Founded in 1971, The Padstow Museum is home to a fascinating selection of objects reflecting the town’s rich cultural and economic history. John Buckingham is the museum's chairman and has been a volunteer since 1992. He spoke to us about…
Dupath Well near the town of Callington is said to be the largest and the most impressive well house in Cornwall. Hidden behind some old barns on an ancient farmstead this sacred place was once a site of pilgrimage. The…
One of Cornwall’s most unmistakable heritage sites, Tintagel is a castle built partly on the mainland and connected to an island jutting out over the Atlantic coast. Tintagel is easily north Cornwall’s most iconic structure and, thanks to its connection…
In Padstow, you’re within easy reach of some of Cornwall’s best beaches. It’s perfectly possible to walk to at least half a dozen excellent seaside destinations in under an hour. Anything that avoids those Cornish roads has to be a…
At this time of year there is one enigmatic native flower that truly seems to herald the arrival of spring – the bluebell. It can be easy to take this little plant for granted when fortunately they have become such…
‘Pask Lowen!’ or Happy Easter to you. This is always a special time as we see visitors emerge from their winter hibernation, visiting Cornwall in search of Spring sunshine and enjoying some special Easter traditions. Oys Pask (Easter eggs) You…
This ancient building has to be one of the oldest houses in Cornwall and is certainly one of the most distinctive. Its delightfully ramshackle appearance with a marvellously undulating slate roof makes it seem like something out of a Grimm’s…
A wodhes’ta kewsel Kernewik? Try reading this out loud. If your dog gives a friendly bark, then you can be confident they’re from Cornwall. ‘Do you speak Cornish?’ is just one of the many useful phrases found in Anne Cakebread’s…
Every 5th March the people of Cornwall come together to celebrate their patron saint – Saint Piran. There are parades in many of the towns and close to Perranporth hundreds make a pilgrimage out across the dunes of Penhale Sands,…
Concern over pollution on Cornwall’s beaches has long been a public issue thanks to organisations like Surfers Against Sewage. But it’s only relatively recently that people have begun to notice the dangers of plastics. Marine biologist Emily Stevenson, 24, has…