I *could* write a long rambling post, extolling the virtues and successes of the family-owned Bedruthan Steps Hotel in Mawgan Porth, North Cornwall. I could go into the minutiae of our three day trip – the highs (getting drunk by a log fire with my husband) and the lows…
CF Travels
Wanderlust with smalls – not quite the cocktail in hand, sunlounger travels of my youth – but so much more…
Living by the sea in Devon
When we decided to take the plunge and pack up our London lives and move back to my childhood home in Devon it was the vision of the picture above that kept me going through the 2am neurosis (Why would we throw away careers we love? Will I ever eat…
Birthday celebrations: pizza ovens, Cornwall and babies
Today is the OH’s 30th birthday. He was thoroughly chuffed with all his presents (especially the MASSIVE chocolate cake above) and we’re all looking forward to heading down to Bedruthan Steps tomorrow. The surprise element of the trip is the two-day Cob Oven building course I have booked him onto,…
A weekend in Somerset
We have just returned from an impromptu few days escape to Somerset. To say it is 45mins away across the border, it feels like another era. Our sleepy sanctuary, the OH’s parents country abode, is in the village of Montacute – it couldn’t be any more British if it tried.…
Our first family holiday: Bedruthan Steps
It is with HUGE excitement and a little intrepidation that I’ve booked us our first family holiday. We shall be spending 3 nights this June at the Bedruthan Steps hotel, Mawgan Porth in Cornwall. Gulp. The trip will not be into wholly unchartered waters as this shall be my third…
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter all. We’re just frantically throwing the contents of the house (jug blender and all) into the car and heading off to Somerset for a 5 day break at the in-laws. Unfortunately that’s not their Stately, it’s Montacute House near Yeovil, but they do live just out of shot…
Not your average minibreak…
Need some ideas for romantic boltholes with a twist? These two sum up the Countryfille.com ethos is a nutshell. The first is a super slick, luxury hideaway in the middle of a field on Somerset, while the other is a tiny, blissfully tranquil corner of central London. The best of…
A day by the seaside
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside… after a lifetime by the sea, one quick peek never fails to salve the soul. Especially on days like this: After a few fraught weeks I decided a self-imposed day by the sea was in order, so frog-marched the OH off…