Off To Heligan Woods
Sunday the 8th May dawned warm and sunny, just right for a trip to the Cornish coast. Unfortunately due to the blowing up of the Merafield road bridge the traffic was truly horrendous and we took nearly an hour just to get to Brixton! When we finally escaped the rest of the journey to Mevagissey was uneventful and we arrived at Heligan Woods without losing our way, well we did go round a roundabout a couple of times! There was a little confusion on arrival as several units arrived together but as we knew our pitch number we were soon directed to the pitch and hooked up.
Right, now to put the kettle on, wrong the piezo ignition on the cooker refused to co-operate and we had again forgotten the matches but a quick trip to the shop to locate the said box of matches was successful and we were able to also have a delicious slice of ginger cake with our welcome cup of tea.
From the pitch we could see the sea in the distance and there were very few people on the site which although very attractive, could get a bit cramped in high season. There were lots of plants and trees including some lovely specimens of rhododendrons, there were also a number of very attractive static holiday homes dotted amongst the trees. The toilet block was adequate but certainly not spectacular but with a very nice washing up area which we made use of. We had a quick walk around to locate how to enter the Lost Gardens from the site which was really close by and we went to bed looking forward to exploring the gardens the next day.
Once again sleep for me was elusive, but after a few meagre hours I managed to get going. We had breakfast and set off for the Gardens about 10.30, through the gate and we were there, map in hand we found our way to the Kitchen Garden which was spectacular despite being early in the season. Again the rhododendrons and azaleas were spectacular and at their very best. We made our way to the restaurant to see what was on offer for lunch, sadly the food was not really to our taste but very healthy! However, we bagged a couple of Cornish pasties and a cake, the queue for coffee was very long and veeeerrry slow with nowhere to put the heavy tray. When we finally got to eat our lunch it was delicious and very filling. After lunch I was feeling a little weary since I had very little sleep so we made our way back through her gate and had a little snooze back in Bobbo. After a cup of tea and a sit outside in the new chairs we made our way back into the gardens for a final look around. It was much less crowded and hordes of German tourists had finally left and we had a stroll through the woodland walk. We then went to the shop and made some purchases including a new basket for the allotment, a very good day out with plenty to see and nice to return at a different time of the year.
After sandwiches and cake for tea we watched some television and after a final walk had a test to see how fast we could do the beds and we got it down to a scant 10 minutes, pretty good going.
After a better night's sleep sadly we awoke to rain, which stopped long enough to pack up in the dry, unfortunately the chairs had got a bit wet as they hadn't been pushed far enough under the Motorhome. The waste water disposal point was very difficult to access but after some manoeuvre ing we managed to get the outlet in position to empty the tank. We weren't so lucky when leaving the area which again was very narrow and we did a bit of damage to a flower tub, but fortunately not to ourselves. It was finally time to leave and it wasn't long before we ran into the rain again, but it was an uneventful journey and we returned home at 12.00. We soon unpacked and returned Bobbo to storage. A very enjoyable visit all around with a few more lessons learnt, make sure we have matches being number one!
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