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5 Amazing Animal Attractions in North Cornwall

Young or old, animal lovers who visit our region are unlikely to be disappointed.  North Cornwall has some great little attractions where wildlife is the star of the show.  Monkeys and meerkats, donkeys and deer, and utterly adorable otters – read on to explore the animal attractions of the area! The Tamar Valley Donkey Park […]

What’s On Guide: North Cornwall & Devon, Summer 2017

Wow – what an amazing summer we have lined up for 2017!  There is usually a great range of events throughout July and August but this year looks to be particularly promising.  Carnivals, music festivals, concerts, model trains, cider, ice-cream, and agricultural shows galore – there really is something for everyone.  What tickles your fancy? […]

The Best Beach in North Cornwall?

Recently, two national newspapers have chosen their favourite beaches in the country and happily, they are on the North Cornish coast.  However, they’re about as different as they could be.  Here are our thoughts on their choices, and how to choose the right beach for you. Lusty Glaze (near Newquay) The Sunday Times recently named Newquay’s […]

5 Poldark Facts for Series 3

After a long wait, the third series of BBC’s Poldark is finally here.  The first couple of episodes have promised us a good mix of the expected melodrama and intrigue, along with new characters and story-lines.  We’ve compiled 5 key facts for Series 3 to whet your appetite for things to come – (no major […]

Updated: Poldark Filming Location Guide for Series 3

The third series of BBC’s Poldark has kicked off to give us our weekly fix of brooding drama and sweeping Cornish vistas.  Series 3 has moved some of the locations out of the county, but of course the coastal views are unmistakably Cornish.  ​We are adding to our comprehensive list of the main shooting locations […]

Another award for Tamar Valley Cottages

This year couldn’t be going much better for us, as we were recently notified that we had been given a Customer Choice award for our performance in 2016.  This award was given to us by our agents Cottages.com and represents consistently high reviews of 9.5 stars and above.  We are thrilled that our guests are […]

How to Spot a Rip Current – a Cornish guide

As we now enter summer, more and more of us will be donning our bathers and heading into the bracing bite of the Atlantic.  Thankfully, accidents are relatively rare, but one particular hazard remains a constant threat and sadly has taken many lives  – the rip current, often known as a riptide or undertow.  In […]

Tamar Valley Cottages wins Certificate of Excellence

What a month we’ve had!  On the 1st May, we were selected by Theo Paphitis as a winner of Small Business Sunday – the week afterwards, we were chosen by BrightPig as their Business of the Week –  and today we learned that one of our cottages has received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. […]

The 2017 Blue Flag Beaches of Cornwall and Devon

May 2017 – Once again, the South-West has excelled itself in 2017’s Blue Flag awards, with nearly 1 in 5 of the nation’s cleanest beaches being located in the region.  Cornwall and Devon alone account for 18 of the awards but it’s not just about clean water – Blue Flags are only awarded to beaches […]

What’s On Guide – May Half-term 2017

Local visitor attractions always put on their own events for the school holidays, but May half-term promises to be fantastic this year, with over a dozen events due to take place in the region.  Two food festivals, two steam rallies, choir concerts, flowers and fayres – there’ll be something for everyone!  If we’ve missed something, […]