This week saw an Easter getaway to Cornwall. We booked this simply for a chance to go away, relax and rest. Given how early in the season it was, our expectations for decent weather were low and we had planned for swimming, indoor activities etc.. However, we were so lucky and got the best weather we’ve ever had on our Cornish breaks, most of which have been in August. It was interesting to look back on photos in the same place and compare the weather, bright blue skies in April, grey, cloudy skies in August!

1. St Minver and Wadebridge. We had booked a caravan on the Parkdean St Minver park, to be used as a base for exploring around the area. The site was lovely, small and friendly but with an excellent pool and impressive sauna. It was safe for the children to be out on their own, our son always managed to find someone to play football with and as night fell around 9pm, they were back for snacks and tv / Nintendo at a reasonable time. It was a country park rather than a beach park, but as we live about 100 metres from a beach, we enjoyed the difference and our walks through the woods and fields. Our local town was Wadebridge, which I though was a lovely little town, we had dinner here a couple of evenings and enjoyed walking around.
2. Padstow. We went to Padstow twice on our break. On our first trip we went to explore the area and then on to have a pasty and some fudge as an ‘enticement’ for some for the walk Padstow is such a gorgeous town and it had a picture perfect bookshop. It was the sort of ivy lined bookshop which you imagine being the setting for a Cornish Romcom. We then returned to Padstow later in the week for dinner. We had an excellent dinner at Embers, my baked goats cheese salad was amazing. However we found a new delicacy in Padstow too, deep fried creme eggs in a fish and chip shop. The children couldn’t resist and tried them, the reviews were very favourable, ‘banging’
3. Newquay. Newquay was a place we visited several times on our trip. There is a fantastic pool with slides, Oasis, near the town and we had two great trips there over the week. The children’s holiday request was for surfing lessons and we booked them into the Fistral Beach surf school for a morning. They had a brilliant time, our daughter was a natural and it was a joy to see her so full of life and joyful after her lesson. She was able to stand on her board, our son was also equally enthusiastic although a little more tired after the experience. We also had a girls / boys afternoon in Newquay. The girls went for very nice lunch in a cafe and then a potter around the shops. I’m not quite sure what the boys did although it involved pick and mix sweets and a Wetherspoons!
4. Bude. We had never been to Bude before and although the furthest trip from our base, it was a great town to discover on a sunny afternoon, definitely a place to return to.
5. The Eden Project. I love Eden, this was our third trip and it was even more spectacular than before. I was thinking of my favourite places I’ve visited and this easily makes the list, it is so special to me. We took our favourite photo shots, in the same places as the previous visits and its stunning to see how Eden has changed over the years, our first visit was in 2002, the next in 2017 and now in 2025. This time not only did we get to do the rope bridge but also the panoramic hanging viewpoint at the top of the tropical biodome, on which you are looking down on a rainforest, what an experience. The weather as it had been for the week was stunning and the colours from the bright blue skies to the vibrant flowers and greenery, truly gorgeous. Whilst it was eight years since my last Eden trip, I returned less than 24 hours later to do the parkrun. I can’t believe I have a hobby that lets me visit and run in amazing places for free. It was as brilliant as I had hoped, a challenging course with the zigzags up and down but run in the most amazing surroundings. I felt so blessed to be there and it was a very special morning.

Our Cornish Easter holiday was so good in so many different ways, a time of connection, fun, beauty and sunshine. A very special holiday to remember for a long time.