Astological orreries at The View, Headland and Lanhydrock House

A fairly unassuming looking bungalow off the beaten track at Constantine Bay near Padstow is as deceiving to the eye as the Cornish weather.

You might recognise a mechanical model of the solar system, one that that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons. But did you know it’s called an astrological orrery?