top tips
eating out in charlestown
eating out near charlestown
serious eating out
not so serious ( but still fab ) eating out
food shopping top tips
really important phone numbers
eating out in charlestown
the longstore
is just superb, do book !
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.thelongstore.co.uk
their cafe, short and strong, is fab
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.shortandstrong.co.uk
the wine store
does little plates and wine
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.instagram.com/the_wine_store
the pier house
has the best terrace in england
+44 (0) 1726 67955
www.pierhousehotel.com
charlies coffee house
has wonderful cakes
+44 (0) 1726 67421
www.instagram.com/charliescoffee
charlies boathouse
is going down a storm
+44 (0) 1726 63322
www.charliesboathouse.com
the tall ships creamery
makes award winning ice cream
www.tallshipscreamery.co.uk
the rashleigh arms
is home to the charlestown gig club
+44 (0) 1726 73635
www.rashleigharms.co.uk
antonia's great grub
to pop in the oven
+44 (0) 1726 68966
www.antoniaspearls.co.uk
eating out near charlestown
edies kitchen
+44 (0) 1726 813888
www.edieskitchen.co.uk
sams at polkerris beach
sit by the window
+44 (0) 1726 812255
www.samscornwall.co.uk
hubbox at pentewan
on the beach
+44 (0) 1726 844189
www.hubbox.co.uk
the life buoy cafe
fish finger sarnies rule
+44 (0) 7715 075 869
www.thelifebuoycafe.co.uk
serious eating out
in no particular order, but they are all wonderful
appleton's at the vineyard
just outside padstow, outstanding
+44 (0) 1841 541413
www.appletonsatthevineyard.com
nathan outlaw
port isaac, as good as it gets
+44 (0) 1208 880896
www.nathan-outlaw.com
number 6
padstow, perfection
+44 (0) 1841 532093
www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk
rick stein's
the seafood restaurant
padstow
+44 (0) 1841 532700
www.rickstein.com
porthminster beach cafe
st ives, dreamy
+44 (0) 1736 795352
www.porthminstercafe.co.uk
jamie oliver's fifteen
watergate bay
+44 (0) 1637 861000
www.fifteencornwall.co.uk
all of the above are about a 35 minute drive
from charlestown, in various directions
not so serious ( but still fab ) eating out
canteen
wheal kitty, st agnes
mouthwatering
+44 (0) 7432 641 941
www.canteencornwall.com
strong adolfos
at hawksfield
+44 (0) 1208 816949
www.strongadolfos.com
the gurnard's head
way west
+44 (0) 1736 796928
www.gurnardshead.co.uk
the old coastguards
mousehole
+44 (0) 1736 731222
www.oldcoastguardhotel.co.uk
blas burgerworks
st ives, great
+44 (0) 1736 797272
www.blasburgerworks.co.uk
the halsetown inn
+44 (0) 1736 795583
www.halsetowninn.co.uk
genki cafe
near st agnes beacon
+44 (0) 1872 555858
www.genkicornwall.co.uk
schooners
above the beach
+44 (0) 1872 553149
www.schoonerscornwall.com
the hidden hut
on the beach
www.hiddenhut.co.uk
rick stein's st petroc's bistro
padstow
+44 (0) 1841 532700
www.rickstein.com
rick stein's the cornish arms
we got married at the chruch opposite
+44 (0) 1841 532700
www.rickstein.com/eat-with-us
rick stein's fish and chips
padstow, of course
www.rickstein.com/eat-with-us
food shopping top tips
m&s at exeter services and truro
waitrose at truro
sainsburys at truro and bodmin
tesco at st austell and truro and bodmin
everyone delivers
the cheese man
also delivers
+44 (0) 1726 883113
www.hansonfinefoods.co.uk
wreckers deli
on the other side of the quay
+44 (0) 1726 74323
www.facebook.com/wreckersdeli
kittows quality meats
walk, but get there early
+44 (0) 1726 73005
www.kittowsqualitymeats.co.uk
fish for thought
they deliver
+44 (0) 1208 262202
www.fishforthought.co.uk
the cornish food box company
again, they deliver
+44 (0) 1872 211533
www.thecornishfoodboxcompany.co.uk
lobbs farm shop
chicken parcels with leg meat are delicious
+44 (0) 1726 844411
www.lobbsfarmshop.com
the eden project
its hot at the top
+44 (0) 1726 811911
www.edenproject.com
the lost gardens of heligan
the jungle is wonderful
+44 (0) 1726 845100
www.heligan.com
black head and the gribben are the
2 headlands that define st austell bay
charlestown is in the middle
the black head walk
drive to the national trusts car park just above trenarren. walk the south west coast path in either direction, making sure you walk to the very end of black head itself, keeping an eye out for the standing stone in memory of a l rowse and also saying hello to the beautiful beach at hallane. followed by fish & chips on the terrace at the pier house, overlooking charlestowns outer harbour
the gribben walk
drive to polkerris and park in the high car park, make sure you have booked at table at sams on the beach for food afterwards. if you forget, you can always have a drink and some crisps at the rashleigh arms. walk the south west coast path to gribben head. the day mark is there to help sailors see that st austell bay is not falmouth ! pop your head round the corner of polridmouth beach & have a look at rebeccas beach house. daphne du maurier lived at menabilly. walk back past menabilly to polkerris, there is a short cut through the fields if you are tired.
tremenheere sculpture gardens
mind blowing
+44 (0) 1736 448089
www.tremenheere.co.uk
guided canoe trip and kayak hire
totally beautiful
+44 (0) 7976 466123
www.encountercornwall.com
the great gardens
of cornwall, all of them
www.greatgardensofcornwall.co.uk
charlestown shipwreck and heritage centre
about to be re done after 30 years
watch this space
+44 (0) 1726 69897
www.shipwreckcharlestown.com
trevose golf club
a wonderful links course
+44 (0) 1841 520208
www.trevose-gc.co.uk
st mellion golf club
is just superb
www.st-mellion.co.uk
st enodoc golf club
don't forget your handicap certificate
www.st-enodoc.co.uk
tate st ives
+44 (0) 1736 796 226
www.tate.org.uk/stives
parking in st ives can be interesting
so park at st erth and take the tiny train
barbara hepworths
house and garden at st ives
mindblowing
+44 (0) 1736 796 226
www.tate.org.uk/stives
again, park at st erth and take the tiny train !
godolphin house
just wow
+44 (0) 1736 763194
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/godolphin
carnglaze caverns
a sight to behold
+44 (0) 1579 320251
www.carnglaze.com
lanhydrock house
how it was done
+44 (0) 1208 265950
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock
cotehele house
beautiful
+44 (0) 1579 351346
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele
port eliot
round room by lenckiewicz
+44 (0) 1503 230211
www.porteliot.co.uk
cornwall bike hire
don't you dare bike on the cornish roads
+44 (0) 7950 774067
www.cornwallbikehire.co.uk
bike trails in cornwall
all the best ones
www.visitcornwall.com
speed boats at padstow, such fun
+44 (0) 7791 432 309
www.facebook.com/padstowspeedboats
steves self drive motor
boat hire in fowey
+44 (0) 7989 991115
www.fowey-boat-hire.co.uk
russ will take you out in his rib
+44 (0) 7866 905928
www.guardianribcharter.com
national maritime museum
in falmouth
+44 (0) 1326 313388
www.nmmc.co.uk
chris prindl pottery
so so beautiful
+44 (0) 1208 269493
www.prindlpottery.co.uk
phone to check he is in !
ben taffinders paintings
just wonderful
+44 (0) 7792 817 120
www.bentaffinder.co.uk
phone to check he is in !
molesworth and bird
seaweed studio
www.molesworthandbird.com
and bird kids in fowey
www.birdkids.co.uk
julia is responsible for both
surfing at watergate bay
boards and wetsuits and lessons
ask for tilly, our daughter !
+44 (0) 1637 860840
www.extremeacademy.co.uk
water skiing and windsurfing and paddleboarding
at cornwall watersports, pentewan sands
+44 (0) 1726 842939
www.watersportscornwall.com
polkerris beach
sailing and sup and all of it
lovey lisa
www.polkerrisbeach.com
bike hire for the camel trail
+44 (0) 1208 813050
www.bridgebikehire.co.uk
best followed by fish and chips
at rick steins in padstow !
st austells super
duper duplex cinema
+44 (0) 1726 66301
www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
barguse riding centre
+44 (0) 1208 831817
www.barguseridingcentre.co.uk
swimming and or soft play
at the seahorse center
+44 (0) 1726 843485
www.pentewan.co.uk
just don't go in the school hols !
st michael's mount
+44 (0) 1736 710265
www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk
time it right and you will walk accross the sands
and the boatman will bring you back
miracle theatre company
always worth it
+44 (0) 1209 216 762
www.miracletheatre.co.uk
the minack theatre
+44 (0) 1736 810181
www.minack.com
the magic seats are a delight
the kneehigh theatre
have the asylum
+44 (0) 1872 267910
www.kneehigh.co.uk
james brown will take you out
on his boat, fresh mackrel is
the best fish in the world
+44 (0) 7891 300078
www.fishandtripstmawes.co.uk
iwalk cornwall
round walks
www.iwalkcornwall.co.uk
beaches is a big one
the wonderful thing about cornwall is that
if it is lousy weather on the north coast
it is usually beautiful on the south
charlestown beaches
both of them
pebbly at high tide, sandy at low
wonderful rock pools
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
porthpean beach
family beach with sand and rock pools and chips
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
caerhays beach
again a family beach with sand, a beach shop
its own castle and gardens
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
menabilly beach
rebeccas the beach house
that daphne du mauriers wrote about
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
constantine bay
mind blowing, superb surf
do what the life guards say
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
the beach at bedruthan steps
called carnewas
don't get cut off like we did
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
if you still want more, these
beaches are absolutely worth it
carne, crantock, gorran haven, hemmick
kynance, lantic, pendower, polkerris with pub
polzeath, prussia and vault
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
really important phone numbers
star cars taxis
+44 (0) 1726 66636
www.starcarscornwall.com
please do book in advance
hiring a car in cornwall
+44 (0) 1637 850 971
www.cornwallcarhire.co.uk
they can meet you at the train station or the airport
in an emergency from a uk mobile
the emergency number is 999
for the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance
or the coast guard
the non-emergency medical number is 111
the non-emergency police number is 101
if you need to see a doctor phone
www.staustellhealthcare.co.uk on +44 (0) 1726 7555
if you call out of hours
the message will tell you to phone
the non-emergency medical number, 111
the minor injury unit is at st austell community hospital
+44 (0) 1726 873010
www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/Service/Minor-Injuries
and is a 5 minute drive from charlestown, 8am to 10pm
in an emergency from an international mobile
the emergency number is 999
for the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance
or the coast guard
the non-emergency medical number 111 does not work
the non-emergency police number 111 does not work
if you need to see a doctor phone
www.staustellhealthcare.co.uk on +44 (0) 1726 7555
if you call out of hours
the message will tell you to phone
the non-emergency medical number 111, which does not work
the minor injury unit is at st austell community hospital
+44 (0) 1726 873010
www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/Service/Minor-Injuries
and is a 5 minute drive from charlestown, 8am to 10pm
nhs west country dental care
+44 (0) 333 405 0290
www.westcountrydentalcare.co.uk
manor house dental care
+44 (0) 1726 74748
www.manorhousedental.net
oliver hughes physiotherapy
+44 (0) 1872 276074
www.ohphysiotherapy.co.uk
the walsingham clinic truro
+44 (0) 1872 263163
www.walsinghamclinic.com
spa at home
+44 (0)1726 68966
www.antoniaspearls.co.uk/spa
I can't think of anything else, but do let me know if I have missed anything, and if any of my suggestions are not up to scratch x A