for the last few years, we have been enjoying a christmas winter break. now i love the sun, i really do, but a winter break in the english countryside is very nearly high up there on my favourite holidays. school is out. childcare is scarce, so holiday time it is. we’ve been to cornwall, we’ve been to yorkshire and then fell in love with the north norfolk coast and went for couple of years back to back. this year we thought we would start back at the beginning. cornwall. so here we are on the home turf of the country kids, coombe mill!
here we are on our first day, exploring our new digs.
just outside our cottage ronnie discovers a little railway track, more of that tomorrow at 4pm!
ronnie is really coming on leaps and bounds with his camera and insists in taking it everywhere we go. love him.
we take a stroll along the other side to the bridge where we cross the river camel 
once on the other side we are greeted by the stinky pigs! oink oink
arghhhhhhhhhhh there’s a croc in the pond!
goats having a munch
some coy deer keeping a very watchful eye on us
hello horsey
chook close up
and that’s full circle right back to the start, to the sheep outside our front door
oh hang on, wait a moment, there’s a pirate ship to explore too! aye aye captain ronnie
so there we have it, our first day at coombe mill.
I love to see our farm as discovered a fresh with new eyes. Loving your tour round and the great picture quality. I shall be out comparing cameras with you in the morning!
there’s so much to see, i will be posting as the week goes on 😉 x
This looks heavenly. Great photos and a happy little boy 🙂
it’s a beautiful beautiful place, and to have a pirate ship literally on your doorstep would make any little chap happy!
I have always admired Coombemill but through your fresh photos it is even more amazing. Hope you’ve had an amazing time – and who knew there was a crocodile lol.
i might be slightly jealous of fiona having such a wonderful place to live! i wonder if she would swop for my home in london?? er nope!
yey for Cornwall (ok i live here) i didnt know coombe mill is down here although i knew of it…nevermind, your pictures are lovely! have a great holiday 🙂
it sure is and it’s gorgeous x
I want to go here so much – everyone who goes comes away with such great pthings to say about it x
well then you should, we are not lying! x
Gorgeous photo, Coombe Mill really looks like such a beautiful and peaceful place x
a great place to leave the city behind and clear your mind x
It looks like Ronnie is having such a brilliant time! I’d love to visit as the boys had their first farm holiday this year and got so much out of it. Thanks for linking up to our Parenting Pin-it Party.
It’s as good as we thought it would be. Out exploring each and everyday. Such a great way to see out the old and see in the new year x