Tansy

We stayed at Tansy as a retired couple and found it very comfortable. We were lucky with the weather and sat out on the patio watching the tide come and go and passing the time chatting with locals and other holiday makers alike. We took the cushions out and were very comfortable sitting out there and of course a coffee, pasty or ice-cream are all only 2 minutes walk away at the village shop. The kitchen is wery well equipped and we cooked most days finding evereything we needed for preparing meals. We took several local walks, the Tivoli Fountain and grounds were very well worth visiting in the woods, we walked to St Winnow and back twice; I would advise there and back along the coast rather than back 'over the hill' unless you really love stiles!!! Nice little cafe van at St Winnow. Further afield we drove to Lantic Bay National Trust car-park for a lovely walk, and then down to Polruan, also Restormel Castle (EH) and Lanhydrock (NT). We took the car farry from Bodinnick to Fowey and on to Coombe Farm NT carpark for a strenous but delightful walking loop, see the board in the carpark. Lostwithiel is a small town, free parking and nice to see the Duchy Palace and St Bartholomew's Church and, of course, the old bridge. High tides were the highest all year but produced no worry as parking was easy and safe by the village hall and we had the back, or is it the front, door. There is no real need to simply use Lerryn as a hub and drive off all over Cornwall every day, just stay fairly local and enjoy the area; we even took advantage of the warm welcome to join in the T'ai Chi class in the hall on Friday mornings. ...

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We had a great week in Tansy. Lerryn is a little gem, off the tourist trail and completely peaceful and laid back. A true haven for wildlife, watching the tides and exploring the estuary. It is a very friendly village, excellent pub and handy village shop. We would definitely return to Lerryn, it is a special place. ...

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We had a lovely time at Tansey, it was clean and well equipped and Lerryn is amazing! The cottage is quirky and you have to be careful of the steps leading up to the bedrooms. The views from the kitchen and bedroom are great and you can park the car right outside the property which is a bonus. Such a lovely village and watching the tide is mesmerizing. There are nice walks alongside the estuary and you can walk over the other side via the stepping stones too. The Ship Inn was excellent along with the village shop (both just yards away) handy for the daily papers and essentials. Fowey is advertised on the Tansy website as being 3 miles away and it is if you take the 'short route' down extremely narrow farmer's tracks/lane and via the Boddinick Ferry (£10 return fare). We did it once only and it was scary and thereafter took the longer route via Lostwithiel which takes about 20/25. Our initial draw to choosing Tansy was its closeness to Fowey, it did not matter in the end as we had a lovely time but if you really need to be close to Fowey it would be a concern. All in all we had a wonderful week at Lerryn and would return....

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We had a fabulous time at the cottage, we spent a week in lovely Lerryn and fell in love with the place and the cottage! The cottage exceeded expectations, it had everything we needed and more, lots of great descriptions of things to do, also plenty of books, videos and games for rainy days. The kitchen was superbly equipped. The interior decor was beautiful. We loved the peacefulness and the view of the river from the front terrace, kitchen and bedroom was stunning! We highly recommend and are definitely hoping to come back...

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Had a great week in Tansy , weather was good so meant we often spent the late afternoon / early evening with a drink (coffee or beer - mainly beer !! ) watching what was happening on the river, which was so relaxing and peaceful , even when little was actually happening !!! Cottage was really well equipped and had everything we wanted or could think of !!! Thanks for the milk and cookies !! Everyone in the village was very friendly and we enjoyed 3 visits for meals to the pub , where again it was very welcoming and friendly , and took less than a minute to walk to ( door to door ) - Excellent !!! Corner shop was very handy and did some rather good bacon rolls ! Would revisit without any hesitation ! ...

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