Countrylife and Art in Cornwall

 
 
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Art Listings, Exhibitions & Info
Gigs and Venues in Cornwall - Falmusic is the best website in Cornwall for Gig listings. Bands and venues can sign up for free to post gigs and articles or promote a venue.
Penwith Art Information - General art contact information.
Restormel Art Listings & Information - General art contact information.
North Cornwall Art Listings & Information - General art contact information.
Hall for Cornwall Information - General contact information.

Books - Cornish
Cornish Books - A series of 5 childrens books describing life in a Cornish valley.
The Cornish Store - Have a good read with the serious or not so serious Cornish volumes on offer.
Willow Books - We offer a large selection of books, guides and maps on Cornwall and the south-west.
Cornish Book World - We offer comprehensive selection of good quality second hand, out-of-print, antiquarian and collectable books on Cornwall.
Cornish Witchcraft - Titles exploring Cornish Witchcraft, Folk-Magic, Lore, Customs and Traditions.
The Cornish Bookshop - Our aim is to stock everything in print relating to Cornwall. We also stock an enormous range of second hand and collectable Cornish titles.
Cornwall Editions - We are publishers of high quality books and prints that have their roots in Cornwall.

Churches
Cornish Churches in the Catholic Diocese of Plymouth.
Cornish Parish Churches - A site dedicated to photographing Parish Churches within the County of Cornwall.
Oliver's Cornwall - Churches, Holy Wells and Saints of Cornwall.
The Cornwall Historic Churches Trust - The Cornwall Historic Churches Trust was formed in 1955 to assist in the restoration and repair of Cornish churches which have architectural or historic merit.

Clothing
Georgia Originale - Falmouth - With over 30 years experience in tailoring and design and a talent to make any body shape feel special and look wonderful. If you are coming to Cornwall we can provide that exclusive personal design.
Cornish T-Shirt Factory - Proud to be Cornish? Then show the world you are proper Cornish and proud of it.
Spin A Yarn Clothing - Home of Cornwall's proper ansum clothing range. Spin a Yarn Clothing is all about priddy quality yarns with a twist of Cornish humour.

Craft Supplies
Craft Box - Liskeard - Shop devoted to arts & crafts, and is especially suited to the textile artist. We have fabrics, threads, craft kits and embroidery sections full of new materials and ideas for you.
Creations Art and Craft Materials - Porthleven - Creations is an art and craft supplies shop offering art and craft suppliess for knitting, patchwork, scrapbooking, needlecraft, stamping as well as paints, glues, art canvas and paint brushes.

Duchy of Cornwall
HRH Prince Charles and Princess Diana - 1991- Family photo of Mum, Dad, William and Harry.
Duchy of Cornwall - The Duchy of Cornwall is a private estate which funds the public, charitable and private activities of The Prince of Wales and his family.

Festivals
Caradon Arts Festival - Caradon in S. E. Cornwall - Mid October - Please follow this link and then phone or email Nicky Walker for details. Nicky runs an Arts Bonanza Event during the Festival.
St Ives September Festival - Since 2003 it has become an informal event of art in St Ives during September.
Summer Festival of Fine Food, art and craft - With large marquees of art and craft, a selection of fine food stalls in the cobbled stable area of the house, plus a variety of carnival-style musical entertainment.

Formal Gardens
Gardens in Cornwall - 50+ Gardens in the county. The larger gardens are open full time, during the Spring some of Cornwall's garden gems are open for charity.
Glendurgan nr Mawgan Smith - This National Trust garden is set in a wooded valley dropping steeply to the hamlet of Durgan on the shore of the beautiful Helford estuary.
Lanhydrock - The grandest and most welcoming house in Cornwall, This National Trust house is superbly set in 450 acres of woods and parkland.
Pencarrow between Bodmin & Wadebridge - Historic Georgian house and listed gardens.
St. Michael's Mount Marazion - The jewel in Cornwall's crown, this magical island has a church, a medieval castle, an exotic garden clinging to the steep flanks and an ancient harbour.
Trerice - near Newquay - A delightful small Elizabethan manor house, lovely garden in proportion and to match.
Trebah - Dramatically beautiful 28 acre sub-tropical garden, set in a steep wooded ravine which descends to a private, secluded beach on the historic Helford River.
Cotehele - Enchanted and remote, perched high above the wooden banks of the Tamar. Explore the formally planted terraces, or lose yourself in the Valley Garden.
Trengwainton Gardens - Set at the foot of the granite hills which lie behind Penzance, Trengwainton is a garden rich in exotic plants with spectacular views across Mount's Bay to the Lizard.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan - The world renowned restored productive gardens and pleasure grounds which offers visitors the chance to see some of the country's rarer species in their natural habitats.
Trelissick - This tranquil garden and estate is renowned for its glorious position at the head of Carrick Roads, with panoramic views down the estuary towards Falmouth and the sea.

Galleries
ARTISTS
Marianne Golden - Dramatically realistic and vivid paintings are inspired by the ever changing scenery in Cornwall. Paintings of the beautiful scenery in St Just in Roseland, Portscatho, St Mawes, St Anthony, Veryan.
Niel Ballingal - lives in a remote valley on the Coast NR St. Ives. Dramatic and vibrant Cornish seascapes to more abstract paintings which express his fascination with colour and light.
Jenny Devereux - Jenny Devereux has built up an international reputation for her hand printed, limited edition etchings.
Kim Holwheg - paints mainly mammals and birds. Whilst studying them has developed a fascination with many different textures and colours and views each animals coat as a landscape in it's own right.
Kurt Jackson - Cornwall painter, nature, environment, landscape artist. Kurt Jackson is one of Britain's leading painters and his environment and nature painting embraces a wide range of materials and techniques. He is most famous for his paintings of the Cornwall landscape but has painted in Scotland, Ireland and further afield.
Linda Frear - Studio/gallery in St Agnes featuring paintings, mixed media and textiles with series inspired by nature and travels to Europe and the Far East.
Michael Strang - the Gulval based artist who specialises in seascapes, landscapes, portraits and flowers.
Mike Hoggett - Penryn based artist.
Nicky Walker - a website showing a large range of Nicky's work as an artist here in Cornwall.
Ray Atkins - has continued to develop a unique and extraordinary method of working on a large scale from direct observation by erecting structures in the landscape and leaving the work on site until completed.
Robin Paris - Batik Art - Inspiration for her batik comes from her travels and from the wealth of the Cornish countryside. Robin Paris lives and works on Bodmin Moor.

MUNICIPAL GALLERIES
Falmouth Art Gallery - Housing the Falmouth Town Art Collection. Has outstanding access for those with walking difficulties, wheelchairs or pushchairs. All contributing to an outstanding gallery
Penlee House Gallery & Museum - West Cornwall's centre for art and heritage. Recently refurbished and extended, it provides a fine home for the Newlyn School of Artists collection.

PHOTOLIBRARY'S
Andrew Besley-PhotoLibrary - Andrew as a professional photographer has a 50,000 picture photolibrary which is a UNIQUE mirror of the English West Country shot OVER 35 YEARS.

PRIVATE GALLERIES
Ponckles Cat Gallery - St Ives - Views of St. Ives with cats, plus a unique blend of the love of colour and "le joie de vivre"

VISIONARY ART
Keith English Gallery - Unique "Visionary" concepts inspired by Keith's spiritual quest

Home Decor
Clinton Iron Works - A blacksmith and iron furniture producer in Newquay. Well worth a visit if you are looking for ironwork furniture for the house or garden.

Horse Riding
Lakefield Equestrian Centre - Camelford - BHS and RDA approved centre offering full equestrian facilities and catering for all abilities, from complete beginner to the more advanced rider.

Jewellery
Laurence Butler Ltd - has produced fine copper and brass ware for over half a century. The designs and quality of their copper bracelets commend themselves to a wide and discerning clientele.
St Justin Cornwall LTD - Producers of noble Celtic jewellery. St Justin continues the tradition of Celtic jewellery design that delights the eye with their intricacy,elaborate construction and detailed workmanship.

Music
Gigs and Venues in Cornwall - Falmusic.co.uk is one of the best websites in Cornwall for Gig listings. Bands and venues can sign up for free to post gigs and articles or promote a venue.
Trevarno Tentaprises - marquee and equipment hire company based in Helston, Cornwall. One of the leading marquee specialists in the West Country.

Organic Products
Chopsticks Organics - Organic Salads & Herbs - An established business with 6 years experience... Tel: 01872 560866
Cusgarne Organics - A box of organically grown vegetables, packed fresh from the farm. ... also organic meat. We are also wholesalers of organic fruit and vegetables.
East Penrest Organic Farm - NR Launceston. A range of Organic produce. Currently Lamb & Chicken.
Wholefood.Net - a family run organic and wholefood buying group based in Penwith, West Cornwall. We deliver to your area fortnightly. No minimum order size and payment is C.O.D.

Art, Craft & Painting Holidays
Georgia Originale - Falmouth - With over 30 years experience in tailoring and design and a talent to make any body shape feel special and look wonderful. If you are coming to Cornwall we can provide that exclusive personal design.
Paint Away Days - We arrange for artists of all ages and abilities, including beginners, to go out in small groups painting at different locations in Mid and West Cornwall. A new service for painters and holiday makers in Cornwall, to provide a safe and enjoyable day out at interesting and sometimes unusual locations. One problem is the English weather, so at each location a room is available to use in case of bad weather. Our aim is for everybody to have a relaxing, enjoyable day out painting.
Penzance Arts Club now presenting painting holidays, with full board and tuition from professionally qualified and experienced tutors.
Lantallack Farm Studio - has been running day/weekend & residential courses on sculpture, life drawing & mono-printing since 1986. Spectacular views on 40 acre Georgian farm in SE Cornwall.
Mixed media landscape course 28th to 30th June. Places still available. Other courses available in 2008.

Publishing
Cornishbooks.co.uk :- A series of adventure novels about a caravan park - some of the things you don't know about caravanning and camping!
MikeDarracott.com - A book about growing up in sixties Cornwall, Covering the Torrey Canyon oil tanker disaster growing up near Newlyn, and the Christmas Lights in Mousehole, plus a lot more.

Scottish holidays
Ardoch Cottage - A luxury self-catering cottage sleeping 6, in a self-contained wing of Orchil castle on a beautiful small Perthshire estate.

Sculpture
www.sculptureworkshop.co.uk - The Sculpture Workshop based in Wadebridge delivers unique, imaginative and inspirational creative workshops to all members of the local community. We enable people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and cultures to enjoy all aspects of sculpture.

Therapies
Osteopaths, chiropractors, sports therapists and physiotherapists are among the many therapists and lay people who use The Bowen Technique™. A simple and gentle form of 'hands on' therapy.

Walking
Adventureline - Guided walking and exploration holidays in Cornwall showing you the finest landscapes and wildlife.
The Discerning Traveller - Offering a carefully researched individual walking tours of about one week’s duration in some of the most picturesque regions of Britain.. Lands End to St. Ives
Lightfoot - Progress round the Cornish coast while your luggage is taken ahead of you. Holiday from 3 nights up to 4 weeks or more. The hassle free solution to enjoying this coastline.

Wildlife Conservation
Cornwall Bat Hospital - 'Bats are unique' says Ginni Little - and she should know because since 1987 she has devoted her life to caring for these tiny mammals.
Dodman - Fal Estuary - Countryside Service.
Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust - The Trust is responsible for the management of all the land that is leased to it by the Duchy of Cornwall on the inhabited islands, in addition to all the uninhabited islands, islets and rocks.
Porfell Animal World Wildlife Park - Exotic, wild and domesticated animals in peaceful, tranquil setting near Liskeard in fifteen acres of fields bounded by streams, with woodland walks.
Tortoise Garden - Cornwall's Sanctuary for the rescue and conservation of tortoises. We usually have about 100 tortoises, About 3 miles west of St Austell along the A390, pop in and see us.
The Westcountry Rivers Trust - is an independent charitable organisation established in 1995 to protect and enhance the region's rivers and streams through working with landowners and the wider community and through education.

  • Fishing Page - Fishing as part of your holiday & Fishing expedition organizers.
  • Restaurants - Food in Cornwall Association. A1 restaurants spread throughout the County
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