It’s that time of year again so Mrs Sixwheeler and I are off for our annual visit to Newlyn, right down there in the wild west if Cornwall. For any of you who haven’t been here with us before here’s a little background. Mrs Sixwheeler was born on the Isle of Scilly, an archipelago of…
There are certain things that never vary about our stays in Newlyn, morning and evening dog walks. Last night when Maude and I went out it was in the middle of a rain storm of biblical proportions. Fortunately I have plenty of wet weather gear to keep me dry and warm and Border Terriers have…
And so to Day 2, which dawned with clear and bright light over the harbour and the promise of a decent day. However by the time we left the cottage it was already clouded over and looking grim to the west, where the weather is coming from. When we are down here we like to…
Here we are back in lovely Pen Camneves cottage overlooking the harbour in Newlyn. We had a damp and windy drive down yesterday but today dawned dry and brighter but still windy. Before breakfast Maude and I walk down into the village to a small shack where I buy a newspaper and she gets a…
Cornish Steps. As I’ve been traveling all day I’ve not had any photo opportunities so here’s one I prepared earlier. Around the area of West Penwith where we were in Cornwall there are lots of old dry stone walls which tend to be very thick and overgrown. Where necessary they have these steps up them…
Cape Cornwall. Our last day of holiday in Cornwall and the weather forecast was awful so imagine our surprise and delight when the sun shone. We have decided that Cape Cornwall is quite our favourite spot, so that’s where we headed. From the car park we crossed the field and climbed up to the day…
I was walking back from the paper shop this morning and realised that I hadn’t taken a picture of the cottage we’re staying in, so here it is. Not the whole thing mind you, just the bit to the right of the doorway with the open upstairs window. It’s two up and two down but…
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…
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…
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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