Make the most of an Easter break with beautiful surroundings, comfortable accommodation, fabulous food (2 AA Rosettes) and lots of lovely walks in fresh sea air!

We’re offering a 3 night Easter weekend break with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast from only £125 per room, per night. It’s amazing value. Upgrades to seaview rooms are available. Offer is valid over Easter weekend (March 21 - 23) for a 3 night stay and is subject to availability.

Contact the hotel by email: reservations@idlerocks.co.uk

Or by Phone On: 0844 50 27587

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Few places in Cornwall can compare with the Roseland - one of the most picturesque and unspoilt parts of the British Isles. Lovely beaches and cliffs, delightful rivers and countryside, pretty villages and hamlets all make the Roseland the perfect holiday setting.

Here you can walk the cliffs or riverbanks, swim off the beaches, browse the shops, sail, windsurf, waterski, dive. snorkel, fish and birdwatch. During the warmer months there are carnivals and fetes, regattas and gig racing, not to mention the heavy horse show and all the wonderful gardens open to the public.

Variety being the spice of life, the Roseland offers a wide selection of places to stay to refresh the inner man. Traditional hotels, farm-house bed and breakfast, lovely guest houses, quality cottages and caravans or well equipped camp sites provide your style of accommodation to the standards you expect. Flower covered pubs, riverside barbeques, cream tea cottages and restaurants of high repute add a little more magic to your holiday.

PLACES TO VISIT

Roundhouses, Veryan
Built by the Trist Family in the early 19th Century and situated at the entrances to the village - these private thatched circular cottages have become a unique feature of Veryan.It was thought that the round shape would guard the village from evil as there were no corners in which the devil could hide!

St. Mawes Castle, St. Mawes
Built in the reign of Henry VII as a defence against invasion by France. The attack never came, but the Castle, with its three huge circular bastions (like a clover leaf) and gun ports covering every angle of approach, is a fine example of Tudor military architecture. The Castle offers some of the finest views of Falmouth and its situation on the waters edge make it a must to visit.
The Castle is now in the custodianship of English heritage and open to the public all year round.

Caerhayes Castle Garden
An informal 60 acre woodland garden noted for its camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons.
Open Monday - Friday 20th March - 5th May. For further details telephone (01872) 501144.

St. Just-in-Roseland Church
Described as one of the most beautiful churches in England. Set magnificently on the waters edge amongst sub-tropical trees and shrubs. A path leads from the Church around the edge of the creek to a nearby boatyard where the coastal path continues towards St. Mawes - a delightful walk of approximately 2 miles.

Turnaware Bar and Tolverne
Both of these areas were used as embarkation points for the D-Day landings. The shingle beaches were covered with concrete honey-combe mattresses parts of which can still he found today. The pub at Tolverne is full of memorabilia of the era and is well worth a visit.

St. Anthony Lighthouse
A coal Beacon burned here for centuries until , the present lighthouse was built in 1834. It guards the entrance to the Carrick Roads, warning passing ships of the infamous Manacles rocks. Although automated the light house is often open for visitors during the summer. The lighthouse was also the set for the television series ‘Fraggle Rock’.

St. Anthony Battery
The strategic importance of St. Anthony Head for the defence of Carrick Roads and Falmouth is testified by the remains of many fortifications. During WW I the area was used for Army training and in WW II gun batteries were stationed here. The Headland is owned by the National Trust - an interpretative panel is situated by the toilets and a leaflet giving further information is for sale during the summer.

The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Situated near to the fishing village of Mevagissey Heligan is Britain’s largest ever garden restoration project. This restoration includes 22 acres of land which has been under jungle since 1914 and the rediscovery of a wonderful collection of Victorian walled gardens. Described by the Sunday Times as ‘a triumph in restoration’ Heligan is a garden not to be missed. Contact your local Tourist Information Centre or telephone (01726) 844157.

FERRY SERVICES

The peninsula shape of the Roseland makes travel by ferry the most convenient and quickest way of visiting from many parts of the County - saving many miles on round trips in the car.

The King Harry Ferry
This chain link ferry has been making the crossing between Philleigh and Feock for over 100 years. The ferry can accommodate up to 28 cars and runs every 20 minutes. For further details contact (01872) 72463.

The St. Mawes - Place Ferryboat
The St. Mawes - Place ferryboat take passengers to St. Anthony in Roseland, a remote and unspoilt part of the Roseland. The ferry takes about 10 minutes and visitors should come prepared with stout footwear for walking. A leaflet highlighting walks on St. Anthony in Roseland is available.

Falmouth - St. Mawes
A regular ferry service operates from Falmouth’s Prince of Wales Pier to St. Mawes. The trip lasts 25 minutes and offers excellent views of some of the areas best landmarks including Pendennis and St. Mawes Castles, Black Rock and St. Anthony Lighthouse. The service runs half hourly in the season.

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Located in St Mawes, Lamorran Gardens looks out to St Anthony’s Head and lighthouse. Planted in 1982, Lamorran Gardens is inspired by Mediterranean and Japanese influences. Water features are ever present throughout this landscape both as a backdrop and in the form of pools and running streams. On your tour of Lamorran Gardens, you’ll be able to explore I Gardini Secreti and other intimately secluded areas. More attractions here include a Japanese water-garden, a wishing well, woodland areas, temples, archways and bridges.

Admission: £5 Adults

Address: Lamorran House, Upper Castle Rd, St Mawes, Cornwall

Postcode:

TR2 5BZ

Contact: PH (01326) 270800

Website: http://www.lamorrangardens.co.uk/

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Beautiful calm waters make St Mawes an ideal spot to whet your sails. Classic sailing offer cruises around St Mawes for novices as well as RYA courses for the more experienced sailor. Other sailing destinations on offer are trips to the Isles of Scilly, Brittany and Scotland.
Address: Classic Sailing, Parton Vrane, St Mawes, Cornwall
Postcode: TR2 5ET Street Map
Contact: PH               01872 580 022       
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The Event Starts: 06/26/2008 - 18:30

Miracle theatre plunders the riches of Greek mythology - with tragic consequences! Sophisticated, innovative comic theatre! Gates 6:30pm, performance 7:30pm

£9.50, concession and child prices avaiable, Pre-booking is essential 01872 262466 .

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Event is due to Start: 06/20/2008  at 10:00

A chance to see Pilot Cutters in a Passage Race.

For more information see www.classic-sailing.co.uk

For more information and Sponsorship oportunities contact Adam on 01872 580022

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The Event will be held on the 06/19/2008  starting at 18:00

All piloct cutter owners and crew are invited to the opening Barbecue in Fowey.

The venue is Prime Cellars oposite Town Quay.
Call Classic Sailing on 01872 58 00 22 for information.

For more information and Sponsorship oportunities contact Adam on 01872 580022       .

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Two Day event starting on the 04/23/2008 and finishing on the 04/24/2008

The Festival will be taking place in the Methodist Chapel, a two day event offering music by Brahms, including a trio for cello, piano, and clarinet, a two clarinet sonata and the late Klavierstücke op.117.

For more information visit www.musicattresanton.co.uk

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Together with Pendennis on the headland opposite, St Mawes Castle was built to guard the safe anchorage in the Carrick Roads. Its three huge circular bastions with gun ports were formidable defences in the sixteenth century but today stand in a peaceful waterside setting.
By 1538 Henry VIII’s divorce of Catherine of Aragon had placed England under the threat of an invasion, protection for its ports became an urgent necessity. The resulting chain of forts reflected the power and efficiency of new types of heavy gun. Henry VIII is known to have been interested in the science of fortification and it is possible that the king himself had a hand in the plan of St Mawes. The exterior of the castle is more elaborate than any of the other artillery forts, with gothic style windows, gargoyles like the outside of a church, and flattering inscriptions.
St Mawes saw no action after all in Henry’s reign. It was generally thought to be weaker than Pendennis and was surrendered without resistance at the end of the Civil War. However, the castle retained its strategic importance, and was refurbished whenever there was a renewed threat of invasion, which explains its excellent condition. In the Second World War anti-aircraft guns at Pendennis and St Mawes defended the Atlantic convoys assembling in the estuary below.
Today, St Mawes is a haven of peace and tranquillity, open throughout the year for visitors to explore or just soak in the atmosphere and magnificent view. Location to the west end of St Mawes village on the Roseland peninsula off A3078. Post code TR2 5DE for satnav or webmap users.
Open from 10am daily April to October and Friday to Monday, November to March. Tel               01326 270526       .

The verdant and fertile finger of land that is the Roseland Peninsular snakes its way between a natural phenomena of 2 drowned river valleys leading to the sea, framed with rolling green hills. At its tip sits the pretty village of St Mawes looking towards the sailing mecca of Falmouth, with St Mawes castle perched on one side of the Fal Estuary and Pendennis Castle on the other. The vistas are picture perfect. The area is ideal for walking whether you seek a gentle stroll around the headland from St Mawes to the ancient parish of St Just, with its beautiful ancient church, or a longer excursion across the harbour via water taxi to St Anthony’s headland, with its lighthouse and hidden beaches. The mild Mediterranean type climate means the village’s Lamorran Gardens offer a particularly pleasant stroll. The larger garden attractions of Trelissick and the tropical gardens of Trebah are a short drive away via the King Harry Ferry - a car ferry famed as the shortest, most scenic ferry ride in the UK! A foot ferry takes you from St Mawes over to Falmouth to experience its maritime flavour - including the National Maritime Museum. From the village harbourside water taxis offer visitors an opportunity to explore some of the hidden creeks in the Helford Estuary where some great pubs (best kept secrets) can be found! The county capital of Truro with cathedral, high street shopping, theatre, cinema, bowling and other entertainment is within comfortable driving distance. The Roseland and St Mawes in particular is a perfect getaway destination if you are seeking a place to unwind and relax but also be close to activity and action options. Around the village there are super places to eat and some very talented chefs make delicious use of great quality Cornish produce, much of it locally grown, reared or caught.