Here is a photo taken from the dock and looking towards the Padstow. See if you can spot the buildings it features: So, from the left you have the buildings built on the old station and they include several Rick Stein enterprises including the Seafood school. The large building, just left of centre, is the […]
Imogen, the latest in a series of storms, has arrived and is currently battering the coastal areas of the South West and Wales. So far this winter the worst of the gales have avoided us bearing down further north and bringing horrible flooding to the Lake District and other areas. While no one wants to […]
Despite being a globally rare species we are lucky in Cornwall to see grey seals quite regularly and they can be found all around the Cornish coast at sea or hauled up on the beaches. As they are predictable creatures it becomes easy to plan a visit with high hopes of spotting them. Such was […]
Sometimes an autumn weekend works out just perfectly with some late summer sunshine, a beguiling walk and sense of well-being and so it was yesterday when we set out towards Tregirls from Padstow. A familiar walk, it’s true, but some new and unfamiliar scenes awaited us as we strolled away from the still busy harbour […]
Did you know? That the main North coast main rivers are the Camel, Gannel and Hayle and the main South coast rivers are the Fal, Helford, Fowey and Tamar. Cornwall is so narrow that no river flows more than 40 miles to the sea. The river Tamar, which forms the boundary between Cornwall and Devon, […]
The signs of spring are beginning to make their presence felt: the days are drawing out and you no longer feel ready for bed at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, snowdrops and crocus(es?) peep up and daffodils are sold by the thousand in supermarkets. In Padstow gallons of Dulux is being used to spruce up […]
The Camel Estuary provides an excellent habitat for birds with its large areas of salt marsh and mudflats which encourage a wide variety of waders. Peregrines are commonly spotted, as is a migrant osprey, breaking his journey for a few days of fishing and swimming in spring and autumn. Mute swans nest at several locations, […]
After the abysmal start to the year with storms, damage and generally sympathetic but negative publicity, Cornwall is experiencing one of the best summers for many years. August was a tad chilly at times but otherwise it has been glorious and September in particular is, so far, having some great sunshine. Anyway, this blog post […]
The Saints Way is a wonderful 28 mile walk from Padstow on the north coast to Fowey on the south. This is the introduction from the Encounter Walking website: “Based upon ancient trade routes the path takes you through the complete spectrum of Cornish Landscapes, from tranquil harbours and ports, options to include rugged cliff […]
The last blog on surfing turned out to have a particular resonance as news came in of a number of surfers needing rescuing from Polzeath last week when an unexpected rip tide caught many out. Thanks once again to the RNLI for their skills in monitoring the situation with and reacting with great skill to […]
