Tag: Cornwall
Blue Mind Benefits
Exploring the Benefits of Water: Blue Mind and Cold Water Immersion. Water has a remarkable impact on our well-being, influencing our mental and physical health in various ways. Blue Mind benefits, coined by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, refers to the positive impact of water environments on our mental and emotional well-being including: There’s no …
Outdoors is our Playground
We spend a lot of our time in Cornwall outdoors obviously, but even in our ‘down time’, we are so lucky to have so many outdoor activities avaliable to us. Need some ideas to help plan your visit? Have a look at these to get you started: Kingsurf Surf School – always popular with our …
West Coast Wine Country
Forget Napa, the New World and Mainland Europe, those in the know are discovering that Cornwall can hold its own amongst the most experienced sommelier reviews with award-winning vineyards and why shouldn’t it? The favourable climate, soils, aspects and passion to create products of excellence mean that if you haven’t tried Cornish wine, you should …
Local Eats and Drinks
Mawgan Porth and the surrounding local area are blessed with a wide range of popular gastronomy options to suit all palates and budgets. These are all pretty much in walking distance from us, from long-established independent eateries to pop up foods vans, all with a huge focus on local and seasonal produce, take your pick …
Off Grid Camping
If you are new to off grid camping, but want to embrace it like a boss, we’ve put together a top tip list to help! Firstly though, why choose ‘Off Grid Camping’ and why are some sites without electric? Well, the simplest reasons camp sites are off grid is that they can be in remote …
Cornwall Sustainability Awards
This year, we entered the 20th Cornwall Sustainability Awards competition, hosted by Cornwall Council and business support enterprise Tevi, which celebrates organisations and individuals in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for their contribution towards sustainability, environmental growth, the circular economy and carbon neutrality. The Lord Lieutenant Col Edward Bolitho opened the event which featured record-breaking yachtswoman Nikki Henderson and explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison as …
Christmas for Campers
Christmas for Campers presents all kinds of possibilities, we thought we could help narrow gift ideas down – and of course include some Cornish and sustainable ideas! Local Gift Vouchers – Of course, if you want to introduce Mawgan Porth to loved ones, local gift vouchers are a perfect way to do that! You can …
September in Cornwall
September is a bounty of joy for us after a busy summer and harvest done. Our local St Mawgan Vintage Rally takes place, lots of nearby sporting events, shows and harvest festivals (pub auctions can get quite competitive over a good home-baked loaf!). Here are just a few of the fabulous offerings which Cornwall can …
Wild Sea Swims
Plenty of our guests choose Higher Pendeen for the close proximity of the beach, a ten minute walk from your tent! Many of those come for the amazing surf which Mawgan Porth beach provides, but when the surf is blown out, or surfing is not your bag, there are many relatively unknown local spots which …
Botanical Drinks Bliss
I recently spent the most enjoyable morning at a Botanical Drinks workshop, held at Mawgan Porth Village Hall by the talented and very well qualified Sarah from Alchemilla Apothecary. We were greeted by a lovely herbal tea with warm notes and flavours, setting the scene for the rest of the workshop. The first part of …
