Wesdale Holiday Home

14/05/2026

King Arthur is said to have transformed into a chough when he died, its red feet and beak representing his bloody end

14/04/2026

Now that all the Easter eggs have been devoured, the days are getting longer and warmer and the season will soon be upon us.
If you were thinking of the Middle East for a holiday, Wesdale is a great alternative but not as hot!
We still have the week of 26 June to 3 July available which must be one of the best weeks of the year, just before the school holidays.

22/03/2026

Need a dose of North Cornwall?
We've just had two of our best weeks become available:
26 June to 3 July
11-18 September
Either side of the busy school holidays. First in best dressed!

Also still available weeks 2-9 and 9-16 October...

09/03/2026

First Polzeath Community Film Festival is well under way at the Tubestation and has already been drawing in the crowds.
Finale will be a showing of Saving Grace at the Regent in Wadebridge with a special appearance and commentary by the man behind it and Doc Martin - Mark Crowdy.

Uncertain if he will be giving our special samples though!

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Polzeath Community Film Festival All sessions (unless otherwise stated) are held at The Tubestation, Polzeath. All films (apart from Saving Grace) are part of "The London Mountain Film Festival" 2026 and have been curated by a team of film lovers from Polzeath. Sunday 8th March: "Nature &

13/01/2026

Glad to report that Wesdale weathered Storm Goretti very well, although our guests reported that the "sound of the wind down the chimney was a bit scary". Takes more than 123 mph winds to put a dent in Wesdale! Proper Job.

day after the storm

18/12/2025

Polzeath Christmas day swim
We can’t forget one of the most beloved local traditions... the Polzeath Christmas Day Swim! Starting at 11am, the golden sands come alive with Christmas hats, laughter and the brave souls ready for a festive dip before dashing back into their big coats. Pack a flask of Baileys hot chocolate to warm up afterwards, or, if you’d rather stay dry, enjoy the spectacle from a cosy seat at The Atlantic, watching the sea of Santa hats from above.

07/12/2025

Great shot of high tide at Port Quin

Wow, high tide at Port Quin in north Cornwall as the storms rage, a fantastic shot sent in by Crox 🙏

19/10/2025

The Rocket House is at the start of our lane, beautifully restored and recently sold by Maggie Z.

This painting, based on an old postcard I've shared before, captures something of the Trebetherick Rocket Brigade and a time when Trebetherick Point and Greenaway were houseless. The rocket team of 20 volunteers in the early 1900s is seen here in action firing a line from their apparatus across the fields towards lonely Daymer House. Perhaps also to a volunteer atop a Rocket Post but it is hard to see if there is one here.

The scene, on what was becoming the St Enodoc Golf Course, shows the effort required to practice this explosive service.

From the 1880s to the 1930s, the Trebetherick Rocket Apparatus was regularly bought down by a horse drawn cart for practice. The apparatus was kept in the distinctive building still known as The Rocket House—which originally served as the old Coastguard Cottage and rocket store, conveniently located right next to the Trebetherick Stores. Presumably there were "no smoking" signs all around it.

The goal of this volunteer Life-Saving Corps (LSA) was to rescue those poor souls—many of whom couldn't swim—trapped on wrecked vessels, by hauling them in safely. This pre-helicopter system saved many lives in our small corner of North Cornwall!

The Trebetherick team regularly risked their lives. In April 1900, for instance, they rescued five crewmen from the wrecked ketch Peace and Plenty near the Doom Bar—a storm so bad it tragically claimed the lives of several lifeboat men sent to assist. The team were nationally recognised when the company was awarded The Wreck Service Shield (a top national honour!) in 1939 for saving three lives from the wreck of HMS Medea. Small bits of that wreck are still with us but I suspect for not much longer if you are interested in seeing them.

While the rocket apparatus has long retired, the dedication of volunteers to water safety here lives on in the Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club (PSLSC) which was started in a shed in 1990. Their work carries the torch of coastal protection into the modern era, culminating in their headquarters being officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 8 June 2000.

What are your memories of the Trebetherick Rocket Brigade, the PSLSC, or even climbing the Port Isaac Wreck Post which I have featured in other posts? Let me know in the comments!

05/10/2025

Jenny lives just over the field from Wesdale and is a great source of local knowledge!

Jenny Oaten provided this information in a comment to a Polzeath Walks post in Feb 2025.
"Gravel was collected from Greenaway by pony cart as this photo shows. The track was extended at the bottom over the rocks with iron bars and planks. Being able to get the ponycarts onto the beach was a huge improvement for the carters. Each load was sold for 1 shilling and 6 pence, and if they worked quickly they could get 6 loads per tide. However, inevitably, aging wood and strong seas one day caused the ramps at the bottom to collapse. The ponies and carts that were already on the beach, despite all human efforts, could not be saved."
In the distance you can just make out a building that was on the road out of Pentire Farm going towards Pentire Point. You can see the remains of the building today on the left just before you get to the gate.

08/09/2025

There have been a few fake pictures circulating about cars in the sea at Polzeath
The carpark on the beach in Polzeath has been there for more than 100 years. Its nemesis is a high spring tide, and like crossing a ford in a car, or parking under a tree in high winds, we must be aware of, and risk assess our surroundings.
Spring tides occur twice a month, but near the time of the equinoxes (late March and late September) the tides are bigger due to the gravitational pull of the sun being at its strongest.
The word spring doesn't suggest the season, but is taken from the Old English word 'springan', which means to 'jump up' or 'burst forth'.
There are high springs early next week, and a reasonable swell.
Please check the tide times and be near your car if you're parked at high tide.
This picture believes is circa 1920, and probably a Model T Ford.