It is a long road to become a bard of the Gorsedh Kernow and each have been recognised for their outstanding work in serving Cornwall

Cornish writer Elizabeth Dale takes us on a treasure hunt at Kennack sands where the pirate Captain Avery is said to have buried his loot

Cornish writer, Elizabeth Dale uncovers the history of the so-called Battle Stone of Camborne, now converted into a cross, she looks at the story behind the

For many years I have peered from the cliffs at Land’s End to the pale finger of Longships Lighthouse in the distance. There is always something so romantic about that seemingly so close and yet so fa...

Between Gorran Haven and Dodman Point there is a deep, sweeping curve of beach. For me it has always been a beach strewn with ‘treasures’ – the tides bring in sea and sand scoured driftwood, bleached ...

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Cornish blogger Elizabeth Dale takes to Willapark Lookout in Boscastle to help discover its notorious and surprising history.

If you love finding art in the wild or enjoy wandering around an old graveyard, as I do, reading the headstones and admiring the craftsmanship, then there is one monument that you should definitely se...

Cornish writer Elizabeth Dale takes us to a place on the coast known as the Earthquake and describes a strange discovery made there in 1893

The tomb of John Bevill of Killigarth in Talland church is one of the finest examples of slate carving in the UK and his life was equally

Cornish blogger Elizabeth Dale takes us to the enigmatic Buttern Hill with it's a Bronze Age cemetery, she describes some of the discoveries made.

When the artist J. M. W. Turner was walking between the villages of Mousehole and Paul in the summer of 1811 he paused for just long enough to make a rough pencil sketch of a granite monument that had...

If you had happened to walk out on to St Catherine’s Point from the town of Fowey in the winter of 1866 a strange scene would have greeted you. Above the sound of the waves breaking on the rocks below...

St Clether Chapel and Holy Well was a site of pilgrimage for hundreds of years, discover its history with Cornish writer Elizabeth Dale

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In 1911 the Cornish daredevil, Bobby Leach, decided to take on the ultimate challenge, to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

If you had happened to walk out on to St Catherine’s Point from the town of Fowey in the winter of 1866 a strange scene would have greeted you. Above the sound of the waves breaking on the rocks below...

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A new book celebrating the life and art of Oliver Bedford, China of Yesterday brings together an incredible collection of paintings

“These simple but powerful relics of the past will turn anyone into a romantic.” E. C. Axford, 1975 The moors are my escape. I find contentment there whatever the season, even on the wettest and wilde...

Sennen Cove near Lands End is a popular beach for surfing but in the past several kings landed on these shores here on this coast

Cornish blogger Elizabeth Dale aka the Cornish bird, takes a closer look at the history of the stunning Regent Diamond and it's connections to Cornwall.

From a duel fought on Gyllyngvase beach to a lord who just couldn't stop fighting in one to one combat, Elizabeth Dale discovers the duels fou

Cornish blogger, Elizabeth Dale, writes about the life of Charles Causley through the lense of his poetry. The life of perhaps Cornwall's most famous poet

Discover one of Cornwall's more hidden standing stones near the Goonhilly Earth Station. Cornish blogger Elizabeth Dale takes us there.