by Rosie | Sep 15, 2017 | Things to do, Visit Cornwall
At Creekside Cottages 60 years of experience has helped to uncover some magical places to stay in one of the loveliest parts of Cornwall. The collection of waterside properties offers everything from luxurious architect designed modern homes for large parties to an...
by Rosie | Aug 17, 2017 | Things to do, Uncategorised, Visit Cornwall
The wonderful thing about the county of Cornwall, well one of the wonderful things, is the diversity of the landscape. Each area of the Duchy has its own distinct character, shaped by the past. The distance from coast to coast can vary – from Morwenstow in North...
by Becky Bradbury | Jul 11, 2016 | Never been to..., Visit Cornwall
When you’re alone, do you ever get the feeling that you aren’t? A friend of mine, scientific to his very core, surprised me by saying that, on a madcap solo sailing adventure to South America, he became convinced there was someone else onboard. The feeling didn’t...
by Becky Bradbury | Jul 8, 2016 | Never been to...
It comes to something when a self-confessed city lover tells you – someone who has lived and breathed Cornwall for most of their life – about a place so special that it played a major part in turning a moderately successful architect’s assistant into one of this...
by Becky Bradbury | Jul 6, 2016 | Never been to...
Elizabeth Osborne was just twenty years old when a rope was put around her neck and she was hung at Bodmin Jail. Her crime? Arson. The year was 1813 and she and her husband had found themselves at loggerheads with their neighbours, the Lobbs. Mrs Lobb is said to have...
by Becky Bradbury | Jun 26, 2016 | Never been to...
Cornwall is famous for tin but though North Wales is often considered the UK capital of slate, Cornwall has had an equally pivotal role to play in supplying our country with the attractive, finely-laminated rock. It was a vital component of the industrial revolution...
by Becky Bradbury | Jun 8, 2016 | Never been to..., Things to do, Try This
I’ve often passed The Screech Owl Sanctuary whilst driving along the A30 at Goss Moor. To be honest, it’s been on my ‘to do’ list for a long time but without young children in the house to provide the imperative for visiting a local attraction, it kept getting...
by Becky Bradbury | May 30, 2016 | Never been to..., Things to do
It’s not hard to see why St Catherine’s Castle at the mouth of the Fowey estuary was built. Positioned on a promontory looking out across the English Channel, it’s the perfect place to keep watch for enemy ships. At the time of its construction, Henry VIII had upset...
by Becky Bradbury | May 8, 2016 | Never been to..., Try This
Saturday morning. Chore day. Do the washing, make some attempt at cleaning and go to town to buy essentials for the week ahead. Until Liz rang. “You know you said you’d like to visit Port Quin? How about going today?” Routine and the familiar versus adventure and...
