Ednovean Farm B&B Penzance

Happy Christmas and New Year!

May we wish you a very Happy Christmas and a comfortable New Year!

Just in case our proper Christmas card hasn’t made it beyond the postal strike, this is our Hall! It’s decked with the rooted Christmas tree, in a vintage pot once more.

Christmas card from Ednovean Farm - traditional Christmas tree

The tree that has waited patiently for its turn to shine once more in a corner of the courtyard gardens, now has centre stage for our welcome to Ednovean!

Winter sunset with village and sea
The Winter Solstice sunset from our garden looking across Perranuthnoe to the sea

We’re looking forward to the vibrant days of spring and the balmy days of summer now aren’t you? Then is will be time to paddle our toes in the sea once more. Of course, we celebrated the festive season here with the salt of the sea in the air, homemade wreaths on the gates and the scent of the traditional Christmas tree filling our home.

Christmas with salt in the air!

You might remember that I mentioned a pilgrimage to the beach was sorely needed in my last Winter Blog? Well we’ve visit the broad sands of Perranuthnoe’s beach twice recently!

The Winter Solstice Sunset

The first visit was for the Winter Solstice sunset.

The depth of winter is always a perfect time to watch the sun setting over the sea from Perranuthnoe’s own beach.  

The tide was high that night and the sea thrashed against the slipway as we watched the sunset slip away over the rolling waves.

Low tide on Christmas Morning

Then on Christmas morning we changed our usual tradition of “Christmas lunch” to late afternoon supper. And – well, what a difference it made to our day we had time for a walk but definitely not a Christmas swim Brrrr!!.

I think most of the village had the same idea of course! I thought that Boxing Day would be the day of migration to the sea!  But no, families and friends formed into happy groups spread across the distant sands, tiny dots in a Lowry landscape. Our winter walk felt joyous with the happy atmosphere created on the crisp sands that day, cocooned within the roar of the sea and wrapped beneath billowing clouds.

Rustic Table centrepiece

So again hoping you’re well and wishing you a warm and comfortable Christmas, from all at Ednovean farm. 

Here’s my festive album with a snapshot of our Christmas (sans washing up!)

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About Christine Taylor

Christine has written a weekly blog about life at Ednovean Farm and interesting places to visit in West Cornwall for over ten years now, concentrating on those off the beaten track places that only the locals find.

Charles and Christine Taylor have hosted Luxury Bed and Breakfast at Ednovean Farm Nr Penzance in West Cornwall since 1991 and live there with three cats and five horses, including a Spanish Stallion called Danni.

Ednovean Farm has been awarded AA five star gold for Bed and breakfast and is included in The Michelin Guide and The Alastair Sawday Guide .

The Farmhouse and gardens has been featured in BBC Homes and Antiques, Homes and Gardens. Period Living and 25 Beautiful Homes as well as being used as a film and photo shoot location.