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Tor View Cottages

Tor View, a unique place with unique facilities. Whether you are a large family having a holiday, a group of friends on a reunion or a field trip from college, we can provide accommodation and facilities for you for up to 30 people!

The Cottage

Centrally situated, this newly renovated cosy two bedroomed cottage makes an ideal base for touring all corners of the county. It will accommodate up to 4 people with one double bedded room and the second bedroom has twin beds available. From the upstairs living room patio doors open out onto the veranda from where there are panoramic views out across the valley, towards Breney Common and Helman Tor where you can watch the rising sun and eat alfresco. The cottage has its own parking area and garden. There is a fully fitted kitchen with dishwasher, microwave, electric oven, fridge and freezer section, (additional small freezer in play shed opposite cottage). The bathroom has a Aquamassage Spa bath. There is central heating and an electric log fire.

For those with young families there is a cot and high chair available. All the normal facilities are in place and all linen is provided.

There is also a free video loan system to go with the video, DVD, colour television and music system. It is less than 10 minutes from both Eden and the A30, for those wishing to visit the Eden project we can get advance entrance tickets which will also reduce the time spent queuing.

The Barn

We alter the rooms to suit the people and the group.

For families, we put in doubles and bunks/singles as required. Each room enables a family their own 'space'. For students, we put in singles or bunks. Each room has a television/video player and tea making facilities. And when the group gets together there is a cinema style TV system using the PC and projection system which also runs the DVD and video player.

Each room has an en suite shower and there is an additional bathroom suitable for disabled use. All bed linen is provided, please bring your own towels. Comfort is assured all year with Full Central Heating with individually operated thermostats in each room.

For those that need to stay in touch there is a PC and internet connection. There are internet boxes for laptops as well.

Behind the Barn, is an easily accessible garden with picnic furniture and a BBQ. There is off road parking.

Enjoy the stunning panoramic views from Tor View of Helman Tor, owned by the National Trust, and Breney Common.

As well as being the ideal holiday venue we have designed and fitted Tor View to provide excellent conference and study facilities. The perfect venue for your study group, seminar, working break or team workshop. Our extensive facilities and idyllic position will help inspire your group's members. Our centre is fully-equipped to take care of you and your colleagues and is within easy reach of Bodmin with excellent links to Bristol, London and Dover.

Upstairs in the lounge we have four settees and floor cushions for comfort and there are numerous games to keep the young, and young at heart occupied. With full TV facilities.

There is an excellent, fully equipped, wood and granite kitchen for your use. This has everything you need for preparing gourmet or quick and simple meals. Including fridge, microwave oven, large oven, dishwasher, deep fat fryer, crockery, cutlery, glassware, and tea towels. We will also come and cook for you (pre-arranged) and for schools the young people can assist in this process.

Activities

This is the perfect base for your walking, cycling or active holiday. With extensive tracts of moorland, heathland and woodland nearby you'll not be short of a new and invigorating experience each day.

The Cornish Way is part of the national cycling network which is a visionary project to create 9,000 miles of routes for cyclists and walkers by 2005.

Tor View is alongside network route number 3 - The Coast and Clay trail, which is a 45 mile (71.5 kilometres) section of the network which presently starts in Bodmin and ends in Truro - an unspoilt walking haven through woodland, along a former tramway and beside the water leats.

The Camel Trail is ideal for wheelchair users and fantastic for off-road cycling and walking.

Tor View lies on the Saints Way and is perfect for exploring the network of rights-of-way and bridleways in and around the area.

There are traffic free cycle routes: the Camel Trail (mentioned) Pentewan Valley Trail (alongside the White River through woodland and wetland) and the beautiful valley and woodland at Cardinham Woods. There are plenty of places where you can hire bikes or bring your own. Tor View has lockable storage for bicycles.

Bodmin Moor is Europe's least-eroded moor and contains Cornwall's two highest points, Brown Willy and Rough Tor - and of course, is home to the famous Dartmoor Ponies and an abundance of wildlife.

The Eden project is only 10 minutes by back roads helping to miss all the traffic and priority at the entrance! The Lost Gardens of Heligan are a short drive away as are wonderful beaches and coastal villages.

With so much to see and do, and with such a variety of activities and facilities for the active visitor, Cornwall is the place to be!

Facilities

* Flexible Accommodation for up to 30 guests
* Separate dining, living room and, when needed, conference areas
* Kitchen Facilities - our well-equipped kitchen has: fridge, microwave oven, large oven, dishwasher, deep fat fryer, crockery, cutlery, glassware, and tea towels
* Full Central Heating (with individually operated thermostats in each room)
* Linen (not towels)
* Ground floor bedrooms, all with direct Access to south-facing garden
* Laundry Room with coin-operated washer and tumble-drier
* Garden Area
* Patio with picnic furniture and BBQ.
* Private, off-road parking.
* Disabled Parking.
* Special Diets catered for if advised in advance -please enquire.
* Farmland to roam and enjoy - 116 hectares
* Desktop Computer with FREE unlimited internet access*
* Additional Internet Access Sockets for laptop computers (laptops not provided)
* Web Camera
* OHP Projector and screen
* DVD and Video Player
* Black out facilities
* Slide Projector
* Projection TV
* Disabled Bathroom
* Chair Lift
* Lock-up room for bicycles
* Security Box
* Guide dogs can be accommodated free of charge
* We charge £4.00 per night for all other dogs (only well-behaved dogs please)

Just two miles away is Goss Moor National Nature Reserve, the largest wetland and heathland complex in the southwest, which has the widest range of dragonfly species in the country.

In the near-by Luxulyan Valley there is a diversity of wild life, including greater horseshoe bats and a healthy otter population. In Luxulyan Valley there is a 650 feet long viaduct, which crosses the river at a height of 98 feet, and the remains of a 40-foot waterwheel that was used by the china clay industry.

At the 26-acre site of two former 19th century