Cottage agency looks to the Poldark effect

#WEST COUNTRY self-catering cottage agency Helpful Holidays expects a surge in bookings when BBC Television screens the next batch of Poldark dramas later this year. It says holiday homes in #Cornwall are likely to be snapped up when the county's beaches and moorlands are once again in the spotlight. 

Church Cove on The Lizard peninsula was the setting for a shipwreck scene in the last Poldark series and will feature again in the 10-part series. Nearby Evergreen, let by Helpful Holidays, is expected to be popular with holidaymakers drawn by the unspoiled coastal scenery. Hideaway Barn is a holiday cottage in the 18th century tall-ships harbour of Charlestown, which also returns for the second series. The agency also properties on Bodmin Moor, which features in Poldark.

Helpful Holidays has more than 700 properties across the West Country, including more than 200 in Cornwall, and has seen West Country locations for recent movies and drama series, such as Far From the Madding Crowd and Broadchurch, attracting holidaymakers to the region.

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Videos to help visitors discover Cornwall

A SERIES of films showcasing Cornwall’s finest #food-and-drink establishments and landscapes has been made by UK holiday lettings company, Sykes Cottages.

The videos feature interviews with staff from some of Cornwall’s leading #foodie businesses – from beachside cafes to Michelin-starred restaurants.

There are four short films for each of Cornwall’s main regions – north, south, west, and Bodmin Moor and Tamar Valley – plus a fifth which comprises a taster from each region 

to give viewers a whistle-stop tour of the county.

Charlotte Stamper from Sykes Cottages says: ‘We made these videos to help show off some of the fantastic food and drink that #Cornwall has to offer. The huge range of cafes, pubs, restaurants, and talented internationally-renowned chefs help make a holiday to Cornwall even more special. Coupled with this, there are some wonderful farmers’ markets, vineyards, and shops supplying local produce that makes cooking in your holiday cottage a #gastronomic treat.’ 

The films – which can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3SC31jNS6ULoEnLqKiVDewD5_q_rzCQr are part of the Discover Cornwall online guide.

http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/discover-cornwall/

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