Only a few people were in Charlestown so it was pleasant to meander alongside the port and harbour. The white dove was quite amicable and happy to join us at our view point.
The sea didn't look so inviting though.
A group of people mingled on the harbour wall, so we weren't completely alone.
It's hard to imagine that 40,000 tones of copper ore were exported from here between 1810 and 1813. The harbour and port would have been full of sailing ships ready for transporting goods worldwide. Today the harbour is empty.
Below is the bridge which joins the harbour with the port - plus a flush of blue sky.
The port with a few sailing ships, but gets much busier in the summer months.
The harbour is empty other than the inward tide.
Here we are, all alone, on the harbour wall with the cliffs in the distance.
A few 'toys' for when the weather brightens.
Moving on to the sought after cottages overlooking the port and harbour. One of the small cottages is currently on sale for £500,000!
More cottages below ...
... and a few sailing ships.
A couple of cannons on display, by the steps, just in case they are needed
Leaving Charlestown harbour now and making our way back to our car, which we had parked at Carlyon Bay. So a bit of a walk.
A small, but attractive, magnolia pointed the way.
We followed the path and ...
... the walls were covered in moss and greenery.
Always interesting to visit Charlestown.
I have a few old photos - 1880 to 1900 - of Charlestown, which can be seen 0n my blog post Old Vintage Photos of Charlestown, Cornwall
Enjoy your weekend and week ahead.
Good wishes ~Mike
What a lovely place. I would spend the whole day meandering at the harbour. There is so much history all over the place.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks. Yes a long history and somewhere I often walk. Good wishes.
DeleteA lovely place, somewhere I'd love to visit. Pity that these popular areas are inflating the price of local houses, the young folk there must have find it difficult.
ReplyDeleteHello David, house prices in the popular villages are sky high which means young locals can't afford to live where they grew up. So many of the cottages are holiday lets. There is no easy answer other than building more houses.
DeleteA delightful virtual visit, Mike. I did enjoy this. That little harbour looks very well protected, so I hope they don't get too battered in the winter storms. The whole place looks very pretty. It's a shame that you say the house prices are pushing the locals out. That seems to be happening everywhere. People with money are creating dead villages because so many of the houses are just second homes. In the Netherlands, some towns are bringing in regulations that any property below a certain value (which is the average market price, I believe) has to be lived in full time. This is in an effort to prevent the second home and the buy-to-rent trend.
ReplyDeleteHello. Thank you for your kind words. It's an attractive harbour and is often known because of the television series Poldark - some of the scenes were were set on the harbour. Housing is a often a problem, especially for young people, as they can't afford the inflated house prices. There is some building going on with, what is described, as 'affordable' houses. All good wishes.
DeleteBring on the proposed 2nd home tax! (mind you, that does not cover the Air B&B rentals registered as businesses :0 ) Charleston must have been quite a sight with the harbour bustling and the houses busy with community.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lovely walk. Love the magnolia and mossy wall. Weather's meant to be getting warmer and sunnier for the Easter weekend :) Tempted to have a dip??? ;)
For some reasonI feel I have an attachment to Charlestown - who knows maybe from a previous life!
DeleteGosh you are tempted to have a dip! It does seem to be in vogue at the moment and supposedly with health benefits. It takes me an age to get into the sea even in Mediterranean like temperatures. Good luck with yout dip.