It’s been an eventful week in Cornwall as a (slightly) unexpected dollop of snow hit the area on Thursday afternoon with a speed and heaviness which surprised everyone. You may have caught the news with tales of the drivers stuck on Bodmin Moor and many spending the night at Jamaica Inn. All true but what you […]
Prideaux Place is a beautiful Grade 1 Elizabethan manor house overlooking Padstow. The house provides an engaging mix of different periods and places and includes a newly refurbished museum. Tours of the house are available from 1.30pm to 4pm and do not need to be booked. In addition to the appeal of the house itself […]
With the new series of Poldark underway you may recognize various places in Cornwall where the series was filmed. If you fancy seeing these scenic locations here are seven of the key places to visit: Charlestown Harbour (Near St Austell) Poldark Tin Mine (near Helston) Church Cove, Gunwalloe Porthgwarra (near the Minack) St Agnes Head […]
Despite some rather variable weather of late ranging from sun to mist to gales to rain and back to sun again, Cornwall in the late spring and early summer is a wonderful time to visit. Over the May Bank holiday an unusual but immovable sea mist blew onto the North Cornish coast and so our […]
Another band of snow hit the Westcountry at the weekend and we had the strange sight of snow on the beaches. Padstow didn’t fare too badly but here is photo to prove it did happen! The snow is disappearing fast and the temperatures are on the rise so, at last, spring really is around the […]
The Tidal Gate allows water to stay in Padstow’s inner harbour even when the tide goes out. It was installed 25 years ago and everyone agrees how much it has improved the look (and smell!) of the quayside area. The gate now needs maintenance of shot blasting (no, I don’t know what that is either) […]
Cornwall is a beautiful place with dozens of excellent beaches for the enjoyment of everyone. Very rarely do accidents happen but just to make sure you don’t get caught out it is well worth remembering the following advice especially aimed at swimmers and surfers: Always swim at a lifeguarded beach (see link below) Swim between […]
Local knowledge comes in useful and here is my personal list of suggestions for some of the best beaches to suit you for various reasons so for: Surfing including board hire and tuition: Harlyn Polzeath Children – toilets plus grassy car park very close to the beach: Daymer Bay Trevone Watching/participating in water sports including […]
One of the highlights of the late spring/early summer is a walk at Crantock just south of Newquay. The arable fields are managed by the National Trust and are now looking their best with whole fields scarlet with poppies and other rare meadow plants. Later come corn marigolds and more brightly coloured flowers which look […]
