Holiday to Cornwall in May

During May this year we took a holiday in Bude in Cornwall.  The weather was kind to us and we were able to do quite a lot of sight seeing.
One of our favourite places is Boscastle and we had a lovely day there, warm enough not to need our coats and no raincoats either!

A few years ago they had a terrible flood that devastated the village, washing away a lot of the houses and many cars and caravans that were parked in the car park further up the hill.


                                                                                   Since then  a lot of rebuilding has taken place and the pub at the bottom of the hill has had to have a lot of work done on it.  This building is the National Trust information area and they tell the story of the flood and the rebuilding of Boscastle, 
 some of the buildings were many centuries old and one in particular was almost destroyed and was rebuilt using the stone from the old building and is now a lovely little cafe. Other buildings were  wshed away altogether!

 We discovered these RHS gardens about 15miles from where we were staying, Rosemore is in a sheltered vally with wooded sides, and is the most amazing new garden with lots to interest everyone. Lots of formal 'room' gardens as well as large well manicured lawns and specimen trees and a lake , lots of shade and seating for a hot days viewing!  If we go back to this area I will certainly visit it again.

This is part of the beach at Bude - it is very large and the sea goes out a long way leaving pools for the little ones to play in - this day was very hot and as you can see those that were on the beach at lunchtime put up shelters for some shade. A very safe beach for small children to play and explore, but just round the headland there is a sea water bathing pool for those who want to swim when the tide is out.