Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Lostwithiel

The narrator of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is not the only person who dreams of returning to a special part of Cornwall. Between Bodmin Moor and the Fowey Estuary in the southeast, Lostwithiel is the perfect grid reference for exploring this county of coastline walks, cultural ghosts and bountiful flora.

History in every stone

‘Lostwithiel has

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