Local activity centre awarded over £53,000 by BBC Children in Need
In the news this week, local activity centre and charity BF Adventure has been awarded over £53,000 by BBC Children in Need to help develop their provision of facilities for …
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Hidden amphitheatres uncovered across Cornwall
A large-scale community project has helped to make a huge range of discoveries stretching across the entirety of Cornwall, in the form of several historic theatres and amphitheatres.
Celebrating the legend of St Piran on St Piran’s Day
Happy St Piran’s Day to you all! As you may or may not be aware while you’re staying in our child friendly cottages with a pool in Cornwall, this is …
Flights from Newquay to outer space?
Newquay Airport has been included in the UK government’s shortlist of five aerodromes that could host a UK spaceport by 2018. This announcement has reduced the number of runways first …
Dogs day out at the Eden Project
On Sunday 8th March The Eden Project are hosting a fun day out for the dogs. The day includes a dog display, an energetic collie attempting to round up some …
Spring has officially arrived in Cornwall
Some of the higher parts of the Westcountry have seen snow in the early parts of March, but Cornwall has seen spring arrive in the form of giant magnolia campbellii …
Easter Breaks at The Valley
Due to the location of our wonderful holiday cottages being in the very corner of the South West, spring comes to The Valley a lot earlier than anywhere else. This …
Red Panda Experience at Paradise Park
A brilliant new experience is being offered at Paradise Park in Hayle which involves you interacting with Red Pandas. A new 30 minute experience will let you feed and interact …
Shaun the Sheep now at “Lamb’s End”
A new half a million pound interactive Shaun the Sheep experience at Land’s End in Cornwall is now open and welcomed its first visitors over February half term. The opening …
Cornwall to witness partial solar eclipse
On the 20th March an astronomical phenomenon will take place and weather permitting we should all get to see a partial solar eclipse. A partial solar eclipse occurs when the …
Cornwall-born director sees main character in The Theory of Everything win at last night’s Oscars
An unknown Cornwall-born director took a seat among the brightest stars in Hollywood last night at the world-famous Oscar ceremony’s as his film was in the running for the prestigious …
Work horse to war horse exhibition opens at Wheal Martyn
Set in 26 acres of woodland, walking trails, and the grounds of two former working china clay pits, Wheal Martyn is the UK’s only china clay museum and country park. …