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

Hi Everyone again The weather here has picked up and I think it’s going to be lovely for our last week in Devon. We drove down to a place called Buckfastleigh not far from Plymouth to board a steam train which took us to a place called Totnes. It only goes for 7miles but it was fun,at Totnes theyhave a rare breed farm which we didn’t go to,but a guy from there at }the railway station Had a beautiful Siberian owl on his arm showing us all. And of course they had a rail shop and old carriages ect,which Kevin loved. Today we went to Cornwall to a fishing village called Polperro within the Polperro heritage coastline in south Cornwall. It is a noted tourist destination particularly in summer months,for its idyllic appearance with tightly packed ... read more

Polperro is a tiny fishing village located along the south Cornwall coast, arguably the best of all the coasts in the UK. Little detached houses, each unique in size and shape dot the rising hilly landscape encapsulating the harbor below, which feeds in to the Atlantic Ocean. It is far too pretty to be believable, too cute and perfect with its quaint narrow streets too small for cars to squeeze through complete with a multitude of tearooms to fill up on traditional scones with homemade jam and Cornish clotted cream. For myself and my family Polperro has a deeper meaning that just ‘pretty little Cornish town’. It is a place we holidayed in our childhoods. Our days were spent on a tiny sandy beach building sandcastles before smashing them. When we tired of destroying other little ... read more

The Cornish Send off/Dry run!! Well it is nearly time! Less than 3 weeks to go before we are off on our way around the world! This weekend was about saying goodbye to the Cornish contingent and a great time for a bit of a dry run! We started the trip with a run down to Charlotte's Mum's house and an overnight so Liam could meet Digory & Nan. All went well with a lovely home cooked meal of Chicken Tarragon & home grown Vegetables. After a good night sleep and a home cooked fry up (thanks mum) we were ready to tackle Bodmin Moor! Charlotte showed Liam the sights including a home grown walking tour of Ben Gumm's cave, the Cheesewring, Gold diggings, the Donkey pool & the Hurlers. Which Liam managed to practically ... read more

Besoin d'air frais et envie de visiter la campagne anglaise ? Le long w/e etait l'excuse parfaie pour faire un tour en Cornouailles, retour pour Greg sur les terres de sa decouverte de l'Angleterre avec Mungo et la famille Ker qui vivaient dans une ferme du Devon. C'etait il y a ....20 ans !!!! Aie aie aie Petit plaisir avec la loc d'une super BMW decapotable pour l'occasion et depart le vendredi soir avec tous les angliches vers le Sud Ouest. S'ensuit une serie de Bed & Breakfast, de charmants petits ports, de vues magnifiques du haut des falaises, de couleurs superbes et de paysages uniques du Dartmoor National Park, tout cela au gre de routes minuscules encadrees de hautes haies ou murets en pierre. Le w/e etait GLORIOUS, et grace au cabriolet on est revenus ... read more

Another trip to Cornwall, this time with the parents in tow. Determined to show off some of the country that we so enjoying. The trip included some visits to wicked little villages (like Polperro and Cadgewith), cream teas (they only get better) a few castles and estates (St Micheals Mount and Coteheal) and enough narrow roads to make the price of the Sat Nav. A funny incident (although we weren't laughing at the time) happened when mum refused to leave the island at St Micheals Mount. She was determined to buy a sea gull. Don't ask why. Nobody knows - there are heaps in NZ anyway.. This amounted to her spending ages in the gift shop, determined to make the (pricey) ornithological purchase. As you can imagine, while we waited, the tide came in. The result ... read more