If you’re with us over the festive season: hurrah! If not (we’re sad) but all is not lost: Tom’s Cottage can still sprinkle some Cornish sparkle over your Christmas and New Year.
The Tom elves are, for the 1st time (ever), sharing their go-to suppliers for Cornish morsels and gifts (all with direct delivery), as well as their pick of the local webcams. With stockings stuffed full of Cornwall and a seagull’s view of Santa swims: it’ll be a jolly Cornish affair!
Cornish food & drink
- Ann’s Pasties - authentic and delicious! If you can manage their ‘gurt licker’ in 1 sitting: you’m either some boy or deserve a red-tunic’d belly
- Rodda’s clotted cream - no self-respecting pud is complete without this
- Cornish yarg - heavenly cheese, not overbearingly strong – a real treat
- Cornish Fairings - ginger biscuits fit for a wise man’s gift
- Rowe’s saffron buns - soft & wudgy: the very essence of Cornwall (freeze to keep fresh)
- Camel Valley sparkling rose - for Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, this really glams-up the main event
- Haywood Farm Cider – mulled cider alert! Slips down a treat, absolutely delicious
- Tarquin’s Gin – Cornish G & T anyone?
There’s also a wealth of Cornish hamper companies online
Stock up on Kelly’s Cornish ice cream and preferred Cornish ales at your local supermarket
Cornish gift ideas
- Shop Cornish - directory of artisan producers, a real gem full of Cornish inspiration
- The Cornish Store – full of stocking fillers
- Seasalt Cornwall - clothing that just oozes Cornish lifestyle
- Cornwall Life - check out Cornwall’s magazine – it’s the present that keeps on giving with a subscription. Details here (promo offer at writing: XMAS24)
- St Justin Celtic jewellery – we favour their Cornish tin collection (don’t overlook the cufflinks)
- A Liz Fenwick book - a great range of Cornish titles, including a couple of Christmas stories
- Delabole Slate - Cornish slate chessboard or coasters anyone?
- Monopoly Cornwall Edition and Cornwall Memory Game both bring a delightful Cornishness to festive games
- Classic Cottages - a getaway in Cornwall with us (we saved the best till last!) Holiday or mini-break, it’d be a wonderful plan to hatch over the festive season
Real Xmas shopping
If roast chestnuts are more your thing than Black Friday, Cornwall’s Christmas Markets are for you. Interlace with some sparkly outings for the full festive warm-up!
The 4th weekend in November is a corker at Tom’s Cottage, with 2 local Christmas fairs: Pencarrow and the Cornish Winter Fair. Add a visit to the magical night garden illuminations at Heligan just half an hour away and some ice skating at The Eden Project. Did someone mention hot chocolate?
Webcams
- Polzeath - 2 webcams: 1 of the beach & surf, the other a clifftop panorama of the bay
- Port Isaac - overlooking the harbour
- Boscastle - by the footbridge that crosses the stream
The spirit of Cornish Christmas
A Cornish Christmas can be yours! A bit of Cornwall can come to you, wherever you are. Our best advice? Make plans to visit (oh, the excitement). In the meantime: we’re with you in spirit.
