and to the cove, where
at low tide there is a small harbour beach. Here you can simply
enjoy a coffee and watch the divers heading off to explore
the mysteries of the deep, or take the coast path; east to
the picturesque harbour village of Mousehole, or west
to the tiny fishing cove at Penberth.
Boleigh Fogou
The Boleigh Fogou is considered to be one of the best remaining
monuments of its kind in Cornwall. Found to be part of an
iron-age site, this man made underground cave has survived
pretty well intact for 2000 years. The word 'fogou' is derived
from the Cornish word for cave - fogo - and indeed these fantastic
constructions do not occur anywhere else in England. There
is much debate about the original purpose of the fogou. Some
believe they were ancient grain stores, others housing for
cattle; but many people believe that the fogou contributed
far more to the spiritual rather than the practical life of
the community it served. It is thought that birth and death
rituals were carried out in the fogou and that it was used
for initiation and spiritual ceremonies. Now many people visit
the fogou to experience for themselves the tremendous power
it seems to hold, and feel the presence of the previous inhabitants
of this ancient land.
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