Cornwall: UK’s favourite holiday destination
In a recent BBC poll, Cornwall was voted as the UK’s favourite holiday destination in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2013-2014. The poll surveyed nearly 6,000 people, in ten different categories such as ‘Garden of the year’ and ‘Best heritage
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Cregyn Cottage and the Smugglers’ Tunnel
This 300 year old, former fisherman’s cottage has an intriguing and mysterious history. Concealed behind a false wall in the characterful Mousehole cottage hides an 18th century smugglers’ tunnel, which is presumed to lead to the harbour where smugglers would
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Discovering Penzance town
Visit the medieval town of Penzance and you’ll find plenty to do in this small fishing town. Take in the views of the harbour, or venture in to town and explore the historic streets and architecture… Places to experience Chapel
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Penzance Pleasures
Enjoy a self catering holiday in Penzance and you wont be short of things to do during your stay with us. In this blog post we delve in to the myriad of things that Penzance has to offer: Gardens, Museums,
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Surfing in Sennen – Tips and Hints
Say you are going to Sennen Cove to anyone and they will assume you are going surfing! Sennen is synonymous with surf and the surf culture, and there are two brilliant surf schools situated right on the beach for those
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Marazion Marsh
Marazion Marsh is a short walk west from the town. Here lies Cornwall’s largest reed-bed, the RSPB’s most southerly UK reserve. Herons, Cetti’s Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Little Egrets reside here. More than 250 bird, 500 plant, 500 insect, and 18
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Sandy beaches in West Cornwall
The biggest ever survey of travel journalists has recently been conducted, and saw over 100 of the UK’s most influential travel writers interviewed, including the likes of Simon Calder and Ben Fogle. With its stunning coastline it’s little wonder that beaches in Cornwall were voted the best in the UK, with Watergate Bay and Porthcurno Beach coming out as the favourites. With more than 150 beaches and 300 miles of coastline, there’s many to choose from, so here is a small selection of our personal favourites. Grab your towel, bucket and spade and pay a visit to these West Cornwall spots…
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A History of Mousehole
Mousehole has a rich fishing heritage and was once known as Porth Enys, meaning ‘port of the island’. From the 13th century, it was the main port in Mounts Bay until the 16th century when Newlyn and Penzance became more
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St Michael’s Mount
Tradition & History St. Michael’s Mount sits on the Pilgrim’s Way (St. Michael’s Way) one of the network of pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. Welsh and Irish pilgrims used to join the Cornish at St. Uny,
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West Penwith -Through the ages
Overtime, the West Penwith landscape has been shaped by man with prominent features including stone circles, Cornish hedgerows and mining pits, making this stunning area of Cornwall well worth a visit. The Ancient Sites If you stare at the rocky
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Things to do at Marazion Beach
We have spent many a happy hour throughout the year on Marazion Beach. In the summer the waves can be gentle and the water shallow, with plenty of beach for everyone and views stretching away to Mousehole to the west
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Aspects Holidays continue supporting RNLI St Ives
Volunteers of St Ives Lifeboat welcomed Aspects Holidays’ Operations Manager, Amanda Stinchcombe, to their station for a tour of their facilities. While at the lifeboat house Amanda presented a cheque for £1,500 that the company raised during 2013 towards the
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