Here is the link to Charlestown Regatta. http://www.charlestownregatta.co.uk/menu.html It’s too good to miss. It starts on Saturday 25th July, with a ‘fun’ triathlon at 11. I’m still not sure why they call it fun….I did it once. Once is enough. There are things to do and watch all week. The raft race is always hilarious, […]
Riven with a shoreline that hugs the whole county, Cornwall has always been a romantic destination. From the highs of Roughtor and Carn Brea to the coastal ports of Mevagissey and Boscastle, there is something timeless and magical about Cornwall; wherever you go. No wonder so many people are opting for elopement in Cornwall. As […]
Cornwall Beaches Near Lower Barns Nestled into a valley, Lower Barns offers seclusion and countryside beauty in the small parish of St. Ewe. Famously St. Ewe eggs are full of free range goodness, and sold in supermarkets up and down the country. This is one of the things we love about Cornwall. People love it […]
Imagine being told to leave your home… imagine American soldiers occupying your home… imagine being 12 and angry, with only a cat to tell your secrets to… Well it all happened (most of it anyway) in Slapton sands, Devon,in 1944. 25 July – 23 August 2015 just to let you guys into a little secret. […]
I love this David Hockney, called Tunnel2, it’s so much like the lane to Lower Barns. I see so many similarities and particularly love the dappled light through the trees. At this time of year I find the hedgerows amazing. The wild abundance of it all and all the life it contains and attracts and […]
As the days have brought with them an amazing blue palette and the scents of summer lift on the breeze, there is enough to tempt visitors from all over to come to Cornwall. Our little hidden destination here at Lower Barns offers the peace and tranquillity of a summer meadow, and is just a couple […]
A wedding with a long lead time, hours and weeks spent planning, involving other peoples ideas and decisions, inviting people you haven’t seen since you were a child, not agreeing on the cake or the colour of the bows on the chairs can be a wedding planning reality. And lots of compromise. It can also […]