Tom's Blog
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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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?
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Christmas markets are now in full swing and it is the season – of present-buying. Three weeks to the big day means there’s still time to bag a Cornish gift, without setting foot in a fair. For all the virtual shoppers: here’s our Cornish present guide.
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T’is the season – yuletide is incoming! We know this because – this very weekend – we jollied our way round the Cornish Winter Fair. The Tom elves have tinsel’d-together their best ever ‘advent diary’ and created a Cornish Christmas calendar.
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Have you ever hidden in the wind? An autumnal game and childhood favourite of ours, when calls were carried away on the breeze. The trick was to be downwind of the adult, to hear but not heard. Nowadays we tend to relish the smell of woodsmoke and frost on the November evening air.
Dog walks that end by the fire, pumpkin picking that morphs into making soup and pub lunches. They’re all synonymous with Tom’s Cottage, but what’s to do on damp days? Plenty! From lingering at-home to undercover attractions and local events, here’s our autumn lowdown…
