Discover practical guides, coastal insights, and trusted recipes for life by the water.
This is a really easy salad to prepare, especially if you use tinned pineapple chunks. The ingredients are all tinned and can be kept in the cupboard until required. A...
Wood Flavour Guide for Home Smoking Different varieties of wood chips and dust will produce different flavours when used in a home smoking oven. It's good to experiment to see w...
Seafood BBQ Guide Forget the stereotypical BBQ with burnt sausages, burgers containing dubious ingredients and a tub of coleslaw and opt instead to barbeque fish or other seafoo...
Boscastle The name Boscastle originated from a 12th Century fortress called Botreaux Castle. Unfortunately there are very few remains left today. Boscastle is a natural inlet fo...
Bude Bude is a holiday resort whose popularity began with the Victorians. In 1823 a canal was dug to enable sand to be taken in land to be used as fertiliser. Some of this canal...
GUIDE TO BUYING FRESH FISH Down the Cove If you get the opportunity to purchase directly from the fisherman then this is by far the best way to buy your fish. You know it will b...
Shellfish Buying Guide If you are buying shellfish to cook yourself then make sure that it is alive. When a lobster or crab dies bacteria will quickly destroy the meat. Even if...
Stay safe around the Cornish Coast Cornwall's coastline is stunning and should be enjoyed but please stay safe by being aware of potential dangers such as tides, currents, waves...
How to Cook a Live Crab IMPORTANT... Make sure that your crab is still alive before cooking it. When a crab dies bacteria will quickly destroy the meat so it is important to eit...
How to Cook a Live Lobster IMPORTANT... Make sure that your lobster is still alive before cooking it. When a lobster dies bacteria will quickly destroy the meat so it is importa...
Annual Cornish Festivals & Regattas - 2025 A guide to some of the festivals and regattas taking place in and around Cornwall in 2025 These are some of the annual festivities tha...
Cornish Sea Shanties Singing is a popular pastime in Cornwall both in bands and in less formal pub surroundings. Singing in Cornish pubs is often a spontaneous event and enjoyed...
Coverack Coverack is a fishing port on the east side of the Lizard Peninsula. It has a long curved sandy beach with is great for families. At the southern end of the beach is a...
Crabbing Kits - Great fun for all the family! What better way is there to get the kids out in the fresh air and have a great time too? Don't worry if you are unsure what you nee...
Enjoy Eating Shellfish A guide on how to tackle a seafood platter including how to eat a crab claw, how to eat lobster in it's shell, how to peel a prawn and how to eat a mussel...
Fun Stuff The coastline is a great place to have fun and our plan is to provide lots of ideas and information to help you enjoy the seashore. You will see this section grow in t...
HOW TO ELIMINATE FISH SMELLS A guide on why fish smells and how to get rid of the fish odour after cooking. We are often told by people that they don't like cooking or eating fi...
Hayle Hayle was a very busy cargo port in the days of copper and tin mining and is situated in the mouth of the Hayle River. The estuary with it's muddy tidal flats is a popular...
