Mevagissey cottage. log fire, private parking & garden. Sleeps 6, five minutes walk to harbour, pubs & restaurants.

An idyllic coastal retreat for any season

Mevagissey UK

From this quintessential Cornish cottage in the historic harbour town of Mevagissey you will find much of beauty and interest to explore. There are many walks that can be enjoyed, setting out on foot and leaving behind the tranquil garden and the comforts of the pretty bedrooms and log fire,  you will have easy access to the walks along the coastal path or slightly inland to The Lost Gardens of Heligan. There is parking at the cottage for two cars so you also have the option of exploring further afield should you so desire. Also nearby are  The Eden Project, Fowey harbour and the Roseland Peninsula. In the micro-climate of the Roseland  lies the popular village of  St. Mawes with its medieval castle and sailing boats and the wonderfully exotic churchyard at St. Just In Roseland with its palms and tree ferns and its legend of Joseph of Arimathea.

South West Coast Path crowned best British walking route

 Artist accompanied weeks at Chorister's Cottage -  artists breaks from between four and seven nights at Chorister's Cottage. If you are an artist or would like to take a short break from your usual activities to work alongside an artist in Cornwall please get in touch to tell us what you require and to find out more about what we can offer. 

Mevagissey Feast Week 25th June - 1st July 2023

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Leatherback turtles arrive in UK waters to munch on jellyfish…Endangered Leatherback turtles arrive in UK waters to munch on jellyfish. When it comes to wildlife you never know what you are going to see. This week my friends and I were lucky enough to see two grey seals lazing on the sand in a small cove. We also saw an oyster catcher, several meadow pipits (we think although there is still some debate going on around the fire in the evenings...) Then Last night two deer running across the road on our way back from The Lugger at Portloe. There was also a badger - happily very much alive and scrambling into a hedge when we passed him, there were a couple of foxes along the way too.

Those few days were exceptional but more frequent delights are the goldfinches and other birds. The finches currently come  in a group of between six or eight, just outside the kitchen window (a charm of goldfinches) to breakfast on the seed heads of the verbena bonariensis. So we have a 'good morning' from the finches and a 'good night' from the tawny owls. When you visit whatever else you encounter will depend on where your wanderings take you, the time of year and of day. I find that if I follow my first thought in terms of which path to take it is more often the right one to see something. So if you are keen to see wildlife just get out into the wild places as much as you can and follow your nose. A word of caution, please don't take any silly risks and be mindful of the terrain and changing tides. If the wild life evades you, you will at least go home with the memories of beautiful views and having your lungs filled with the same fresh air and fragrances that is their world. 

Valentine’s Day

Today its raining hard so a perfect opportunity to catch up on some reading... It’s only a week before February 14th so I've taken a look at Valentine's Day; love, passion and romance through the eyes of some of Britain's best loved writers. Inspired by an essay, entitled 'Valentines Day" written by  Charles Lamb and first published on February 14th 1819. Lamb, who lived and worked as a clerk at Inner Temple in London's law district, has been described as one of England's best loved literary figures. His essay begins with ambivalence towards his subject but concludes with an acknowledgement that all of our lives are improved with a little romance. The other novels and writers I looked at were some of popular literature's most well loved, such as Daphne Du Maurier, Thomas Hardy and Winston Graham.