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Hidden Cornwall

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?
The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
23 Jul 2025,7 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Did Anne Boleyn honeymoon on the Roseland?
Elizabeth Dale shares another fascinating story from Cornwall's history with Emma Gill.
15 Jul 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The noises in Falmouth that scared the entire town
The noises were heard in 1849 and kept everyone awake. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
10 Jul 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Gunwalloe Smuggler who once met Charles Dickens
Another tale from Cornwall's past.
01 Jul 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?
It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Port Quin and the mystery of the fishing fleet
Port Quin is a small cove near Port Isaac on the North Coast. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies
The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters
Many of the reports came from Falmouth.
25 Jun 2025,2 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake
Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.
24 Jun 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?
A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.
24 Jun 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail
Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.
24 Jun 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The rock carvings in a Crantock Beach cave
Emma Gill has been finding out more from Elizabeth Dale.
24 Jun 2025,4 mins
How much do you know about Carn Brea Castle?
Carn Brea Castle overlooks Redruth in West Cornwall. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
08 Jul 2025,4 mins
Ferry Tales: The Fowey to Mevagissey ferry
James Churchfield hopped aboard the ferry service to Fowey which is 25 years old.
07 Jul 2025,4 mins
What is the geology behind Cornwall's coastline?
The north and south coasts have different characteristics. Photo: Cornwall Geologist.
01 Jul 2025,2 mins
The tale of Beatrix Potter in Falmouth
The author created Peter Rabbit and other characters. Photo: The Falmouth Hotel.
30 Jun 2025,5 mins
Cornwall artist paints on stage at Glastonbury
The famous Glastonbury Festival has an 'Artist in Residence'. Photo: Fynn Tucker.
27 Jun 2025,7 mins
The secrets of St Loy Woods and Cove
The Cornish Bird Blogger Elizabeth Dale, has been talking to Julie Skentelbery.
19 Jun 2025,5 mins
Thomas Hardy's love affair with Cornwall
Some people might not be aware of this connection to Cornwall.
13 Jun 2025,7 mins
The story of Falmouth's mystery pyramid
It cost £455 to construct at the time.
06 Jun 2025,2 mins
The first to fly: Cornwall’s earliest aviation
Relive the moment the plane soared over Penzance and Marazion.
06 Jun 2025,6 mins
An old way of dealing with rural crime in Cornwall
This metal object in the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston has quite a sinister story.
22 May 2025,4 mins
Daphne Du Maurier and 'Menabilly' near Fowey
The author lived in several houses in Cornwall including 'Menabilly'.
13 May 2025,6 mins
The 1875 'Victorian Titanic' disaster off Scilly
It was one of the worst maritime disasters ever known off the Isles of Scilly.
02 May 2025,7 mins
The boat that helped to keep a family alive
The Robertson family left from Falmouth on the adventure of a lifetime in 1971.
25 Apr 2025,8 mins
Extracting Lithium from water deep underground
The ��ѿ��ý's Jane Douglas has been finding out more.
08 Apr 2025,3 mins
The Whitsand Bay cave known as 'Sharrow Grot'
It's sometimes called ‘Lugger’s Cave’ after the man who made it. Photo: Elizabeth Dale
08 Apr 2025,3 mins
The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes
His work has been hidden for 34 years. Photo: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery,
08 Apr 2025,3 mins
The peculiar object that looks like a stone
You might be surprised to find out what this object really is.
03 Apr 2025,7 mins
The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean
History usually looks at the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Photo: Edward Sault.
18 Mar 2025,5 mins