Explore Generation Cornwall
Every guide on the site, by subject — the newest first, then the most popular. Jump to a section, or start with the Cornwall Weather Guide — everything in Cornwall starts with the weather.
- Travel & Practical Guides
- Nature and Outdoors
- Family Travel & Pet-Friendly Cornwall
- Food and Drink
- Accommodation & Stays
- History, Myths & Heritage
- Sustainable Cornwall
- Health, Wellness & Retreats
- Arts, Festivals & Events
- Romantic Cornwall
Travel & Practical Guides5 guides →
Getting to Cornwall, getting around it, and what the weather is doing when you arrive — month by month.
Newest
-
Cornwall in January: Storms, Empty Beaches and the Quietest Month
Cornwall in January: highs around 9°C, 17 wet days and only 60 hours of sunshine — but empty beaches, huge…
-
Retiring to Cornwall: An Honest Guide
Retiring to Cornwall honestly: the two Cornwalls, coast vs community, real costs, healthcare geography — and the road home without…
-
Cornwall Weather in December: What to Expect and What to Pack
Cornwall in December: the mildest midwinter in Britain — harbour lights at Mousehole, Padstow’s festival, storm drama, Boxing Day beaches…
Most popular
-
Cornwall’s Weather Guide: What to Expect and How to Dress
Cornwall’s weather, season by season: what to expect, what to wear, and local tips — including why the two coasts…
-
How to Get to Cornwall: A Complete Guide by Train, Car, Plane and Coach
Every way to reach Cornwall — the Paddington main line and Night Riviera sleeper, the A30-versus-A38 choice from a border-dweller…
See all 5 in Travel & Practical Guides →
Nature and Outdoors3 guides →
Woodland walks, beach rides and bike trails — Cornwall outside, in every season.
Newest
-
Cornwall’s Wildlife Calendar: What to See Month by Month
Cornwall’s wildlife month by month: murmurations and seal haul-outs in winter, choughs and bluebells in spring, basking sharks in summer,…
-
Where to See Seals in Cornwall: Wild Spots, Boat Trips and the Watching Code
Where to see grey seals in Cornwall: Godrevy’s Mutton Cove, Looe Island, St Ives boat trips and Gweek’s sanctuary —…
-
The Perranporth to St Agnes Coast Path: Mines, Smugglers and Sea Caverns
Walk the Perranporth to St Agnes coast path: Droskyn’s smugglers’ caverns, Cligga Head’s mined cliffs, Blue Hills Tin and Wheal…
See all 3 in Nature and Outdoors →
Family Travel & Pet-Friendly Cornwall3 guides →
Beaches that work with children, and a county that expects the dog to come too.
Newest
-
Autumn Half-Term in Cornwall: What to Do in Late October
Cornwall’s October half term 2026 (26-30 October): what’s on at Eden, Heligan, the Maritime Museum, Bodmin Jail and the National…
-
Dog-Friendly Beaches in Cornwall: Where Dogs Can Go, All Year Round
Which Cornish beaches allow dogs, and when: the council’s summer rules explained (most bans are only 10am–6pm in July and…
-
Things to Do in and Around Newquay: A Family Day Out
Things to do in Newquay with the family: the zoo, Fistral and the beaches, rainy-day picks, and our real zoo-to-Perranporth…
See all 3 in Family Travel & Pet-Friendly Cornwall →
Food and Drink3 guides →
The pasty and the cream tea, done properly — history, rules, recipes and where to eat.
Newest
-
Coastal Foraging in Cornwall: The Free Larder of the Shore
Coastal foraging in Cornwall: crabs, prawns, lobster, mussels, razor clams, dulse, samphire and the hedgerow behind the beach — what…
-
What to Eat in Cornwall: A Guide to Cornish Food and Drink
What to eat and drink in Cornwall: pasties and cream teas, crab and sardines off the day-boats, saffron buns and…
-
Cream Tea in Cornwall: History, Jam-First Rules and Where to Have One
The Cornish cream tea: its history, the jam-first rule, protected clotted cream, how to make one at home, and where…
Accommodation & Stays3 guides →
Lighthouses, castles and surf hotels: where to sleep when the ordinary won’t do.
Newest
-
Where to Stay in Cornwall: Choosing Your Base
Where to stay in Cornwall: north coast surf, far-west icons, south-coast calm or the clever inland gateway — an honest…
-
Camping in Cornwall: Where to Pitch, What to Pack and What the Weather Will Do
Camping in Cornwall from a family that has done it in every weather: farm fields versus holiday parks, where to…
-
Unique Stays in Cornwall: Lighthouses, Castles, Cabins and More
Lighthouse cottages, a castle on the Tamar, clifftop cabins, railway carriages, treehouses and farm campsites under enormous skies — Cornwall’s…
See all 3 in Accommodation & Stays →
History, Myths & Heritage5 guides →
Arthur at Tintagel, ghosts at Bodmin Jail, smugglers and lifeboat heroes on the coast.
Newest
-
The Cornish Language: Death and Resurrection
How Cornish (Kernewek) retreated west for three centuries, why Dolly Pentreath wasn’t really the last speaker, and how a revival…
-
The Story of Cornwall: 4,000 Years from Tin Traders to Today
The whole history of Cornwall in one read: Stone Age monuments and the ancient tin trade, Celtic saints and Tintagel,…
-
The Pirates of Cornwall: Fact, Fiction and the Real Story Behind Penzance
Cornwall’s real pirates — the Fowey Gallants, the Killigrews of Falmouth, the Barbary corsairs who raided for slaves — versus…
Most popular
-
Cornwall’s Maritime Heritage: Smugglers, Lifeboat Heroes and Working Harbours
Cornwall’s smugglers and lifeboat heroes — the King of Prussia, Polperro and Mousehole, the RNLI and the Penlee disaster told…
-
Bodmin Jail: History, Hauntings and How to Visit Cornwall’s Most Notorious Prison
Bodmin Jail from 1779 to today: its history and executions, the Charlotte Dymond and Matthew Weeks tragedy, the ghosts, the…
See all 5 in History, Myths & Heritage →
Sustainable Cornwall3 guides →
Beavers, choughs, seals and a garden pond — Cornwall’s wild recovery and how to help it.
Newest
-
Creating a Growing Space: From Dead Ground to First Harvest
How to turn dead ground into a productive Cornish garden: why autumn is the time to start, clearing without digging,…
-
Permaculture in Cornwall: Practical Principles for Ordinary Gardens
Permaculture without the jargon: living soil, captured rain and plants that do several jobs, in Cornwall’s mild, windy climate. The…
-
The Green Desert on Our Doorstep: Rewilding Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor
An honest opinion piece: why Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor are biological deserts held by policy, not nature — no blame…
See all 3 in Sustainable Cornwall →
Health, Wellness & Retreats3 guides →
Cold water, coast paths and the case for walking as medicine.
Newest
-
Sea Saunas in Cornwall: Wood-Fired Heat and the Coldest Plunge in Britain
Cornwall’s beach sauna boom: wood-fired heat on the sand at Bude, Porthtowan, Maenporth and beyond, with the Atlantic as the…
-
Spa Breaks and Wellness Retreats in Cornwall: Where to Go and How to Choose
Cornwall’s best spa hotels — the Scarlet, the Headland, Bedruthan, St Michaels — plus yoga, surf and cold-water retreats, how…
-
Walking for Wellness: Scenic and Therapeutic Walks in Cornwall
Five Cornish walks chosen for how they make you feel: coast path, ancient woodland, moorland tors and creekside paths —…
See all 3 in Health, Wellness & Retreats →
Arts, Festivals & Events3 guides →
Clifftop theatre and fireside tales — Cornwall’s living traditions.
Newest
-
Halloween in Cornwall: Events, Ghost Tours and the County’s Dark Legends
Halloween 2026 in Cornwall: ghost tours and after-dark events at Bodmin Jail, Halloweden at Eden, Halloween at Heligan, folklore trails,…
-
Christmas in Cornwall: Lights, Traditions and Festive Days Out
Christmas in Cornwall, 2026: Mousehole’s harbour lights, Montol and Tom Bawcock’s Eve, Cotehele’s garland, Eden and Heligan after dark, Santa…
-
Cornwall’s Festivals and Events: A Month-by-Month Guide
Cornwall’s calendar month by month: Obby Oss and Flora Day in May, Golowan at midsummer, Boardmasters and the regattas of…
See all 3 in Arts, Festivals & Events →
Romantic Cornwall3 guides →
Secluded coves, cosy cottages and the quiet corners couples come back for.
Newest
-
Romantic Winter Breaks in Cornwall: The Off-Season Secret
Romantic winter breaks in Cornwall: empty beaches, storm-watching for two, harbour lights, firelit pubs and half-price cosiness — where to…
-
The Best Sunset Spots in Cornwall: Where to Watch the Sun Go Down
Where to watch the sunset in Cornwall: Land’s End, Cape Cornwall, Porthcurno, Godrevy, Wheal Coates, Bedruthan Steps and Trevose Head…
-
How to Find Secluded Spots in Cornwall: Quiet Coves and Hidden Corners for Couples
The method for finding secluded coves and quiet corners in Cornwall — walk twenty minutes, use the tide, read the…