Is it worth visiting Mousehole, Cornwall A NOSTALGIC short walk.
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- In this week’s video we visit Mousehole and Paul and attempt a short circular walk on one of the hottest days of the year so far.
Mousehole is a beautiful seaside village and is perfect for a wander around the narrow streets with delightful views of the harbour, we look at some of the history of the village, tell tales from myths, and talk about the colourful character of Dolly Pentreath, the last person to speak Cornish as her native tongue.
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We are Sarah and Andrew and we film our walks around Cornwall and publish on RUclips, usually weekly. Sometimes we stay in accommodation in Cornwall and upload our vlog. Sarah is fascinated by sea glass and likes to collect it so there may be the occasional sea glass video too. The channel is a hobby and we both have normal day jobs!
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The work and effort that you two put in each week , to bring us our fix of Cornwall, is to be commended. Many thanks.
Thank you! Sarah :)
Beautiful Mousehole! Lovely video and I really appreciate that you give us all the historical facts. It makes it even more enjoyable to watch.👍😊🥰 Torunn.
Our pleasure! Sarah :)
Well done Sarah and Andrew, another lovely video showing the beauty of Cornwall. My wife and I visited Mousehole in 1982 and remember the bus we travelled on from Penzance trying to get back out of Mousehole being held up by tourist cars, the bus driver just pulled on his hand brake and said sort yourselves out, because he could not reverse back down the hill. As I remember you could hardly get a cigarette paper between the buses wing mirrors and the houses. We also walked to Lamorna and both being fair skin got sun burnt on one side of our faces only, had some scrumpy in the Lamorna Wink pub and got the bus back to Penzance, happy days.
Wonderful memory and sensible bus driver! I think the visitors have trouble grasping that the traffic moves in both directions and its not a single track road! And cars are getting so wide these days - fine for motorways but not right for down 'ere! Sarah :)
the image i have of your one sided sunburnt faces 😂
I really enjoy watching your videos about Cornwall, thank you so much for sharing Sarah and Andrew. Sunshine + Cornwall = Paradise :)
Thank you and couldn't agree more! Sarah :)
Enjoyed that Cheers guys
Thanks, Sarah :)
That was a great f*****g vlog. Heading down to f*****g Slapton Sands, Devon tonight, for a week then over to f*****g Newquay for two f*****g weeks!
Nice one! LOL! Sarah :)
Another interesting walk through the cottages and yards. Reminds me of Port Isaac. Rabbits and pasties, oh my!😂🐇
Oh yes! Really good fun! Sarah :)
Thank you both for the beautiful walk. Love all
the flowers.
hello, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
Lovely walk Sarah and Andrew and Thankyou for all the history
You're welcome! Sarah :)
hello theresa curran, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
That's a great place to visit, and a lovely presentation. Thanks you both. Bob
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you, Sarah :)
Lovely video of Mousehole, my favourite of all of Cornwall's quaint fishing villages. I discovered "Nigel" many years ago, weirdest name for a house! In 1973 I spent my summer vacation as a student sleeping rough in West Penwith and exploring the area. My favourite place to sleep was a granite rock a few hundred yards to the west of Mousehole near the big cave which possibly gave Mousehole its name. (It used to be called "The Mousehole" on OS maps).
Interesting! I think we must return to Mousehole someday to find the cave! Sarah :)
Thank you for another great video 👍🤗
Thanks for watching! Sarah :)
Thanks guys, really appreciate the time and effort that goes into the videos.
Thank you! Kind of you to appreciate it! Sarah :)
Great video Guys and just love Mousehole....so great to hear some history as usual 👌😁💝😘
You're welcome! Sarah :)
Cider, Ice Cream and Saffron Bun . Three of your Cornish 5 a day 😋. Great walk as usual , love the history lessons in Paul church
A balanced Cornish diet! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails Balanced Cornish diet- A pasty in each hand !!
Such a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing guys.
You're welcome! Sarah :)
Highly enjoyable, my favourite walkabout to date. Did Andrew really mean his long tale comment as a pun, as he didn’t milk it. Ha😁
Intended, but way too hot! And I remember a guy in the background that was filling his wheelie bin and letting the lid fall several times so some of our footage had to be abandoned! Sarah :)
You guys make me smile. Very interesting. Love the little historical details. I’m just a Yank so I don’t know much about Cornwall.
We seem to find out more and more, every time we venture out! Sarah :)
Brilliant-Thank you both, my Mum used to talk in her Cornish accent when she used to want to impress the emmets, memories
LOL! Unfortunately, the Cornish accent is not as prevalant as it was! Sarah :)
Your best one yet. Really good. Thank you.
Ahhh! thank you so much! Sarah :)
We have done several walks around Mousehole and Paul there is a couple of foot paths linking the villages across fields and farm yard no need to walk up the road also from Paul there is a foot path next Penlee Quarry take you back to Mousehole great video and history lesson thank you 👌😉👍
I think if it had been a cooler day, we would have ventured forth! We had already tried several paths though! Sarah :)
Super fun meander with you two! What a charming town, with all of the itty-bitty lanes, stone cottages, surprise pocket gardens, legends, and interesting history. It looks like the ancient harbor wall with the wood slats would go a long way to protecting the boats during storms. Loved the great tidbits about the Spanish attack, the swords in the church, and the fascinating Dolly. I learn so much on every walk. I ended up with nettles in my garden (they came with a truckload of free horse manure from a relative's farm). I've been stung through gloves, so I don't blame you for retreating from the field walk. Maybe you can try again in fall or winter. As far as I'm concerned, ice cream is a good balm for many an ill. Cheers! :)
Oh yes! We will return to find the elusive path. In fact this is the second year we have tried and failed! Sarah :)
Yet another Fabulous video, I spent a few great holidays as a kid in Mousehole, great times, great memories. I also seem to recall Anneka Rice in Treasure Hunt going to Mousehole but I could be wrong.
Great place! I wonder if that was when she leapt in and out of a helicopter in Treasure Hunt! Sarah :)
As always, charming, entertaining & a ‘Cornish history tour’ of a most magical part of Cornwall.
hello, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
Mowzel i would have called it as it looks mouse hole, thanks for that.
Thanks for another fun informative “walkies”! Lots of chuckles-we love it! But I had a thought when Andrew was showing the ice cream: we always want some too-no fair! 🤭However..you earned it ..and we didn’t!😂
Sorry you were thwarted by the s.nettles etc! 💜💐👏🙏🏼
What a fun and lovely comment! oh and the ice cream? Delicious!! LOL! Sarah :)
Hello to you both, again a very informative vlog, and in the heat as well. Well done. Thank you Sarah and Andrew
No problem! Sarah :)
Another interesting and superb video. Always drove to Mousehole when we were down staying in Carbis Bay or St Ives. Oh to have those carefree and safe days again. ☹🥺😭
Stay safe! Sarah :)
Hope that you, Andrew and family do too. Covid rising worryingly quickly. ☹
Beautiful!! And what a lovely history lesson. Thank you.
Our pleasure! Sarah :)
hello Linda Jackson, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
Lovely video as ever. Thank you.
Spent a lovely evening walking around Mousehole after visiting St Michaels Mount. Sat on a bench watching some locals and their kids paddleboarding and swimming in the harbour. I still have a bag of shells that i got from a doorstep where you put your money through the letterbox to pay for 😀
Another brilliant video. Thank you both of you. Made me very nostalgic for Cornwall especially hearing the seagulls. They don’t sound like that anywhere else.
That's interesting! It's that Cornish accent that they squawk with!! Sarah :)
I really enjoyed that ,thankyou
hello, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
What a beautiful colourful quaint village with lots of history, it has always intrigued me as to know how Mousehole got its name! some good theories, I agree with Andrew rabbits and pasties 🥴 my reaction to the stargazy pie was much the same🥴 good old Dolly sounds like a friend you would want to keep! I’m pleased I didn’t have to pass my driving test in ‘Mousehole’ Nottingham was barely big enough! saying that I gave up driving this year after sixty five years without a scratch 😇 thanks 🙏 Sarah & Andrew for another amusing tour 🤗 I will be watching it again later, as I would like to take in more of that wonderful church and it’s interesting past history👍
Well done with an unblemished driving record! Must admit that Stargazey pie has never appealed to me either! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails Thank you 🙏 Sarah! as for the fish pie how would you know how to eat it! all that skin fins and bones! I know they would be starving in those days, but fish bones, dangerous🫣
@@bernicebest Ahhh! Yes! The fish in the pie is prepared and the tails and heads simply place in the pastry to look like a whole fish in the dish! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails 😂🤣🤣Thank goodness for that! Still don’t like the idea…..good old sea-side fish and chips I can cope with! 👍cheers Sarah 🤗
hello Bernice, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
Hi Sarah and Andrew, that was a really lovely video today of Mousehole ("Mowzel") Although we have been there many times before, we never get to see some of the interesting places which you find for us, thank you. Keep up the good work. Just one incident which was a bit upsetting @2:38 a lady hauling her little dog high up over the step of the restaurant by its collar, poor little thing. 😥
Oh I think it had one of those harnesses with a handle that you can get these days! Do you know what ! mean - makes the dog almost into a handbag! Sarah :)
hello Carol Ann , i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
Thank you so much. Love it. Greetings from Lübeck in Germany at the balticsea
Hi Sarah and Andrew. Loved your walk around Mosuehole it brought back so many wonderful memories of me visiting while on holiday . It was amazing seeing the church in Paul as I only seen it from the outside on the bus.
Lovely church, very peaceful! Sarah :)
hello maria, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you.
Mousehole is a quaint and pretty place
Had a lifelong bucketwish to see the Mousehole Lights at Christmas and managed it about 5 years ago now on Christmas Eve. Certain things just make you smile remembering them and that is one of them. My daughter has travelled on that little bus and the driver gets a big thumbs up for their skills in reversing! Believe me, you don't have to be a fisherman to hear the cussing and cursing skills down here in Kent....say no more....Lovely story of Dolly Pentreath and well done for standing up straight (hic!) on the stroll afterwards! How many Saffron Buns Andrew???? :-)) x J x
LOL! Andrew loves saffron buns! Sarah :)
Love this. Truly beautiful ❤️
Thank you so much! Sarah :)
You are standing in front of our old cottage on the Old Quay, l miss the place so much, now old n decrepit l could never manage the steps hills n slopes, the cottage now back in local hands can be rented, it had garaging connected so the car never ventured far whilst we were there, l was happy people watching in the sunshine
What an absolutely lovely trip through Mousehole and Paul. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking us on this journey and describing the area and certain events that took place. It was like actually being with you. I have subscribed because I will never be able to travel to these places so I intend to visit them via your videos. Have a Blessed day.
You are welcome to join us every week!! Sarah :)
hello Margaret bedwell ..i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
Love Mousehole love the video ! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Sarah :)
adders on the coastal path !
A great video of Mousehole, the beautiful houses and narrow streets with the semicircular harbor just beautiful. Where does getting the old books from? Do you have a historical library? It's nice to hear you tell the stories and you see the city with completely different eyes. Thank you for the beautiful video. Best regards, Gunter
We visit second hand book shops and pick up older books that appeal to us! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails oh that's a good idea.
Another lovely video of one of our fav spots for a sunset harbour wander. Where are you guys based in Cornwall, as you manage to coefr the whole county... just interested as planning on moving down in 2025 for good.
Hello. You mentioned King John. A huge mystery surrounds documents that King John authorised "Knight patrols of the Scilly Isles"
There's one for Time Team. Knights on horses?
Thank you for your cracking videos.
Love Mousehole but only for a holiday
Hi Sarah and Andrew…lovely little town similar to Port Isaac in a sense…lovely stories! Seems like a quiet day for you! loved the island looks so sublime sitting out there by itself…would of been nice to have explored or maybe it’s not allowed🤔…the color of the water is so beautiful … loved the little church….always lovely to see you guys … and again like always your videos are so sublime for me as I continue to convalescence , wishing someday to take a travel to Cornwall. Just love it there! Thank you for bringing it close to us! Be well Ana 🌹
Hi Ana, I hope you're continuing to make progress and someday make a trip here! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails one day at a time…we are so grateful for this day as it is closer to better days ahead…your kind have an amazing week 🌹
I didn't know The Lobster Pot had closed.Sad I liked dinner there. Such an endearing pretty place
I've read the Moisehole cat .I thought Nigel Tangy wrote it .
hello, i'm Jorge, a pilot from Lima peru, working with LATAM airline. i came across your page here through the utube suggestion for me so i thought to write to you. where are you from?
Write me when you can and do have a nice day and may God bless you .
@@jorgegiacchetti8719 hi Jorge . Used to live in Cornwall in fact born there .Now in Greece last twenty years. Do go back and visit though.
@@debbiehollis5711 thanks to you beautiful for having the time to write to me and I really appreciate so much….what do you do beautiful?
@@debbiehollis5711 I will love getting to know you beautiful if you don’t mind
i drove my vaxhaul insignia round there ,, it was tight on the corners, no paint loss
Ha! Ha! Very tight!! Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails ive now liked the video , as i had forgot before lol sorry sarah x
Imagine delivering a three piece suite in Mousehole ! Nightmare !
Nightmare! Nothing larger than a Mousehole! Sarah :)
Used to go to the Lobster Pot. Love Mousehole but decry it's current almost ' too perfect' and too expensive feel. Preferred it 20 years ago.
try 40years ago
How about fifty years ago! 🥴
Yes agree, used 20 as sort of real turning point for me. I was in that area, though only visiting then, in the mid sixties. St.ives was paradise.
@@cynthiastogden7000 yes I agree it did seem like paradise in the sixties to me and my then fiancée, and later watching ‘Poldark’ with the breathtaking scenery, and now Sarah & Andrew have taken up the baton with their stunning videos, and wonderful sense of humour “👌”
Thanks guys! Sarah :)
Hello if you ever 'do' Sennen Cove, I wonder if you'd consider walking Shanti's Trail - it's the route Shanti The Wandering Dog 🐕 takes in the local illustrated story book of the same name. Then perhaps do a little interview with the local author (former primary school teacher ) there who I know well - I could send you a free copy of the book if you'd like to check it out - just a thought 🦭⛵🐕
sarah do you have any formal art training?
Oh no! Or I would be trying to make my fortune, persuading art galleries to take my work!! An interest from being a young girl, with a drawing book for Christmas one year! Sarah :)
at least you don't loose your wife in a clothes shop