Lanhydrock House and Truro

So today (Sunday) we are actually off to Cornwall! Leave Tewkesbury on a damp drizzly morning to head off down to M5 and then the A30 with Truro our ultimate destination.

Decide to call in at Lanhydrock house (making use of our National Trust membership) for a visit and somewhere to have lunch.

The house was built in 19th century as a posh family house and is well worth the visit.

The Long Gallery inside is particulrily impressive.

The gardens are a blaze of colour

 

 

 

and after three hours in the car it was nice to stretch our legs in the now sunny afternoon.

 

So off to check in at our next Premier Inn just outside Truro. We picked it as we thought it would be a good base to do Cornwall, but were pleasantly surprised that is is well off the road and our room is at the back, on the end of a corridor overlooking fields and a view over the rolling Cornish countryside.

 

 

Quick trip into Truro to see the city, have a nose around the Cathedral, and stock up on buns for breakfast. The Cathedral is imposing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 but we were a little underwhelmed by the shopping area

 

 

 

 and the wharf is decidedly grotty: sorry Truro!

 

 

 

Back to the attached Table Table restaurant for a late Sunday Lunch which was very much better than we had expected!