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Cornwall 2020

  • Lanhydrock, Cornwall

    Fowey & Lanhydrock Estate, Cornwall

    The final day of our Cornish holiday had come around all too quickly and as we’d enjoyed ourselves so much the time had just sped by.  After checking out of our hotel in Bodmin we drove into the town centre for breakfast and to have a short walk through the town.  Earlier in the week…

  • The Eden Project

    The Eden Project, Mevagissey & Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall

    It was raining hard as we set off from our hotel in Bodmin on the 10 mile journey to St. Austell where we’d planned to have breakfast and a little look around the town.  Apart from a cosy pub for some breakfast, there seemed little in the town to interest us but to be fair,…

  • Padstow harbour

    Padstow & Newquay, Cornwall

    After stopping off in Bodmin for some breakfast we headed to Padstow which took around 35 minutes along some exceedingly narrow lanes.  Fortunately we didn’t meet any vehicles coming the opposite way so unlike the previous day there was no reversing required. As we were visiting off season and reasonably early, we managed to find…

  • Tintagel, Cornwall

    Doc Martin’s Port Isaac & Tintagel, Cornwall

    Despite it being an overcast morning, my spirits were high as we started the day with a drive to the small fishing village of Port Isaac on Cornwall’s north coast.  We left our car in the main car park paying £3 for a three hour stay.  The car park is located 725 metres from the…

  • Bodmin Prison, Cornwall

    Truro & a visit to Bodmin Jail, Cornwall

    The time had flown by and before we knew it, we had already reached the halfway point of our 10 day Cornish road trip.  After enjoying a final breakfast in the bar of the John Francis Basset Hotel where we had been staying, we packed up the car and were soon on our way to…

  • Falmouth High Street

    Falmouth and a visit to the Glendurgan Gardens, Cornwall

    It had rained overnight but fortunately we woke to another bright, sunny morning.  After breakfast in Camborne, we set off for Falmouth located on the south coast, which is one of Cornwall’s largest towns.  The journey took us 40 minutes and our 10.15 a.m. arrival afforded us ample street parking opportunities along the seafront cliff…

  • Porthleven harbour

    Porthleven, Lizard Point & Helston, Cornwall

    After enjoying a cooked breakfast in our hotel in Camborne we were ready to go by 9.30 a.m. and the first place on our list was the village of Porthleven, located 11 miles away.  We easily found some unrestricted street parking very close to the centre and were soon on our way to its picturesque…

  • The entrance to Land's End, Cornwall

    Land’s End, Porthcurno & St. Ives, Cornwall

    It was a bright and sunny morning as we pulled back the curtains in our hotel room and after tucking into some tasty bacon sandwiches we were back in the car for another day of sightseeing.  Our starting point was to be Land’s End, the headland that sits at the most westerly point of England…

  • St. Michael's Mount Cornwall

    St. Michael’s Mount & Penzance, Cornwall

    After enjoying a hearty breakfast in our hotel, we hopped in the car for the 25 minute journey to Marazion on Cornwall’s south west coast to visit St. Michael’s Mount.  We parked in the main Folleyfield car park which charges a flat rate £4 all day fee.  The car park is only a few minutes…

  • The Museum of Somerset

    Visiting Taunton at the start of our Cornwall road trip

    I couldn’t have been more excited as we packed up the car for a ten day road trip.  Cornwall lies at the south western tip of the country and is noted for its rugged coastline and sandy beaches.  I had vague recollections of a two week family holiday in Newquay as a young child and…

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