We’ve seen some amazing weather down on the Cove this summer. On Thursday night we sat out late on the beach with the air as still as we’ve ever known it, and the water as warm as we can remember. Obviously prolonged periods of sunshine mean the sea temperature rises and this year we’ve even been bodyboarding without wetsuits and
We’ve had a lovely half-term in Sennen this year. October is always one of our favourite months here: the empty beaches, the mellow light, the sea still being warm (fingers crossed…). But we do like it when the weather takes a turn for the worst too. We always wanted The Loft to be somewhere to curl up and stay warm,
October can see some spectacular storms roll in at Sennen. Sometimes it’s just nice to curl up with book and watch the waves on the harbour, but we recently treated ourselves to a visit from local spa therapist, Laura Maddocks, who brought her own luxury treatments to The Loft. Laura has her own therapy table which was really comfortable and
We’re so lucky to have the beautiful landscape of Mayon Cliff just moments from our front door. It’s looked after by the National Trust and the in the last few years they’ve refurbished the look-out, so there’s informational about the local area, what wildlife and sealife has spotted that week, and there’s a little shop inside too. It’s a good
On a wet Tuesday morning, we took ourselves off to LLamalland Cornwall, just outside Truro. Set on Penare Farm, this 140 acre farm is home to a cloud (that’s what you call a herd) of llamas of all different shapes, colours and sizes. The farmer’s passion for llamas was clear and he introduced us to every one of them by
Back to Surf School… We’d been coming to Sennen for four years and I was ten years old when I first tried surfing. We’d seen Smart Surf School and they’d always been friendly and given us a wave as we walked past, so we decided to book lessons for October half-term. First we met Sam and he gave us a