Cornwall is well known for its beautiful coast, but in the winter I often get the urge to head to the woodland; from the crunchy leaves in autumn, to the bare trees and crisp air in the winter, the woods are my favourite place to blow off the cobwebs!
The coast, although still just a beautiful on a cold and sunny winter’s day, a cold beach wind can sometimes be too much! Winter offers the perfect opportunity to head to the woods, with wildlife galore, and a different kind of beauty from the coast – minus the chilly wind!
Here is a run down of some of my favourite woodland walks:
Colan woods, just a few miles outside of Newquay
These woods are near Porth Reservoir, which is beautiful to walk around with rolling hills is the background and Colan woods behind it. The woods are the site of the old 19th Century [...] Continue Reading…

January and February are a struggle to get through for all of us, as we wait eagerly for the spring. It is a good job that Caroline is here with her eight-part travelogue on Cornwall shot over the summer (ah, remember the summer, sigh!): the most beautiful county in UK or, as she says, “Cornwall! A land of epic landscapes and dramatic coastlines!” [...] Continue Reading…

Christmas has hardly finished but Newquay has been getting ready for it’s favourite party of the year for some time now – New Year’s Eve! New Year’s in Newquay is full of fancy dress fun which appeals to all ages, from groups of friends to families with young children who all take to the streets of Newquay in fancy dress, or some just for a wander through the town to soak up the atmosphere! [...] Continue Reading…

Get the Christmas tree out from the loft, untangle your tinsel, and get new batteries for those tree lights, because the Christmas season has began! On Friday Newquay switched on its lights, which means it is officially the Christmas season! The evening started at the Station approach with an all-new children’s lantern parade, which ended at the harbour, where the lights illuminated the town.

The light switch on also marks the beginning of Christmas events in Newquay, to get you and your friends and family in the Christmas spirit.

Newquay Zoo is getting festive with special offers each weekend leading up to Christmas, and on the weekend of the 10th and 11th children can visit Father Christmas and his elves at his grotto. On the Sunday there is a chance to sing some of your favourite carols, at the carol service.

Also, on December 10th, The Hotel Victoria is giving you the [...] Continue Reading…

To celebrate the Cornish Film Festival this week, we remember Cornwall on film over the past twenty years. With our remote landscapes and stunning scenery, Cornwall has been the ideal location for films over the years. Cornwall is not usually associated with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but it has a few Hollywood blockbusters to add to its repertoire. [...] Continue Reading…