Lithuanica

Helford, Cornwall, UK

Lithuanica occupies one of the Helford village’s most enviable locations being built at the top end of its plot and enjoying fantastic viewing over its own established gardens and beyond across the Helford River. The village of Helford is a picturesque and unspoilt collection of thatched and slate cottages, colour washed and blending with the lush countryside, offering unsurpassed tranquillity and shelter south of the main river.

Long ago, Helford Village was quite an important port. This is difficult to believe today a sone apporaches the sleepy little place on the banks of the Helford River. Trading ships once brought in French rum, tobacco and lace from the continent and the duty was collected at the old customs house. During the Napoleonic Wars, pirates and free traders populated the reaches of the river. Daphne du Maurier's famous novel, Frenchman's Creek, tells the story of one of these.

The HelfordRiver is probably one of the most unspoilt rivers in Cornwall, with its deep sheltered valleys, ancient oak forests and hidden creeks. There are still many small quays on the river and a pedestrian ferry links the north and south banks of the river, crossing over to Helford Passage.

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