As it started to rain straight after breakfast we took a little time to read the paper and have a coffee, then the sun came out so we set off to Sennen Cove for a good walk on the sand. We were blessed with some glorious weather which so made the most of it. The…
Today has been an improvement as I have only been rained on once. So far. We had already decided that we would go to St Ives today and managed to find a car park that offered a good view across the roofs towards the harbour and a short walk down the hill through the town…
This morning I asked the newsagent what the weather would be like today, “Changeable” he replied. It got rained on for the first time walking back to the cottage, I then got soaked in Porthleven before getting a shower in Zennor and rained on in Penzance; this is what holidays in Cornwall are like in…
We were a little weary today, a mixture of travel and a strange bed I think; so we’ve just been around Newlyn today in the sunshine or dodging the showers. Newlyn is still a working port with a fishing fleet and a big fish wholesale market. In the picture you can also see the Penlee…
We’re back in Cornwall staying in a cottage in Newlyn this year. An easy and uneventful drive down from Bath and a pub lunch saw the weather turn from glorious sunshine to dull and windy. We took a quick drive to Lamorna Cove which is a favourite place of ours so that Maude could have…
Longships Rocks and Lighthouse. Off the southwest tip of England are three famous lighthouses that warn mariners of dangerous rocks: Longships, Wolf Rock and Bishop Rock. This picture shows the Longships Rocks and Lighthouse and was taken from Sennen Cove. The other two lights are too far out to sea to see. 5 November 2014
St Helen’s Oratory, Cape Cornwall Many people believe that Land’s End is the most westerly point in England, this is incorrect as the most westerly point is actually Cape Cornwall which is just up the coast a bit. This is all immaterial anyway as Land’s End is where everyone goes and is therefore a tourist…
Towednack Church, Cornwall. We have become used to finding churches locked up in this country. It was with great pleasure therefore to find one that wasn’t. We were driving up to Zennor on Cornwall’s north coast when we spotted a tiny church just off the road. There was a track leading up to it so…
Rescue Cooperation. The cottage we are staying in at Newlyn overlooks the harbour and just down the hill from us the Penlee Lifeboat is stationed. Some of you will remember that some years ago a previous Penlee Lifeboat was tragically lost with all hands during a terrible storm while trying to rescue others. If you’re…
Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. We’re in Cornwall, Mrs Sixwheeler comes from the Isles of Scilly which are about twenty five miles southwest from here and likes to get close to her roots from time to time; but without the need for seasickness. We had a super drive down, mostly in glorious sunshine but once we got…
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