Star of the Big Screen!
No wonder it is a film and TV location. Charlestown’s mixture of Georgian buildings and charming fishermen’s cottages is like stepping back in time. It’s the perfect setting for stories invented by Winston Graham in...
The All-Weather Mevagissey
‘Welcome to Mevagissey’. The words greet passersby in an exquisite way on the road leading to the Cornish village and fishing port. Signs are attached to a crocheted-covered bike. With woollen hearts, flowers and pom-poms,...
Crossing the Tamar – Cremyll Ferry
Connecting Counties; the ferry leaves Cremyll Quayside beside Mount Edgcumbe, with its beautiful Cornish landscapes, and passes by some of Plymouth’s most spectacular and historical waterfronts, including Royal William Yard. The journey only takes approximately...
The Roseland Peninsula’s Little Jewel
‘We’re on our way,’ a message pinged through. Our dining companions usually cut their arrival close to arranged times, whereas Mr Word Loft and I are generally too early. The restaurant wasn’t open for another...
Gem of Cornwall
Having a wander around St Germans the other day, I was reminded of a poem on the website called ‘Gem of Cornwall’. It came about after a national building society ran a campaign requesting poetry...
An Amble Around St Mawes
“Wonderful idea,” I said when a trip to St Mawes was suggested with our son and his partner for Mr Word Loft’s birthday. I love castles and have been drawn to the village’s one after...
Simple and Beautiful
Being a bit of a magpie, I’ve always adored the glitz and shine of Christmas baubles, but hadn’t thought about them too deeply until recently. So, on an evening stroll around Looe, Mr Word Loft...
Fowey’s ‘Rook with a Book’
The bird sculpture had disappeared from its original spot where it had faced a long white house across the estuary. I was puzzled and wondered what had happened to the metallic creation on a recent...
Cornwall’s Gateway Railway Station
I’m not usually enthusiastic about having injections until a recent appointment changed everything. When I booked to have my fourth Covid booster, I was delighted to find out it would be administered at Isambard House...
It’s Criminal!
Picturesque on the outside and appalling inside. Just what I expected of a historical prison. Warden, Old Martin, takes pleasure in the telling of Bodmin Jail’s grim past. Thieves, murderers, and ghosts of poor souls...