By Beatrice aged 7
My name is Beatrice and I love going to Cornwall. I want to encourage other children to go to these fun places where adults can have fun too.
These are my favourite things. All of the places are near Rock Cottage and Padstow.
Pasties and Ice-Creams
I always enjoy a cocktail sized pasty (perfect for kids) to eat by Padstow harbour while I watch the boats. After my pasty, I love a Roskilly ice-cream from the little shop on the corner of the harbour. They have lots of flavours so I find it hard to choose but I like strawberry the best.
Going to the Playpark
The playpark is round the corner from Rock Cottage and only takes about 5 minutes (or less) to walk there. The playpark has a climbing frame with a big slide, a roundabout and a big basket swing. It also has a playhouse, some rockers and some normal swings. It is one of my favourite places to go because I can also run around in the field next to the playpark.
Bodyboarding
I am really good at bodyboarding. There are lots of beaches to go bodyboarding in Cornwall but my favourite is Holywell Beach, it sometimes has big waves and sometimes it has small waves. It feels like flying on to the beach. I make sure I stay between the red and yellow flags so the lifeguards can see me.
Tin Mines
I have been to a few tin mine museums. I once went to a National Trust tin mine where I got to sew a pasty made out of felt. I like watching the machines and learning about history. There is a lot for kids to do.
Making a stream on the sand at the beach
When I am at the beach, I like to make a stream. At both Polzeath beach and Holywell there is a fresh water stream running over the sand to the sea. I dig out the sand towards the stream and make a big hole with walls out of sand. I like to work with the other kids on the beach to divert the water into pools with dams. I also like to sit on my bodyboard in the pools and float around.
More ice-cream!
On the beach you can buy Mr Whippy ice-creams from the ice-cream vans which park actually on the beach on the sand! Not far to walk for ice-cream!
Crabbing
When we are at Padstow Harbour I like catching crabs and seeing the little pincers. Crabbing is where you get a net with a string and you put it into the water with some bait. When you feel a tug, you pull it back up and put it in a bucket of water. At the end you release the crabs back into the water. They “scuttle scuttle” back into the sea.
Chocolate Factory (Kernow Chocolate Factory)
What can I say about the chocolate factory? It’s fun to watch the chocolate being made and you can test the chocolate. Sometimes we have hot chocolates made in the cafĂ©.
Roly Poly Fudge
In Padstow town there is a shop called Roly Poly Fudge where you can see the fudge being made through the window. You can smell the melted fudge!!! It is very yummy.