Guests Comments

A selection from our visitors Book

March 2011 A beautiful setting, views and walks to die for. Sally, Chris and Millie so friendly and welcoming. Nothing too much trouble. We will be back!! Thanks.
February 2011 Such a beautiful place, very relaxing and charming. Chris and Sally made our stay most welcome. It was like staying with family, we will be back soon! Thank you.
January 2011 What a lovely start to the year. Thank you for welcoming us into your home. Super accommodation + hospitality - we'll recommend to all. Have a good year!
December 2010 What a Christmas!! Best for a long while. Comfort and hospitality in abundance!
November 2010 Its home from home - so enjoyable and always a warm welcome! see you again soon.
October 2010

We have had a fantastic time, many thanks for the hospitality and sharing your knowledge of this area and gardening. We have enjoyed ourselves immensely and look forward to a return visit one day. - Australia

September 2010 Our 3rd visit! More enjoyable every time and so pleased you are still in business. Such a wonderful atmosphere and warm hospitality. Continued success.
August 2010 "Merveilleux" In this home full of history, charm and heart we really felt at home. Sally made us wanting to stay here forever! Sumptuous beds, delicious breakfast, fabulous garden. What do you want in addition to this? The Old Rectory and its family - including Millie made us fall for Boscastle and get an ever growing feeling: that of coming again! sure we will! Thank you for a fabulous time we have had here.

July 2010

This has been a most enjoyable stay! We appreciated your warm hospitality and the joy in which you share your historical house and stunning garden with your guests!! Thank you.
June 2010 Thank you for amazing hospitality and kindness. The Old Rectory has been a place of great peace and beauty for us, a perfect base for exploration! I suspect that it will become a homing beacon for us on all our trips to Cornwall.
May 2010

We have fallen in Love with Cornwall - a bit like Thomas falling in love with Emma!! Thank you for a splendid week and we shall be back to check on the garden and growing ducklings. Keep up the amazing work you do here. God bless you both!

April 2010 What a perfect place to spend a long weekend. A sense of history combined with a beautiful gardens and delicious cooking make it a true find. Many thanks to our wonderful hosts for sharing their home with us. Texas. USA
March 2010 Thank you for a delightful stay. It has been absolutely perfect and really met our needs. A beautiful house and lovely dog!
February 2010 Many thanks for a lovely warm and relaxing stay. We enjoyed the gentle atmosphere of the house and loved the garden, We will be back!
November 2009 We had a wonderful two days here. We felt very welcome, the food and hospitality could not be better. Thank you so much.
October 2009 Another wonderful stay. We enjoyed the fantastic gardens and relaxed atmosphere. Dinner in the conservatory was real bonus. Thank-you for everything we want to take Milly (the dog) and Tracy (the duck) home with us!
September 2009 Thank you for a wonderful few days - came to a wedding down here and was made even better staying in such a friendly and beautiful place.
August 2009 Sally and Chris, it's been a magical experience to be at The Old Rectory, with its romantic literary associations. To wander round the gardens and house, and muse on Thomas Hardy doing the same, is seventh heaven for me. (And to sit on the 'Thunder box' probably sat on by Emma......almost the icing on the cake!) Thank you for your generous hospitality; and for providing such a haven of peace in the beautiful countryside surrounding the graciousness of The Old Rectory.
July 2009 When the conversation in 10 or more years comes to Cornwall or B&B or vacation, I'm sure that we will report and remember our wonderful stay at The Old Rectory. Everything was outstanding the house, the gardens, the host, the room, the breakfast, the dinner, the surroundings Thank you. - From Germany
June 2009 6 long term friends came together for 3 nights, enticed by Ann and Mike, who were here last year. All agreed this place is magic and the kindness and hospitality of the host is exceptional. We enjoyed 3 wonderful days of coastal walking and this is 'the perfect place to come back to' we hope all to be back many thanks to Chris and Sally.
May 2009 I'm not sure about Lyonnesse, but I am convinced that everyone who stays at The Old Rectory will leave with magic in there eyes! Thank you for a lovely time.
April 2009 The Old Rectory is a dream - peaceful, friendly and lovely like a poem. Thank you Sally and Chris for a wonderful hospitality. This was a wonderful stay.
March 2009 So far from the Madding Crowd! Perfect relaxation in your own Eden.
February 2009 We really enjoyed our relaxing break - superb designer breakfasts and your lovely home and garden.
November 2008 A wonderful relaxing break - fantastic breakfast and all our needs catered for. Next time we'll bring our walking boots! Many thanks.
October 2008 Sally and Chris. Have enjoyed your charming hospitality, super breakfast and wonderful setting. I am hopelessly in love with your part of the world!
September 2008 Thank you for a wonderful weekend made extra special by your kind hospitality in your wonderful home. We will be back!
August 2008 Chris and Sally you have a real gift of hospitality - You only have to flick through the pages of comments for confirmation! We have enjoyed this beautiful part of Cornwall not least The Old Rectory and its link with such great history - A perfect place to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary. Thank you so much for making us feel so welcome.
July 2008 Thank you Sally and Chris for another very special stay at The Old Rectory. This was our second stay and we could not have chosen a better place for the second part of our honeymoon! Thank you so much for everything - hope to back next year.
June 2008 C' est magnificent! All else has been said. However, I must repeat that the beauty and peace of this place, combined with the skill and generosity of our hosts has been good for us both.
May 2008 Had a lovely stay and wonderful hospitality, shared my 87th birthday with my family and helped to plant a tree!!
April 2008 Thank you Chris and Sally for your wonderful hospitality and help. We have enjoyed immensely our stay and hope to return to continue our travels in Cornwall. Your home has such great character and you are so lucky to live in these idyllic surroundings.
March 2008 No matter how long we book for, we always want just that little bit longer. Our umpteenth visit and still we never tire of the warm hospitality, peaceful surroundings and all the beauty it holds.
February 2008 Once again a marvelous time was had by me...... Superb weather, splendid company and outstanding walking, who could ask for more?
October 2007 Our holiday just got better and better. Excellent hosts and accommodation. A well deserved reputation.
September 2007 Thank you for your hospitality. We need a travelers book which introduces this B & B in Japan. We enjoyed staying here for just one night - next time it will be longer.
August 2007 Very good to have the chance to stay here after knowing the Hardy/Emma story for so many years and seeing the outside long ago. Many thanks for our garden walk and everything else.
July 2007 A beautiful place to live, to laugh, to love, to learn, to be. Thank you for it all.
June 2007 Since our stay in March we have so looked forward to our stay in Emma's Room, and are surprised how the view of the garden has changed. Strawberries for breakfast and time to reflect until our return.
May 2007 Eden, Cornwall? Don't look any further - Eden and Paradise IS HERE!!!
April 2007 Everything at The Old Rectory is just perfect. Not just the building and the setting but the homely peaceful atmosphere and the warm and extremely friendly jolly hosts. Thank you for restoring our body, mind and soul!
March 2007 A delightful stay, made more delightful by host and hostess and so much new Hardy information. Looking forward to next time.
February 2007 Thank you for your hospitality and the wonderful sustaining breakfasts. A very comfortable and relaxing ambience which this busy demanding world needs. I will certainly return.
November 2006 Gorgeous! A perfect place to unwind, relax and feel totally at home. The house and gardens are stunning, can't wait to see them in the spring - especially the vegetable patch!! Thank you for making us feel so welcome and so at home in your lovely house.
October 2006 A wonderful break during our tour of Cornwall. Breakfast was the most delicious I've ever tasted. Gus, the dog particularly liked the Old Stable, sitting in front of the wood burner at night.
September 2006 It is great to know places like this still exist. Splendid.
August 2006 The best B&B in Britain! Thank you Thank you Thank you.
July 2006 What a glorious B and B! Revitalizing for the mind and body. Such beautiful gardens and surrounds. Thank you for your superb hospitality. See you again.
June 2006 So glad to be back in Cornwall. We loved your garden, the house and your hospitality. How do you manage always to be cheerful and energetic? Thank you for a lovely few days.
May 2006 Enchanting and serene. A beautiful location and charming hosts. Thank you very much for a wonderful stay. We hope to return. The perfect place to escape the rigors of every day living.
April 2006 Fabulous, a warm friendly place with a wonderful welcome and the breakfast is out of this world. We'll be back again next year for more literary inspiration.
March 2006 A wonderfully relaxing second visit to this friendly family home. We are glad to see Boscastle renewed. Thanks to Sally for her hospitality and local knowledge. Cold weather but a warm welcome!
February 2006 Beautiful house, Wonderful and interesting things, bedroom relaxing, very peaceful. Thoroughly enjoyed our time here, full of history. Thank you very much. We hope to be back.
November 2005 What a wonderful weekend! From the moment Sally welcomed us in on that snowy evening. This has been a memorable stay. An amazing house, steeped in history. The gardens are a credit to you both and the food excellent. Thank you so much for your help and hospitality. We'll be back!
October 2005 This has been the absolute highlight of our Hardy pilgrimage. In the heart of Lyonnesse. A wonderfully evocative landscape and a beautiful house and garden, as well as a warm welcome from terrific host (and Hardyian). Thanks Sally for a lovely few days.
September 2005 A fantastic place, steeped in history! Wonderful location, hosts superb, breakfast magical! Would recommend this place to those who appreciate the really good things in Life!!
August 2005 A beautiful home. There are no words to describe this astounding place. Thank you both for your warm hospitality. We will be back soon!!
July 2005 Beautiful house and garden. Lovely food and a very welcoming family. We were made to feel so very welcome here and that is why we will keep coming back... year after year. Thank you Chris and Sally for another stay in the Rectory.
June 2005 A hidden Gem, wonderful hospitality, beautiful house and garden, our favorite B & B!!
May 2005 We couldn't have found a better place to stay for our 20th wedding anniversary! Thank you to Chris and Sally. The House, the garden are gorgeous, but best of all has been your care for us.
April 2005 Wonderful home from home, comfy and welcoming. Fantastic breakfast and luxurious beds! Thanks and see you again.
March 2005 Had a fantastic time, very friendly and knowledgeable host.
February 2005 What a find! Many thanks Chris and Sally for a warm welcome, a friendly atmosphere, fabulous food and a beautiful home.
November 2004 Thanks for a great stay and fantastic breakfasts on behalf of the Changing Rooms team.
October 2004 Don't want to go home! Lovely warm home and wonderful hosts, Sally and Chris, we will be back!
September 2004 The most magical place we have visited. This is what dreams are made of. Thank you Sally, Christopher and Henry Searle for letting us into your small paradise.
August 2004 An excellent stay, and wonderful hosts and superb establishment - Very many thanks.
July 2004 We have had 2 weeks of wonderful tranquility and rest. The house and gardens are superb. The real treasures here are Sally and Chris who have been so friendly and welcoming that they have made our time here just perfect. Thank you.
July 2004 3rd time here, felt very welcome, breakfast was fabulous, will be returning very soon! Many thanks.
July 2004 A magical place, certain to return - I loved it.
June 2004 Had a fantastic stay here at this beautiful place. Great hike to Tintagel and fun to return here as our base whilst touring the area. Great breakfasts and warm hospitality.
June 2004 What a find! We really enjoyed our stay, your hospitality is very refreshing, hope to return soon.
May 2004 The batteries are recharged and the soul has been fed - many thanks.
April 2004 Best internet find: friendly, clean, comfortable, amazing gardens it has all you would expect from a five star hotel and more. We will be back soon and we will be telling all our friends.
March 2004 You are so lucky to live in such a beautiful and tranquil part of the country. The house, gardens and hospitality were first class.
November 2003 You're wonderful hosts. Thank you for making us feel welcome. The stable is a unique room and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. We hope to come again. Thank you both Sally and Chris ... oh and Henry and the dog.
October 2003 Thank you for a lovely 2 nights in a wonderful home.
September 2003 A wonderful place, the view from the deck is stunning and the runner ducks are great fun. We'll be back!
September 2003 You have thought of everything to make guests feel welcome. Thank you.
August 2003 Far exceeded our expectations in every way, wonderful stay, many thanks!
July 2003 Beautiful place, very hospitable and very relaxing. Highly recommended and gorgeous gardens and views, will definitely return.
June 2003 We were expecting a lovely place and this certainly lived up to it - we'll be back.
May 2003 Thinking back to our holiday in Cornwall, we will always remember your hospitality and your lovely house. Thank you very much.
April 2003 Beautiful gardens, fabulous food, the perfect place to relax and unwind.
March 2003 Lovely hostess and dogs! Very welcoming - great views - great food. Would thoroughly recommend.
November 2002 Amazing place, full of history and magic - wonderful.
October 2002 Wonderful house. brilliant setting. A wonderful time. Will definitely return again. Thanks for all your hospitality. Words cannot express, thank you.
September 2002 A dream or no? A wonderful reality! Thank-you again, Sally and Chris.
August 2002 3rd time in a matter of months - I think that says it all!
July 2001 A lovely stay in a gorgeous home and gardens. very much appreciated the friendliness, charm and history.
June 2001 A great place of peace and tranquility, and what a magnificent garden. Thank you for a wonderful time.
May 2001 This is where Thomas Hardy fell in love with Emma, this is where we fell in love with the Rectory!!
April 2001 In future, I predict this house will be famous not as much for Thomas Hardy as for the kindness shown to guests by Chris and Sally
March 2001 We still go back from Lyonnesse with magic in our eyes! Many many thanks.
October 2000 An excellent find in an ideal spot. We loved the garden and the friendly informality.
September 2000 House and gardens are delightful - thank you so much for your warmth and hospitality.
August 2000 Its been a privilege to stay in this lovely home with all its association; many thanks for welcoming us.
July 2000 The very best place we have stayed in our 2 weeks, great breakfast!!!
June 2000 Wonderful hospitality; a brush with history. We will return.
May 2000 A privilege and delight. + Big breakfast! and wonderful hospitality.
Opened May 8th 2000, The English Tourism Council ETC has awarded us 5 Diamonds, and a Gold Award ever Since.