4.5
A walk with a surprise around (nearly) every corner
My husband, his mobility scooter and me and a fine September morning. We parked in the disabled parking area and got the scooter out. I've been missing retail therapy this trip, so we headed for the cafe and artisan gift shops. Unfortunately only one shop was actually open and the blacksmith hadn't lit the forge for the day. I did check out the open buildings and found that some of the studios were on the first floor but there was a lift if there had been any need for my husband to come up with me. As there wasn't we headed across the front of the house and past the Earl's Garden which looked pretty but which was shut because of Covid measures. Pathway/surfaces had been loose but easy running to this point but started to get a little less so, so we turned around to see if we could manage to find the waterside area which was part of the panorama spread out below. A short pleasant walk down a tarmacced drive and a choice of whether to turn left or continue straight on. We went straight on and in very few steps came to Cremyll Quay and the ferry. A picturesque little place and if it had been a little later in the day we would have tried out the pub, which advertised disabled access and which also had picnic tables overlooking the water. We turned around again, back into the park and went right, into the formal gardens. Initially these looked to be one nice landscaped area and we couldn't get any further because there were steps and no slope. But as we turned back I spied an opening in the hedge which looked as if might be the start of something else... And so it was.... A series of interlinked formal garden areas .. All with good path surfaces .. Flowers, fountains, statuary, follies, historic buildings and all just a stone's throw from a waterside walk with so much nautical variety to catch the eyes and the interest. Our only regret is that we didn't go armed with a picnic.
My husband, his mobility scooter and me and a fine September morning. We parked in the disabled parking area and got the scooter out. I've been missing retail therapy this trip, so we headed for the cafe and artisan gift shops. Unfortunately only one shop was actually open and the blacksmith hadn't lit the forge for the day. I did check out the open buildings and found that some of the studios were on the first floor but there was a lift if there had been any need for my husband to come up with me. As there wasn't we headed across the front of the house and past the Earl's Garden which looked pretty but which was shut because of Covid measures. Pathway/surfaces had been loose but easy running to this point but started to get a little less so, so we turned around to see if we could manage to find the waterside area which was part of the panorama spread out below. A short pleasant walk down a tarmacced drive and a choice of whether to turn left or continue straight on. We went straight on and in very few steps came to Cremyll Quay and the ferry. A picturesque little place and if it had been a little later in the day we would have tried out the pub, which advertised disabled access and which also had picnic tables overlooking the water. We turned around again, back into the park and went right, into the formal gardens. Initially these looked to be one nice landscaped area and we couldn't get any further because there were steps and no slope. But as we turned back I spied an opening in the hedge which looked as if might be the start of something else... And so it was.... A series of interlinked formal garden areas .. All with good path surfaces .. Flowers, fountains, statuary, follies, historic buildings and all just a stone's throw from a waterside walk with so much nautical variety to catch the eyes and the interest. Our only regret is that we didn't go armed with a picnic.
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