Sunshine and Shade in the Tamar Valley

Lovely woodland walks when the weather turns sunny are a delight here in our valley.  The rivers and streams make great spots for picnics and paddling.  Our ever popular walk through the fields and woods on the way down to the River Tamar for a cream tea is bursting with flowers and wildlife.  Butterflies, deer and flowers galore mean we always manage to get a photo on a walk.

 A cooling seat by the weir as the stream runs down to the River Tamar

 A young deer ignores us as it scampers about the undergrowth

We never go hungry on our walks, cream teas, pasties and ice cream are always nearby

Shady woodland walks for those extra sunny days.  

We get to play at being pirates on the Shamrock on one of the open days down at Cotehele Quay.

Cornwall is Open for Holidays!

Our lovely Tamar Valley is open!

Now leaves are gone from the hedge, the back of Albaston Farm Barn can be seen from its own private lawned garden

The railway line at Dawlish in Devon may be out of action for the time being but our roads still work and Cornwall is open for business as usual.

At the back of Albaston Farm Barn, younger more energetic holiday guests can share our own play area and field which backs onto the barns own private lawned garden

In our sheltered Tamar Valley location, our new weather station is giving us some interesting readings compared to the general forcasts for Cornwall and the coastThese show why this sheltered valley is so popular with gardeners and walkers.

Our weather station wind catcher

Locally the footpaths are still good to walk and as the name suggests, our Tamar Valley side location means rain is carried quickly away down to the River Tamar.

Blue Skies Panorama

The chickens refuse to be photographed, instead they playing at being ostriches.

There is a great article about the history of our area at Bruce Hunts website 

Blue Sky over Dartmoor

Our leisurely short stroll along the top road to meet friends arriving on the Tamar Valley Line train gave us some long clear views of Dartmoor today.  For a few days, this view has been hidden behind rain or mists.

On the way back we called into the Tamar Valley Visitor Centre, picked up the new local 'What's On' and dropped off some of our new leaflets.

Dartmoor Views from Drakewalls

Albaston Sunrise and Weather Widget

Our new Albaston Farm weather station is now up and running and you can now see our data by clicking onto the gadget on the sidebar.

A break in the recent rain gave us a peaceful, colourful sunrise which was worth the stroll along the top road to watch the bottom of the valley reappear as the warmth of the sun drove the inversion layer mists away.

Sunrise with Inversion layer of morning mist in the Tamar Valley

Abandoned Mine Engine House

Houses starting to show through the early mists low in the Tamar Valley