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The Old Rectory, St Juliot, Boscastle.

The Old Rectory offers quality Bed & Breakfast in a historic house. Situated near Boscastle on the beautiful North Cornish Coast. Within an hours drive of the M5 at Exeter. An ideal base to visit Cornwall's Eden Project, Lanhydrock House, a variety of Cornish gardens, unspoilt beaches and many other Cornish treasures.

Our house is surrounded by 3 acres of beautiful mature south facing gardens including a Victorian walled garden. Thomas Hardy stayed here as a young architect and met and fell in love with Emma Lavinia Gifford. The romance led to the novel 'A Pair of Blue Eyes', and to some of his finest poetry.

The Old Rectory is a family home and has been updated and decorated in period style. Guests have their own Sitting Room which they are welcome to relax in throughout the day if they wish.

All the produce we use is either from the garden or sourced locally and we use Fair Trade products where possible.

Come and stay as our guests and enjoy a brush with history.

Walks

Guests have the advantage of leaving their car here to explore the local countryside and the dramatic coastal scenery. The highest cliffs in the county are here just ready to be explored. You can see seals either swimming or just lying on the rocks sunning themselves. There are several circular walks including the famous Valency Valley where you can see an abundance of wild life including Dippers and Kingfishers on a good day. For guests who would like a shorter walk we are only 3 fields away by footpath from St Juliot Church. Here you can see the new memorial window dedicated to Thomas Hardy, kindly donated by the Hardy Society and beautifully engraved in glass by Simon Whistler in 2003.

Beaches

The North Cornish coast is well known for its Surf and for those looking for beaches there are several to choose from. Heading north there are: - Strangles, Crackington Haven, Widemouth and 2 beaches at Bude.

Boscastle

Even after the devastating flood of August 2004, there is something for everyone, magnificent cliffs and scenery, rare seabirds, a beautiful functional Elizabethan harbour. The chance to take fishing trips, a Museum of Witchcraft, the unique Boscastle Pottery, a gentle stream with ducks bobbing in it. Historic old Cornish Cottages with sagging roofs, the Boscastle Blowhole - an astonishing feature that emits a loud booming noise, and sends a spray of water across the harbour.

Wonderful pubs full of character, some with live music in the bar on certain evenings, an abundance of eating-places, to suit every pocket. The medieval `stitches' near Forrabury Church, a relic of times past, the newly opened Visitor Centre with lots more information!