Port Isaac is a beautiful picturesque fishing village in North Cornwall.  The ‘Poldark’ series was filmed here and the more current and popular ‘Doc Martin’ drama.  The village really is as remote and beautiful as it looks. Historical 18th and 19th-century whitewashed cottages with scented flower filled hanging baskets adorn the steep hillsides either side [...]

Located on the north coast of Cornwall, Padstow is a vibrant fishing harbour town alive with cafes, galleries and shops situated around the picturesque working quay.   Find your way around the ropes and over the lobster pots piled on the waterfront and jump on a leisure boat for a day trip out sightseeing. Wander [...]

The Cornish certainly know how to throw a good party and New Years Eve is no exception.  Start 2012 the way you mean for it to carry on with laughter and celebrating.  Let off some party poppers, toast champagne with your friends and dance the night away. Say goodbye to the old year and welcome [...]

Christmas is coming and clothes are getting tight. The festive spirit in the Cornish Traditional Cottages is increasing daily.  We’re tucking into delicious chocolates and scrumptious cake on a daily basis.  It’s okay though because Christmas calories don’t count apparently.  Phew! Discussions are following the lines of will we be waking up to a white [...]

The clocks went back earlier this week and winter time has come around once again to Cornwall.  With crisp clean air, bright blue skies and swollen seas, visitors to this dramatic and rugged county at this time of year will feel invigorated and refreshed. Its time to put the heating on, pull on your long [...]

Cornish Traditional Cottages has launched a new Photography contest aimed at finding its next holiday brochure front cover.  The firm is looking for interesting and striking pictures which are representative of Cornwall. As well as the winning image appearing on the front cover of the cottage agencies 2012 brochure, the winner will also scoop a [...]

Cornwall may not be the first place that springs to mind when you think about Christmas shopping, but there are many gems to be found whilst exploring on your Cornish cottage holiday. There’s no need to spend hours on a coach to reach the Christmas markets abroad when everything you could want to make the [...]

Being a company who rent out Holiday Cottages in Cornwall, it is only to right that sometimes the staff at Cornish Traditional Cottages get to go out and explore the beautiful countryside for themselves. 5 members of the team swapped the office for the great outdoors and geared up for walking the Cancer Research Cornwall [...]

As the last day of the Ryder Cup tees off at Celtic Manor, golf has taken the top spot of the world stage.  Players across the nation are looking to get a sneaky 18 holes in or looking to plan next year’s golfing trip. With picturesque courses and stunning views across the countryside, when it [...]

When it comes to sport in Cornwall, the weekend’s agenda for many locals will include Rugby, Rugby and more Rugby. Cornwall has a great rugby heritage spanning way back to 1883, when the Cornwall Rugby Football Union or CRFU was founded. Recent man mountains to come out of the county include 2003 World Cup winning [...]