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Carnkie, Wendron, Helston
Cornwall TR13 0DZ
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1209 860883
Mobile: 07779390577
Email:
johns@jentone.net

Quiet countryside location - Assured off road private parking on grounds - Centrally positioned for touring & exploring Cornwall - Open February to November - Pets welcome by prior arrangement - Tastefully furnished & decorated - En-suite triple / twin / double rooms - TV Lounge

  • Numerous pubs and excellent restaurant within 10 minutes drive

  • Superb gardens within 15 minutes drive

  • Beaches, golf, sailing, riding stables, walking

  • Falmouth National Maritime Museum

  • St. Michael's Mount and The Tate - St. Ives

  • Less than an hours drive from the Eden Project

  • 3.05 miles from Combined Universities in Cornwall at Tremough Campus (Penryn).

 
JENNIFER and ANTHONY welcome you to Jentone, a family run, bright and spacious modern detached bungalow. Overlooking open countryside and green fields, it has outstanding rural views.

There is a NO SMOKING policy in all rooms.
Pets are not allowed in the dining room

THE accommodation is on ground floor level and comprises;

  • one double room with private bathroom,

  • one twin ensuite room

  • one ensuite triple room (sleeps 3 persons)

All rooms are centrally heated and have colour TV, biscuits, tea and coffee making facilities, radio alarm clocks, hair dryer, toiletries provided, towels and if required an iron is available.
START the day with a hearty traditional breakfast using local produce where possible,there is also cereals, fruit and yoghurts available served in the lounge/dining room. Vegetarians and vegans can be catered for on request, each family occupies a separate table.
THIS accommodation is well suited for any guest who enjoys sight seeing, golf, horse riding, cycling, coastal / country walks, water sports and fly fishing. Jentone is situated in the small village of Carnkie, just ¾ mile from the A394 Falmouth to Helston road and has a church, shop, public house and restaurant all within walking distance.

TARIFF: All PRICES QUOTED PER PERSON PER NIGHT
TRIPLE / TWIN or DOUBLE room from £26.00 to £30.00.
SINGLE Occpancy in TWIN or DOUBLE room from £30.00-£34.00.
CHILDREN up to 12 years sharing TWIN or DOUBLE room from £16.00 to £20.00
SPECIAL OFFER 7 nights stay for 2 people sharing TWIN or DOUBLE ROOM £325.00
 

BOOKING ENQUIRIES: email: johns@jentone.net

DIRECTIONS: M5 motorway south bound at junction 31 take A30 (signposted Bodmin) towards Penzance. At round about with wind turbines on your right take A39 through Truro towards Falmouth over the Treluswell round about.
At Treleiver round about take the A394 (signposted) Helston continue through Longdowns, Hernis, (ignore first sign for Carnkie) continue into Rame. At Rame turn right at shop/post office (signposted Carnkie ¾ mile) on entering the village JENTONE is the first property on your right.

The Lizard Lighthouse Goonhilly Earth Station

OUT AND ABOUT: WITHIN easy reach of coastal beaches, many family attractions, walks, museums, monuments, tin mines including pleasure boat trips along the scenic Fal and Helford rivers and several superb colourful gardens it also gives you an excellent opportunity to explore the local towns of Helston, Falmouth, Camborne and Redruth, all of which are within a 7 mile radius. Even the cathedral city of Truro is only 12 miles away! Just 2 miles at Stithians is a 274 acre lake where you can sail, windsurf or water ski, go fly fishing for rainbow trout, or just relax and watch the fascinating wild life around it.

WHY not take a 32 mile scenic route towards St Austell and visit the Eden Project, it has been called The 8th Wonder of the World - The worlds largest geodesic green houses. Experience the sights and smell of the rain forest in this truly magnificent structure packed with tropical and Mediterranean trees, plants, fruits and hundreds of colourful flowers.
HELSTON - The ancient market town which lies midway between Falmouth and Penzance and is the home of the famous 'Furry Dance' held annually on 8th May. It also serves as the gateway to the beautiful Lizard Peninsula to the south, known for its majestic coastline , delightful sandy coves and tiny harbours crowded with small boats.
As you travel out towards Porthleven, why not enjoy a leisurely walk along the beautiful woodlands and relax on the banks of the largest freshwater lake in Cornwall known as Loe Pool.

FALMOUTH - As the premier resort has four main beaches, Gyllingvase, Castle, Swanpool and Maenporth with vast stretches of golden sands - a perfect arena for sunbathing and swimming. It is a veritable water world! also an experience as alive as the sea a unique and interactive displays of boats and their place in peoples lives at the National Maritime Museum.
Enjoy a trip on one of the many pleasure boats and ferries which ply the local waters to St. Mawes, Flushing, Truro and the Helford Passage, which contains every sort of scenic delight that Cornwall has to offer. This is where the author Daphne Du Maurier based her romantic novel "Frenchman`s Creek" in 1941. Discover the 17th century Pendennis Castle built by Henry VIII - some 450 years of history and wartime secrets. Not forgetting the four central public gardens Kimberly Park, Gyllingdune, Fox Rosehill and Queen Mary all award winning gardens.
THE CITY OF TRURO - The capital of Cornwall with the distinctive three spires of the Cathedral high above the shopping centre. Follow the story of Cornwall from the stone age by visiting the Royal Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery. Relax in the city parks and gardens to enjoy the wonderful smells and rays of colour.
CAMBORNE - REDRUTH - This is known as Tin Mining Country, in the 18th to 19th century there were thriving tin mining activities, the distant memories now are the ivy covered engine houses with their tall chimneys still towering above the countryside.

Each year both towns celebrate their proud heritage in music and colour, Camborne with Trevithick Day in April and Redruth with Murdock Day in June. Spectacular views across the North cliffs, Portreath and St Ives Bay.
Looming high above both towns is the granite tor of Carn Brea, crowned by a stark memorial to the mine owner Francis Bassett.

Lands End & Lamorna Cove