Friday 16 August 2019, Day 13. To Coombeshead Farm in Cornwall

The real Coombeshead Farm

We woke up at the Taunton Travelodge and had our breakfast out of picnic boxes - cornflakes, brioche, orange juice. Not great. We packed our smaller suitcase back into the car and called at Sainsbury's nearby for petrol and a newpaper. Then we set our car navigation system to Coombeshead Farm in remote Cornwall. It was raining.

We took the M5 from Taunton to Exeter and then the A30 to Launceston. Our GPS then took us down a narrow road to a stone farmhouse, unfortunately not Coombeshead. The kind farmer directed us on to the correct location.

We found our room, number 3, and had coffee downstairs from the hospitable hostess. Dan and Laura were already in residence. We handed over Laura's wedding dress for the big occasion. Phew! We met Dan's middle brother Josh and his partner Vittoria. Then Dan's parents, Peter and Denise, arrived.We were offered cheese and snacks for a late lunch.

Tam, Paul and Laura

Me and Richard at dinner - a lovely evening, I seem to remember

We then rested until David N and Cheri arrived. They also stayed at the farm. Lesley and David H. also came in to say hello. They were staying elsewhere, with Kathryn, Robbie and Angharad who drove from London. Next, Dan's other brother Sam arrived with his partner David (could be confusing). Then my brother Paul and his wife Tam, and Frannie and Emily and their partners Doug and Will also arrived.

Hugh, Julie and Jess arrived the next day from St. David's.




My memory of supper that night is vague, but I think we had local mussels, crab and sea bass. They also served sangria and white wine.