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Harlyn Surf School, North Cornwall

Posted on August 8, 2012 by ali

We can’t recommend this surf school on the North Cornish Coast near Padstow highly enough. A winning team of instructors who combine great tuition with a lot of fun will have the most reluctant surf dudes queuing up for more…. Read more

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Cornwall Out of Season

Posted on January 12, 2012 by ali

Off season Cornwall: deserted windswept beaches, roaring, out-in-the-elements clifftop walks, those ancient looming hedgerows and the winding, white-washed villages which, when tourist-free, make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Welcome to the Cornwall of du Maurier, John Betjeman and William Golding, of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson, in other words the craggy, often bleak yet always beautiful Cornwall which has inspired so much art. To kick off this special Cornish edition we’re taking you on a wintery tour of some our favourite beaches from the stark and rocky tip of Land’s End to the wide and golden surfing haven that is Polzeath. Read more

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Westwinds, Booby's Bay

Westwinds on Booby’s Bay – the best beach house in Cornwall?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by ali

This week’s Living The Dream is a bit more accessible – for as little as £775 per week (in low season) you can rent this glorious beach house on Booby’s Bay, near Padstow, North Cornwall.

I have to admit to a vested interest.. my husband’s grandfather built Westwinds during the war to house his growing family of (eventually) 8 children. I was totally smitten the minute I first set foot in the house back in 1996. Read more

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