Cadgwith Cottages

22/08/2026

They were filming an advert for Charlie Bigham meals yesterday in Cadgwith.
We watched Harry Potter being filmed last September.
Can you name TV series and movies filmed in beautiful Cornwall?👌

22/08/2026

Please come along to support this, it’s great fun and delicious, fresh food!

21/08/2026

We have the loveliest of guests 🥰

20/08/2026

Fantastic bbq in aid of the gig club, each weekly bbq supports a community group x

10/08/2026

Must have been an amazing night at Helford!

08/08/2026

Kennack could literally be golden sands 🤔

07/08/2026

Great ideas here …

You don't need a festival wristband for the best August of your life here in Cornwall. Share this to anyone holidaying here this month!

We've ruled out anything pricey including tickets for the likes of Boardmasters and Tunes in the park, and we've trawled the internet and the best of our locals knowledge to refine this list.

Here's what costs nothing (or next to it) this month:

🌘 Solar Eclipse, Wed 12 Aug -95%+ coverage. Watch parties at Talland Bay (Smugglers Rest Café) and beaches across the county.

🎪 Falmouth Week, 7–16 Aug - free shore-side entertainment, the Pink Wig Mermaid March (7th), Red Arrows and fireworks.

🌊 Newquay Lifeboat Day, 8th Aug - free event to raise money for the RNLI- parades, singing, samba band, lifeboat demos, raffle

🏊 Newquay Harbour Sports Day, 9th August - free, exactly what it says on the tin for families!

⛵ Fowey Royal Regatta & Carnival, 17–23 Aug - parades, fireworks, all free to watch from the quay.

🎻 St Endellion Summer Festival, near Port Isaac (until 7 Aug) - concerts and workshops.

🌼 Heligan's Wildflower Meadow - in full, glorious bloom right now.

🎵 Free live music all month: The Lobster Shed at The Pig Hotel (Fridays, 4–6pm), Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan (8th & 22nd), Poldhu Beach Café (21st).

🎬 Free beach cinema: Holywell Beach Bar (all August, silent-disco headphones), plus screenings at L***y Glaze, Polkerris and Polurrian.

🚂 Great Steam Engine Rally, Stithians (14–16 Aug) - steam engines, shire horses, dog show.

🎉 Carnivals: Tintagel (8th), Bude (15th), St Mawes (until 8th)

Screenshot this before August disappears!