Sennen Cove

What a glorious day. The cold wind has finally dropped and the sky and sea were very blue, so we stopped off for a coffee at The Beach Restaurant and listened to the waves lapping on the shore. It is a lovely place to sit and pass the afternoon. We didn't get a chance to have one today, but we both love the pizzas there which are thin and crispy and very tasty.

Unfortunately Simon and I couldn't stay for long. We were busy visiting businesses in Sennen to round up members for the local Chamber of Commerce who are producing a leaflet about the shops, arts & crafts, activities, services and eating & drinking in the St Just and Land's End area. It is taking up a lot of our time at the moment, but it will be worth it to show people, visitors and locals alike, what this lovely area has to offer.

Our guests in the holiday cottage this week have never even been to Cornwall before, but they are already asking about booking for next year.

Once you find the St Just area, it seems you can't keep away.

Godrevy

Doing some essential research today on where you can find a good Sunday breakfast, so off to Godrevy Cafe with Simon and Molly. Simon had the full english and unsuprisingly cleared his plate so I had to pursuade him to keep a few bits of his bacon for Molly. I had the poached eggs which come with field mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, spinach and toast - it was delicious.

The area is owned by the National Trust so parking is free if you are a member. Dogs are not allowed on the beach at this time of year, but there is still plenty of area to walk and views right across to St Ives. If you continue up the hill towards the lighthouse you can look down to the beach and see the seals resting out of the water (looking a little like slugs!)

Porthleven

Yesterday we had no holiday cottage changeovers so we set off to deliver some of our glass to Heather and Dave at The Customs House Gallery in Porthleven. Their dog Howard the ridgeback can usually found lying on their sofa in the back gallery. The gallery was featured in the June edition of Cornwall Today and we were glad to see some of our glass in the pictures.

It was raining when we left St Just, but by the time we got to Porthleven the sun was shining so we were glad we took the camera with us. As you can see it was a very calm day. It was even warm enough to sit outside the cafe Naughty But Ice and have a coffee and slice of cake ... yummy and always a treat when we visit this lovely harbour.

Land's End

Now that we have our pass to get in to the car park at Land's End (locals get in free, visitors pay £4) it is lovely to take a quick visit down to the most westerly point in England for some fresh air on this sunny but windy day.

There is plenty to do for families at the Land's End Experience, and the place seemed busy on this May Bank Holiday weekend, but we prefer just to go for a walk along the paths. The sea, with its white horses was a beautiful turquoise and blue and the granite cliffs were glowing in the spring sunshine.

Picture above is from the tip of Land's End looking back towards Cape Cornwall.

Geevor & Pendeen Rally

Today was Pendeen Rally up at Geevor, just a couple of miles from St Just on the coast road to St Ives.

Beautiful views, lots of stalls, lovely old bikes, tractors and cars, a dog show, band and lots of local colour. Afterwards we took a wander around the old mine workings, where the egg yolk yellow gorse was in full bloom, and to cap it all, it was a gorgeous sunny day, if a little windy.

Picture above is of Geevor Mine and picture below is of Pendeen Lighthouse from Geevor showing the patchwork of fields.