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Welcome to Tomage – the holiday blog from Tom's Cottage.
We love a good yarn in Cornwall: from intrepid tales of adventure to gossiping over local news…
Tomage will be sharing all the latest stories and cottage updates right here, along with events in the area.
Do share your stay experiences with us it could be the makings of a great feature.
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August Bank Holiday marks the approaching academic new year, and for some, the end of an era. Family holidays: as in the childhood version. But they’re not lost – there’s just a new edition on the horizon, eager to be released like a genie from a lamp.
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Part of getting away has to be easy-eating. Sampling local delights without lifting a finger – or planning every step of the meal! Cornish picnics and seaside suppers: we’ve gathered together a dozen local takeaways that we regular enjoy from Tom’s Cottage.
All from small outlets that specialise in their own niche, delivering a taste of Cornwall to be relished…
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From the knockers of mining districts to the Lost Land of Lyonesse, Cornwall is rich in folklore. The gift of charming (usually warts) runs in families and to work: must never be thanked or payment offered. Piskies – real faeries – are known locally by the more respectful term Little People. It doesn’t do to upset them.
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What makes British bluebells special? The blue carpet of an ancient woodland marks the coming of summer. Sunbeams glance and bees dance. Known in folklore as the fairy flower, wild bluebells are – to us – a national treasure.
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Tom Cottage’s lead lady has finally been persuaded: she’s sharing her antipodean adventure from 40 years ago. The solo expedition is a tale of many things, including an especially poignant realisation about Cornwall.
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It’s new, just for you and really true! We now have our very own dog walk – exclusively for hounds that holiday at Tom’s Cottage Cornwall. Use of the dog walk comes with our compliments: to amble and scamper with the human part of the pack.
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Remember Eddie the Eagle and Cool Runnings? Defying the odds to just compete at the Winter Games, to be Olympians. Dogged determination. Then there was Torvill and Dean’s Bolero that not only tested the boundaries of a sport, but also expressed ultimate dedication and commitment. Inspirational.
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A week isn’t really long enough to fit it all in: but pick and mixing is certainly fun. With a mid-month birthday ourselves, we know all about Cornish days out in February – whatever your age.
Sunny scamperings and blustery landscapes, spring blooms and cosiness: Tom’s Cottage brings it all…
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For the first time in over a century, 2025 relegated a British Royal to commoner status; and witnessed a televised meeting between two Presidents in the Oval Office. War continued in Gaza while hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean.
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Our Cornish Quiz was so popular last Christmas, we’ve put together a fresh one for 2025. Are you a Cornish know-it-all? Or just enjoy trivia, Tom’s Cottage style?
