Hello everyone
A few weekends ago (really need to learn to post stuff sooner) my boyfriend and I took a very short trip to cornwall with my parents. When the weather is nice there is nothing better than visiting the english coast and enjoying a nice pint of cornish cider!
We always visit Perranporth, which is one of my favourite places to go. The beach is lovely and there is a wonderful pub right on the beach called the Watering Hole. We found some nice rock pools, went paddling and played ball with Harley (not that this only happens at the beach...its ALL THE TIME!), however the sandstorm that persisted the ENTIRE day was very tiring. Especially when you can't take a breath in without inhaling a lung full of sand. Also the good thing about this beach is dogs are allowed (during peak times on leads - although we have yet to spot a dog warden handing out fines if you chose to let your dog roam free!).
We stayed on a wonderful campsite in St Agnes called Trevellas Manor Farm which had the most spectacular view of the sea. It was very peaceful with plenty of shower/toilet facilties and was very reasonably priced. Now I know this may sound trivial, but in order for me to fully enjoy a campsite there HAS to be a decent shower. Especially when you have the entire beach in your underpants! There is nothing worse than have a limp, less than luke warm wash (grr) only to find that you have sodden your fresh clothes (double grr)!! The showers at Trevellas were not the most beautiful, but were spacious and perfectly temperatured. There was plently of hanging space (no sodden clothes hurray!) and a nice hanging shelf for toiletries. They definatly got a thumbs up from me.
On Sunday we visited Healey's Cornish Cider Farm. It boasts a beautiful
court yard with a shop, a restaurant and small farm with farm animals
(obviously). You can sample all of their cider, jams and chutneys and for a
small fee you can go on a guided tour of the farm. The best part of the cider
farm is that’s its FREE entry. It’s not a day long activity and may not be the
most exhilarating if there are small children involved but it is definitely
worth a visit.
Then as usual we headed down to Padstow, and then caught the ferry over to
Rock for our standard visit to the Blue Tomato Cafe. This is the best place
HANDS DOWN for nachos and hot chocolate. The seating is super cosy and has
lovely views. Its making my mouth water just thinking about it!
And then it was back home to the grind. Even if it was a super quick trip it
is always worth it, and just taking a break and being near the sea always makes
me happy. I can't wait to go again with the girls this summer!
In other news I painted Shannon’s nails, missed the Olympic torch coming
through Cheltenham, ate and drank far too much over the jubilee weekend and most importantly...my
Easter nails were featured on
Company Magazine's website -
link!! Sooo exciting.
Hope you had a good weekend
Ashleigh x
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| Vew from our spot on the campsite |
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| Best apple juice EVER |
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| Mr Crab |
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| Tea & Scone at the cider farm (odd i know) |
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| Unbeleivably good nachos |
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Soggy doggy
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