De Lank Valley and Jubilee Rock. 4.5 miles 4.5 miles. Great views. Unusual sights. Hard work. The Importance of Food I did this walk last year as a Sunday walk lunch and then returned with the girls for a girls walk. The Blisland Inn is one of those wonderful real ale pubs with a fabulous […]
There are several ways to explore Holywell. It’s part of a big walk in my Mid Cornwall Walks or the Saints Walks, a stunning walk with an embarrassment of riches but quite tiring. Alternatively you can walk to Holywell from Polly Joke, an easy four mile circular. And easiest of all you can park at […]
Ponts Mill – Luxulyan – 3 miles Wasn’t sure how this walk was going to pan out. The Orrs left their house under cover of a massive thunderstorm, we left ours with hail bouncing off the windscreen, but when we rendezvoused at Ponts Mill, if the sun didn’t come out at least the rain had […]
Welcome to the rollercoaster! It’s taken me a while to finish Top Walks in West Cornwall. The reasons have been obvious. Covid, stopped play and I pivoted from writing walking guides to writing fiction, and then writing fiction really overwhelmed my timetable. The other issue has been location. I’m based in mid Cornwall, my friends […]
Welcome to the Jubilee Pool, Penzance home to the UK’s only geothermically heated pool. Do you swim in the sea, laze in the lakes, race down the rivers or is it all a bit too cold for you? I like to dip in the sea for about three quarters of the year but I do […]
Ring side seats It’s not often that a major sporting event takes place outside your front door, but when the organisers of the Tour of Britain released the finalised route, I realised we were about to have a ringside seat. I’ve been watching the progress of this event with keen interest. My original plan had […]
Excuse the enthusiasm but where to begin! Cornwall always get to spring before the rest of the country and it was so great to be able to roam further afield once again, I’ve barely been in the house. We’ve been swimming, cycling, exploring and generally annoying the gulls. In fact, we were in the Hubbox […]
Mother Nature is laughing at us Well, we slowly seem to be coming out of lock down and who knows what the next few months will bring. Through all of this the one thing that has struck me as insane is the weather. Months and months of dry weather, and not just dry but also […]
I know you don’t all see or get my newsletter so I try to remember to always post it on my website as well. If you do want to join my mailing list you are can sign up here. Hello, It’s all a bit odd at the moment isn’t it? As a writer I’m […]