tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40848834634869902902024-03-07T21:48:47.168-08:00Pentille CastlePentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-26585339917584729872009-03-18T04:53:00.000-07:002009-03-18T05:04:53.903-07:00Some comments from visitors last weekend.We promise we haven't made the following comments up. They are some of the wonderful emails that have arrived in our inbox over the last few days... Thank you to everyone who has written or filled out a comments form - it means lots to receive all your lovely words. We are very grateful. From the Coryton family<br /><br />***Thank you for opening your lovely gardens to the public on Sat/Sun. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit on Sunday and intend to come again !<br /> Congratulations on the quality of EVERYTHING and the friendly approach from all with whom we spoke. As my friend said "a lovely place and a lovely family ". We completely agree.<br /><br />***Dear Coryton Family,<br />A quick mail to say we had a lovely day at Pentillie on Sunday. It was Mothers 78th birthday and after watching the House rescue a few weeks ago we decided to come and visit. We look forward to many more as you grow and develop your business.<br />Comments as requested<br />We were parked in the top field on your small hand out map. A cross to say you are here at the start would have been helpful. Once we got our bearings it was fine.<br />Tea room was a little chaotic this could be remedied with a more contra flo system ie have your tables in such a way that people immediately stop for Tea Juice Savoury Cake. then pay at the end. The queue went to the far side then back to the tea pot through the queue to pay the poor lady who stood up all day<br />If the table had been a little further out then people would have not just had a free for all.<br />Apart from that your staff were great friendly and a delight to talk too.<br />Well done for making Pentillie such a superb place to visit.<br /><br />***Thank you for a really super day on Sunday.<br />We came to visit you with two family members from Tiverton in Somerset, we so enjoyed the day your family were all so helpful, the coffee/tea was just what we needed.<br />We long to visit again and wish you all good wishes in the restoration of Pentillie.<br /> Please keep us informed of your future events<br /><br />***We had an absolutely wonderful visit to Pentillie on Sunday - we have watched the television programme twice and it really felt like a visit to friends even though of course we don't really know you.<br />There were six of us in our party, and the overwhelming response was "how friendly all the Pentillie people are, not like the rather officious attitudes of some houses one visits." All the parking staff stewards must have gone to bed with fixed smiles on thier faces but their greetings all rang true and welcoming.<br />Congratulations on what must have been a very worthwhile day for you- we look forward to visiting again.<br /><br />***Just wanted to say thank you for opening the grounds of Pentillie Castle to the public last weekend. <br />I visited on Saturday, and have to say the gardens are delightful and the situation absolutely stunning. The 'upspoilt' nature of the grounds added to the delight of the visit, so many gardens are a bit 'over imaculate'. Many NT properties, have very similar planting and not a weed in sight, so to see the individuality of Pentillie was a rare treat.<br />The coffee and chocolate brownie were very welcome too! <br />The atmosphere amongst fellow visitors was fantastic, one couple I chatted to had come from Surrey, which made my trip across the Tamar from Devon seem very insignificant! Everyone I came across expressing their appreciation of the gardens and the hospitality shown by all hosting the visit. Visits to other gardens has never produced such a chatty, friendly atmosphere with everyone seemingly wishing to share their delight<br />Hope you don't mind the email, but just wanted to express thanks for a wonderful sunny day in such a delightful place, Hope it was a success from your point of view and wish you all the very best with your ventures.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-69572806560458969332009-03-16T11:29:00.000-07:002009-03-16T11:33:08.766-07:00Garden opening a great successThank you all for coming to see the gardens last weekend. Nearly 2,000 of you came during the course of the weekend which was truly wonderful We loved sharing Pentillie with you all. And, if you didn't make it this time, we jolly well hope you can make it on Easter Sunday or Monday. The gardens will open again then from 10am until last admission at 3pm. No dogs we're sorry. Admission is £5 per person, children under 16 are free.<br /><br />A special mention must go to our team of unbelievably amazing volunteers. Without them it would have been a disaster, so a very heartfelt thank you from all of us Corytons.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you at EasterPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-72317590218151445072009-03-15T02:07:00.000-07:002009-03-15T02:30:44.434-07:00Open day 10am until 3pm last admissionWe are open again today 10am until last admission at 3pm.<br /><br />The weather is gorgeous and more flowers are coming out daily.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you later todayPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-14514865810060022792009-03-12T11:13:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:18:04.851-07:00Gardens open this weekend.... Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th MarchThe gardens will be open for the first time this weekend. Be warned they are very much a work in progress and you need sturdy walking boots or wellies and a fair amooutn of stamina. There is limited parking right by the castle, so be prepared for an expedition in every sense of the word!!<br /><br />The gardens will be open from 10am until 3pm. £5 entry. Refreshments and toilets will be available in the castle. No dogs allowed - sorry.<br /><br />Apparently rumour got out that the gardens will be open this Friday (13th March) as well... This is NOT the case. However, they will be open on Easter Sunday 12th and Easter Monday 13th April again.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-88002590644578467092009-03-11T11:25:00.000-07:002009-03-11T11:30:23.667-07:00The Country house Rescue episode went to air again last night!We had a lovely email from Allen who asked me to post this message on his behalf...<br />"Can you upload this to your blog please<br />Coryton Family 1 Ruth Watson 0<br />How rude can Ruth Watson be? I'd like to nominate her for a dress makeover with Trinny & Susannah. And just why doesn't she ever take those long jackets off (what exactly is she hiding underneath them). Ah well, Mum rose above it and won in the end. At least she did you one enornmous favour and put you on the map. We plan to come April 12, plus walking boots.<br />Also thinking about an exclusive rental for a group of friends that have been meeting up for over 30 years in the Autumn (not this year though as already fixed venue).<br />Just carry on as you are, you don't need any more advisors."Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-26945939619756429092009-02-19T09:11:00.001-08:002009-02-19T09:16:28.090-08:00Renovation renovation renovation!I think that is the name of another TV show, but not one we are starring in this time.... Pentillie is being renovated - in a major way.<br />However, having started in September, we have an amazing team of about 20 guys working on site, who are doing the most unbelievable job.<br />Not only is the interior taking shape, paint going on, fabrics being chosen, bathrooms going in, carparks finding a home, but the gardens are opening and we are booking weddings!<br />I will try and add pictures soon, but for the time being suffice it to say that the renovation project is on time and on budget!<br />We will try and keep you posted on developments, but it is still a madhouse in our wee office!<br />We look forward to seeing lots of you in March and again in April when the gardens are open.<br />14th and 15th March, 12th and 13th April from 10am to 3pm. Wear sturdy shoes, be prepared to walk, and bring a bottle of water just in case it's tropical Cornish weather!Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-38899629677184739672009-01-27T07:11:00.002-08:002009-01-27T07:19:41.183-08:00CONGRATULATIONS!Shirley & Dave Maple [15.01.09]<br /><br />Having watched Pentillie on Country House Rescue we decided to visit your website<br />and were so impressed as to what progress you had made and what an excellent<br />website you had created. Although, living in Salisbury, we are some way from you, we hope when we retire to visit Cornwall again and also to visit your gardens.<br /><br />Some years ago we visited the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan and have<br />to say Heligan was by far our favourite. Your gardens look extremely interesting<br />without being formal, something which we love.<br /><br />Once again, congratulations and best wishes to your family for a very successful business venture.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-28755455423108291992009-01-27T07:11:00.001-08:002009-01-27T07:20:03.708-08:00TV ShowMel [15.01.09]<br /><br />Saw TV show its amazing !!Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-48641030389677071982009-01-27T07:10:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:20:20.699-08:00Summer VisitSandra Wright [15.01.09]<br /><br />I saw the tv programme about Pentillie Castle and loved it ! I shall visit this summer .Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-73952251078228006222009-01-27T07:09:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:20:47.872-08:00Head GardenerYvonne Boone [15.01.09]<br /><br /><br />Thank you for a very interesting Channel 4 programme. I have learnt from my Mother that Great Grandfather was head gardener on the Estate name of Johnstone<br /><br />Best wishes for the future.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-84667339064193214892009-01-27T07:07:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:21:18.608-08:00Country House RescueSuzie Duprez [15.01.09]<br /><br />I watched Country House Rescue this week and I am writing to say that I wish you all the very best for the future. I can't wait to come down to Pentillie - what a romantic setting. I am sure Pentillie will be a great success and I will come down one day to stay. I love your website - it's a real pleasure to read and the photographs are beautiful - well done!!<br /><br />With kind regards and my very best wishes to youPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-31234742078235377482009-01-27T07:06:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:21:42.940-08:00If I had my time again...Maria Ritchie [15.01.09]<br /><br />I have been married for over 30 years, but after seeing Pentillie Castle featured on Channel 4, and if I had my time again....I would certainly choose this location. Although the programme showed Pentillie as 'work in progress' it was fantastic viewing. After your family 'waiting in the wings' for many years, its wonderful that you are all now back at the heart of the Castle, which you obviously adore and deserve! Bravo.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-21337900821719663282009-01-27T07:05:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:22:23.397-08:00Channel 4 DocumentaryJacqueline Fox [15.01.09]<br /><br />Watched the Channel4 documentary.What a beautiful place,no wonder you couldn't part with it.I am wondering how much advice Ms Watson gave you,she appeared to come in,state the obvious,then leave you to it.I found her rudeness towards you regarding the "mood boards"quite staggering,we are all entitled to an opinion but her timing was unbelievable.I am not surprised you were upset,I was upset for you!You have clearly risen above it,your website is great.I certainly hope to visit the gardens this year.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-5619969249173505672009-01-27T07:04:00.002-08:002009-01-27T07:23:33.223-08:00Thank you for sharing your inheritance!Hazel McHaffie [15.01.09]<br /><br />I just wanted to say that I loved the programme about your fabulous inheritance and am thrilled to hear of the ambitious plans for it. I feel I know you from all the connections but you came across to everyone as exactly the right people to own and develop this wonderful estate. I look forward to visiting it after so many years of exclusion, and watching in its evolution to something more 'internationally valuable' than Helligan!!! Well done and thank you for sharing your inheritance with us all. <br /><br />Your website is brilliant too.<br /><br />Very best wishes, HazelPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-28477527552250033612009-01-27T07:04:00.001-08:002009-01-27T07:23:48.042-08:00TV ShowMrs Christianne Hemming [15.01.09]<br /><br />Hi. We saw Pentilie on the TV show a couple of nights ago and decided to look you up online. We must say that your place looks utterly fantastic and we really hope you have great success with your venture ! We may even book a visit ourselves...Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-55517314635717760012009-01-27T07:02:00.002-08:002009-01-27T07:24:10.865-08:00Determined to visitTracy Pollington [15.01.09]<br /><br />I googled Pentillie after seeing it featured on the Channel 4 programme which was aired recently.<br /><br />I fell in love with the estate and was so pleased to learn the gardens are to be opened to the public for a couple of days this spring.<br /><br />I am determined to visit, even though I know it will take me about five or six hours to get to Pentillie!<br /><br />I am so thankful that the estate has been rescued and is loved.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-11443831419742445712009-01-27T07:02:00.001-08:002009-01-27T07:24:59.400-08:00House ProgressAnnie Elliott [14.01.09]<br /><br />Just to say how nice it was to see the house prior to builders and then watch<br />it go through some of its changes towards the point that we then saw it.<br /><br />I still don't know how you put up with that woman. I don't think I would<br />have been so patient, she really is awful.<br /><br />The house and the project came over really well so I am sure you will get lots<br />of interest. It is such a lovely place. and you are clearly good at getting people to<br />enjoy themselves. ( I found photos of us all on the Tamar expedition having a great time).<br /><br />Best wishesPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-64958051483997139942009-01-27T07:01:00.001-08:002009-01-27T07:25:22.528-08:00Excellent websiteCynthia Hillyard [14.01.09]<br /><br />I watched Pentillie Castle this week on Country Houses and was very impressed with what I saw. I wish you all the very best and hope that you have great success, you deserve it. Pentillie Castle looks absolutely beautiful and the location stunning. Hopefully we will be able to visit the gardens one day. We visited Heligan when it was just starting out and look at it now may you enjoy the same success. Your enthusiasm and hard work really deserves to be rewarded. Your website is excellent.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-4770203385577661862009-01-27T06:59:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:25:44.773-08:00Wonderful PentillieZoe Douglas [14.01.09]<br /><br />Hello to all at wonderful Pentillie....<br /><br />Just a quick email after having a nosey at your website. I am quite sure that you have had lots of emails after the TV appearance last night..mine being another one of those emails! I watched the programme with my Mum and we have both now fallen in love with your beautiful home and estate. Even if you just had the grounds we would have been entranced but add that to the beautiful house and all the cottages...well, we were like pigs in clover watching all the wonderful buildings and grounds being slowly revealed.<br /><br />We spend an awful lot of time in Cornwall (our spiritual home we think!) and were so excited to learn that you will be opening the house this year and we agreed that a a visit will be a must when we next visit from up country (we are in Wales). I have to say that the two things that grabbed my attention the most were the super little Bathing House (what a complete gem) and the walled garden. I have had a long and enduring love of these structures and am completely fascinated by them. Quite a strange interest for a twenty something girl but I love to imagine the hard work and camaraderie of all those who toiled in these amazing gardens 100 years ago. The fact that the gardens fed a whole house and all its guests, day in day out all year round is no mean feat and I hope your plans include restoring the structure to its former glory...it would be the perfect butter icing on your already beautiful cake!! I have watched the series Victorian Kitchen Garden on DVD and read all of Peter Thodays books on such gardening so many times its silly...highly recommended reading for you guys! There is a walled garden close to where we live but the owners have turned it into a modern study centre....quite sad really as the wonderful thing about the Victorian Kitchen Garden is the the romance of the times gone by juxtaposed with the sheer practicality and bloody hard work the old time gardener put in day in day out! No modern stuff, just learned knowledge passed form generation to generation.....wonderful!<br />Gosh what a lot of waffle...anyways I just wanted to say we loved your story, your home and your enthusiasm for what you are doing and hoping to do. Keep up the hard work, there are many many of us that appreciate you sharing your home with us.<br /><br />Oh and if you ever run any gardening holidays...sign me up, I would love to get my paws dirty in that kitchen garden! Can I sleep in the bathing house...?<br /><br />Take Care Pentillie<br />Zoe<br />xPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-43187254070924047402009-01-27T06:58:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:26:11.301-08:00Mammoth taskBrian Brenchley [14.01.09]<br /><br />Good evening to you all,<br /><br />I have just spent the last hour watching last nights Channel 4 programme and came up to the PC and was amazed to find this excellent Web Site.<br /><br />It became obvious during the programme how passionately you all felt about the Castle and it does you ALL great credit to now see the results of your labours.<br /><br />I personally have no knowledge of the area and at 77 years of age I doubt very much if I will ever get to see it and at this advanced age am not likely to be making a 'Booking'!, but I felt I just had to make an entry in your 'Guest Book' and, wish you all the luck in the world for the success of the venture after completion of the mammoth task you took on.<br /><br />Best regardsPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-51547113775266818812009-01-27T06:57:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:26:37.184-08:00Good LuckDeborah Cambridge [14.01.09]<br /><br />I am not looking for a wedding venue, but just wanted to say having watched the Country House restoration programme, that I think your house, estate, gardens and views are absolutely beautiful. I would die for the opportunity to do something in the same vein but alas, am unlikely to ever inherit , buy or steal such a venue! I wish you all the luck in the world and look forward to the day when I may see it in the flesh, and if you decide to open it for overnight stays or even day visits, I will most certainly do so. Good luck for 2009 and most importantly, continue to enjoy every moment of every day. You are indeed very fortunate to have the most wonderful foil for your chosen expertise.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-4971624208438844242009-01-27T06:56:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:27:24.619-08:00Two head injuries but I will visitGraham Bentley [14.01.09]<br /><br />Hi I saw the programme last night on channel four and I found it fascinating and will definitely be coming to see the gardens I don't know when as I have had two head injurys, but the distance is not great Bath in B.A.N.E.S, best of luck with the jobs you have undertaken and may it give you great pleasure as it will visitors I am sure best wishes.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-12745088394608286562009-01-27T06:55:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:27:47.642-08:00Wish you future successBrian Wills [14.01.09]<br /><br />Hi, just a congratulatory email on last nights ch 4 prog about Pentllie castle I enjoyed it so much. My farther Albert Wills was a tenant at Strawberry hill from the late 30s until the late 70s.Having spent my childhood & teenage years there it was a wonderful to place to grow up. Really looking forward to visit the garden open day in March only having been at the castle once before when I was a boy of 10.I wish you all future success.Pentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-13889036888778912912009-01-27T06:54:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:28:58.167-08:00Castle on TVJill Hawkes [14.01.09]<br /><br />Saw your castle on TV and remember it from my childhood in plymouth, now live in Norfolk but come to Cornwall regularly and will certainly visit when we do. We wish you all success with your venture as it is a truly beautiful and magical place and deserves all your efforts to restore it. <br /><br />Thank YouPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084883463486990290.post-79412501475259619222009-01-27T06:53:00.002-08:002009-01-27T07:29:59.482-08:00Mood boardsKaryn Stevens [14.01.09]<br /><br />Hello I just wanted to drop you an email to say how much I enjoyed the programme last night and have to compliment you as a family on you enthusiam and passion that you have for wonderful Pentillie, I have to say it is quite honestly in my view one of the most enchanting places. ( and I loved the mood boards take no notice of that woman ! )<br /><br />Keep up the good work<br /><br />Kind regardsPentilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056114671043562776noreply@blogger.com0