Explore Gurnards Head for a great walk with spectacular sea views. There’s an atmospheric Iron Age Fort, Chapel and Mine and the prospect of a posh lunch beside a roaring log fire in the pub of the same name
Ancient sites
Exploring Logan rock
Logan Rock presides over a beautiful stretch of coastline with dramatic cliffs and sandy beaches
Impressions of this springtime in Cornwall
Impressions of springtime this year in Cornwall
Explore Cape Cornwall – the other Land’s End
Cape Cornwall towers above the sea, crowned by a statuesque mine chimney, with fabulous views from the summit back across the sea to Sennen and Land’s End.
Ages of Art – Ancient Frescos of Breage and Newlyn School Paintings of St Hilary
We took a look at some of the ages of art yesterday in our local churches, by visiting the 15th century Frescoes in Breage church and the Penzance and Newlyn school paintings in St Hilary. Each are well worth a detour if you are looking for a different interest on your holiday in Cornwall. We’ve […]
Three winter walks with wonderful memories
When a fabulously bright and sunny day dawns in wintertime, the Cornish have a special name for it: – “A day lent from summer” and those balmy sun filled days are perfect for walking in Cornwall
Carn Euny ancient village
Carn Euny is an ancient courtyard village settlement set around a deep fugue on the Land’s End Peninsula in West Cornwall
A visit to Boscawen-un stone circle
We visited Boscawen-un stone circle again this week mainly because Charles loves to photograph the ancient Cornish landmarks! At one point he had built up a fairly good collection but it was sadly lost down a crack of the computer never to be seen again. The years have gone by and a return visit to […]
A September diary visits to Men an Tol, Tregeseal and Nine Maidens stone circles
Charles loves to visit the numerous Neolithic and early Bronze Age sites in West Cornwall and I love to see the Cornish heathland clothed in the vibrant swathes of heather and gorse at this time of the year and so it was an easy decision to combine the two, while choosing places within easy striking […]
Ancient sites to visit in West Cornwall
An introduction to the ancient places of West Cornwall