Falmouth sits in the center of the “Cornish Riviera,” England’s charming southwestern coastline, and the port is its lifeblood. For centuries, the world’s third deepest natural harbor ushered in ...

Back in the age of steam, before the railways were nationalised, the biggest moment of my year was the day we set off by train for our family holiday in Cornwall. Sometimes we travelled on the ...

In 1958 the first diesel locomotives began to appear on Cornish railways. The arrival of the Warship class engines meant the beginning of the end of steam traction. Fifty years ago on the 17th ...

When the "Cornish Riviera Express" was half an hour from Paddington, on its way to palm trees and Penzance, the "Atlantic Coast Express", bound for rock pools and Padstow, steamed out of Waterloo. For ...

You are in: Cornwall > Features > About Cornwall > 50 Years of Cornish Diesel In 1958 the first diesel locomotives began to appear on Cornish railways. The arrival of the Warship class engines meant ...

Sometimes it takes a while for a travel brand to make itself known. There have been whispers about the loveliness of the North East coast above Tynemouth for a while, but it was only in 2025 that ...

One of Cornwall's best-known exports - the pasty - is being turned into a cartoon character touted to television producers around the world. A trailer for the children's programme called The Cornish ...

THESE additions to the “Beautiful England” series which Messrs. Blackie are publishing contain all the attractive features to which attention has been directed in noticing previous volumes. Mr.