Sennen Beach in February, with pale silky soft sands and relentless waves. Perfect to watch the surfers and iridescent plumes of vapour plunge to the shore
places to see
A visit to the Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre can only be described as a spectacular fantasy, a Cornish dream started by one woman Rowena Cade at the bottom of her garden. But a garden that just happened to lead to fabulous outcrops of rocks hovering over the silky white sands of Porthcurno sheltered by Logan Rock.
Rosamunde Pilcher a Cornish Icon
Explore some of the film locations of the famous Authoress Rosamunde Pilcher who grew up overlooking Lelant Saltings
Glimpses of the sea
Winter journeys still bring glimpses of the sea to watch for
The Christmas lights of St Ives
I spent a happy hour walking under the ribbon of Christmas lights that canopied Fore Street in St Ives and made a lasting memory of Christmas magic
Mousehole Christmas Lights – the twelfth night
The Mousehole Lights are simple lights that feature all of the traditional Christmas symbols of songs and folklore
Cadgwith a fishing village lost in time
If you are planning to visit just one fishing village in Cornwall then make it Cadgwith sheltering in the lea of the most southerly point of The Lizard.
We visited St Ives
The bustling tourist destination of St Ives is so different from the quiet, laid back, world of Mounts Bay. We eased ourselves gently into the visit by taking the Train from Lelant Saltings
Our visit to St Michael’s Mount
St Michael’s Mount is the jewel of Mounts Bay with a history full of myths and legends. The Mount has seen life as former priory and site of Pilgrimage; as a Castle and finally an opulent Country House. Today it is one of the National Trusts most loved and visited locations
Autumn a season of joys and consolations
Autumn can bring its own consolation with days of bright sunshine hen summer lingers on.