One Week In Cornwall - What To Do

Описание: One week in Cornwall. The most exotic a Scottish family can get without leaving the mainland. With beach after beach we called Newquay our home from home for the week. A surfer’s paradise if the beaches of California are too hot for you.
But we start by tackling the most controversial subject in these lands. Scones. The people of Devon and Cornwall are at war and it’s almost resorted to name calling. And it comes down to jam first then cream, or cream then jam? I know, who cares? People in the south-west apparently.
Cornwall really is a fantastic place to spend some time in the summer. But of course, it is the UK summer so we had to figure out what to do on a rainy day. The Eden Project. Futuristic biodomes that we used to shelter from the rain ironically in an indoor rainforest.
I can confirm that heat rises. At the very top here it gets very warm! Be warned.
You can’t go to Cornwall and not try the local cuisine. So a Cornish pasty for lunch. Honest review? Average. I know we get stick for haggis but at least it’s interesting. And actually delicious. You’d be better off with a Greggs steak bake.
After a relaxed beach day it was onto some ancient royalty with a visit to Tintagel Castle which was definitely maybe possibly the birth place of King Arthur. It’s a bit of a trek from the town but a nice walk in the footsteps of pretend ancient royalty.
I’m more of a William Wallace man myself for obvious reasons. Mainly being he was actually real. This statue isn’t even of King Arthur. He’s called Gallos and apparently doesn’t represent a single person, more a representation of the history of the site. He is pretty cool to be fair.
Below the castle is Merlin’s cave. And I’m excited to share that I actually met the actual real life Merlin here! There he is!
The town of Tintagel itself have been keen to cash in on the myth, the legend of King Arthur. Wordplay and association is all around with King Arthur’s Arms, car park, Spar… get it?
Padstow was a nice chilled place with plenty of elderly people and Rick Stein restaurants – he seems to have an empire here.
Land’s End looked like a bit of a tourist trap so we opted for the actual most southern point of mainland Britain – Lizard Point. That’s pretty much the selling point and one to tick off the list. It is a place for spotting sea birds and seals. And a good opportunity to stare into the abyss and ponder life’s great mysteries. Like what am I going to have for lunch? And so it was off to St Michael’s Mount – a Castle on a Rock in the sea. The weather took a turn at this point but it’s a good spot to have lunch and watch people get caught on the path to and from the castle as the tide comes in. Boats are recommended at high tide.
Our final stop was St Ives. The classic picture postcard of Cornwall which is a very nice place. But what the postcards don’t tell you is this place is ruled by a ruthless gang of seagulls. I watched them steal chips and ice cream straight from the hands of unsuspecting victims. So be careful.
It was back to home from home in Newquay to finish the holiday with fish and chips. Which was great. But without irn bru, it could never be a 10 out of 10.
And so that’s us at the end of our time in Cornwall. One final stop to come on our way. Next up is West Midlands Safari Park to feed the giraffes! Now bring on the rain for the journey home!