Cornwall

As a family we have enjoyed some fantastic holidays in Cornwall,my wife was a veteran Cornish visitor having been on family holidays from being a babe in arms.My first visit was in 1985 and unfortunately it rained every day so we did most of the entertainment in the hired cottage we were residing in,so the beer and wine were purchased from the local Asda.Not a great start to my eventual love of Cornwall but with some perseverance from my wife it didn’t end there.

From a recommendation in 1989 we found a fantastic caravan site called Seaview near a little village on the south coast called Boswinger,and never looked back, this became a regular destination for many years.Boswinger didn’t have a pub but the neighbouring village of Gorran had a brilliant establishment called the Barley Sheaf,which was within walking distance so was an ideal place to visit, trouble was though we were in the deepest darkest corner of Cornwall so it was a bit dark walking back to the caravan and also had to contend with no pavements so a torch was a necessity not just to find the way back to the caravan but also to warn any cars that you were in the road although we didn’t see too many.

The Barley Sheaf was a typical Cornish village pub,very welcoming and bustling with lots of locals telling great stories of old times,mostly exaggerated of course but great to listen to.We spent many an evening there and over the next 10 to 12 years visited every time we was in the area so became a bit of a friend to us.

Back in the early days of visiting Cornwall going to the pub meant going for a drink,very few did food so fish and chips down in the harbour of Mevagissey was a great option, the fish always seems to taste better at the sea side maybe its fresher or just the fact your enjoying the holiday makes it taste better.Mevagissey harbour was a slightly different pub experience,as it was a working harbour the pubs were full of the local fishermen and tourists were not so welcome,that never really bothered me but once the family came along we avoided the harbour pubs but still enjoyed the great fish and chips on offer.Happy days