• About Our Family
  • Work With Me
  • Shop My Designs
  • Get In Touch
  • Cookie Policy
The Twinkle Diaries

The Twinkle Diaries

  • Life
    • Health & Beauty
    • Style & Fashion
    • Family
    • Blogging
    • The Twinterviews
    • My Twin Pregnancy
  • Home & Garden
    • Garden
    • Interiors
    • Grade 2 Listed Renovation
    • The She-Shed
  • Food & Drink
    • Cocktails and Alcohol
    • Cakes & Biscuits
    • Drinks
    • Free From
    • Ice Lollies
    • Savoury Dishes
    • Soup
    • Sweet Treats
  • Craft
    • Home Makes
    • Fancy Dress
    • Pantone
    • Paper Craft
    • Pom Poms
    • Made
  • Adventures
    • In the UK
    • Abroad
    • Festivals
    • Camping
  • Caravan Love
    • Caravan Accessories
    • Caravan Tips
    • Caravan Adventures
You are here: Home / Adventures / In the UK / Planning the perfect staycation in Cornwall

27 March 2019 · Leave a Comment

Planning the perfect staycation in Cornwall

In the UK

Ever planned a staycation in Cornwall? So once again, the Met office are forecasting an unusually warm spring.

Of course, The Sun have reported this as ‘a three month heatwave’ — with 26°C predicted next month’.

Never let it be said that they don’t like to make a juicy headline out of the British weather.

But whilst the Met are (understandably) a little bit more cautious — simply stating ‘well above average’ temperatures — it did strike me that the ‘staycation’ is definitely a good option when the weather is set to be glorious on home turf.

The Staycation

The term ‘staycation’ was first coined in 2003 article by American journalist Terry Massey; in the US paper The Sun News. Since then it’s grown in popularity and these days a staycation is a familiar word in the UK.

People have been holidaying at home for centuries but when the package holiday became popular in the 50s, seaside towns fell out of favour and Brits started travelling abroad for their summer holidays.

These days though, it’s all changed again! With the uncertainly of Brexit (and higher temperatures on the horizon) staying on home soil has never seemed more appealing!

This year — although we’ve got a big, overseas trip planned — we’ve also been looking at holidaying closer to home for long school break.

We’ve been thinking we might head down to Cornwall again, as we’ve spent so many lovely holidays down there.

There are endless beautiful places to visit; the question is: do we head to the beach? Or inland, to the countryside?

Skip to my Looe

The last time we went down to Cornwall was in 2017, and we stayed near St Austell. It was a great base for days out and whilst we were down there we visited the small fishing town of Looe.

It was a really soggy day — far too wet to be outdoors — but instead of admitting defeat and letting the weather dictate our plans, we went to a pottery café and painted plates.

Painting a plate at Paint a Pot in Looe

The concentration on that little face!!

Our plates ready for firing — made at Paint a Pot in Looe

Our plates ready for firing — made at Paint a Pot in Looe 

Painting a plate at Paint a Pot in Looe

Finishing off my mini masterpiece

By the time we’d finished the rain had cleared up, and we headed to the beach for a wander.

We skimmed stones at the jetty, ate salty chips from a packet and generally had the loveliest time.

My little man-cubs ran about, barefoot, on an all but empty beach and their daddy and I held hands and talked about what a lovely day it had been.

So lovely.

And so memorable.

The jetty in Looe

The jetty in Looe

My boy

The jetty in Looe

I bet those houses have got the best view

Me and my tiny boys

The beach at Looe

The beach at Looe — not a soul to be seen

The beach at Looe

Apart from these two crazy kids!!

I loved Looe. The tiny winding lanes, quirky shops and little eateries. It was exactly the kind of place I have in my mind’s eye, when I think of Cornwall. We vowed to go back there, so I’ve been scouring a fab website called Cornish Horizons, that have a massive selection of holiday cottages all over Cornwall.

I’ve been having a browse and have found some brilliant options but this one — without question — is my favourite.

Broadening my Cornish Horizons

Less than 4 miles from Looe, Pendriffey Cottage is situated in the village of Pelynt.

It sounds ideal for us — the village has two well-stocked village stores and a characterful, traditional village pub. But it’s the cottage that’s stolen my heart.

Pendriffey has 5 bedrooms and sleeps up to 10 people, and looks to be the perfect match for a couple of families who want a piece of the Cornish good-life.

The dining room at Pendriffey Cottage | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

The dining room at Pendriffey | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

Daffs in a jug in the kitchen at Pendriffey cottage, Looe | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

Homely touches | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

The kitchen at Pendriffey cottage, Looe | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

The kitchen at Pendriffey cottage. Now feeling that I need to have my AGA re-enamelled!! | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

The sitting room at Pendriffey cottage, Looe | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

The perfect spot to cosy up and read a book | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

One of the bedrooms at Pendriffey cottage, Looe | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

And so to bed… one of the beautiful bedrooms at Pendriffey | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

Bathroom at Pendriffey cottage, Looe | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

Bath, book, G&T. Perfection. | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

Pendriffey cottage, Looe | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

That view though… | Image courtesy of Cornish Horizons

I daresay there are other places down in Cornwall that are just as lovely as Looe.

We loved our time at St Mawes too, so I’m pretty sure that Cornish Horizons will have loads more amazing properties, in dozens of towns and villages, that we’ve never explored before.

I’ve always heard that Padstow is nice; and they’ve lots of lovely properties there. But also St Ives, where the light it supposed to be the most beautiful you’ll ever see.

One thing’s for sure, if you’re after a holiday cottage in Cornwall, you’ll be totally spoilt for choice.

Please share, if you like this!

1shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
Previous Post: « Going dotty over Bluedot Festival
Next Post: The Modius Review {Is this a Weightloss Miracle?} »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hello!

Caro Davies art directed fashion and interiors before leaving the world of design to pursue a career in social media. She can now be found chasing the light — and two small twin boys. Read More…

Prints, Papercuts & Cards

BLOG NETWORK

HIBS100 Index of Home and Interior Blogs
HIBS100

IN THE ARCHIVES

Footer

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

© The Twinkle Diaries {A UK Lifestyle Blog} | 2012 - The Present Day