Cornwall Film Festival
In its thirteenth year, the Cornwall Film Festival is an exciting month-long celebration of local and international film-making. An opportunity to see some outstanding Cornish, British and international feature films on the big screen, many in preview and all with
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A winning family: meet the Garantinis
For those of you who don’t remember, in April this year we ran a contest to win a week’s holiday at one of our luxury cottages in St Ives, Stuart Cottage. On Friday I took the opportunity to meet up
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Win £100 off your next holiday
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. To be entered for a chance to win £100 off your next holiday with us, upload your photos of your dog enjoying the seaside by clicking on the button below. Simple! Terms
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Ferienhaus Cornwall: our new German website
Our brand new website ‘Ferienhaus Cornwall‘ is now live! Over the past few weeks (and months!) we’ve been hard at work putting together our new German-language website, ‘Ferienhaus Cornwall’. The site carries a German extension (.de) to help reach our
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Organic web traffic up 70%
As the main driver of bookings, it goes without saying that the strength of our website is paramount. We always keep a close eye on it’s performance, making continual tweaks and improvements wherever we can and, as usual, during the
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Managing advance bookings from 2016
The bookings referred to in this article are those requested by many of our customers well in advance of the following year. Quite often, requests for holidays are made before the property’s owner has confirmed whether it will even be
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Rainy day activities for all the family
The weather can sometimes be a lottery when you holiday in the UK, but there is so much to do in Cornwall that a rainy day won’t spoil your fun. We have a favourite saying that we are fond of
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Apple days in Cornwall | October 2014
October is traditionally the month for celebrating all things apple. From cider tasting to apple-bobbing, there’s a host of events here in Cornwall to choose from, with community orchards and commercial ventures alike championing Cornish apples. Apple Days help encourage
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World Bellyboard Championships 2014
Daft I know, but I frequently forget how amazing it is to live by the sea. And that for many people, a week’s holiday in Cornwall is their only chance to bum around on beaches and frolic in the waves.
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A day out at Newquay Zoo!
Sundays are our family day and last weekend we decided to try out Newquay Zoo. Whilst not exactly the size and scale of Bristol or London Zoo, or even Paignton for that matter, Newquay Zoo is a superb day out
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The Best Farmers’ Markets in West Cornwall
Farmers’ markets are a brilliant way of discovering new local producers and sampling high-quality products that have been made with love and years of experience. Buying locally limits food miles, making markets such as these a very environmentally friendly way
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Paint, Landscape and Light
– a three day art course at Newlyn School of Art There’s a particular kind of peninsula light that has attracted artists to this furthermost tip of Cornwall since the 1880s. A colony of artists, lapping up the light and
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