Wednesday, 16 April 2014

A luxury family friendly holiday home in North Cornwall - Trevone Cottage

Trevone Cottage is a luxury holiday home suitable for the young family. With a spacious and modern interior and enclosed lawned garden, this home is perfect for a family wishing to kick back and relax. A short walk to the beach and central location within the county, this home is in the perfect location for your holiday to Cornwall. This 5* gold holiday home has a fully fitted modern kitchen, underfloor heating throughout, woodburner, wetroom bathroom with bath and shower and two bedrooms; King and Twin with cotbed (suitable for a child up to 4 years). With little ones in mind, the cottage has been kitted out with a sterilser, mini food blender, potty, toddler toilet seat, step up, toys, DVD's, bed guard, changing mat, baby bath, fireguard and plastic tableware. Located in a secluded, quiet farm location, the cottages at Merlin Farm are surrounded by fields containing friendly grazing horses, a donkey, ducks and geese. The coastal village of Mawgan Porth is a short walking distance away, where you'll find a beautiful sandy beach, a pub, restaurants, spa's, surf school, to name a few. The cottage also showcases the work of Dougal Waters, a Norfolk based photographer who came to Cornwall last year and never went home ! Dougal first came to stay at Merlin Farm, fell in love with the area and was the inspiration for his latest collection of work 'waves that catch the light'.
 
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

100 year old ship sunk on a Cornish beach uncovered by recent storms

We finally got ourselves over to Booby's Bay this afternoon at low tide to witness this phenomenal sight. The 100 year old German war ship was thought to have been impounded in Cardiff at the start of the first world war and being towed to London to be scrapped. The 60ft 'SV Carl' broke it's tow lines and ended up here, near Trevose Head in Cornwall. Although some parts have previously been exposed at low tide, it has never before been seen to this extent.






















An original photo of the SV Carl can be found in the following article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2567490/First-World-War-German-shipwreck-uncovered-storms-remote-Cornish-bay-century-sank-towed-Royal-Navy.html

Sunday, 2 March 2014

Easter Break in Cornwall - our top tips for a fabulous holiday

Fancy booking a break in Cornwall for Easter ? We have all the inside info to help you get the most out of your stay...

Sleeping
Don't just stay anywhere this Easter, stay at Merlin Farm Holiday Cottages. 4-5* Family friendly (& dogs too in most of our cottages) surrounded in countryside a short walk from a sandy beach on the North Coast. Boutique self catering providing all the baby essentials.

Eating
Book a table or two at Cornwall's finest restaurants, have a Thai meal delivered or pre-order fresh Cornish produce at www.gluvianfarmorganics.co.uk to prepare in your cottage. Whilst in Cornwall it is obligatory that you consume at least one cream tea, our favourite is www.carnewas-tea-rooms.co.uk

Shopping
Visit 3 fabulous shops close to us : www.discobeads.com,  www.karandave.co.uk and www.stevalcandlecompany.co.uk

Activities
Visit our Easter page for Easter themed recommendations on what to do over the Easter holidays, from feeding lambs to chocolate trails. Other activities, including horse riding, cycling and karting can be found here

What ever you decide this Easter, we hope you have a fabulous one !

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Inspirational Cornwall

Ok, so enough of the doom and gloom, I've dug out all my favourite photos I took last year in and around Cornwall, to inspire me (and hopefully you too). Lets not let these storms get us down....'bye bye' storms and 'hello' Spring ! Enjoy

Mawgan Porth Beach May 2013


Fowey Regatta August 2013

Readymoney Cove, Fowey April 2013

Trebah Beach July 2013
 
Newquay Harbour July 2013

Mayday Padstow 2013

First beach BBQ of the year !  Mawgan Porth April 2013

Constantine beach April 2013

Mawgan Porth Beach April 2013

Bodmin Moor March 2013

Towan Beach March 2013