Travels With My Family: Peony Lim’s Cornish Getaway

Peony Lim was first spotted by photographers during London Fashion Week in 2009, making her way to a university lecture. Her effortless take on style set her apart in the heady heyday of the fashion blogger and she quickly established herself as a tastemaker via her eponymous blog. Now, over twelve years on, Peony runs her content creation business peonylim.com from her home in London, where she lives with her husband, Matthew, and their two young daughters.

While she has no plans to leave the British capital at present, she likes to spend as much time as possible returning to the place she calls home. ‘I have lived in Cornwall on and off my whole life. With one foot in the south west of England, I have traversed the globe – first with my multicultural family [Peony is of Chinese and English heritage] and then for work – but there is something about Cornwall that always calls me back.’

Steeped in history and boasting miles of unspoilt shoreline and postcard-worthy coastal villages, Cornwall has always been England’s most popular county for holiday makers. We asked Peony to take us through her favourite spots to visit with her daughters when back on home soil.

‘For me Cornwall is a magical place filled with ancient history and hidden coves. The more of it you explore on foot, the more you will fall in love with the mystery, mist and ever-changing weather.’

There are so many things to explore in Cornwall, from St Michael’s Mount to the Eden Project, but these are my top five places to visit when I am in the county.

It’s a little hamlet that wraps a beach. There are only three things on the beach: a little shop (for booking water sports and buying buckets), a pub and a really good pizza restaurant called Sams on the Beach (samscornwall.co.uk). I love this spot – it’s small enough to keep an eye on children all day but also set up at the restaurant to eat and drink well. Pack a beach hat and towel, and enjoy.