NEWQUAY, LUNCH & OTHER PHOTOS

 A few random photos from our week. We decided to head for Newquay and lunch at the Forte Inn, one of our favourites as there are such lovely views.  The first three photos below were taken from the Inn.

After our lunch we decided to walk along by the sea at Newquay. Another pleasant view from the bowls green, as below.

Beach views below from our stroll.

And now moving on to our garden and our hollyhock. He's a monster and nearly reached our upstairs windows. Most of the flowers have now gone.

A few dahlia from the garden.

Next, we had to visit Penzance but it rained so much  I only snapped two quick photos. The first of the harbour and the second of St. Michael's Mount from a distance

  and St. Michael's Mount from  a distance.

There are many stories about the Mount

It is said, for example,  that the the Archangel Michael appeared before local fisherman  on the mount in the fifth century. 

 

Prior to the 6th century the island was once the home of an eighteen feet tall giant named Cormoran. He lived in a cave with treasures he accumulated by terrorising the local towns and villages.

The week brightened up. So finally a photo of the Mevagissey lighthouse on a sunshine day.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting my blog.

Good wishes.

Mike.

Beaches and Harbour at Newquay, Cornwall

It's raining yet again in Cornwall, so I've dug out a few photos of a short stroll looking at a few of Newquay's beaches.

The first five photos today are looking down on Newquay Harbour.

The story of the harbour goes way back a long way. In 1439 a new quay was built in the manor, then called, Towan Blystra. The quay, though, became referred to locally as the 'new quay' - and this is how the town of Newquay got it's name.

Looking across now from the harbour.

 A pleasant beach below with hotels in the background.

 A short walk  further along the front leads to more beaches.

From here I followed my footsteps, back in the direction of the harbour. I arrive at  Towan Beach and the house on Towan Island as seen below.

If you now continued  walking over the 'mound', as seen in the next photo, you would arrive at the popular  Fistral Beach famed for its surfing - as seen in the final photo of today's post

Thanks for visiting my blog, could do with lots of sunshine now!

Good wishes ~ Mike

Charlestown Cornwall on a Windy Day

A quick look at Charlestown harbour on a windy day. 

I have often said that Charlestown is one of my favourite places. The wind somehow adds to its appeal.

Another splash over the harbour wall

Gradually the waves subside and it's possible to gaze out to sea.

The lichen on the sea wall adds to the colours.

Below is one of the two  beaches at Charlestown...

... and here is the second  beach. They are both quite stony

The Pier House is in view if any refreshments etc are required.

Thanks for visiting my blog. 

All good wishes ~ Mike

Goss Moor Walk and Newquay Beaches

It was a grey, drizzly day and, after much discusion, we decided to go for a walk on Goss Moor*. Incredibly, at least for us, was that we had never been on the seven mile circular walk previously.

We found one of several starting points and parked our car. There was no one else about.

We found out that we were actually walking on what was originally the old A30 road. Okay, but to be honest, it was a bit boring as everything was the same and  there were no views. If you looked left or right you just saw shrubs and a few flowers as the above photo.

A train zoomed past near by, thus the railway crossing photo below. The train was on the Atlantic Coast line which runs from Par to Newquay - just about 21 miles.

We continued walking, but it was still drizzling with fine rain.

I guess though that the history of this stretch of the trail is interesting. It is thought that it was once an old Roman Road and could well have been a prehistoric track prior to that. In the 1700's it was also a Turnpike road - part of  the coaching route from Jamaica Inn on the Bodmin Moor, to the coaching Inn at Indian Queens. The Jamaica Inn will be familiar to Daphne du Maurier readers because of the book of the same name.

The rain got harder so we decided not to finish the trail. We'll have another try some other time, starting at a different point on the trail.

*See Goss Moor Multi-use Trail

MOVING ON:

Something, perhaps, more typical of Cornwall, a few photos of Newquay.

This is the small harbour at Newquay built initially to export china clay in 1875. Back then there was a railway line to the pier on the left of the photo below.

Next, the small beach at the harbour.

Of course there are many superior beaches in Newquay, at least ten. It's why so many visitors head for this area. It is often said that Newquay is England's surfing capital.

Three photos of different Newquay beaches.

MOVING ON AGAIN:

A while back I wrote a post The Green, Green Fields But With A Sting In The Tail. The sting has started as they are now building on the green fields.

Below are green fields next to the development. I wonder if these will also disappear in time.

It is, of course, necessary that people, especially young locals, can purchase affordable houses near to where they live. This isn't always possible in Cornwall because of inflated house prices due to outsiders purchasing them as second homes or for the holiday trade. Anyway, I won't ramble on!

I will mention though another development,  near to the one above, that will have 460 homes, 150 of which are described as 'affordable'. There will also be a hotel a pub and restaurant, shops and so on. I did a post on this a while back: Large New Development at Higher Trewhiddle, Cornwall Is On It's Way 

Thanks for visiting my blog, hope the sun will shine for you ~ Mike.