Monthly Archives: March 2017

Padstow Harbour day is organised to raise money for the RNLI Padstow Lifeboat. On three days in 2017 the lifeboat will motor round from the Padstow Lifeboat station at Mother Ivey’s Bay, Trevose Head to moor up at South Quay Padstow (subject to call outs). There you’ll get a chance to see the lifeboat up […]

Your mum can adopt a baby lobster for free when you both visit the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow on Mother’s Day 2017. Your mum will be able to give the lobster a name and she’ll find out later in the year about the lobster’s release to the sea. A short news story announcing this […]

A feast for your taste buds and your ears. What’s on at Rock Oyster Festival: Now in it’s 7th year the Rock Oyster Festival is a mix of great live music and fabulous food, including oysters of course. There’s also fairground rides, market stalls, catering stalls, kids entertainment, performing arts and a farmers market. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Each year The Cornish Arms pub in the village of St Merryn, Cornwall, hosts its Beer and Mussel Festival. Over the weekend of 17 to 19 March 2017 they’ll have 40 different beers and ciders to try plus many different mussel dishes. Recipes are those of the well known chef and restaurateur, Rick Stien, who […]