An odd title you may think but it is in fact an ancient Cornish harvest festival ceremony still practised today and it is when the last shock of corn is cut and the end of the harvest is proclaimed. I popped over to a field above Zennor yesterday afternoon to enjoy one of these events…. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Out and About in West Cornwall
Enjoy a wildlife discovery boat trip from Penzance
We have lived back here in Cornwall for 30 years and have never done a boat trip from Penzance harbour apart from a trip on the Scillonian. Ridiculous! Finally on Saturday evening we went on a 2 hour wildlife discovery trip with Mermaid boat trips and had a fabulous time First along the coast past… Read more »
Celebrate the New Year on the clifftops
Stormy seas and high winds and winter sunshine – where better to enjoy New Years Day than on the South West Coast Path. A loose plan for the day – a lunchtime booking at the majestic Mullion Cove Hotel (centre of the picture and you can just glimpse the rooftop) followed by a walk maybe, depending on the weather… Read more »