Callestock Blog

What a great day – Nick and I have just returned from a fantastic day in the sunshine on the Camel Trail which is a cycle friendly path on an old disused railway line .  We hired bikes from Bike Smart in Wadebridge who were really helpful – the charge for the day for an [...]

There are 101 things to do on a rainy day in Cornwall – so don’t be disapointed that it’s raining.

A memorable afternoon spent by the River Fal enjoying the views and delicious cream teas at Halwyns Tea Garden

All change at the Hawkins Arms in Zelah!!

Check out the lastest arrival at Callestock …

After much research into renewable energies, this week has seen the installation of our Photovoltaic Panels which has turned out to be the best option for such a sunny site like ours.  Our local team, headed by Gary from GBE Electrics of Newquay started on Monday and by Wednesday afternoon we were generating our own [...]

At last – now only pasties made in Cornwall can actually be called proper ‘Cornish Pasties’ – thanks to the European Commission giving them the recognition that they deserve. Do you fancy having a go at making one, if so you will need some shortcrust pastry (homemade if possible) roll it out and place a [...]

As well as Wheal Kitty having a splendid 6 ft superkingsize bed, she now has a fabulous new bathroom. Don’t worry everyone these new bathrooms are even better than before. Smashing new whirlpools in white with chrome jets, a fantastic huge new shower, double the size of the old one with loads of space, an [...]

As Cornwall has one of the highest recorded levels of sunshine in the country we decided to take advantage of this.  We have been researching the advantages of photovoltaic panels to produce our own electricity for some time and have just signed on the dotted line with a local installer.  Our panels will have the [...]

Spring is probably one of the nicest times to visit Cornwall.  The gardens are just waking up from their long winter, flowers are bursting into life and the days are getting longer – simply wonderful.  Our gardens in Cornwall are at their best between the months of March and June, so this year why not [...]