Cornwall Drinks Trail: Vineyards, Distilleries, Breweries
Cornwall's vineyards, distilleries and breweries you can actually visit, including the Camel Valley opening detail that every other guide leaves out.
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23 October 2026
Cornwall’s Ferries: Every Crossing, and When They Stop
Every working ferry in Cornwall: which carry cars, which stop at the end of October, and what it costs you to miss one. Verified seasons and times.
23 October 2026
Cornwall Filming Locations: Poldark, Doc Martin and More
Where Poldark was really filmed and what each place stood in for, plus Port Isaac as Doc Martin's Portwenn. Most sites are free, open all year clifftop land.
16 October 2026
Launceston: Cornwall’s Gateway Town, and Why to Stop
Everyone drives past Launceston on the A30. Cornwall's ancient capital has a Norman castle you can climb, a carved granite church and a steam railway.
16 October 2026
Cornwall by Train: The Five Branch Lines
Cornwall's five branch lines reach St Ives, Falmouth, Looe, Newquay and the Tamar Valley. The Ride Cornwall day pass is £21 adult and £42 for a family.
16 October 2026
Cornish Hedges: 3,500 Years Old and Still Doing the Job
A Cornish hedge is not a hedge but a stone-faced earth bank, up to 4,000 years old. 30,000 miles of them, and the craft that builds them is endangered.
11 October 2026
Tintagel Castle: Tickets, the Steps, and Is It Worth It
Visiting Tintagel Castle: why there is no fixed ticket price, the steps and the half-hour walk nobody warns you about, and why Merlin's Cave is tidal.
11 October 2026
Obby Oss and Flora Day: Cornwall’s Living May Traditions
Cornwall's two great May customs fall on consecutive Saturdays in 2027: Padstow's Obby Oss on 1 May into a bank holiday, and Helston Flora Day on the 8th.
11 October 2026
Cornwall in July: The Warm Sea and the Long Evenings
July is when the Cornish sea turns swimmable at about 14C, and the first month to lose daylight. Schools break up on 23 July, which splits the month in two.
4 October 2026
Cornwall in June: The Longest Days of the Year
June has the longest days of the year at over sixteen hours and the fewest wet days at Camborne, plus the Royal Cornwall Show on 10-12 June 2027.
4 October 2026