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Glendurgan

Falmouth, Cornwall
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)1326 250326

Per night
£180

2 rooms

Rooms sleep 2

Wend your way down steep paths to Durgan beach, explore the magic of Charles’s wonderful garden and feast on Caroline’s super breakfasts

Per night
£180

Contact the owner directly to check date availability and secure your booking.

The Experience

Glendurgan has been in Charles Fox’s family for over 200 years. It’s a magical, exotic and wooded place, and there’s a sense of discovery as you set off down steep paths to Durgan beach. Come in spring for the mass of magnolias, bluebells and primroses. While summer, to quote Charles’s excellent book, “breaks in a wave of whiteness, with eucryphia, hoheria, myrtus and that ‘bombe Alaska’ of rhododendrons, ‘Polar Bear’, and autumn is awash with bulbs – amaryllis, colchicum, crinum and nerine.” In the winter this is still an important garden with its collection of fine trees, and, even in the wildest weather, it’s a deeply romantic place to be.

Charles’s paintings of plants and trees line the stairwell up to bedrooms with sensational Helford river views; Violet and Magenta are as your Edwardian aunt would have liked – no TV but a grand piano, harp, and books to browse. Caroline trained as a cook and her breakfasts are delicious with homemade bread, jams and marmalade and locally produced eggs and bacon.

Charles, garden designer and leader of tours, has lots of tips about what to visit and where to eat. Falmouth is just 15 minutes, so if you’re visiting the university it’s easy to come back to this gracious home.

We think you'll love

The abundance of character, history, books and art
Exploring the garden and visiting all the other interesting ones nearby
Caroline's generous home-cooked breakfasts

You should know

You'll need to wait till the children are older to bring them

Essentials

EV charger
Swimming pool
Hot tub
Garden
Open fire / woodburner
Breakfast included
Breakfast available
Meals available
Vegetarian meals
Oven
Parking on premises
Free parking nearby
Accessible by public transport
WiFi
Television
Spa
Central heating
Limited mobility
Wheelchair access
Mobile reception
Hob
Bar
Barbecue
Licensed premises
Paid parking nearby
Air conditioning
Relaxation areas
Washing machine
Tennis court
Microwave oven
No smoking
Credit cards
Working farm
Owner has pets
Dishwasher
Pets welcome

Family friendly

Baby monitor
Books and toys
Children welcome
Babies welcome
Stair gates
High chair
Fire guard
Cot available

Nearby

Pub/bar within 3 miles
Restaurant within 3 miles
Shop within 3 miles

Activities

Bikes available
Food courses
Kayaking
Other courses
Sailing
Surfing
Wild swimming

Pricing

Nightly price: £180
Surcharges: Singles £115.

2 Twins: £180

Information

Booking information

Check in: Flexible
Check out: Flexible
Other details: Single occupancy, £115 per night.
Closed: Occasionally.
No smoking: Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets: Animals living on the property
Meals: Restaurant within walking distance.

Reviews

Gordon, London Sep 2022

Excellent five night visit in this historic home. Charles & Caroline were gracious and welcoming, with suggestions to fill our days and a great breakfast daily and tea in the evening. Caroline cooked a delicious dinner and Charles gave us a tour of the impressive Glendurgan gardens. House is extremely clean and bed is comfortable and room is quiet. Beautiful river view. Recommended.

Fiona, Winchester Jul 2022

Glendurgan House is very special gem in the crown of loveliness that is the Cornish coast. Caroline and Charles welcomed us with warmth and grace to their beautiful home, fed us with delicious local and home grown feasts, and were utterly charming and generous in their attention to detail, ensuring our supreme comfort and relaxation at all times. The only down side was having, eventually, to leave this heavenly place.

Ally, Oxford Jul 2022

As well as all its other delights, Glendurgan House offers you the chance to rise with the sun, make your way down through the magical garden with only the birds for company, to emerge at the bottom of the valley on a little beach (very little, if the tide is in). Here you can swim in clear cold water, as the sun rises over the headland. By the time you arrive back at the house after the 10 minute walk, your body is warm again and ready for a perfect breakfast. And you could go again at sunset, or in the moonlight...

Christine, Oxford May 2022

Enjoyed a very comfortable one night stay at Glendurgan whilst visiting friends locally. The house is lovely and Caroline and Charles are very welcoming. Delightful view from the breakfast table down to the water through very attractive gardens. Hope to return before long.

Alexandra, London May 2022

Caroline and Charles offer a superlative experience - comfort, charm, delicious food and of course the most spectacular historical important gardens in the South West of England - this is a must on your bucket list for anyone visiting Cornwall

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Location

The neighbourhood

Glendurgan is a mile or so from Mawnan Smith village. You can walk east along the coast into Falmouth, where there is the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, or west to Helford Passage. These footpaths connect by foot ferry with the coastal path which runs around Cornwall. There are numerous circuitous routes from the house, and a local walk can be as short or as long as you want. There are gardens galore to visit in the area; nearby are Trebah and Penjerrick, which were created by members of the Fox family, and then further afield: Trelissick, Trewithen, Heligan and Caerhays; Bonython on the Lizard Peninsula; Trengwainton near Penzance, where you can visit all the art galleries too.

Local points of interest from Charles & Caroline Fox

Great walks nearby and along the coast - explore the footpaths and take in the views!
Visit the charming Trebah and Penjerrick gardens nearby
Plenty of shows and exhibitions to see for all at National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Head towards Penzance for St Michael's Mount, Tremenheere sculpture garden or Penzance Penlee House Art Gallery, which houses the Newlyn School paintings

Introducing

Charles & Caroline Fox

Your hosts Charles and Caroline Fox are hugely warm and welcoming, their sweet little dog is very friendly too, and B&B visitors are treated like house guests. Charles, having lived in Cornwall all his life and trained as a garden designer, has decades of experience taking visitors around Cornish gardens and as an artist he is always abreast of exhibitions and what is worth seeing in local galleries.