Dated: Saturday 8th March 2025All hands on deck as we prepare to open the gardens & Castle this spring & summer
Hang in there, spring is near
With the days getting longer and the first signs of spring fully emerging, the Pentillie team has been hard at work behind the scenes to make sure everything is looking its best for the seasons ahead. From renovating the attic bathroom to re-tiling and deep-cleaning the pool; no corner of the estate has been left untouched!
Our gardening team and the wonderful garden volunteers have spent the last few months carefully shaping the estate's grounds, so they'll be bursting with life just in time for our first charity Garden Open Day on Sunday 23rd March, 11am until 5pm for Children's Hospice South West.
Meanwhile, our housekeeping and front-of-house teams have been polishing floors, touching up the paintwork, and freshening up the castle to make sure every room is as welcoming as ever for our upcoming Wedding Show, Afternoon Teas, and spring stays.
We can't wait to welcome you!
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An opportunity to join our team
We are on the lookout for a hardworking individual to join our fantastic housekeeping team! If you thrive in a friendly, motivated environment and take pride in your attention to detail and spotless spaces, this could be the perfect role for you.
This part-time position is flexible, with shifts typically 4-6 hours long (often within school hours!) and varying from 1 to 4 shifts per week, plus the occasional weekend. The job can be physically demanding, but also very rewarding with guest feedback and thanks for the key role you'll play in providing our guests an unforgettable stay.
If you would like to be part team Pentillie, please send your CV to sammie@pentillie.co.uk, or call us on 01579 350044 ~ we look forward to hearing from you.
An uninterrupted countryside escape
Tucked away in the heart of the Tamar Valley, there's no place like Pentillie for an unforgettable holiday. If you're dreaming of a countryside escape with your loved ones, we still have weekday and weekend availability this spring and summer, with great opportunities to save on your stay!
Whether it's a spur-of-the-moment break or a long-awaited summer holiday, we would love to welcome you. Get in touch to start planning your unforgettable holiday, email contact@pentillie.co.uk or call our office on 01579 350044!
Royal plantings
Back in 2020 you may remember us talking about an exciting collaboration between head gardeners of Cornwall and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, leading to our balmy (usually) county being chosen as an ecologically useful spot to nurture some incredibly rare and endangered species of conifer. As part of the scheme, and to ensure the geographical spread of the genetics of these rare plants, the RBGE allocated different conifers to a number of gardens throughout Cornwall, as climate change threatens their natural habitats.
This was repeated in 2024 and we have been allocated 3 x Abies alba, 20 x Picea breweriana, 20 x Podocarpus salignus. These trees are currently braving the storms in the unheated greenhouse (the sweet peas are going for it in the warm one!), ready for some hardening off before planting out into the woodland gardens in the next few weeks.
Next up in our (re-)introduction: Ted & Sarah
If you have visited Pentillie, it's highly likely you have met Ted and Sarah. In the late 70's, Ted was running a helicopter company in Scotland when his cousin, Jeffery Coryton, invited him to learn the ropes of the estate with a view to him inheriting Pentillie. With no farming experience, Ted embraced the challenge, and moved to Cornwall with wife Sarah, and their young children.
Jeffery unexpectedly passed away in 1980, leaving Pentillie to his widow Kit who became life-tenant of the estate. Despite living and working on one of the estate farms, Ted and Kit did not see eye-to-eye, making it 27 years before Ted and his family returned to the Castle. Their three children, Sammie, Oliver and Roonie had never been down the driveway of Pentillie until 2007!