Golowan Festival | June 2014
When: 20th-29th June 2014 Where: Penzance Forget football and Brazilian carnival, this week it’s all about Penzance’s Golowan. Now in its 24th year, Cornwall’s biggest and best community festival is currently in full swing, and gearing up for the big
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Coastal path walk from St Ives to Zennor
This part of the famous South West Coastal Path is truly beautiful, with amazing sea views the entire way along. It is highly recommended if you enjoy walking, but this stretch can be quite tricky in places, with slippery muddy
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Sennen: Our favourite places to have lunch
Sennen Cove should be a priority on anyone’s list of places to visit, and it attracts plenty of surfers and walkers throughout the year. In summer the beach is a fabulous place for those less active to relax – but
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May Day in St Ives
The ending of Winter and the coming of Spring St Ives and West Cornwall has a long history of unique, fascinating and sometimes pretty ‘out there’ traditions. One tradition that goes back the furthest, first recorded in 1573 and stemming
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A walk through Steeple Woods
The Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve is a 40 acre public open space around Knill’s Monument – a 50 foot high granite pyramid – overlooking St Ives. The monument is a prominent landmark in the St Ives area and can be
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Visiting Sennen Lifeboat House
There has been a lifeboat stationed at the far west of Sennen Cove since 1853, poised and ready to rush to the aid of any stricken vessels out to sea within 50 miles. New Commercial Tragedy 1853 The Brisons, the
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Trereife Easter Fair, near Penzance | April 2014
Those taking a holiday near Penzance this Bank Holiday will not be disappointed by building this visit into their Easter itinerary. Running from today (Fri 18th) until Monday 21st April, Trereife House near Penzance is hosting its forth Easter Food
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Land’s End – a Great Day Out!
The last time we went to Land’s End was actually to see a friend of ours finish an end-to-end cycle ride – she had taken 8 days to cycle the length of the country from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
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St Ives: the perfect place for a celebration meal!
Many people holiday in St Ives as part of their celebration of a special event – a family occasion, a special birthday or even just Christmas and New Year. Unusually for a small town, St Ives has a wealth of
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Our favourite affordable places to eat in St Ives
We are blessed in St Ives with a wide range of restaurants and eateries, suitable for any occasion, plenty of which are good enough value to be visited more than once during your holiday. Eating out in St Ives does
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WIN a Luxury Summer Holiday in St Ives
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. We are offering a week’s holiday this July for up to 7 people at Stuart Cottage in St Ives. A prize worth over £1800! Set in the middle of St Ives with panoramic
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Places to visit: Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly are only 28 miles off the Cornish shore but they feel like another country. The entire archipelago is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are 5 inhabited islands: St. Mary’s (the largest); St. Agnes;
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