Blogs from Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

On 22nd September we checked the weather forecast and learned that it might rain in the afternoon. We planned to do the country & coastal walk; I wore raincoat and mark took his umbrella. We took eastwards’ direction from our hotel. Our walking course was started from Narrow Cliff continuing from Cliff Road. We walked past Tolcarne Beach, Lusty Glaza Beach and reached Porth Beach – we saw those beaches from the bus previous day. Porth Beach showed us a number of dramatic features of scenery – a wide variety of coastal wild flowers, different featured rock formations and ancient mounds – and we could see those from different angles throughout the course, e.g. suspension bridge, head of peninsula. We also saw a lot of people surfing and swimming in the sea. Our walking course included ... read more

Bun. The first photo is for you. Pub and defibrillator in one location, does it get any better? We were here 3 days and I know my way around, know the beers and ciders pretty well, know the menu and order with confidence (easy mussels and something else), know the staff and really know the schedule but I never saw the defibrillator! But I didn’t need it either. More mussels last night, enjoyed as usual. Then some fish and peas and chips and peas and salad and peas! Too many peas! Would have gladly traded some for some salad but… Probably because we’d not long ago had a Cornish pasty (hard to believe I know) we were more than filled to dolly’s wax. Taxi back to Porthcothan was good, jovial driver with plenty of opinions about ... read more

Hello everyone We are enjoying our time here in Newton Ferrers and surrounds,it’s so Idylic and beautiful,Icant say the same for the weather!!,it’s still spring here,but we have decided it won’t spoil Our holiday,that’s England for you,no wonder it’s so green. We went to Wembury the other day,it’s a village on the South coast of Devon close to Plymouth Sound it’s well known for its surfing and rock pooling. Today we drove to Newquay in Cornwall one of the nations favourite seaside towns,exudes the laid back atmosphere you would expect from a town perched on CornwallS Atlantic cliffs and bordered by 7miles of glorious golden Sandy beaches.it’S a favourite holiday destination with great surfing. We met up with Joan our friend from Sheffield and she showed us around,it was great to see her and so much ... read more

Finally on to Driftwood Cottage our base for the next week . We had contacted the owner the night before and as she lived on site and we could arrive when we liked. Porth is situated just outside of Newquay. A tiny village just on the beachside with views of the breaking Atlantic. We knocked on the owners door and she took us up the stairs to the cottage. It was small but perfectly formed with views across the beach from the upper deck area. After living in a bungalow for three years we did find the climbing up the stairs quite a novelty . Inside we found a white and blue confection with winding staircase. An upside down cottage with the small lounge upstairs and the bedroom downstairs. The floor Cornish slate slabs with underfloor ... read more

We had planned visiting another Cornish garden, Trerice, one of the National Trust gardens near Newquay, on 25 May. We bought snacks at Co-op near our hotel, and caught the 11:30 bus for Newquay. Mark had checked the bus route and the timetables, and knew where we would get off. After getting off at Kestle Mill on A3058 road, we followed the uphill single-track street towards the destination. After seeing the signpost, we turned left and walked past the wall and the original gate for Trerice, and reached the visitor reception followed by the car park. Upon arrival at the reception, we showed our membership cards and told me the receptionists that we had walked from Kestle Mill. They understood that we had used public transport and were ‘green travellers’ – and appreciated our hard work ... read more