Bumblebees has two comfortable double bedrooms, one of which can be a twin, each with its own spacious private bathroom (with bath and larger than normal separate shower). One of the bathrooms has disability aids. The bedrooms have colour television, radio, tea and coffee making facilities and hair dryers, and are liberally supplied with books.
Full English breakfast is a treat with local produce, enhanced with fruit, home-made bread, jams and marmalade. Over breakfast we discuss with our guests plans for the day and catch up with the day before.
We ask visitors to let us know individual dietary requirements on booking, but we cater for vegetarians as a matter of course.
The garden overlooking the bay is a peaceful place to sit especially in the evening. There is off road parking at the top of the steep drive.
This is our 6th year in Bed and Breakfast. Previously John was a farmer, near Boscastle, and Patsy, a counsellor at a GP's surgery and with the Macmillan service. We thoroughly enjoy this experience, meeting people and sharing with them this lovely area. Living outside is Barney, our brown Newfoundland, lovable, greedy and a great character.
"Alternatively, I can recommend Bumblebees, an inexpensive two bedroomed B&B in the fishing village of Gorran Haven, a few minutes south of St. Austell, with a fabulous view over the harbour. It's run by a friendly couple called John and Patsy, who invited us into their living room, where Patsy offered a running commentary on "Taggart", and John fell asleep, before waking up in time to show us a great new way to play Scrabble. In the morning we ate Patsy's home-made bread and wrestled with the enormous dog. That to me felt like the more authentic Cornish experience."
From an article titled "Gale of a time" by Andrew Eaton