Monthly Archives: March 2017

Help release baby lobsters and go rock pooling with the Padstow Lobster Hatchery team – 29 April 2017

Your kids are bound to love this baby lobster and beach experience with the Padstow Lobster Hatchery team. They’ll meet baby lobsters and release them into the wild and go rock pooling and seashore foraging. They’ll even learn what seaweeds can be eaten and try some, with guidance from special guest Megan Adams, a foraging expert […]

Trevithick Day, Camborne, traditionally on the last Saturday in April

Camborne in West Cornwall hosts Trevithick Day annually on the last Sunday in April. Camborne was the birthplace of prolific inventor, mining engineer and early pioneer of steam powered transport, Richard Trevithick (1771-1833). A statue of Trevithick stands outside the town library. Each year the town celebrates the contribution Trevithick made to the local mining […]

Cornwall Folk Festival – 24 to 28 August 2017

A battered tambourine, quite likely its seen many folk festivals

Visit the 45th Cornwall Folk Festival Over the August bank holiday weekend, The Cornwall Folk Festival 2017 brings together established and new folk artists from across the country and the world. Wadebridge’s streets, pubs, cafes and the town hall will be filled with live music and entertainment. Artists include Figurehead, Cara Dillon, Dosca, The Grenaways, Phillip […]

North Cornwall Book Festival – 5 – 8 October 2017 – St Endellion

Dates for the 2018 North Cornwall Book Festival have now been announced and can be found here. If you love Cornwall, books, poetry and music the 5th North Cornwall Book Festival could be worth bookmarking. The literary festival takes place in North Cornwall between Wadebridge and Port Isaac, just 6 minutes’ drive from Glen Valley […]

Port Eliot Festival 2017, St. Germans, 27 – 30 July

The Port Eliot Festival organisers say ‘we’ll celebrate words, music, imagination, ideas, nature, food, fashion, flowers, laughter, exploration, fun and all that is good in the world!’. If you fancy hanging out at a ’boutique’ and eccentric festival this summer, this could certainly be it. At Port Eliot Festival you and your family will be welcomed […]