Activities

Why not catch a ferry from the lovely town of Falmouth to St Mawes or along the Fal Estuary to Truro, or hire a kayak or paddle board to tranquilly enjoy the rivers and creeks (you may come face to face with a seal if you are lucky).

For adrenaline junkies you can surf at Sennen cove or Gwithian, scuba dive some of the many shipwrecks dotted along the coast or go sailing or windsurfing to name but a few activities.

Keen walkers can marvel at the majestic Prussia Cove (known for its smuggling history), explore Daphne de Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek on the Helford River, or walk from Kynance Cove to Lizard Point and hope to see a Cornish Chough soaring above.

For those who love gardens we have the mesmerising Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, near Penzance, which has subtropical plants and views over Mount’s Bay that are unrivalled.

If you are members of the National Trust, we have access to some of their beautiful gardens close by such as Trelisick, Trengwainton or Glendurgan, or you can take advantage of your membership to use at some the local beach car parks.

St Michael’s Mount is a lovely way to while away a few hours, it’s so unique and quaint and a worthwhile visit.

There are so many beaches it’s impossible to name them all, but some of our favourites are Perranuthnoe, Gwithian, Godrevy, Sennen, and Marazion.

Food and Drink

There are so many great places to eat in the local area you will be spoilt for choice. Below are a few recommendations. However, the list is just a small sample of places on offer

Trevaskis Farm Restaurant: great quality food and great value for money. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or an evening meal you won’t be disappointed and it has an enormous selection of homemade puddings (that they can offer as a takeaway).

Halzephron Inn: traditional old Cornish pub they offer good food and ales, fantastic views over the sea from high on the cliffs above Gunwalloe, it’s rumoured there is even a smuggler’s tunnel into the pub.

Pandora Inn: a thatched pub set on the river with large pontoon where you can eat fantastic food and enjoy a refreshing drink.

Amelies, Porthleven & The Seafood Cafe, St Ives: both great for seafood dishes, as well as other non seafood dishes if you prefer.

Carn Brea Castle: this 14th Century building perched on a granite outcrop on top of Carn Brea this breathtaking and serves fantastic Middle Eastern cuisine and is one of the most unique places to eat.

The Cornish Pasty: many locals are fiercely loyal to a particular pasty baker, there are so many bakers in West Cornwall it would be impossible to name them all, so feel free to ask us where we recommend and for any other local knowledge.

Oh and if you stop for a cream tea, you’ll need to put the jam on first…

Wildlife at Woodfield

Here at Woodfield we are blessed with so much wildlife to see, you can enjoy regular visits from foxes and badgers in the field behind the pool, you may be lucky enough to see a roe deer wandering through the grass. You can watch swallows swooping across the garden in summer and the buzzards soaring high above the fields. We often put our trail cameras out across our land to capture the amazing wildlife and are fascinated by our finds. We often see badgers ambling along the hedgerows, mice scampering up the brambles and have been lucky enough to see a mother deer with her two babies.