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Mill Bay Soap, Plymouth
Mill Bay Soap was an advertiser in many old walking guides and guides to Newquay and Cornwall in the late 1880s. As the railways opened up Newquay and the North Cornish coast, many travel writers wrote books for the newly arriving tourists – and, contained within these walking guides were advertisements. Continue reading
Newquay Tsunami Waves
This is a true story I heard of Newquay tsunami waves. The date is unknown to me, but I heard the story in a small pub in about 1999/2000, when it was still fairly recent, so this is a story … Continue reading
Great Western Beach, Emma Smith
Great Western Beach makes for a great summer read – especially if you’re sitting on Great Western Beach in Newquay. The novel was written by Emma Smith, whose real name is Elspeth Hallsmith, in 2008 and describes her childhood, much of which was spent on Great Western Beach, Newquay, between the two world wars. The family were in reduced financial circumstances, her father, who was an undiscovered artist, was off in west Cornwall living a hedonistic lifestyle at the artist colonies and Emma spent many days at the beach. The book is a wonderfully atmospheric memoir of a 1920s and 1930s childhood in Newquay. Continue reading
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Crantock Ferry or Gannel Ferry
There is a foot ferry that crosses the Gannel, known as the Crantock Ferry, or the Gannel Ferry, which operates during the summer months. While the tide is out, the River Gannel can be crossed further along via wooden bridges, but once the tide is in it’s deep and fast flowing, so the ferry operates to take people across to the base of the cliffs on East Pentire. Continue reading
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