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Burngullow, St Austell, Cornwall PL26 7TQ.
GUEST HISTORY
Comments from our guest book; "Very nice people, excellent food & room, very very good " Keith Batty. Brisol "Fabulous, very clean and comfortable, exceptional hostess viv, very interesting " C Hayman.Newton. Abbot "Very comfortable, beautiful garden and countryside would love to come again" E Leivesley. Sheffeild "Excellent, X'S 2+1! " The Goodfellows. Leicester "100 out of 10" Jean Harris. Barnsey "Great stay, interesting place, superb breakfast" Andrew Merrick. Reading "Lovely quiet night, enjoyed countryside esp magpie + cow!" J + R Onions. S Africa "Warm welcome, good food, comfortable room, lovely scenery & marvellous weather what more could you want, really enjoyed our stay" A&P London. London "Lovely welcome, extremely clean ^ comfortable, hope to see you again, thank you" G Bauchee. Tegnmoth "Thank you for a lovely stay, I'll come for longer next time!" D Thomar. Exeter "Viv your the best landlady ever! Great hospitality neat + clean, we'd like to come C Berthele +I Pankler back, Thank you!" Switzerland "Nice clean + friendly great place to stay, thank you" B Gutteridge New Zealand "Nice room, lovely comfortable bed and pillows, thanks" L Cullen New Zealand "Thanks so much, beautiful place-good food, perfect-I'll be back" D Meade USA "Thank you for everything! we spent a great time here, love A +K+ P A Szelachowske London/Poland "Really nice room, friendly atmosphere, thank you very much" K Rlidiowscy London/Poland "Lovely landscape, people and great holiday, thank you" L Samkovi Czech Republic "Lovely stay, very nice room + breakfast, thank you" N Warner Gloustershire "Nothing to improve upon! fantastic hospitality great breakfast!" Sue + Roy Berkshire "Delicious breakfasts and dinners, we both thoroughly enjoyed our week, thank you" B + G Lee Norwich "Very nice thank you very much" C + J Cole Lincolnshire "We are so glad all the other B&Bs had no vacancies any more - so we found this hidden jewel; neat and clean, quiet and peaceful (except for our kids) many thanks for everything!" S Arnhold Germany "We enjoyed a beautiful stay. THANK YOU!" Family Graber Switzerland "Thank you for everything, we had a nice stay here" T Gehrhardt France "Thanks for your hospitality, a very comfortable room, everything A1" A McMorran Surry "We were very lucky to find this peaceful place with great hospitality, delicious breakfasts C + G Baxter-Killick Surry + dinners, comfortable rooms and a beautiful garden, + homemade soap! thanks Viv " S + G Baxter Australia "Lovely stay, great food good company" E Cooper Lancs "Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries! hospitality second to none, loved it xx" J Dennis Lancs "Wonderful stay marvellous food and good company considering she's my sister!" The Coopers Lancs "All round good package for cyclists, comfy beds, good showers and a friendly welcome J Mills M Robinson - we would return" R Sutton Linconshire "Due perfore velaueute velto suipeticle e dispouifile" S Gordamo Italy "Wonderful time, comfortable, clean, very friendly, thank you so much" D Murry H Horn Somerset "A fantastic location, great food, lovely hosts-thanks realy enjoyed our stay" J Masney D Dillard Australia "A very warm welcome, was very comfortable here, thanks for everything" J Wolfenden Lancs "My every comfort thought of, thank you, good luck with your dreams!" A Brisley Sussex "What a wonderful welcome, thank you for looking after us" P Davis Shropshire "Its good to get away, we'll be back again soon!" M Robards A Cooper Somerset "Such a wonderful and welcoming place to stay thank you for your hospitality" N Griffiths Wales "Very nice room, very welcoming + friendly thanks for the stay" D Tong Wales "A clean pleasant and welcoming place to stay, thank you" A Langridge Kent "Very nice comfortable stay, would come again, thank you" D Cooper Bedfordshire
HOUSE HISTORY
On the 1st of February 1863 the Cornwall Railway Company started laying the line from Plymouth to Penzance. In 1864 the Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway was formed to lay the line from Drinnick mill to Burngullow junction (finished 1871). In 1866 Burngullow Station was built with one platform on the south side. It served the local traffic until 1898 when the second line was laid, because of the junction from Drinnick Mill the up line platform could not be built. So in 1901 the new station was built 11 cables west on the opposite side of the bridge with two platforms and an interconnecting bridge. The old station then became the Station Masters house. The new station operated until September 1931. The house then became the signal masters house until he retired in 1970. The signal box was then manned by staff who lived in the St Austell area. The retired signal master lived in the house until 1981 when he moved to St Austell. The Warrender family bought the house in 1984 by which time it was derelict, and set about rebuilding it. The line was single tracked in 1986 and the signal box was closed down. The double line was re-instated in 2004. HOME | PLACES TO VISIT | LOCATION | ACCOMMODATION | HISTORY | TARIFF |
