Beauties of Cornwall

This week has been wonderful, we have had some lovely interesting guests staying, we have an amazing day exploring Boscastle and we had the honour of showing Malcolm Bell - head of Visit Cornwall around our new facilities and to cap it off I have just read in the visitor book that someone has written "Probably the best site we have ever stayed!"

Sometimes when you are running a holiday park you get so bogged down with bookings, inquires, cleaning and everything else that goes with a campsite that you forget the reason the majority of people are coming to you is they are on holiday and they want to relax and get away from everything.  This week I have had the pleasure of enjoying the park on a number of warm long evenings and it is not an exaggeration to say that is brought a little tear to my eye when you see people just enjoying themselves, kicking back and relaxing.  We had a group of four huge German motor homes in on Tuesday for a few days, they are so big they have their scooters stored inside them.  Amazing pieces of kit.  Our German friends had a wonderful time; so much so many other guests joined them for a glass or two of wine.  Their leader made me a laugh a lot though as she was just blown away by our 'fizzy cider'!

This week we ventured over to Boscastle.  It took about 50 minutes to drive to but it was well worth it.  What a magical place.  The small harbour more recently is known for the terrible floods, however it has long been a 'must visit' place.  You park in the centre of a small village, not dissimilar to many a Cornish village but as you walk past the Museum of Witchcraft

and over the small bridge you realise this is no ordinary Cornish village.  The clear turquoise waters make you feel like you are in the Mediterranean but then you see the Cornish fisherman tinkering with their nets.  Carry on up over the inner harbour (this is not for pushchairs or those unsteady on their feet) and you will be blessed with the most amazing views - truely sensational.  We had clear skies and and hardly any wind and it was the most beautiful place.

After exploring the harbour we indulged in some lunch.  Fresh caught crab sandwiches.  Oh my word.  They were delicious.  Now since I moved here and read Tessa Hainsworth books Up with the Larks, a lovely true story about a lady who moves down to Cornwall to become a postlady, who enjoys fresh lobster I have had a hankering for lobster.  So after chatting with the lovely ladies in Boscastle Fishing Company we took the plunge and invested in a fully dressed one.  It was a lovely treat and something you have to do when so close to the coast.

This week we saw the installation of the radio throughout the new toilet and shower facilities.  A guest just commented that even if it is raining you could pop in and have a lovely shower and listen to the radio!  Talking of toilets; I had the honour of showing Malcolm Bell, head to Visit Cornwall around the facilities on Wednesday with the aim of sharing with other parks and highs and lows of building such an enormous building.

If you are thinking of coming in the school holidays it really is worth booking to avoid disappointment.  We have a handful of pitches left the first week of August and limited availability throughout the rest of the month so please do get in contact if you are hoping to stay with us,