Its been a week or two of well deserved accolades for Sennen Cove.
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Fresh brewed cafetiere and Coast Magazine,
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Beginning with the July issue of Coast arriving on the doorstep, always a good read (actually an excellent issue this month, great feature on one of our favorite things vintage camper vans - love the '64 Bedford Dormobile on page 19) and a subscription we take so that a copy is kept in The Little Beach House, it was a delight to turn the page and discover that the opening double page 'Picture This' shot was a fantastic atmospheric photo of the Cove by Cornish photographer Greg Martin.
A couple of days later our local paper The Cornishman then reported that Sennen Cove had been awarded the highest possible grading by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) in respect of 'excellent water quality' in their 2011 Good Beach Guide.
Then this week, again in The Cornishman, world renowned travel magazine Conde Naste has featured Sennen Cove in its round up very best beaches to visit in the UK.
In fact the only thing we're missing this year is a 2011 Blue Flag Award, but do not worry, its not that the Cove has failed the inspection its just that Cornwall Council have refused to pay the £560 required for said accreditation. But of course when you are spending £18M on refurbishing your offices and have spent £9M on corporate credit card expenses (highest in the UK) you've got to save money somewhere!
Whenever we go to the house the first thing we head for is the visitor book, we really do want people to enjoy The Little Beach House so we think its lovely when someone's taken the time to jot down a few lines saying they had a great time and maybe even shared a highlight of their holiday. Wonderful entries so far include the sight dolphins in the bay, tasty ice cream and the delights of a daily beach walk collecting driftwood to burn in the logburner of an evening.
A few weeks back we had our first Honeymooners, married the day before and spending a week in the Cove to celebrate. We wanted to make the house a little special so the wife made up some heart bunting and a little gift of some of her handmade letter blocks (spelling 'Love'), just a little token really.
The other day we received a thank you card in the post from the newlyweds, totally unexpected, and I'd like to say Mr and Mrs 'you know who you are' if you read this we were really touched by your kindness and we welcome you back at any time.
