GREAT budget day out in Cornwall
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- We want to share our local knowledge to help you stretch the holiday budget a little bit further. We've all been there when the holiday spending money hasn't gone as far as you would have hoped and you want a cheap or free day out. Here is a suggestion for you.
Most people enjoy visiting a Spring Garden in Cornwall, where we have an abundance of colour from Magnolias, Camelias, Azaleas and Rhododendrons. St Just-in-Roseland Church has all of these plants and so many more, and you can visit for the cost of a donation in the car park. The idyllic setting, fabulous cafe and opportunity for creekside walks means that you will enjoy a day out for as little as £2.50.
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We are Sarah and Andrew and we film our walks around Cornwall and publish on TH-cam, usually weekly. Sometimes we stay in accommodation in Cornwall and upload our vlog. Sarah is fascinated by sea glass and likes to collect it so there may be the occasional sea glass video too. The channel is a hobby and we both have normal day jobs!
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As you have said in previous videos , This corner of Cornwall is easily overlooked for its beauty . This place is just magical ! And those cakes!!!
Cakes were excellent! Sarah :)
We always seem to end up in the graveyards of places we visit, lol. And we love calling in the churches, and if its an open day with tea and cakes even better 👍. One rule we impose on ourselves is to make donations to these churches and if there is somewhere to light a votive candle I take advantage and give thanks, to all that is good in the world, for these beautiful buildings.
My wife and I visited St. Ives Church last year. We also enjoy reading the grave stone we found it quite fascinating how old the grave stones were. Great video fascinating Church and beautiful garden thanks for sharing.
From memory the headstones have been used to create a path. Interesting story: the grace yard has up to three layers of burials, which is why it is higher in places than the church. Not unlike other graveyards in Cornwall. Sarah :)
@Cornish Walking Trails very interesting thanks 😊
Sarah and Andrew thank you.This was brilliant. I would say yes you are weird but in the best possible way--I agree graveyards are fascinating. Funny the headstone you read was for a Hocking as that is a family name. Much more common in Cornwall than in Arizona, USA. Wish we were visiting in the spring but it will October for us this year. Lovely to see your daughter as well. I love these budget ideas, please do more. Happy Easter!
Oooo! How exciting! We have a few more budget ideas and some of them are great all year around, even October! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails Thank you Sarah!
What a great idea Sarah & Andrew for things to do on a budget around Cornwall. St. Just in Roseland is simply lovely. I have only been there once but remember it well. And lovely to see your daughter pop up for Easter Holidays in the vid....I remember you taking the kids on walks back in the day on your travels. Always great to see the dogs too enjoying their days out with you. Lovely vid and Happy Easter x J x
St Just church yard has all the delights of an expensive NT garden. I’m glad you like the idea of Cornwall on a budget. We have a few video ideas that we can do, and loads of experience entertaining 2 kids for six weeks summer holidays in Cornwall - always a challenge! Sarah :)
That was so good to see and not somewhere I have been yet, despite living in Cornwall for 43 years🤔.. It's now on my list for visiting this spring. We always head for Portscatho on the Roseland but must divert and go to St Just now 👌🙏. It looks so peaceful and so full of amazing plants. I am partial to reading gravestone myself... so I guess that makes me odd too 😜😂. Thanks so much for sharing this and would love more budget saving ideas 👍😁💖😘
Reading the comments, it looks like it’s completely normal to read the headstones - phew!!!! 😂😂😂 Sarah :)
I am the other side of 60, and my husband retired at the beginning of this year. We sold the car too, to simplify our life. Now we just pay for transport when we need it. But having all this time means no more rushing around! So, like you we value the small things,; looking at nature, visiting grandchildren, house sitting for our daughter and looking after her collie dog. Today I spent half an hour playing with her dog in his paddling pool (it's super hot here in the UK!), just splashing him with water and watching him try to catch it, while keeping cool. This evening we will go for a cool walk and watch the river, who knows what wildlife we'll see!
I started watching southwest England tourism videos, beautiful gardens. One thing that surprised me was the presence of palm trees that far north. Then I remember that the Gulf Stream comes from the Caribbean up the east coast of North America and keeps Western Europe mild in the winter. Thank you for the tour.
We featured some palm trees in a video last year, can’t remember which one, but we had a comment from New Zealand saying they are called cabbage trees, and used for navigation! Extraordinary! Sarah :)
I love to read the gravestones also and enjoy looking at what the person buried beneath may have been doing in the area if it tells of such information, and I love to try to see which people are related, and who their children were. It is really interesting history and can tell a lot about the place you are visiting
Yes! So fascinating when you stumble over a lot if gravestones with the same surname! We found a wonderful story last time we went to Padstow, about a master mariner and his family! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails You might have seen one of my wife's ancestors, "Unfortunately drowned", it says on his St Just gravestones. It does beg the question ....
May I recommend the St Mylor churchyard (Mylor Harbour). There are some fascinating inscriptions, plus a lovely walk to Flushing.
I have just read through the wonderful comments and agree with them all. A stunning location and our all time favourite place to visit any time of the year but more so in the Spring. Brilliant choice of subject Andrew and Sarah - PS No!! you are not weird at all - We love reading gravestones as well ………
I haven't been there since I was a child! You have inspired me to go back! Thank you.
Have fun! We hope you enjoy your visit, Sarah :)
Beautiful Spring colours at last! Thank you and......helloooooooo Emily 😊
Hello! From Emily, home for Easter break!! Sarah :)
Great. Hope uni going well ❤
Hello dear Sarah&Andrew , what a brilliant idea making a on a budget video , we just got back from cornwall and devon,spend 2 weeks in your beautiful country ,we went to st nectans glen again ,walking in your steps and we love this place so much!we put a heart on one of the branches remembering our late beloved puppy ,she loved having a bath down at the waterfall pool.thank you for making so wonderful videos and for sharing!!!!...we spent a fortune on parking tickets 😂😂😂 xx best wishes erika&uwe
You are very welcome! And parking is so expensive and a nightmare. The Council is proposing to increase some areas drastically and we are a little concerned because we always have to pay the longest rate so that we can film our videos. Looks like that could be £12 in some towns, ouch!! Sarah
@@CornishWalkingTrails omg ,that is an increase!!!😳😳😳😳😳way far to much...I forgot to say that the graveyard is worth a visit !!!fantastic😀
I read gravestones too! Yes, more budget places to go please😊
I love the old verses! My mum always looks out for a verse she will have on her headstone! Sarah :)
What an abundance of beautiful colourful blooms! On my first visit to St Just-in-Roseland 35yrs ago, I remember it being amazing, but never this verdant and gorgeous. You have done it proud by catching the dynamic Spring display just at the right time ~ thank you! If only all places of rest could be as perfectly beautiful as this. And I love a visit to an ancient Cornish church! Though my beliefs have changed a bit, it's still as if the echoes of prayers over the ages give you a big hug when you go in. Happy Easter!
Thank you Sarah and Andrew. Such a lovely video, thank you for showing such a beautiful place with the added advantage of being free entry. With the toilets and a cafe what more could you ask for. Would love to see some more similar places
Lovely VT. Memory lane for me. All the year's holidaying in Roseland and living in Falmouth for 10 years. Remember going there as a girl. It's still very beautiful. Thank you so much for going there. My favourite beach on the Roseland is Pendower. Xx
Lovely walk. Happy Easter to you too!
Same to you! Sarah :)
hi sarah and andrew! my family and i have been in cornwall this week, and we did 2 of your walks :) we’re staying on the helford river… and did your helford river walk! it was so, so lovely. my mum said it was the nicest walk she has ever been on! we also did your church cove -> lizard walk yesterday, it was so beautiful and amazing weather. church cove is so cute and quiet, one of my new favourite places! sadly we’re going home today, but will hopefully be back later in the year to try some more of your walks, because we greatly enjoyed these 2!! thank you!!
i also love reading gravestones!
Thank you and it’s lovely to know you enjoyed our walks! Love to your mum! Sarah :)
Lovely video. My heart is so happy that Spring has finally arrived. Thank you for all the plants. Gorgeous.💕🌹🌺🌷🌼
You are so welcome, Sarah :)
Hi Sarah and Andrew. Thank you for another lovely video. St. Just in Roseland church is indeed a beautiful place and I have been with my family several times. We always look at the gravestones in churchyards too.
It is a bit of fun! Sarah :)
I love the banter between you both as much as your amazing walking videos.These budget videos are a fantastic idea. Next time I'm over to see my Mum this'll be on my must-see list. :)
We lived this one! Nostagia for us again as it's one of the places we loved to visit when we lived in St Austell.
I took my Mom to that cafe last June, we had the ploughman's lunch. Now, I'm 6ft5 and can eat for Britain , but the amount of cheese we both had was collosal and we had to bring some back with us !!! Highly recommended . 🏴👍
The cakes were really good, hope you had one! Sarah :)
Loved this walk . What a gorgeous ( & sacred) place . Beautiful gardens & that precious secluded Well! You are not the only ones who are fascinated by gravestones . Thankyou again 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it,Sarah :)
What a beautiful place it’s lovely, I find old graveyards very intriguing and get your imagination going about past times .
The various trees are beautiful too, it won’t be long before I’m on my way to visit Cornwall again.
Glad you enjoyed it, Sarah :)
Wow! This was one of my favorite videos. I loved the flowers and the detail of your experience. I really felt like I was there experiencing the church, gardens and surrounding area. Not only would budget suggestions be a great idea, but hidden gems as well...they probably go together! Yes, although not a technical walk...I would give it 10 out of 10! Jealous...in the Chicago (USA) area we're just getting our daffodils in bloom and next will come tulips...then rhododendron, azaleas and magnolia. I don't believe we have camellias this far north. Fun fact: my dad would get the local, weekly paper and religiously read the obituary section. He'd say...did you know "so and so" died and then read a bit about him or her. Tombstones are interesting for the people and their stories. Thanks for sharing this with us!
I love the spring flowers, feels like I’m shedding my winter coat with them! My Grandad used to also scan the obituaries in our local paper, he would chuckle and say, ‘outlived him!’. He himself lost a lung to cancer and he was always pleased to just see another day! Sarah :)
Wonderful as ever . Beautiful church and location . Thank you for sharing ❤
You’re welcome! Sarah :)
just love all of your walks you are a lovely couple and make the walks so interesting and are full of information, I love your theme of things to do on a budget in these high cost of living times it is great to have some low cost options, please keep up the great walking trails me and the wife watch them all and can't wait for the next instalment - wishing you both your Doggies a very happy easter !
No, you're not weird! I love looking at gravestones, I try and the oldest one there 😊. Great idea, more budget friendly ideas please!
We found one from 1689, but it was so faded it wasn’t really legible, so we didn’t film it! But must admit, we do the same!! Sarah :)
Looks great, bit naughty with the cakes though,🤣
😂🥲😂 Must be done!!! Sarah :)
The camelia is a member of the tea tree family which is funnily enough grown commercially not far up the coast and Cornish grown tea can be bought from selected places.
I have never seen such a beautiful Church garden, such a riot of colour with its fabulous spring flowers, what an amazing find with everything one could wish for at very little cost, and even doggies are allowed, in answer to your question Sarah & Andrew your not weird at all, I visited many a church yard with my parents when growing up, I wasn’t as keen reading the grave stones though as I remember always feeling sad 😢 I would loved to have found a church like St.Just-in-Roseland, as you say Sarah a hidden gem 💎 which may have been visited by a ‘Young Jesus’ how much better could it get! the crowning glory for me was Andrew nearly demolishing the Pump stand 😂🤣😂 but it was nothing he couldn’t handle, 😅😅 yes would like to see more budget suggestions, thanks for another delightful video 🙏🤗
We had a lovely day out! The gardener spent some time chatting with us, rightly proud of the church yard. Most unusual to have it filled with beautiful blooms, unlike some I can think of, sadly. Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails I’m not surprised to hear the gardener was very proud of the Church grounds and rightly so as you say Sarah, if only there were more like him, many of my excursions with my parents wouldn’t have been so scary and I may not have had so many nightmares had they been cared for like St. Just-in-Roseland. even the name conjures up something happy 😊 instead of sad 😔
Such a beautiful, peaceful place. I’m feeling so relaxed having just watched your video. Thank you.😊
So do I! 🙋🏼♀️😊
You’re very welcome! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails I am italian but my heart is there... In Cornwall... ❤️ Thanks for your nice nice video!! 😊🙏
Well, if you guys are weird for liking to check out old graveyards and gravestones, then so am I! My husband and I have spent time prowling through and enjoying the graveyards on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA . Aren't the old engravings wonderful? Thanks for sharing your adventures as always!
Great idea ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Such a beautiful hidden treasure !!
I also love to read gravestones....they tell the last story of someone, often very touching.
Wish you a wonderful Happy Easter weekend.....and looking forward to more of your videos, maybe like this.
I love reading gravestones too, totally not weird, that’s what they are there for! Thank you so much for this video, we will definitely be visiting here on our holiday thanks to your video, it looks so beautiful. Budget tips are always welcome.
I'm so glad! There’s plenty of flowers to come so it will continue looking stunning, Sarah :)
Visited St Just as my Fathers mothers people came from there but alas did not know about this church. Wonderful video as always and so relaxing best wishes from Australia.
Oh no! What a shame! I hope our video gave a bit of an insight, Sarah :)
Wow- that is a lovely church & garden
Saw this on a Rick Stein prog last year and it looked great. Still does by the look of it. Thanks for a great video folks.
You’re welcome, Sarah :)
Wonderful walk. So inspiring. As usual Sarah and Andrew have done a wonderful job. Please watch its marvellous.
Thank you so much! Sarah :)
Lovely peaceful and informative video. Thank you. PS: lovely cakes too. 😊
another great video. Yes, would love more budget day out ideas.
We have several ideas and hoping these types of videos will be popular at the moment! Sarah :)
I also like reading grave stones 😂,we have never visited st just in roseland ,but will definitely be adding it to our list next time we are down ,thanks guys love the videos 😀👍🏻
I am amazed by all the flowers and the beautiful park. I will definitely visit in June, and also have cake and coffee at the café 😊 Here in Bergen, Norway we have had freezing temperatures and even some snow up to recently. Although a few crocuses and snow drops are popping up now 😄 I also have an interest in looking at gravestones and thinking about what happened to the deceised. There are also sometimes big family graves with long stories behind them 😊 Thank you for sharing this lovely video 🥰 Torunn.
Hi Torunn, I love the verses on old headstones, they are quite beautiful! Well worth a visit, it’s easily reached from St Mawes, just follow the creek side path! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails hi Sarah! Thank you for directions. I think I will find it now 😊
That was lovely Guys!👍
Thank you! Sarah :)
That is a great video, thank you Sarah and Andrew and Daughter and Doggies. Another one you could try/probably have already? is the beautiful little church and graveyard of St Enodoc at Trebetherick, where St John Betjeman is buried. You have to walk alongside a golf course but has lovely coastal views too. Happy Easter to you all!xxx
What a great idea for a video! We're going to pay a visit to the church this weekend (and incorporate a walk, of course).
I’ve just come across your channel, I’m binge watching now 👀
Spent my childhood in Cornwall, then took my children there too.
Beautiful part of the world, thanks so much for the revisit. You two are amazing ! Huge thank you 🙏 😊
Welcome!! We have loads of videos, Sarah :)
Looks like a lovely spot. Thanks for sharing it with us out of towners 😀 and yes I like reading old gravestones as well here in australia. Maybe I'll get back to the uk one day and visit cornwall again.
Hello to you, half way around the world! Sarah :)
Hello (gday) to you both and the doggies😀 I really enjoy watching your video's and I like what you do with seaglass.. thats interesting dont forget to show us a bit more of your artwork. Cheers from oz.
Beautiful. Brilliant video.
Thank you! Cheers! Sarah
Beautiful gardens indeed! An excellent idea. Nobody knows these sorts of places like the locals. And no, you are not weird. My husband and I love historic graveyards. Here in CA, there are cemeteries and gardens associated with the original Missions (Catholic Church complexes) established during the Spanish Colonial days along the coast. In the mountains and deserts there are a number of old mining towns (many are ghost towns) like something you'd see in an old Western. :)
You paint a lovely picture of the area! Sounds like a place I would love to explore. Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails It's a big state, but each region has history and features beyond the touristy stuff. My English cousins were thrilled when we took them on a private tour of Lifeguard Headquarters (my sister worked there at the time) with the rescue boats and vehicles, and later to the Mission San Diego de Alcala, which is near the river, surprisingly close to a big shopping mall. :) P.S. There is a fascinating TH-cam Channel called Ghost Town Living, which features the old mining town of Cerro Gordo, not far from Death Valley.
What a beautiful place, and yes please give more ideas on budget places to visit 😊
Definitely!! Sarah :)
A very interesting video thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it, Sarah:)
Love this video. Beautiful garden. more budget videos please. Thank you so much. I enjoy your videos so much.
Thank you! Will do! Sarah :)
Exquisite! Greetings from Stellenbosch near Cape Town!
Thanks for a lovely garden excursion!
Beautiful spring garden!
And I also read on graves - you are not weird.
Greetings from Stockholm where we still have snow/
Åsa
Oh wow! Still cold, gosh! I love hearing about the weather in other countries. We went out without coats yesterday for the first time, spring is late for us this year! Sarah :)
Lovely video as usual ❤Thanks to you Will and I had the most fantastic YEAR in Cornwall...It's dangerous in a good way to follow you...
And you are so special, both of you...BUT:
My grandfathers sister - born 1850 -ish - used to go to the churchyard and look at the newly deceased by lifting the top of the cascets..just an inch or two ..She was the daughter of a priest/ pastor so I don't really find YOUR "hobby " at least peculiar 😂😂😂Love and Happy Easter🐰🐤🐣
Deceased ..not D-creased😂
😂😂😂 wonderful story! Sarah :)
Happy Easter weekend guys 🥰
Same to you! Sarah :)
Love this idea, do you think this churchyard would be a good place to visit at the end of September? Thank you for including dog friendly places to visit, we always bring our dogs with us, so it’s nice to know where they’re welcome 🥰
Wonderful, thankyou for posting.
Our pleasure! Sarah :)
Hi Sarah and Paul, people resting in such a beautiful location, such a lovely garden, Thank you for the walk ❤❤
Our pleasure! Sarah :)
Hi no I do it from being a child with my dad walking round the graves in Falmouth. I will do a drawing of this church and will send you a pic of it. I am in hospital as have had to have my leg amputated. But I hope to be in Cornwall the back end of the year
All the best and I hope you make a full recovery. Our next video features Colin Leggo, a very inspiring below knee amputee. He joined us at Penrose Estate and walked 3 miles with us. Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails that’s great we will have to come down and meet up and poss have a walk with you to. We as a family have allways loved Cornwall.
Love your videos. Just "discovered" you both. Thank you
Brilliantl! Hello and welcome to our channel! Hope you find some entertaining videos! Sarah :)
The most interesting grave yard is in haworth in Yorkshire very old very eary with murder of crows hanging over with the history of the brontes to boot and there father buried in the church
That’s interesting! Sarah :)
Hi Sarah and Andrew. I really enjoyed your church garden walk. Beautiful views and a variety of stunning flowers well worth the price of a donation in the church. Small and cosy is better than a garden spread out at a fraction of the cost.
Thank you, and not so busy either! Sarah :)
Lovely vídeo, thanks very much❤❤
The skull and crossbones looks like someone has just put down their needles after knitting a balaclava to be honest
Lol! Sarah :)