Cornwall

We stayed in mousehole 2 years ago, or 3.

had a day trip out to the scilly isles. Loved it. Fell in love with the place, and we were only there 4 hours

Went for a pint whilst kids were playing on the beech and we were waiting for the ferry home in a pub called the dolphin (?). I reckon if the bar man had offered me a job id have took it haha .
Remote islands have always intrigued me and if i had the money and time id love to visit the likes of st helena, the falklands, pitcairn.
Something about the remoteness really interests me. Not a desert island, but remote communities that have to batten down the hatches and look out for each other.

maybe in reality it aint like that
 
I would definitely recommend the village of Treen. Cracking beach, Logan Rock and the Rock pub for fishcakes and a pint. You can also stay at Treen farm - lovely people.
Oh yeah, the beach was a naturist spot but I haven't been for over 15 years.
 
marcus said:
We stayed in mousehole 2 years ago, or 3.

had a day trip out to the scilly isles. Loved it. Fell in love with the place, and we were only there 4 hours

Went for a pint whilst kids were playing on the beech and we were waiting for the ferry home in a pub called the dolphin (?). I reckon if the bar man had offered me a job id have took it haha .
Remote islands have always intrigued me and if i had the money and time id love to visit the likes of st helena, the falklands, pitcairn.
Something about the remoteness really interests me. Not a desert island, but remote communities that have to batten down the hatches and look out for each other.

maybe in reality it aint like that
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All sounds great until they need someone to lock inside the Wicker man
 
The Colonel said:
Kynance is my favourite spot in the uk. Was a quiet place in the seventies as a kid. Check the tide times though, low tide reveals further beaches, tunnels, rock pools and less congestion. Sennen far west has a great black too.

Roseland peninsula worth a visit - St Mawes is nice. On the north hit the surf and take your pick. If at St Ives, sit in the Rum and Crab Shack and watch the weather roll through. Sunset with pizza and beers at Polzeath great too.

I always drive in one hit. Leave at 5am, in Cornwall for breakfast.
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Roseland is indeed very nice - walked round the point from Place back to Place in brilliant September sunshine.
 
We started going to Cornwall (and Devon) many years ago with our dogs. Still did foreign hols then too, but as our dogs got too old for kennels, we knocked going abroad on the head about five years ago.

Been and stayed all over the county. St Mawes is a favourite we have returned to several times. Perranporth too. I'd say just explore for yourself, but if you plan on getting to the more remote beaches etc, then don't go down in a huge car, as you will find the single track 'roads' challenging when a tractor is coming in the opposite direction. :D

As for driving down, it's easy in one go. We usually just stop for lunch somewhere after Bristol (and the usual bottleneck the M5 becomes going through there.

We are off to Instow in North Devon this year. A really nice little coastal town we came across on the way home two years ago. As foreign travel is all but wiped out this summer, many like yourself will be looking to Cornwall etc. Rooms/cottages will be in demand, and am sure some will hike their prices accordingly, so well done getting booked now. Enjoy.
 
Gaylord du Bois said:
It's a shit hole. As is Torquay. Try Brixham. Lovely place within a short distance from the Dartmouth ferries and beyond.
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Spent may lovely family holidays in Paignton. It was lovely then, and while like many resorts, somewhat run down now, it's far from a 'shithole'. Just the lack of investment as the foreign holiday boom decimated their trade so much.
It was mainly pensioners on coach holidays that barely kept them ticking over. Maybe the current situation will help remedy that to an extent?

Funny you call Brixham lovely place. It certainly was, back in the day, but we went for a day last September, and we were both shocked at how scruffy and down at heel it appeared. The harbour was full of litter, including a couple of dead seagulls bobbing about. Many shops were closed down (and didn't look recent due to the earlier lockdown).
Streets also were dirty and full of rubbish. Was a sad sight to see .... it should be bustling like Padstow etc.
 
The Colonel said:
Kynance is my favourite spot in the uk. Was a quiet place in the seventies as a kid. Check the tide times though, low tide reveals further beaches, tunnels, rock pools and less congestion. Sennen far west has a great black too.

Roseland peninsula worth a visit - St Mawes is nice. On the north hit the surf and take your pick. If at St Ives, sit in the Rum and Crab Shack and watch the weather roll through. Sunset with pizza and beers at Polzeath great too.

I always drive in one hit. Leave at 5am, in Cornwall for breakfast.
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Fuck me, where did you live, Plymouth. It used to take us 8 hrs minimum from Sale in a Morris Traveller, 4 of us, a dog and luggage all listening to Ed Stewpot on the radio, left about 4 am though. Used to hate the drive as my dad insisted on smoking his pipe with the windows up and the skies above Birmingham were always black......the things you remember.
We used to go to Kynance cove in the 70's. Remember when we were kids watching local farmers with tractors dragging a dead whale up the the beach. Quite sight when you're 10.
 
I've worked in Cornwall plenty of times and that dreaded A30 can be an arduous slog in the summer months, especially at bottlenecks where it becomes single carriageway. Some of the locals and tractors don't drive anywhere fast so patience is required. As others have said it's best driving through the night, but only if you're an experienced driver stopping of for a toilet and coffee break or two. Not easy driving on unlit roads at night. I'd be tempted to fly and hire a car there if I went on holiday but for work I had no choice because of all the gear in the van. In light traffic without a break Manchester to Falmouth is possible (legal speeds, light traffic) in about 5 n' half hours so I'd be looking at 6 n' hours with a couple or so breaks.

I liked Falmouth best because I did a 3 day 4G rig on the roof of Trago Mills. Getting paid good money to have Falmouth's lovely scenery around me in nice sunny weather. Bliss.

Went in Rick Stein's there, good food, small portions and expensive. If you want excellent fish and chips go to the chippy next to Trago Mills.

I've forgotten about some of the small towns and villages I've stayed at but as others have said Cornwall (and Devon) are great counties to holiday in set amongst some of the most pleasant countryside in England. But it gets very busy and expensive in the summer months, especially school holidays. Been 4 years since I last visited, must go back but next time purely as a holidaymaker.
 
BlueMoonRisin' said:
I've worked in Cornwall plenty of times and that dreaded A30 can be an arduous slog in the summer months, especially at bottlenecks where it becomes single carriageway. Some of the locals and tractors don't drive anywhere fast so patience is required. As others have said it's best driving through the night, but only if you're an experienced driver stopping of for a toilet and coffee break or two. Not easy driving on unlit roads at night. I'd be tempted to fly and hire a car there if I went on holiday but for work I had no choice because of all the gear in the van. In light traffic without a break Manchester to Falmouth is possible (legal speeds, light traffic) in about 5 n' half hours so I'd be looking at 6 n' hours with a couple or so breaks.

I liked Falmouth best because I did a 3 day 4G rig on the roof of Trago Mills. Getting paid good money to have Falmouth's lovely scenery around me in nice sunny weather. Bliss.

Went in Rick Stein's there, good food, small portions and expensive. If you want excellent fish and chips go to the chippy next to Trago Mills.

I've forgotten about some of the small towns and villages I've stayed at but as others have said Cornwall (and Devon) are great counties to holiday in set amongst some of the most pleasant countryside in England. But it gets very busy and expensive in the summer months, especially school holidays. Been 4 years since I last visited, must go back but next time purely as a holidaymaker.
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I've travelled down there a lot in the last 5 years or so ...(friends in Newquay)

The night closures of the M5 and A30 are fucking mental. Doing good time then wham....motorway closed......25 mile trip around the middle of nowhere.

Once I was stuck on the M5 for 6 hours after a crash....Finally got passed cursing until I saw a transit van.....or what was left of it and found out no one had survived. I soon changed my tune.
 
kaz7 said:
Looe is a must and bude has some of the best coast line down there

I nursed the woman who owned and lived on the island off looe , really interesting woman , always remember her
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We stayed in a b and b next to the harbour moon pub right in the heart of Looe. It turned out to be run by the twin brother of a bloke I worked with. Been down there several times and always had a brilliant time
 
Nellies left peg said:
We stayed in a b and b next to the harbour moon pub right in the heart of Looe. It turned out to be run by the twin brother of a bloke I worked with. Been down there several times and always had a brilliant time
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That tale has a bit of Royston Vasey about it, think I'd swerve Looe.
 
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