Year: 2025

We live on a planet with finite resources, but we often behave as though our resources are infinite. A circular economy is an important cog in the tools we need to keep our planet healthy for generations to come. But what does circular economy actually mean? The term circular economy relates to resources. Once a […]

The area around Rame is stunning and perfect to explore by foot. The coastal footpath joins Mount Edgecumbe at Cremyll to Kingsand, then continues onwards to Rame and Whitsand Bay. This is complimented by a double decker bus (the number 70) that follows the coast road, before heading onwards to Torpoint, making it easy to […]

We became owners of a holiday business by complete chance, but if we have anyone to thank or blame it is probably our friend Mike from Bristol, who used to (and still does) regularly stay with us from time to time. The original plan was that the station would have one bedroom, and that a […]

I have been lucky enough to encounter the positive eco-guru Rob Hopkins twice in the last few months. His new book, titled How to Fall in Love with the Future is out on June 17th, and I’m eagerly looking forward to reading it. So this article is dedicated to the work of Rob, and those […]

We are so lucky in our area of Cornwall to have such vibrant communities. For me, being a part of the community is one of the greatest joys of living in a village. Being part of a community can lead to wonderful experiences, from playing at being a shop-keeper in the community shop, or pasty […]

It’s that time of year when the hedges are abundant with beautiful flowers. We recommend the best way of really enjoying the bounty is to take a walk along the many tiny country lanes and footpaths. You may be familiar with many of these flowers, but hopefully this short guide will help you name ones […]

Completing the kitchen, bathroom and passage felt like a miraculous achievement. After this work began on the outside on the car park side. Dave stripped off the old render and exposed the killas stone beneath (a metamorphic sedimentary rock), with brick arches around the windows. It looked lovely so we had no end of people […]

As a child I had never been shy of working; I rogued for wild oats, picked stones from fields, shovelled grain into dryers, edited the local parish magazine, and even had a paid column (parish council news) for the Cornish Times. I’d done voluntary work in a school for children with additional needs, which I […]

At the mouth of the Tamar, on one side scored with beautiful beaches and quaint fishing villages, on the other deep river valleys and the rolling countryside the Rame Peninsula is a gem in the Cornish crown. Slightly off the beaten track, it offers the discerning traveller exceptional natural beauty unsullied by crowds.  Like the […]

After finishing the kitchen in early 1993, we moved on to the bathroom and passage, which at the time were in the space formerly occupied by the ladies powder room and ladies toilet cubicle. We continued to live in our boarded up bedroom. Finishing our main living area meant we had somewhere to entertain. However […]