Cheap flight deals to/from Cornwall

Devon and Cornwall's own airline, Air Southwest, has launched an amazing deal on flights to and from Newquay Airport. Every seat on every flight (apart from the Grenoble route) is just £29 - and that includes all the taxes, baggage etc etc! It's for flights in January, and bookings have to be made by 28/12/08.

Book at www.airsouthwest.com

Best Sunday lunch in Cornwall??

In search of a bit of Sunday lunch in South East Cornwall, we tried the Smugglers Cott Restaurant in Looe. A delightful, cozy restaurant - warm and welcoming. Sunday lunch was one of the best carvery meals we've ever had. A choice of four meats (turkey, beef, lamb, pork) and a counter full of scrummy veg including delicious cauliflower cheese and lashings of hot gravy. All for about eight quid. After you've stuffed yourself, you can always take a bracing walk on Looe beach just up the road. Enjoy! (No website, but for reservations telephone 01503 262397)

Hotels in Plymouth

We've launched a new website www.hotels-in-plymouth.co.uk to showcase some of the best hotels in Plymouth, whether for a quick business trip or a well-deserved weekend break. The new site includes honest opinons on Plymouth's hotels, and links for great-value on-line bookings via Laterooms.
>>> Visit hotels-in-plymouth.co.uk

Falmouth Oyster Festival 2008

Falmouth Oyster Festival, a celebration of Cornish seafood, takes place from 16th to 19th October 2008 in Events Square, Falmouth.

The festival will open with a cookery master-class with celebrity chef Sophie Grigson followed by a packed programme of cookery demonstrations by leading local chefs, oysters, seafood, wine and ale, children’s shell painting, sea shanties, town parade, live music and marquees packed with Cornish produce and crafts. The festival has broad appeal and is a must for all oyster, seafood and marine heritage enthusiasts!

>> More information on the Falmouth Oyster Festival 2008

>> Hotels in Falmouth and nearby

Perfect Pate

Nothing to do with Devon and Cornwall as such, but we wanted to share with you our "perfect" recipe for chicken liver pate.

It's easy. It's foolproof. It's delicious. And best of all it's virtually fat-free!

>>> Click here for our Perfect Pate recipe

Camelot Castle Hotel - a great winter retreat

Camelot Castle Hotel is perched on a rugged headland just outside the village of Tintagel (the legendary birthplace of King Arthur!).

This has been one of our favourite Sunday-morning coffee spots for a while now. It's an imposing building, with amazing sea views, and a very comfortable lounge complete with inspired artwork by resident co-owner and artist Ted Sourton. The hotel is co-owned by John Mappin, an heir to the Mappin and Webb jewellery empire.

We've not stayed here yet, but we understand that the hotel has recently benefited from a significant investment in, and upgrade of, the bedrooms and bathrooms.

The Camelot Castle Hotel seems to offer very good value for money for a weekend break away from it all.

>>> Click here for more info and on-line bookings

Plymouth Airport flying high

Plymouth City Airport has been ranked as the second-fastest growing airport in the UK, according to figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority.

The airport, an ideal gateway to Devon and Cornwall, saw passenger numbers grow by 31% in June, bucking the trend as far as airports go.

The growth at Plymouth's airport has been attributed to the increased services by home-based airline Air Southwest, which has recently added services to Glasgow, Newcastle, Cork and Dublin - in addition to the established services to London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Jersey and Dublin.

>>> More information on Plymouth City Airport

>>> More information on flights to Plymouth with Air Southwest

>>> Hotels in Plymouth