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The wild Cornish native oyster (Ostrea edulis) has been harvested for over 500 years in the Fal Estuary. It is famously the last commercial oyster fishery in Europe—and the world—that…

From the front bedroom windows of The Captain’s House, you can see where the pink zebras live. Ok, they aren’t real zebras, but they are as novel and new to…

I think of Falmouth as an ellipse, with two foci: Customs House Quay, just below the Captain’s House, and The Moor, at the other end of the sinuous concatenation of…

The metamorphic rocks of the south coast of Cornwall are routinely scribed with narrow valleys sloping down to the sea. Facing south, the sub-tropical microclimates that lurk here were recognised…

Anyone familiar with both this blog and Falmouth might have wondered why it has taken me so long to write about the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, held annually, over…

Carn Brea, which is Cornish for Rocky Hill, is not only home to the 15th-century castle; it is also the site of an ancient neolithic settlement, thought to be the oldest…

Poldhu is a small area with a beach on the west coast of the Lizard Peninsular open to Mounts Bay and the prevailing winds, making it ideal for surfing. This…

Take a trip into Cornwall’s past and visit a hidden and unexpected anomaly in time. Less than an hour’s drive west from Falmouth you will find a private estate on…

Our one and only visit to Tate St Ives was a disappointment. Admittedly it was a few years ago, but I don’t think a lot has changed. I had assumed…