In a county that is surrounded on three sides by water, with nooks and crannies creating coves and caves, making an unbiased ‘top 10’ list is nigh impossible. Thus we are embracing the inescapable fact that they will be 10 of the...
Celebrate the Jubilee by celebrating Cornwall. Let’s hope the sun keeps it hat on, but come rain or shine, there are some cracking ways to cheer on the Queen’s 60-year reign. We’ve even come up with some perfect activities for...
We did it! And when I say ‘we’ this was very much a team affair thanks to our fabulous Facebook supporters. Within three days of The Good Cornwall Guide launch date we clocked up our first thousand Facebook likes. As promised,...
I discovered 108 Coffee through social media. Friends were ‘checking in’ and digitally raving about the caffeine highs. I imagine that many people discover things through the magic of Facebook and Twitter, however these tweets were...
Every year as Wimbledon approaches I get very into tennis. This year is 125 years of Wimbledon, and what better time to get fired up with an utterly all-consuming urge to don the whites and get down to the park for a game of this...
To say that Joe Wardell and I once shared a shower would be misleading, however with his first restaurant and one of my early Boutique Retreats joined, quite literally, bar-to-bathroom I feel we share a bit of (strictly business)...
We love this time of year, from the fantastic colours that start to appear on the trees, the warming foods that the season calls for, to the excuse to pull on a pair of Hunters and get out for a good stomp. The best way to enjoy a...
As a latecomer to surfing I felt like I needed to swallow a maritime dictionary just to walk on to a north coast beach. What I did realise over my first year’s whirlwind romance with Cornish surf was that the beaches that beginners...
Congratulations to the newest grads of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen! Tonight they celebrate their year of hard graft and foodie tutelage from silver-fox Andy...
Having met Meudon for the first time during the Hotel Inspector and under the excitement of Alex Polizzi, it was with a ravenous curiosity that I headed back to Meudon to sup wines and catch up on post Polizzi...
St Agnes is a place with impact beyond its environs: everyone has their own opinion of it, be they Aggie residents or not. It’s cliquey; men with beards; a bit too cool for school; full of doctors; you have to be a pro to surf there...
Consistently voted Britain’s best coastal town, St Ives has it all – miles of gorgeous beaches, great shops, finger-lickingly good places to eat and awesome cultural...
A charming town that’s the perfect size for a day’s wander, Fowey – as in ‘joy’ – has everything from cute clothes shops to great places to eat, as well as pretty-as-a-picture historic streets and stunning views over its...
So I’m not sure if it's me but it appears that there are more and more wedding fayres popping up in Cornwall, there were a lot less back in the day when I was in the biz – way back...
Having bravely decided to overcome my fear of flying I signed up for a course of psychotherapy with leading Cornish therapist Alex Wedlock from Clarity in Mind based at the Blue Lotus Therapy Centre. I turn up for my first session and I...
A great bear once declared “I’m rumbly in my tumbly, Time for something...
It’s a man’s world: the smells, the beards, the brewing kit, the devout following. We’re talking ale, but not just any old ale, this is the finest Cask Ale in Cornwall, Mecca for CAMRA members and ... me: Skinner’s...
Cornwall's very own Holly Young has been away for four months working for the incredibly prestigious Phillip Treacy in the Big Smoke: London Town (pronounced Taaan). Phillip Treacy is a renowned Milliner to the stars and has created...
Surf’s up, sandy beaches beckon and views come with a side order of gastronomic delights. Polzeath and its surrounds aren’t just for beach babes and surfer dudes; there are gems here for families, foodies and folk who simply want to...
