What better way to glean close to Cornwall's ancient history than enjoying the life of a Celtic chief?Cornwall is well known for its rich cache of historic sites; from the popular ruins of Tintagel Castle to the many far more ancient sites scattered in fields and along overgrown footpaths. But they're not generally the kind of places I'd want to spend the night – the lack of standing walls and the resident wildlife being just two obvious drawbacks.
So I was very curious to visit one of Cornwall's most strange new places to stay. Bodrifty Farm's reconstructed Celtic Chief's Roundhouse is smack bang on the doorstep of the remnants of an Iron Age settlement,one of the most indispensable of its kind in western Europe. In many other countries, I imagine, and a site of such significance would be fanfared with a gift shop,tea house, or at the very least some prominent signage, or but I glean lost on the short drive along ever-decreasing lanes from Penzance. When I finally pull into the drive at Bodrifty the sound of my car brings owners Penny and Fred Mustill,with their daughter Emma, out of the farmhouse to greet me. It was their fascination with the history on their doorstep that inspired this most strange holiday let.
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Source: theguardian.com