A new feature honouring all those Cornish folk who many years ago due economic hardship, spread their wings and travelled to the four corners of the globe in search of a new life and a mine! We have decided to represent their travels through the Dacey’s Cornish
Read more →Every year we ask our guests to add their steps, to PLAY IT FORWARD and suggest things that fellow travelers could do or see to enhance their Dacey tour experience. There are some great suggestions and I thank all those who submitted their steps. Shop for local
Read more →April in Paris has had its praises sung (often by me) but I would like to note that April in Cornwall is fresher and greener, its air perfumed by the sea and not by buses and motorcycles, the peace and quiet of its countryside a balm to
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Over the course of the last few weeks, many prospective travelers have asked me what springtime is like in Cornwall. Here’s my answer. Spring comes earlier to Cornwall than the rest of England, due to the Gulf Stream. Cornwall comes alive with spring; it’s not just the gardens
Read more →We were having a big family get-together for Easter lunch at our house. The day before, I was doing some house cleaning and sprucing up. We had a tired-looking framed print in our kitchen that had been there for years and it was even missing the glass
Read more →A Writer Takes her Pen To Write the Words Again By LeAnn Morgan This morning the divorce finally went through. It had been four months since Rowena’s husband came to their bed late one night and said he was going out to meet some friends. He never
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Now a salute to one of my favorite places, one not yet featured in Dacey newsletters. Lanhydrock, a National Trust administered estate and 17th century home, gives history buffs and Downton Abbey fans a chance to wander through the home and grounds of a real family who
Read more →A MINI HISTORY OF CORNWALL A PRELUDE TO A BOOK ABOUT PATRON SAINTS OF THE SEVEN CELITC NATIONS from Mary J. Kunert Cornwall is a peninsula, the southern tip of the Island of Great Britain. A ceremonial county since 1997 and unitary authority since 1992 of England
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