I used to come to Mousehole a lot in my childhood...50's early 60's. So lovely to see it again! Thanks for filming it, Richard! There is a cave off to your right if you face the sea. Climb over the rocks to get to the real Mousehole cave. No one in Mousehole seems to know about it nowadays, not even when I returned in 2007. It is marked on Google maps. Back then, the fishermen used to mend their nets which were hung over the railings round the harbour or they would sit on benches and knit themselves navy blue jumpers.
If you are a Doc Martin fan at all - which I am - this is exactly what you expect a Cornish coastal village to look like! Idilealically perfect!! Good job Richard! Thanks again Mark!👍
a lovely little village,, very pretty during christmas time, but it is very narrow and driving my insignia round there was very challenging, thankyou to you both for showing us a gorgeous little place
Well that has been an absolute joy to watch over the past week. Thank you both so much for going out and making these videos. Mousehole looks quintessentially Cornish, although the narrow white-washed winding streets in that sun light reminded me of a Greek island village! It must be packed at the height of the season.
Thanks Richard and Mark. Those narrow streets were fantastic. loved how immersive it was when you went into the harbour and you could hear the squelching from the footsteps. sad that this series has drawn to a close.. for now. can't wait to see what You and Robert got up to in Cumbria and of course Buddhagate haha.
Love this one especially, I holidayed here as a kid and returned as an adult. The second time was as magic as the first but with knowledge of knowing the disdain the locals have for tourists whilst holding their hands out for tourists money, a tad hypocritical of them. But c'est de gens..............
Yes the famous legend of the Mousehole cat! The harbour walls protect mousehole from rough sea because of the very small harbour entrance. One christmas so the legend say it was so rough that they would all starve so one brave fisherman had to go out to sea and bring back lots of fish, pilchards etc and everyone had to light the way back to guide him back with lanterns in their windows. And every Xmas they celebrate the fisherman bringing fish back with his cat! I cant remember all of the story.
Myself, wife and daughter are from Worthing. Daughter and I are learning to surf and I'd been to Hayle a few times some 20 years ago so last year seemed like a nice time to show them where I'd been before. The beauty of Hayle is that it's quite remote yet still has enough to do but in the winter, once the tourists have gone reverts back to it's local attitude. We then crossed the peninsular to Penzance. Although it can be a hub for tourists we didn't find it anywhere near as horrible as say, Brighton. The tourists were all middle aged, polite and happy. The one thing that my daughter commented on however was that EVERYONE in the shops, cafes and streets were English! This isn't a racist rant but it got me to thinking why and so I decided to ask a few guys at the local surf shops who are always generally pretty chilled out kind of people. Their general consensus was that as Cornwall is just so far away from any main hub of economic money, only those that don't chase the money are happy to live there. Here's a weird thing though. Anyone outside of Cornwall 20 or 30 years ago were regarded with a slight feeling of disdain and being an 'outsider' but since the EU freedom of movement came into force, they now see us English as 'locals' and the other lot as 'outsiders'. How strange yet understandable. The Cornish are fiercely independent people and even want to have their own sovereignty away from the rest of the UK. Madness maybe but they are very likely the most self sufficient area food wise in the Uk. I'm looking to move there within the next 5 years as my own lovely old Worthing simply isn't as it used to be. I can handle less money for the trade off in lifestyle...just saying x
Mark has been fantastic, and will be missed...but I have subbed to his channel, he has some very interesting videos on his channel.... Mousehole is stunning, and so 'English'... I just wish you wouldn't stick to your 10 minutes, a place like that could easily be 20 minutes, and we would lap up every second. The Emmits in Dorset are called Grockles...funny how different areas have different names. A lovely video, thankyou. Subscribe to Marks channel, it is well worth it....
Thanks Bry for your lovely comments, it has been great doing these walks with Richard and I have learnt a lot from him. Thank you for the plug on my channel aswell, I still have lots of videos to upload that I already uploaded to the group.
It looks very picturesque but I wonder what the reality is of living there ? I would imagine a lot of the cottages are second homes, making the place a ghost town during the winter. I doubt many locals can afford to live there, their children anyway. As is the case with many seaside vilages, it is a haven for artists and potters, and shops selling buckets and spades ?
Sorry, Richard, I have just seen this video. And I am connecting it with your reading of J. B. Priestley's book English Journey. Cornwall is connected with something called "China clay." This is used in the English potteries to make English "Bone China." But it is also used to make the glossy paper on which photographs look best. You are constantly fighting with the glare produced by the China Clay addition to the paper pulp, but it is a contribution of Cornwall. Bless them, and read with greater tolerance.
Ah Mousehole I've been there, its a very nice place. I've always thought it's called Mousehole, because mice are small, and so is a village. The village makes all the cars look so big! my stepdad (Dean Cooper) nearly got his car stuck in Mousehole, the turn he was making was just big enough. Well done I did enjoy that great video👍
You know of Rupert? Lovely children's cartoon series that used to be in the Daily Express. It's classic. The Cornish coastal scenery is a perfect setting.
Emmet,dialect word for an ant(that would fit one of a swarm,of holidaymakers)! Grockle,informal or derogatory name for a holidaymaker!! If you still have friends in T V,tell the makers of Doc Martin to copy Marks accent and not the terrible ones that the cast use!!
