{"id":16661,"date":"2022-06-09T14:58:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=16661"},"modified":"2022-06-10T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T08:26:29","slug":"royal-holiday-on-roseland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/2022\/06\/09\/royal-holiday-on-roseland\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal holiday on Roseland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DAY OUT: <\/strong>St Mawes, Cornwall <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Royal holiday on Roseland<\/p>\n\n

With a beautiful bay, sunbathing seals and Cornish coastal magic, St Mawes offers a summer scene fit for a queen, says Abigail Whyte <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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St Mawes harbour sits in a bay of turquoise waters, sheltered by the headland, over which 16th-century St Mawes Castle stands guard <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

L<\/span>egend has it that St Mawes, son of an Irish king, was out preaching on the Roseland Peninsula when he was interrupted by a noisy seal. Irritated by the seal\u2019s din, he tried to throw a rock at it, but missed. It landed halfway across the Carrick Roads estuary and there it remains, now known as Black Rock, occasionally festooned with a couple of seals basking in the sunshine. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

You can see the rock and its conical beacon from St Mawes\u2019 namesake village, an idyllic fishing community that the Royal Family like to flock to when they fancy a Cornish sojourn. Her Majesty the Queen alighted here from the Royal Yacht Britannia <\/em>along with Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, and stayed in a luxurious waterfront house with views out over the sparkling bay. The four-bedroom property, Penolva, is available for holiday let should you fancy a coastal retreat fit for a queen. <\/p>\n\n

SOJOURN BY THE SEA <\/span><\/h4>\n\n

The village\u2019s cobbled streets, whitewashed cottages, galleries and pubs are centred around the harbour, and to the west of the village you will find St Mawes Castle \u2013 asmall, immaculately preserved fortress built for Henry VIII (along with Pendennis Castle, across the estuary in Falmouth) in order to protect the natural harbour from French and Spanish invasion. If you would like to hop across to Falmouth and its castle, there is a regular ferry all year round \u2013 named the Duchess <\/em>of <\/em>Cornwall <\/em>after the Duchess\u2019s visit with Prince Charles in 2008. <\/p>\n\n

From St Mawes Castle, it\u2019s a 45-minute walk along the coastal path to St-Just-in-Roseland. There you will find a 13th-century church by a shingle beach, set in tropical gardens filled with plants brought over from Australia in the late 19th century. <\/p>\n\n

PADDLING AND PASTIES <\/span><\/h4>\n\n

If you prefer your adventures on the water, the calm, sheltered bay around St Mawes is ideal for attempting stand-up paddleboarding for the first time, and from the boatyard you can hire canoes and kayaks for exploring the secluded creeks of the River Fal. All of this activity is likely to require a bit of hearty fuel, perhaps best served in the form of a Cornish pasty from St Mawes Bakery. <\/p>\n\n

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Penolva offers four double bedrooms and fine views over St Mawes Bay. From \u00a34,500 a week. stmawesretreats. co.uk\/properties\/penolva<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

Catch up <\/strong><\/em>
Soak up the sights and sounds of this pretty fishing village with Rick Stein\u2019s Cornwall <\/em>
(season two, episode 14). <\/span>
Available on iPlayer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Abigail Whyte is a keen hiker, runner, forager, wild swimmer and stand-up paddleboarder. <\/p>\n\n

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Photo: Alamy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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