Details of Ennys,St Hilary, Penzance, Cornwall TR20 9BZ ref 7011

Travel journalists don’t often move over into the hospitality business themselves, but Gill Charlton is one who has, and she has brought her considerable knowledge of what makes a condusive place to stay to this excellent country house guest-house. Ennys is a beautiful, creeper-clad 17thC Cornish manor house situated at the end of a long tree-lined drive in little St Hilary, a few miles from Penzance. The sheltered gardens are full of shrubs and flowers and include a swimming pool and grass tennis court. The fields stretch down to the River Hayle, along which you can walk and picnic.Bedrooms in the main house are prettily decorated, furnished in country house style, and all have window seats with garden or country views. TEL (01736) 740262 FAX (01736) 740055