A couple of weeks ago, a fellow blogger was asking for travel tips with children and whether it was ever possible to pack light for a summer holiday. My response was that it was definitely possible – we’ve done it many times. One of my top tips is to get yourself some Turkish/Hammam towels as most places whilst supplying bathroom towels specify that they don’t include beach or pool towels. Traditional beach towels are bulky to pack, slow to dry and not terribly versatile, but Turkish towels can be everything from a towel, wrap, blanket, scarf, sunshade, or even a feeding coverup if you’ve a baby.
Over the years I’ve had a few hammam towels, picked up on my travels and when my sister was in Turkey she bought one back for me but with an imminent move to the seaside on the cards, and seeking to work with local brands, I was delighted to discover Ebb + Flow Cornwall. It is a business I am pleased to champion, from being run by women who also have children, to being based in West Cornwall with ethical working practices, Ebb + Flow Cornwall echoes my endeavour to embrace a “less is more” lifestyle. They say:
Inspired by life in the wilds of the west Cornish peninsula, we source beautiful, handmade Hammam towels direct from the Turkish loom. With an endless number of uses, our 100% cotton towels are quick drying, lightweight and the perfect compliment to our ‘less is more’ attitude to life. Beautiful, functional and incredibly versatile, they are an essential companion for people who live and love a life on the move.
We were down in Cornwall again last weekend, unpacking our first van load at the house. We opted to do the move over several weekends so that we could move gently and also spend time with the children at the beach. On Saturday we followed the blue skies that appeared out of the rain clouds and headed to the north coast, to our old holiday stomping ground at Rock, where we managed an excellent walk and paddle on the beach in sunshine, using the striped towels as somewhere to sit, to dry off the salt water, then keep the kids warm and after the heavens opened and we dashed back to the car, to dry off the deluge of rain water!
Ebb + Flow were kind enough to give me two more towels to give away to you – if you’re headed anywhere near water of any kind this summer, you need one of these. I have one orange and one pink Ebb + Flow Cornwall Chappie Hamman Towel to give away – to enter all you need to do is visit the website and leave me a comment below telling me which you like best. Then use the widget below to leave your details (and there are some other options there for extra entries) and next week I will randomly select 2 winners…
Ebb + Flow Cornwall Turkish Hammam Towel
Walk on Daymer Beach from Rock
If you want to replicate this walk – park at the beach car park at Rock. Drive all the way through the village and past the sailing club until the very end of the road where you’ll find a carpark. You can pay to park using your phone, or bring cash for the ticket machine. Then you can either climb over the sand dunes from the car park following a path by the toilet block, or back out onto the road and walk through the boat park to reach the beach. If the tide is in, you can walk along the coast path, or walk along the beach leaving the sea on your left, and you’ll come out onto Daymer Bay. There are some shops and cafes at Rock – we had a cream tea in the Blue Tomato – or you can get the ferry from the beach across to Padstow.
If anyone is interested, I can do a follow up post on more things to do in North Cornwall?
Thanks to Ebb + Flow for the towels – basket, swimsuit and Saltwaters our own.
The turquoise is beautiful x
Love the orange
I love the orange. So bright and colourful.
I love the turquoise!
the turquoise
Love the blue
The orange is my favourite and yes, I’d love a follow up post on more things to do as we’re heading to North Cornwall in a few weeks
Author July 25, 2017 / 10:49 pm
Thanks Debbie – anywhere particular that you are staying/interested in and I will see what I can do!
Definitely the turquoise- makes me think of the sun on a beautiful sea
I adore the orange – I ama huge fan of these type of towels and have one.
I love the turquoise.
What a lovely giveaway. I’m not familiar with the material but it sounds really lovely. I love the turquoise
They’re all delicious but it’s got to be the orange x
oh these are beautiful, Orange is my favourite colour but I think the turquoise wins here
I like the orange- such a vibrant summer colour
Definately turquoise
The turquoise is beautiful
Orange gets my vote
Love them all but turquoise is my absolute fave!
I Love the orange colour, perfect for a bright summers day at the beach
Turquoise I think, then 🍊
Love the Blue Towel
I like the orange colour. We went to Cornwall (Hayle) in April and are thinking or doing the Camel trail next year.
I like the orange best 🙂
Love the orange towel 🙂 We were in Rock at the weekend too – the sky opened up while we were waiting for the ferry so I’ve just had a proper look at your pictures to see if we were in them!
Ah, which day were you there? I will look through my other photos 🙂 to be fair there was a lot of rain that day! (Saturday)
Sky blue and grey
I really love the Orange!
turquoise is nice
I like the Orange one
Love the pink x
love the turquoise colour
love the orange
orange looks nice
Turquoise
The turquoise is stunning
My fav is the turquoise and this is my little boy lives this colour as well
I think the orange one is gorgeous but I really love them all! Great review – Thank you 🙂
I think my favourite is the blue one
I like pink.
I like the orange
I like the orange one
Love the turquoise towel xx
my favourite is the turquoise
I love the orange, so bright and summery! (Matches my red hair too!)
Love the pink
Love the look of the orange!
Love the orange
Love these, they are all such great colours. If I had to pick it would be the orange one.
Love the blue.
Turquoise
Always enjoy your tips! Very much looking forward to many more insider suggestions now you are going to be a local.
(I like the pink!)
Love the Orange
I would pick the turquoise
Would love the pink
Turquoise
The turquoise is a stunning colour and the towels themselves sound amazing.
I love the orange one!
This is such a good idea as sometimes even in Summer it gets very chilly on the beach.
The blue is lovely.
Love the orange, the colour of sunsets in Cornwall!
I love these and all things Cornish
I like the blue towel
orange for me
I love the turquoise
Everything stripes!
Love the turquoise
pink would be amazing!
I love the grey & orange beautiful colours
They’re both lovely, I think the orange is my favourite though!
The turquoise is beautiful
I like the turquoise and white towel
Beautiful towels. Orange is my favourite.
I like the blue and white stripe one.
The red and white one is lovely
I love the blue and white one x
i like orange the best
I love the blue one, Just stands out. Thanks for the chance
The turquoise is lovely
I love the orange colour
The orange has to be my favourite!
Ooh really love the blue sooooo pretty
my fave is turquoise! i love going to rock too! 🙂
I love the orange colour
orange is very summery
The orange one
Sunset Desires
The orange is lovely
love the blue one
orange every time
blue and white
The turquoise towel is my favourite although I like all of the colours
I prefer the blue, but in terms of the giveaway I prefer the orange over the pink.
love the orange
Love the Navy and White one lovely
The orange one is lovely
I love the turquoise towel its my favourite colour
turquoise
Love the orange
Love the orange colour! Unusual and bright!
I like the Logan Hammam Towel in Lime
It has to be the turquoise I love how bright it is.
Is it blue or is it turquoise? Either I would love to have as a constant reminder of Cornwall
Love the orange 🙂 Looks lovely
I love the turquoise one, its my favourite colour.
Turquoise
turquoise its my colour
The blue one is my favourite!
Love the orange 🙂
I would love the blue just right for a Cornish beach
Turquoise is a stunning color.
love the orange
Love the turquoise
The blue is lovely, they look awesome thanks for the chance
My favourite is pink for my daughter xxx
My girls would love the pink
A vote for the orange one from me.
I like the blue turquoise one the best
Orange
I’d say the pink one as my niece would love it.
light blue
These towels are lovely, I love the sky blue and grey. Thanks for the giveaway.
The orange one, so bright and summery
Love the pink 🙂
I love the blue
The turquoise one, goes with the rest of my towels
The turquoise perfect for my son 🙂
The turquoise is beautiful!
i like the turquoise one the most
The turquoise is a lovely colour
The turquoise one is lovely
Love the turquoise
The turquoise is lovely and we have just returned from our first visit to Rock, Cornwall. Loved it!
The turquoise is a beautiful colour
My favourite colour is blue!
The orange one is lovely
Congratulations on your business these are beautiful and a fantastic space saver. I would love to try them.
I love the blue one
Turquoise is very summery
the orange
The Orange one would be fab. These sound great, wish we had them last week for our camping trip!!!
Great review Thankyou ! I would love to win one 🙂 I’d choose pink please xx
Love the blue
I love the turquoise (the sky blue and grey is a very, very close second).
I like the pink one
Love the blue
Turqoise
They are so beautiful! But my fave has to be the pink! x
Oh the orange. Yes please! It would be wonderful to have a slice of cornish seaside living. I will have to invest next year. The towels/bucket and spade/picnic box mountain grows each year x
These towels are SO handy for days out and holidays aren’t they?
Those beach towels are absolutely gorgeous, off to have a look at their online store
Laura x
These are absolutely beautiful! I’m always happy to learn about new Cornish brands.