Beautiful Cornwall for beautiful photos…

I’m very excited about the clocks going forwards on Sunday morning! While admittedly the thought of losing an hour’s sleep isn’t as exciting, I can’t help but day-dream about the longer, lighter balmy evenings to come over the next few months.

As I have mentioned on this blog before, Cornwall (where we are based) is such a beautiful part of the world and I feel very privileged to be based here and I try to make the most of the gorgeous natural surroundings as much as possible. Last Sunday I went on a trip down memory lane by visiting Hannafore on the South Coast of Cornwall. I spent a lot of time there with my Grandparents when I was growing up so it is a place that I hold dear to my heart. I was really happy to discover that it hasn’t changed from how I remember it! There is still an abundance of tempting rockpools to discover and the view across to St George’s Island is simply beautiful…

As I mentioned on the blog on Tuesday, we are working on last minute preparations for the Autumn photoshoot next week. We will be taking full advantage of being based in such a beautiful part of the world by shooting in locations around Cornwall. With the Easter holidays fast approaching, I imagine that many of you might be looking for inspiration for a ramble in the countryside or along the coast. So using a few of our previous photo-shoots for inspiration, here are some of the places that we might end using for next week’s shoot and that you might like to visit while you’re here…

Close to home in Newquay, the Gannel estuary is the dividing point between Fistral beach on one side and Crantock beach on the other. At low tide you can walk across this footbridge to go between the two.

If you are feeling really energetic, you can walk further along the Newquay coastpath from Fistral towards the town where you will see views like this. You can walk all the way out to the end of the headland that you can see in the distance and on certain days it is the viewing point, when the swell and wind direction is working in its favour you will see world class surfers riding some huge (30ft) waves off the reef. If you’re lucky enough to see this, you will be in awe! Ideally for a photo-shoot, this area has lots of hidden coves and cliff-top vistas which are just perfect for snapping our models in all their glory.

Cornwall’s landscape is full of contrasts; the north and south coast vary dramatically as do the views inland. This photo was taken on Bodmin Moor and I think epitomises the rugged natural beauty of our surroundings. As we create our products from natural fibres using shapes and colours inspired by nature, we often use the moor for our shoots as it ties in well. Bodmin Moor is a vast area which is dotted with little villages and the occasional country pub to warm up in, including the Jamaica Inn which – as the book-readers among you might know - was made famous by Daphne Du Maurier who is a well-celebrated figure in Cornwall, she even has her own festival (this year from 9th-20th May)!

There are of course plenty of other great photo-shoot locations to mention and some yet to discover but we like to keep a little bit of mystery for you to look forward to in the Autumn catalogue. I will take some behind the scenes photos next week for you, our blog readers, and share them with you so you can see where we end up going!

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