Callestock News

Barbecue October 2011

Yes I know the headline is unbelievable, but it is true!  We spent most of our weekend on the patio enjoying temperatures reaching 25 degrees C!  We were celebrating with…

Picnic Ride from Goonbell Riding Stables

Picnic Ride across The Beacon, St Agnes, nr Truro, Cornwall This photo was taken by one of my guests who went on a Picnic Ride from Goonbell Riding Stables over The Beacon…

Harvest at Callestock!

Well August is almost at a close and most of the harvesting has been done.  Silaging earlier in the year yielded plenty of bales for the cows to feed on this winter, this…

Great News – Callestock’s Clotted Cream is back!!

of the traumatic time we’ve been having of late with the TB testing here at Callestock. The earlier tests this year showed that allegedly two of our lovely young cows had…

Cycling on the Camel Trail

What a great day – Nick and I have just returned from a fantastic day in the sunshine on the Camel Trail which is a cycle friendly path on an old disused railway line .  We…

101 Things to do in Cornwall in the Rain

Oh dear it’s raining today!  Nick is absolutely delighted as he wants the grass to grow, but what about my lovely guests. All is not lost – believe it or not there are 101…

Cream Teas by the Fal Estuary!

For those of you visiting Cornwall and coming to Callestock, a visit to Halwyn Tea Gardens, near Old Kea just outside Truro, is a must. Nick and I sat in the wonderful garden…

Eating at the Hawkins Arms

In a recent blog I mentioned that the Hawkins Arms had changed hands, well Adam and Alex have been there for about 3 months now and have settled into the village and pub really…

All change at the Hawkins Arms

I’m sorry to say that it was Richard’s last day at the Hawkins Arms in Zelah yesterday!  Nick and I joined others in having a drink and wishing him all the best in his new…

First baby of the year arrives at Callestock!

At last an arrival, a little late but Mother and Baby are doing just fine -now! Peru, one of our Jersey heifers has given birth to the first baby of the year!  Even with…