Edited by Chris Leather, Sunday, 3 Feb 2013, 20:04
Since I've finished my degree and Plan B didn't work out I'm on Plan C which is actually the same as Plan A - i.e. carry on as before. So here is a short piece about holiday cottages in Cornwall which my income seems to revolve around even if I can't quite resolve the use of holiday homes with my conscience!
The Cornish Cottage Story
Over recent years self catering options in Cornwall have become the norm for family holidays. 20 years ago there was as much chance you'd be staying in a guest house, B and B, upstairs of a pub, or if you were a bit fancy a hotel. However, the convenience of being able to sort out one's own meals, take the dog and have a separate room for the kids has proven a knockout blow.
Not only have we seen an explosion in the number of cornwall holiday cottages, there has been a corresponding growth in diversity of self catering options. From luxury cottages with hot tubs and the like to farm cottages on working farms.
There is a downside to the Cornwall cottages growth story. Firstly, they weren't built as holiday homes, they were intended as houses for local people. This has made the archetypal granite cottage out of the price range of many Cornish families. Another negative for the local economy is the self-catering aspect. Instead of going out to eat at local cafes and restaurants people renting cottages tend to load up from Tesco berore they leave home and so spend less locally.
Cornwall Holiday Cottages
Since I've finished my degree and Plan B didn't work out I'm on Plan C which is actually the same as Plan A - i.e. carry on as before. So here is a short piece about holiday cottages in Cornwall which my income seems to revolve around even if I can't quite resolve the use of holiday homes with my conscience!
The Cornish Cottage Story
Over recent years self catering options in Cornwall have become the norm for family holidays. 20 years ago there was as much chance you'd be staying in a guest house, B and B, upstairs of a pub, or if you were a bit fancy a hotel. However, the convenience of being able to sort out one's own meals, take the dog and have a separate room for the kids has proven a knockout blow.
Not only have we seen an explosion in the number of cornwall holiday cottages, there has been a corresponding growth in diversity of self catering options. From luxury cottages with hot tubs and the like to farm cottages on working farms.
There is a downside to the Cornwall cottages growth story. Firstly, they weren't built as holiday homes, they were intended as houses for local people. This has made the archetypal granite cottage out of the price range of many Cornish families.
Another negative for the local economy is the self-catering aspect. Instead of going out to eat at local cafes and restaurants people renting cottages tend to load up from Tesco berore they leave home and so spend less locally.