In 1855 Thomas Quiller Couch wrote of Cornwall: “The belief in witchcraft holds its ground firmly and of all superstitions it will probably be the last to die out.” An opinion that was reinforced one hundred and twenty years later…
One of Cornwall’s defining images is of fishermen’s cottages nestled around pretty working harbours, shaped over hundreds of years by wind and the waves from the stormy Atlantic Ocean. Many of these harbour towns and villages have survived and -…
Cornwall is a dog lover’s paradise. With hundreds of miles of coastline, huge expanses of moorland and plenty of rivers to explore, it’s a place you and your canine companion can enjoy together. Over recent years the region has become…
The habit of building cliff castles or promontory forts as they are also known, may well have given the Cornish their first recorded name. The ‘Cornovii’, meaning promontory people, are thought to have been the Celtic tribe that first occupied…
On the North Quay in Padstow there is a tumbledown looking building known as Abbey House. Built sometime in the 15th century, with origins possibly even older than that, it is widely considered the oldest building in Padstow, and perhaps…
In the spring of 1928 a young man called Cecil Morgan came to Cornwall to stay with his cousins at Hawker’s Cove near Padstow. The Cornish writer Donald Rawe, who was also a relation, subsequently told his story in Cornish…
Why are producers of film and television drama so drawn to Cornwall? It’s probably the same reason we all are: dramatic beauty, natural atmosphere and huge variety. Cornwall has played host to everyone from scythe swinging swooners to the architects…
Daphne du Maurier has long been one of Cornwall’s most famous and critically acclaimed authors. Although not born in Cornwall it became her adopted home and her work is closely associated with the area, especially around the harbour town of…
With the longest coastline of any county in England Cornwall naturally has a strong tradition of seafaring but with the freedom and food that the sea provides comes perilous risk. The shores of the Cornish coast are littered with innumerable…
Like so many of Cornwall’s coastal towns tales of the daring exploits of their seafaring men are part of Padstow’s historic narrative. Its intrinsic ties to the sea mean that at one time everyone in the town had a maritime…