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Rezare

The small hamlet of Rezare is nestled above the Inny Valley, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a peaceful and relaxed environment which, although within easy reach of the main roads which connect to wherever you wish to go, is far enough from the rush of modern life to allow you to instantly forget that it exists, and is the ideal, restful base to return to after your days out exploring.

On clear days both Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor are visible from many points around the hamlet, with Kit Hill dominating the view from most bedrooms and the dining room / guests' lounge. A short walk away is the River Tamar, its wooded valley meandering down towards Plymouth, passing on its way many beautiful and interesting areas to visit, including Gunnislake, Cotehele, Buckland Abbey, The Garden House, Endsleigh Gardens, Calstock, Morwellham Quay and Mount Edgcumbe to name just a few.

Until the late 1950's, the hamlet was part of the Duke of Bedford's estate. The Duke had a large hunting lodge in the woods just along the lane, and his principle country residence, Endsleigh House, now a hotel, is located a little way downstream on the Devon bank of the Tamar. There are still remains of small rest huts littered throughout the woods that were built for the Duke's hunting and fishing parties to take shelter and refreshment in.

Before being part of the Bedford estate, we understand that the hamlet was part of an estate that was owned by a distant cousin of the Edgcumbes, who built Cotehele House a few miles downstream, and then Mount Edgumbe House on the Rame peninsula.

The word 'Rezare' could mean either 'Place of the Ford' or 'Place of the Fort'. Both are equally likely, as in the distant past, the village was located nearer to where the River Inny runs into the River Tamar, where there are remains of an old fort, as well as old access tracks that ford the River Inny. Alternatively, it is possible that the letter 't' was dropped from the front of the word at some point in the past. Many place names in Cornwall start with 'Tre', which means 'farm', 'settlement' or 'dwelling place' etc, with the letters following often spelling the owner's name.