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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We believe there’s good grounds to rename Back British Farming Day as Eat Well Today or Best Eat Regional Produce (excuse the latter’s acronym).
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Many will have heard of World Book Day in the spring, but who knew September carries both National Read a Book Day (6th) and the North Cornwall Book Festival (26th – 29th)?
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Tom’s Cottage Cornwall is a period farmhouse now run as a holiday cottage by Chris and Juliet. Born in one of the front bedrooms and living just down the lane, Juliet and her family have farmed the surrounding land for generations.
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‘A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited’ – this definition of tour sits well with us. And touring Cornwall from Tom’s Cottage is particularly spectacular in early autumn.
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So you’ve done it, and on the QT: you are feeling a teeny bit smug about it. An Electric Vehicle has made it onto your drive and it’s proving itself. For the daily commute and as a general run-around – marvellous. But is a longer EV road trip going to be a logistical nightmare? Not now: not to Cornwall!
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Holidaying with extended family or friends is a brilliant way of creating souvenirs – in the mind’s eye, to be endlessly recollected. They even grow with each reminisce: triggering endless hilarity and mirth.
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Living on the map-edge has never deterred us from adventures – in fact it has positively encouraged exploration. Be it wild-swimming at inlets along the coast-path or family days picnicking on sandy expanses: we’ve an insight into the area’s beaches that only comes with local knowledge. Tom’s Cottage seaside guide has now arrived, to coincide with summer being in the air.
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There’s good reason why May is the only month to hold two standalone bank holidays – summer is a’coming! The long weekends are gifts: souvenirs of warming days and clement nights.
What’s the most gratifying thing of double time-out a few weeks apart? The breathing space. And freedom.
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Who can resist a mini break? An impromptu weekend or a few days midweek: it’s the escape that’s so exhilarating. Sometimes, all it takes is a reason why – and that is where Tom’s Cottage comes into play.
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We recently discovered the word coddiwomple in a travel guide. It enchanted us - to the extent we’ve compiled a Tom’s Cottage guide to wanderlust vocab…
