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GORSEDH KERNOW 2023
Gorsedh Kernow announces host town for 2023 Gorsedh Kernow and Padstow Town Council are pleased to announce that Padstow will be the host town for the annual Esedhvos and Gorsedh ceremony in September 2023. The Gorsedh ceremony takes place on the first Saturday of September and is preceded by the Esedhvos Kernow, a celebration of Cornish […]
Activities, Walks
SWCP 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Calling all Trailblazers and lovers of the Path – join our Trailblazer Walk and help celebrate our 50th anniversary and 50 years of protecting, caring for and sharing the amazing South West Coast Path! Join the South West Coast Path Association 50th Anniversary Trailblazer Walk – an epic 630 mile relay hike which is open […]
Filming Locations, Tours
CORNWALL DISCOVERY TOURS
There is so much to see in Cornwall, the county is vast, varied and stunning, so it really helps to have local knowledge if you really want to see the treasures of coast and moor. Barry Pengelly and his company, Cornwall Discovery Tours, are a brilliant way to tour Cornwall. He has the local experience, […]
Filming Locations, Tours, Walks
ROSAMUNDE PILCHER FILMING LOCATIONS
Rosamunde Scott was born in 1924 in the small village of Lelant in Cornwall. She spent many happy times growing up on the cliffs and beaches, and the Cornish landscape had a profound influence on her. In 1946 she married her husband, Graham Hope Pilcher, and moved to the opposite end of the British Isles, to Dundee in Scotland. She began publishing some of her […]
Awards
Congratulations to 3 of our Members who gained Awards at the Cornwall Tourism Awards ceremony on 3rd February 2022. Old Barn Tregonetha won the Silver Award for Self-catering Accommodation of the Year. Coswarth House won the Silver Award for B&B and Guest House of the Year. The National Lobster Hatchery won the Silver Award for […]
Stories
UNIQUE APPROACH TO SUPPORTING CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE
One of our members, Stephen Chidgey, has long been something of a role model for Cornish tourism, having been a regular winner in the Cornwall, Southwest and Visit England awards since 2014. His self catering cottage The Old Barn in Tregonetha, boasts a range of eco features that include a ground source heat pump, solar […]
Activities, Walks
WALKS FROM PADSTOW 4
TOWN TRAIL Are you visiting Padstow for the first time and want to know all about it? Or maybe you’ve been before and have wandered around the town looking at the old buildings and wondered about their history? Find out more about Abbey House (the old property over looking the harbour) or discover how the […]
Activities, Walks
WALKS FROM PADSTOW 3
LITTLE PETHERICK CREEK A delightful circular route (approximately 5 miles, taking 3 hours) with amazing views of the Camel Estuary, this walk can start from Padstow or Little Petherick. Be aware that part of the walk is impassable when the tide is high and it can be muddy, but the stunning glimpses of the river […]
Activities, Walks
WALKS FROM PADSTOW 2
THE JOHN BETJEMAN WALK If you’d like to explore the other side of the river, this delightful walk of about 3 miles (with alternative routes to extend or shorten your return) could be just right for you. Starting with a ride on the Black Tor Passenger Ferry, across to the other side of the Camel […]
Activities, Walks