I first visited the Godolphin Estate in spring 2014 and returned this year in early summer to see what the differences are. Located in a very peaceful part of west Cornwall, the estate includes the Leeds engine house and stack, the remains of the Godolphin family mine. The riverside walk and Godolphin Hill are popular walking trails and from the top of the hill you can see both the north coast (St Ives Bay) and the south coast (Mount Bay), and when you are tired of walking and exploring the ancient gardens with their medieval layout, then pop into the Piggery for cake and coffee.
In April the woodland leading to the house and garden is full of bluebells.
The King’s Garden is the sixteenth century walled privy garden to Godolphin’s state room, the King’s Room.
In April it is a space filled with fresh greens, white and pink, borders of tulips, stocks and fritillaries. Magnolia trees provide welcome shade and cloud-like box hedging lines the gravel paths.
In June blues and purples dominate with spires of lupins and foxgloves and delphiniums
Leaving this delightful walled garden you pass the stables and the house where a divine cobbled courtyard can be found behind ancient doors.
Here you enter the three remaining compartments of the original nine 16th century Tudor design.
In April tulips dominate. Big blowsy ones and unusual colour combinations such as white and green or yellow and green contrast with bright red camellias. The scent of stocks and wallflowers permeate the air close to the pretty blue door in the wall.
In June the borders are full of purple aquilegia, foxgloves, irises, poppies and roses.
And the Gardener’s Potting Shed is a true delight. Click the link for a look inside.
Earth laughs in flowers 
I followed your link on Dan’s latest post to see your photos of Godolphin in June. It’s all so lovely, with those amazing tulips. I rarely see anything like those here, even to order online. The borders are so colourful and full. If I eventually get mine to be half as pretty as that, I’ll be over the moon!