April 24th Day eight of 'The Grand Cornish getaway' Visiting Godolphin House National Trust

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April 24^th: Visit to Godolphin House

Good old National Trust. That membership card pays for its self pretty rapidly. The house was closed but the gardens and surrounding grounds were open on ‘booked arrival’ time slots. The car parks are small but the ‘additional’ car park slightly further up the track has space for at least two motorhomes parked lengthways down the dividing bank in the middle of the car park.

Bluebells in full bloom

The apple blossom was out, the bluebells tinting blue, dappled sun kissed woodland floors. The wind creaked ancient trees that were breaking into leaf. Woodland flowers were in full bloom.

The house, nestled in a dip in the hills, was the epitome of rural peace and tranquillity; a geographically well sheltered chosen site.

Rear courtyard area

Inner courtyard

The original doors

An explore, followed by a walk up Godolphin Hill in force seven winds. ‘Fresh’ is an ‘understated’ meteorological term. At the top, we were ‘leaning’ into those winds. But the views were worth it. The dust off the fields and the salt laced air gave a light brown smudged haze to the atmosphere across the Lizard. The granite hill vegetation was wispy and bone dry; thin soils, curled brown bracken and twiggy heather yet to bloom. Stunted holly trees, shaped by prevailing winds, scattered the moorland area. Footpaths, mica and quartz fragments glinting in the sun, were cracked into hexagonal patterns due to the lack of rain over the last month or so.

beware the old mine shafts on the hill!

On the way home along one of the B roads, a builder’s van coming towards us suddenly hogs the middle road at the last moment; already as close to the hedgerow as I can go, the inevitable happens in slow motion. The wing mirrors collide. We have already slowed and I prepare to stop. Vanman speeds off and around the distant bend with no intention of stopping.

Those mirror protectors we bought? Worth every penny! The mirror folded inward under the impact. The mirror protector fractured in one corner but the actual mirror was fine. We have put black masking tape over the crack as a temporary fix until we decide what a permanent fix would look like.

Well worth every penny!