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This is the most disappointing tourist attraction in Cornwall. The cliffs and the sea are beautiful, but it's a pity the whole place has been ruined by a crass collection of shops, take-aways and a strange Land's End style amusement park. Really don't bother going here, it's not worth the drive just to see a geographical extreme.
A friendly shop that my son thought was actually someone's house.
1 Malling Street, BN7 2RA
Tel: 01273 471269
A ravine garden that snakes down to the coast and a private beach - rated as one of the top gardens in the world. Unique layout and spectacular plants.
Trebah Garden - mawnan smith, nr falmouth (short drive or bus ride), cornwall.
www.trebah-garden.co.uk/
Open air theatre carved into the clifs near Penzance. Wonderful views of the sea, cliffs and returning fishing boats (especially as it gets dark) all make a spectacular backdrop to great theatre.
Go early in the day to visit Porthcurno beach - amazing.
The Minack Theatre & Visitor Centre - Porthcurno - Penzance - Cornwall - TR19 6JU
www.minack.com/
An ancient thatched inn that dates back, in part, to the 13th century. Great food and wonderful location on the waterfront with local beers. Just ignore the moody barmaid.
Check it out: www.pandorainn.com/index.php
Just outside of Falmouth: The Pandora Inn, Restronguet Creek, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5ST.
Drive, cycle, walk or catch a boat from Falmouth or Penryn, see directions: www.pandorainn.com/pdf/cycling.pdf
Affordable, superior bay view and excellent service are reason enough to take a train from London. Walking distance from train station and car hire.
Penzance Railway Station is just southwest of it.
A series of splendidly named valleys facing westwards between Land's End and St Ives. Renowned for birds in the autumn, especially rare ones. A number of first sightings for Britain have been found in them.
Great views at the seaward ends of the valleys where you can link onto the Cornish coast path. For softies, Cot Valley is the easiest access with a smallish car park at the end of the valley.
Views of the rocks called the Brisons off shore and Scilly on a clear day. Be prepared to back up a way when driving though!
Also worth a look: Nanquidno next to Land's End aerodrome just south of St Just off the B3306, Kenidjack just north of St just and Pendeen lighthouse.
Cot valley grid ref SW355309.
Nanquidno: SW 364292
Kenidjack: SW 365323
Pendeen lighthouse SW 379359
Bude is a beautiful part of Cornwall and the Falcon Hotel is one of the friendliest places to stay. It's right next to the canal (which offers great opportunites for those interested in fishing) and has great views. The rates are really reasonable so it's good for families. Enjoy a cold beer from the lively bar and let the kids explore the beautiful walled gardens.
Perched on the ramparts of historic Pendennis Castle, this charming little cottage offers amazing sea views.
Staying within the grounds offers an amazing opportunity to explore after hours - we loved playing 'King and Queen of the Castle'! This is a really special retreat, lovely and cosy - it is great in lovely weather, but would also be perfect for a romantic winter break looking out over the roaring sea.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/holidaycottages. Booking number is 0870 333 1187
I found this place whilst on holiday in Cornwall in July. It's a bar/ restaurant/ live music venue in the most beautiful idyllic setting literally yards from the beach on the edge of a nature reserve.
Great views, great food, great music, great service. And it seems to be open round the clock too!
Sandsifter Bar and Restaurant
Godrevy Towans
Gwithian
Hayle TR27 5ED Tel: 01736 758457
The Landmark Trust holiday cottage in Frenchman's Creek is a real gem. It sleeps four and is a two-bedroomed 19th century stone cottage nestled in a deep glade.
The outside world really does disappear, surrounded as you are by deep woods where the only sounds are birds, creatures and running water. It's my very own Lothlorien!
Landmark Trust properties are not that cheap but not overpriced either - for what you get, it's well worth the money. The surrounding views of the Helford River are very uplifting (there's even a shipwreck!).
A restored tin/copper mine near the Geevor mine, but Levant has a working beam engine lovingly restored by volunteers which can be seen working on three days each week.
In one day you can visit one or both mines and the nearby Pendeen lighthouse. Very rewarding.
By the way, others have mentioned the Minack Theatre and Porthcurno beach. From the Minack you can climb down the cliff to Porthcurno - another combination you can do in a day.
Excellent walking, superb hospitality.
'The Cove' is a set of stunning apartments cut into the hills 200 yards from Lamorna Cove. The apartments are self-catering, although there is a great on-site restaurant (that also serves food in your room.)
Best bits were the friendly staff, the private pool with amazing views to the cove and the hot chocolate croissants delivered to your door each morning. Fairly costly but excellent value and a very desirable setting.
Lamorna Cove
www.thecovecornwall.com/
Bar/restaurant just above the beach with wide floor-to-ceiling windows giving a fantastic view of the beach and sea. Good food, great relaxed atmosphere, good with kids and, although it can get a bit busy in high season, it's a fantastic place to recover from a walk along the Sands.
Praa Sands, off the A394 Helston - Marazion
Malvern has a funny mixture of places to shop when you are bored of walking, or getting rained on. Great Malvern has the best shops I think.
I love shiny things and found this little gallery in Malvern's town centre, Great Malvern. It's full of fab jewellery and some unusual bits and pieces like tin aeroplanes and model chickens made from plastic bags!
I also found a fab knitting shop - and I don't even like knitting - called the knitting parlour. Sod's law one is at the top of the hill and one at the bottom so you need to be fit to visit both! Iapetus is at the top on Bellevue Terrace and knitting shop is at the bottom near a set of traffic lights surrounded by banks.
I noticed someone else had mentioned the theatre in the old loo - it's really something, has to be seen to be believed!
Also top cafe in town is by that theatre. It's called leaf and serves all local yummy stuff. Good for people watching too!
I discovered the REAL Cornwall, after years of family holidays in 'obvious' places, by going on a week long walking holiday with Martin Hunt.
He leads walks over moors, along coastal paths, across beaches, up hills and down creeks and valleys. He knows magical, secret places that I'd never have discovered on my own and he's got amazing knowlegde of local flora, fauna and folklore and geology. Does tasy packed lunches as well! Excellent.
You don't have to be super fit but a bit of agility helps and although I had a good time on my own, there were also couples and groups of friends.
www.adventureline.co.uk 01209 820 847
Cornwall is the best place in England!
This is my blog of my holiday there. Enjoy!
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A setting so contained, so peaceful, so much part of the landscape of emerald fields and air that sparkles, that it changes the way one looks at the world. Just being here clears the mind, heals the spirit.
Very difficult to get to. No train. Bus from Carmarthen.
A setting so contained, so peaceful, so much part of the landscape of emerald fields and air that sparkles, that it changes the way one looks at the world. Just being here clears the mind, heals the spirit.
Very difficult to get to. No train. Bus from Carmarthen.
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