Tag Archive: South West
Our favourite Cornish spring gardens to visit
The mild Cornish climate means the arrival of spring comes fairly early in the year – heralded, it is said, by the blossoming of the magnificent magnolia. With its beautiful pink blooms, it creates a turning point in the garden as winter disappears and the... Read more
Introducing Martha’s Orchard – our boutique sister site in Constantine Bay
There might be a chill in the air and the possibility of a winter storm, but there’s still a lot of pleasure to be had in getting away from it all during the colder months. Especially if you find yourself in a cosy bolthole with... Read more
Celebrating success at the 2017 Cornwall Tourism Awards
On Thursday 2nd November, Patrick, Margaret and Veronika attended the 2017 Cornwall Tourism Awards at the Headland Hotel, Newquay. It was a wonderful evening including inspiring words from the guest speaker, Cornish Olympian, Helen Glover and encouraging accounts of Cornwall’s continued successes from industry professionals.... Read more
Five great walks within 30 minutes’ drive of Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park
Autumn is a great time to explore the area around Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park – particularly the coast and beaches within easy walking distance. But if you want to venture further afield, here are five great walks within half an hour by car from... Read more
10 days to go until Mother Ivey’s Bay open – our 2017 Cornish bucket list
With just over a week until we open our doors for the 2017 season, we take a look at some of the things on our Cornish bucket list for this year. We can’t wait to welcome our first guests to their holiday in Cornwall –... Read more
Don’t Miss a Stellar Show
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most stunning celestial events in the astronomer’s calendar, is set to give visitors to Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park a spectacular show. This year is set to be one of the biggest meteor showers in some time. While... Read more
What is the ‘Obby ‘Oss?
A sleepy Cornish harbour town comes alive each May Day with folklore, shinanigans and a healthy hint of intemperance. By far the climax of the Padstow calendar, for those lucky enough to stumble upon the locals’ celebrations, the festival offers a chance to see Padstow... Read more
Spectacular Finale to Hugely Successful Year
Padstow’s award winning & socially responsible holiday park has walked away with Gold at this year’s South West Tourism Excellence Awards. Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park, which offers luxury holiday caravans to hire or purchase, and touring & tenting accommodation, was named Holiday Park &... Read more
Charity champion park’s double boost for Cornish causes
Two Cornish charities each received a four-figure fillip to their fundraising efforts this January, thanks to an enterprising Padstow holiday park’s visitor giving scheme. Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Wadebridge Foodbank have both been handed cheques for £1,700 from Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park at Trevose... Read more
Happy New Year and Welcome!
Happy New Year from all of us at Mother Ivey’s Bay and welcome to ‘Maggie’s Boot Room’ our new gardening and wildlife blog. Here we plan to take off our wellies, have a cup of tea and talk about the gardens, our plans and the wildlife on... Read more