Buttervilla B&B Cornwall
"Thank you for a lovely stay - we have loved discovering this part of Cornwall. Beautiful beaches, great food at the Rod & Line & the View, and amazing Port Eliot gardens"
Giuseppe, Nicola & Alexander - Rome, May 2010
"A wonderful stay. Delicious food. Fabulous setting. A little bit of heaven!"
Rita & Terry - Darlington, May 2010.............more from the guest book
Read about Buttervilla in the National Press
Latest: Weekend Telegraph Buttervilla piece. Click here to read.
Buttervilla a boutique B&B located on the romantic Port Eliot Estate takes local organic sourcing to the next level with almost everything it serves produced on the farm itself. Bread and granola is home made, the preserves contain Buttervilla fruit, the eggs are from the hens scrambling about outside and the fruit and vegetables are home grown. This place is sure to appeal to the sort of person who mourns the disappearance of real tomatoes. In season you can sample Buttervilla heirloom tomatoes served at Fifteen Cornwall and Michelin stared Gidleigh Park in Devon. There are three spacious well equipped double rooms with peaceful views."Buttervilla, Polbathic, St Germans
The location is not exactly seaside (Polbathic is a seven-mile drive to the beaches at nearby Whitsand Bay), but in high summer it’s good to get away from the coast sometimes. Only 10 miles south of the Tamar crossing on the Devon border, this rustic boutique farm stay has other waterfronts to offer (the Tiddy meets the Lynher river at St Germans Quay, a field or so away). And the seaside, when you get there, is gloriously sandy and, by Cornish standards, undiscovered.
Set in 15 acres, on the edge of the Port Eliot Estate, Buttervilla is the home of a Cornish couple, Gill and Robert Hocking. Doing b&b is a supplement to their organic smallholding (they supply soft fruit and salad leaves to Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall in Watergate Bay), but they run both businesses with the same passion and attention to detail. The rooms are eco-luxe farmhouse – big comfy beds, solar-heated power showers, Wi-Fi and birdsong (our morning call was a woodpecker tapping on the window).
Award-winning breakfasts include Buttervilla eggs, yogurt, tomatoes and fruit jams, local bacon, and home-baked bread. All that’s lacking, to my mind, is a comfy communal sitting room, but in fine weather you can lounge around outside.
Read the full article here.
Just beyond the River Tamar is a little-known corner of Cornwall; little known, that is, to motorists negotiating a tricky stretch of the A38 between Plymouth and Liskeard but familiar to rail travellers on the Paddington to Penzance line. St Germans is the gateway to a web of tidal rivers that meander down to the trail of beaches and headlands west of the Tamar Estuary.
It is only a short drive from the village to the gloriously uncrowded beaches of Whitsand Bay, a five-mile stretch of creamy sand and cliff-top walks with views across Plymouth Sound to the lovely, lonely Rame Head, at the tip of southeast Cornwall. At Kingsand-Cawsand, you can wander the narrow streets of what was once two fishing villages, on either side of the Devon-Cornwall border.
From St Germans station, you can also catch a train south west to the fishing quays of nearby Looe (change at Liskeard for the scenic Looe Valley branch line).
But you need only walk through St Germans to discover one of the highlights of the area - Port Eliot, on the banks of the Lynher Estuary. It is the gloriously eccentric home of Peregine Eliot, the 10th Earl of St Germans. Lined with faded Georgian wallpapers and crammed with treasures, the Grade I listed mansion was open to the public for the first time last year, and one month into its second season continues to provide a peek into the history of the family, who took possession of the former monastery in 1565.
If you want to stay nearby, Buttervilla Farm, at Polbathic, is an eco-luxe B&B offering comfortable rooms with solar-heated power showers in a stone-built farmhouse, set in 15 acres on the southern rim of the Port Eliot estate. Gill and Robert Hocking, the owners, grow organic salad vegetables for Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall at Watergate Bay.
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Set on the edge of the romantic Port Eliot estate in a picturesque corner of Cornwall, Buttervilla offers three stylishly furnished guest rooms. The accommodation is part of a 15-acre organic farm, three of which supply organic fruit and vegetables to Jamie Oliver’s restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall. The farm is near the sea, so surfers and water babies should head straight for Freathy Beach. Visit the Eden Project, Bodmin Moor or the sandy beaches of the unspoilt Rame Peninsula.
The owners: Robert and Gill Hocking are avid exponents of the organic movement and serve up their own organic produce.
What makes it so special? The eco-friendly farm is chemical-free and the bedrooms have solar-powered showers. Guests enjoy 12 acres of landscaped gardens, so it’s popular with city dwellers.
Here at Buttervilla B&B we exist in a bubble of peacefulness, just a short drive from the South Cornish coast and the fishing villages of Cawsand, Kingsand, Looe, Polperro and Fowey. The Lost Gardens of Heligan, The Eden Project, the historic houses and gardens of Port Eliot, Lanhydrock, Antony, Edgcumbe, Cotehele, Buckland Abbey and Saltram are all nearby.
With a wealth of glorious beaches, great walking, historic houses, fine restaurants, interesting towns and quaint fishing villages on our doorstep Buttervilla is the perfect place to relax and eat well
We have fifteen idyllic acres with great views over some exceptionally beautiful rolling countryside. Buttervilla an eco-friendly, Soil Association Certified organic farm, fully equipped with modern conveniences is a very special place to stay.
Our rooms are spacious, en-suite, have solar heated spring water showers and very comfortable king-size or double beds. Organic teas and ground coffee, flat screen TV, free broadband wi-fi access, local maps, books and restaurant lists are all supplied in your room.
The South Cornwall coast
There is so much to see and do in this beautiful corner of Cornwall.
The walking is world class, with stunning coastal views. Maybe take lunch at a pub or cafe in one of the quaint villages dotted along the coast path. Or head for the gloriously uncrowded beach
at Whitsand Bay, a five-mile stretch of golden sand. Or just take it easy, stroll around one of the local seaside villages, watch the day roll by and poke around in the little art and craft shops. Then after a busy day exploring, followed by a delicious meal at one of our local restaurants, slip into a comfy bed back at peaceful Buttervilla for a relaxing sleep and in the morning be woken by birdsong rather that cars and people rushing around, just right for that relaxing short break.
A peaceful corner of our 15 acres, perfect to sit and take in the glorious views.
Here at Buttervilla we grow some of the finest organic produce you will ever taste. We grow fruit and herbs for some of the best restaurants in the country and as our guest you will always eat well. We use local seasonal produce from the finest local suppliers and feature a range of our home grown and home made tasties for our award winning 
breakfasts. In season fresh strawberries and raspberries are from our own kitchen garden, along with our sought after heirloom tomatoes, which we grow for Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall restaurant, a guaranteed treat for your taste buds at breakfast. Gill bakes the bread, makes the granola & yoghurt, the jam comes from our own fruit and our rare breed hens lay the eggs. Yummy!
We can offer advice on places to visit, the local festivals & events, the best restaurants, point you in the direction of those special walks and print a map to guide you to those hidden beaches. Our local knowledge, gained from being born and having always lived in this area assures that you experience the best Cornwall has to offer.
We are situated on the historic and beautiful Port Eliot Estate. The House and gardens in nearby St Germans have the rare distinction of both being awarded Grade One status. Buttervilla and Port Eliot have both been featured recently in the Times & Telegraph. You can read the Times feature here - "Discover Cornwall's forgotten corner" and the Telegraph feature here
2009 Taste of the West Hospitality Gold Award for Cornwall
We have been awarded the Gold Award having been awarded the Bronze for the past two years. Making us Taste of the West's top foodie B&B in Cornwall. 
Taste of the West, established in 1991, with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as its patron is the regional food and drink trade organisation for the South West of England. Taste of the West works to develop the region’s exceptional regional food and drink industry.
Here's our feedback from the judges of the Awards:
The service is very friendly, helpful and attentive.
- Good use of fresh produce from local suppliers, with home-made jam, and bread.
- The menu offers lots of choice with lots of organic natural produce.
- The room was quiet, spacious with a very comfortable bed and great food.
- The power shower was hot and lovely, and the room was very clean and fresh.
- The atmosphere is very quiet and peaceful, definitely somewhere to go to relax.
Improvements:
- There is nothing to change. It offers great organic food in peaceful surroundings with friendly owners.
BBC Countryfile Food Hero's for 2009
Robert Hocking your host at Buttervilla B&B has been selected as one of twenty BBC Countryfile Food Hero's . Details here .
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Buttervilla in the press:
She Magazine
The 10 Best Super B&B's
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Guardian
"A room in a new wave B&B is basically as good as, or better than, a hotel room - at half the price. The great B&B revolution - For elegant accommodation, look to the new breed of homely yet stylish British bed and breakfasts, says Sally Shalam"
Buttervilla has been selected by the Guardian as one of the best B&B's for food
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The Guardian Travel
Five Best ...Organic restaurants
A great accolade as we can only seat a maximum of 6.
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The Sunday Telegraph Travel
Where to Stay in South East Cornwall
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Buttervilla Farm appears in the Sawday's guide and website. Read what Alastair Sawday writes about Buttervilla Farm here »
"What a lovely place to unwind & relax. A lot of work goes into making people feel this comfortable! Thank you x "
Angela & Tony - West Midlands, August 2009
"Great base to explore! Quiet and wonderfully relaxing, they'll have to restart my heart again to get me back to work "
Gary & Emma - Staffs, August 2009
"Peace and serenity by the bucketful. Wonderful place to relax. Lovely corner of Cornwall, we will be back to explore. Great bed & breakfasts! Thanks Gill & Robert."
Anita & Roger - Bristol, June 2009
"A harmonious and sustainable environment. Cornwall, the U.K and
the world needs more places and people like Gill & Robert (& cats)
Delightful - wish we were staying longer! We will come again!!"
Gill & Pete, Wiltshire
"What a fantastic spot with wonderful views, so peaceful & relaxing! Great breakfast, definitely worth a 2nd, 3rd and 4th visit! and in a lovely part of Cornwall which we had not discovered before."
Lisa & Kevin, Rugby
"Little patch of paradise ! Lovely cosy place - very welcoming people
We will be back !!"
Jan & Terry, Oxfordshire
"What a lovely farm with amazing scenery. The room was cosy
and comfortable (slept like a log) Definitely coming back in the summer!
Oh yea the hospitality was excellent!!."
Mel & Nick, Hampshire
"Just as lovely the second time around,. A wonderful escape !."
Mel & Will, Kent
"Simply Heavenly, so peaceful, we will be back."
Ivy & Gerald, Somerset
"What a lovely place... very homely and comfortable. An opportunity
to escape the city in a genuinely peaceful space."
Odile & Dylan, London
"A lovely location for the first night of our honeymoon. The house and grounds are wonderful and the breakfast yummy! Thanks for your hospitality."
Mark & Clare, West Midlands
"Came for 2 nights, stayed for 5, could have stayed forever
A complete chill-out zone. Thank you so much."
Kate & Tony, Worcester
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We feature in Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay Guides:
Devon & Cornwall, British Bed & Breakfast and
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