A Blog for people staying at Captain White's Reward - helping them get the most out of their time in Falmouth and Cornwall. Tips, recommendations and referrals. Use the subject words to navigate areas of interest, as posts are in no particular date order
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Seabourne Fish - Penryn
Good fishmonger in Penryn. They also offer a home delivery service (check website and call for details): http://seabournefish.co.uk
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Learn to speak Cornish (Kernowek) - Cornwall (Kernow) place names and their meaning
To get a better understanding of where you are in the county here’s a few of our favourite prefixes and places to visit in Kernow (Cornwall):
TRE | means a homestead. Trebetherick, Trelissick, Trematon Castle and many more Cornish places (this is the most used name)! | |
PERRAN | derives from St Piran, the patron saint of tin miners and widely regarded as the national saint of Cornwall Perranporth, Perranarworthal, Perranzabuloe and Perranuthnoe. | |
POL | means a pool. Polzeath, Polruan, Polkerris and Polperro. | |
PORTH | meaning a bay, port or harbour. Perranporth, Porthtowan, Porthleven, Porth and Porthgwidden Beach | |
ROS | means moor, heath or common Roseland, Roskear and Rosenannon Downs |
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