Cleaning out a drawer and finding a card reignited memories of Cornwall. Let me start from the beginning.
After completing our first house sit in Camelford, UK, at the beginning of 2016, we treated ourselves to a road trip down Cornwall’s North coast. One stop we made was to Perranporth. If memory serves me correctly, it has a splendid 5 km-long beach of golden sand.
In the 19th century, Perranporth was a tin mining village. For better or worse, it’s now a family resort attracting surfers, sunbathers, and sand yachters. However, on the day we visited, there was not much happening; it was too cold, I am guessing. What we found stunning wasn’t the surf but the fine cliff walks.
Away from the soothing sounds of the sea was, of course, a town with interesting architecture and a church which we visited.
Perranporth derives from the saint St Piran, who had his oratory in the sand dunes, known as Penhale Sands, above the beach. He is celebrated in Cornwall annually on St Piran’s Day, March 5th.
It was a thing for me to purchase cards in local markets, and many returned home with us unused; this was one of them. The card is recycled, and a selection of rustic ribbon and a button references Cornwall’s tin mining heritage.
Last but not least is a favourite photo of somewhere in Cornwall.
Life at No. 22 
Glorious pictures from a lovely tour
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We thought Cornwall a very lovely place to visit especially during the off season.
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I spent my first honeymoon there – at St Just
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A special place for you, Derrick.
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What lovely memories, Suzanne! I think I might have visited Perranporth with my Dad when I was young. He was a motor cycle enthusiast and we did a tour of Cornwall but I don’t remember it well. Postcards are a lovely memento and it’s great to see Les looking young and healthy 🤗🩵
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Thanks, Jo and you’re right it is good to see Les looking healthy in that photo. Driving around those narrow roads on a motorcycle would’ve be exhilarating.
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Lovely memories – your photo of Perranporth Beach is stunning and the church looks beautiful 🙂
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Thanks Sarah, one of the best things we did while being fulltime nomads was hiring a car. Gave us more opportunities to visit smaller out of the way places.
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Gorgeous photos!
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Thanks, Rebecca. Cornwall is a gorgeous part of the UK.
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What a lovely spot!
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We thought so, Martha.
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You really don’t want to be there in August!
Beautiful sunset photo with the reflections. And I still have not been to St Piran’s church. I must rectify that, but maybe not until September!
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Jude, wise move as from your comments over the years it’s not a good idea to head down to the seaside during the peak tourist season. The same applies here, we enjoy beach walks during Autumn/Winter or evening walks during summer.
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We usually do too, but it was so wet this year we didn’t get to the beach once!
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I have not been to that part of Cornwall. Looks beautiful.
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Suzanne, How fun to housesit in the UK. Your picture of the beach with the reflected clouds is stunning. I’m also amazed at how clear and bright your picture is of the inside of the church. That is hard to achieve sometimes. Thanks again for your wonderful story and for your comment on mine. 🙂 xxxx
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Thanks Marsha, we spent nearly four years housesitting in the UK, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. Magical time, we experienced how the locals live, meet lovely people and it was fun to care for their animals and homes.
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That sounds magical! I think V and I have spent too many years being practical, taking care of our own animals and property.
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It looks spectacular! I’ve never been to the UK, though we’ll spend a couple days in London this fall.
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Oh, a trip in the pipeline. Tell me more or will I have to wait until you write about it 😉
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We are flying to London, train to Paris for a night or two, then two weeks on a bike and barge from Paris to Bruges. Finally train back to London and fly home!
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Wow, sounds a really interesting trip. Love the idea of cycling and a barge for accommodation. You’ll be going through the Alsace region of France, if so it’s gorgeous. I’m sure you will both have a wonderful time.
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Your post brought back pleasant memories for us. We had a couple of holidays in Perranporth when our children were teenagers. The boys could go surfing while we visited the lost gardens of Helligan or the Eden project.
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Hi Anne, I’m pleased the post reminded you of happy memories. I would’ve taken myself off exploring Eden Project as I’ve not learned how to surf, though I tried a few times.
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What a fantastic photo of Perranporth Beach, you must have some lovey memories from you trip there. I also appreciate seeing the exterior and interior of St Pirans Church.
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Hi Catherine, I’m pleased you enjoyed viewing St. Pirans church. There are so many quaint churches in the UK that some more than others are worth viewing close up.
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Beautiful photos. I have only been to the very North of Cornwall. I tend to head North mostly. Need a change of direction 😊
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