Cornwall Recommendations
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two sheds
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FTFY
Yes true, particularly the ones with no tourist attractions apart from old engine houses
Bus Honeygun
This week the score draws are plentiful
I know the OP emphasised walking and photography, but I would recommend Falmouth as a base. It's a great combination of proper working town and arty student enclave. Beerwolf (pub/leftfield book shop) has to rank as one of my favourite drinking spots in the country (and I'll be there tomorrow ). You can also pick up the coast path along the Lizard peninsula there.
St Ives is great and everything, but personally I only go there in winter. Not only do you get the proper drama of rugged West Cornwall then but it's just tourist hell in the summer.
). You can also pick up the coast path along the Lizard peninsula there.St Ives is great and everything, but personally I only go there in winter. Not only do you get the proper drama of rugged West Cornwall then but it's just tourist hell in the summer.
Ground Elder
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Better than Camborne 'spoons? 
Yes, Falmouth's an interesting town for a wander. The Maritime Museum is worth a visit as well.
Yes, Falmouth's an interesting town for a wander. The Maritime Museum is worth a visit as well.
circleline
Well-Known Member
Was gonna post about that magical and mythical land up upon the high ground, full of ancient legends, monuments and antiquities but just don't want everyone to know about it..so I didn't.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Looks rubbish
circleline
Well-Known Member
Going Bodmin eh?
Yeah, Bodmin. Bit rubbish but ok if you're into that kind of thing..
Libertad
Sparking up a rollie in the Reichstag
I actually like Bodmin, couple of really good second-hand-type shops and cafes
and a bus to get me home
What's a bus?
Libertad
Sparking up a rollie in the Reichstag
No one likes a show off.
Ground Elder
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[QUOTE="two sheds, post: 15971340, member: 430" From there I can get to Redruth and Truro and ..... the world.[/QUOTE] I've always considered Hayle to be the gateway to the world, due to the sign at the train station stating that the platform is for Truro and beyond.
Voley
Joyful and Recumbent
Only pub round here that hasn't barred me at some point. You can take that as a recommendation or warning as you see fit.
Couple of recent pics from Penwith. I'd avoid all this like the plague if I were you:
Ground Elder
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Haven't gone west since last Lafrowda day. Might have to venture out there in the next week. Had a few visitors recently who'd never been to West Penwith before. They reminded me that we live in a truly stunning place 
I forget sometimes 
I forget sometimes
Voley
Joyful and Recumbent
Easily done. Mate of mine's just moved in next door so I've been showing him round. Seeing it through his eyes (iykwim) has made me appreciate it again. Hells Mouth at the weekend was jaw-dropping.Haven't gone west since last Lafrowda day. Might have to venture out there in the next week. Had a few visitors recently who'd never been to West Penwith before. They reminded me that we live in a truly stunning place
circleline
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chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
We always stay near Penzance & really like that area, you can get to either coast easily. We go in August most years and never find it too busy, sure car parks at popular beaches, but there's plenty of places you can get to off the beaten track. Loads of good walking. Cheap campsites.
Places we've enjoyed visiting are St Michael's Mount (even that wasn't too busy the day we went, plenty of space there to wander), Minnack Theatre (saw Levellers have a sold out gig coming up there soon! we saw a kid's play, well worth it), neolithic stuff (Chysauster Bronze Age village, small but interesting, want to go to more of these places), and if you like mines/industrial stuff then Geevor Tin Mine: Home is worth a visit. And there's loads of abandoned ones dotted about to just stop and look at. Oh the Telegraph Museum at Porthcurno is also good, don't know if you have kids but it's very kid friendly too, and you get to go underground as well to the war rooms. So much more I want to explore when I'm next there! Penzance has lots, art gallery, harbour, botanic gardens, love Penzance, it has such a nice down to earth feel, not wall to wall touristy.
Geevor
Favourite beaches Porthcurno (small) and Godrevy (stretches on for miles)
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Places we've enjoyed visiting are St Michael's Mount (even that wasn't too busy the day we went, plenty of space there to wander), Minnack Theatre (saw Levellers have a sold out gig coming up there soon! we saw a kid's play, well worth it), neolithic stuff (Chysauster Bronze Age village, small but interesting, want to go to more of these places), and if you like mines/industrial stuff then Geevor Tin Mine: Home is worth a visit. And there's loads of abandoned ones dotted about to just stop and look at. Oh the Telegraph Museum at Porthcurno is also good, don't know if you have kids but it's very kid friendly too, and you get to go underground as well to the war rooms. So much more I want to explore when I'm next there! Penzance has lots, art gallery, harbour, botanic gardens, love Penzance, it has such a nice down to earth feel, not wall to wall touristy.
Geevor
Favourite beaches Porthcurno (small) and Godrevy (stretches on for miles)
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Voley
Joyful and Recumbent
Maybe Mousehole too, to see if it's actually a real place
Mousehole have got Foxhole in the Cup this year.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
You’re definitely making this stuff up now
Voley
Joyful and Recumbent
You’re definitely making this stuff up now
It's a braver man than me that accuses the mighty A Season In Helston of fake news:
Another vote for West Cornwall, if the adders, radon, mine shafts and WEEVER FISH!! don’t put you off. Had a lovely walk on a bit of burnt moor the other day; the scent on the breeze was a combination of gorse fire and gorse flower, kinda like laphroig and French madeleines.
Out with the dog this morning..
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I'm vaguely considering a trip to Cornwall in the summer, mainly to do some walking and photography. Has anyone got any recommendations for places to go/things to see?
Tintagel and Lizard Point are already on my list. Maybe Mousehole too, to see if it's actually a real place
Paging Voley.
For walking the stretch of coast from Tintagel to Crackington Haven is magnificent, particularly the bits either side of Boscastle.
Voley
Joyful and Recumbent
Did that bit with my brother's friends on his birthday recently. A beauty of a walk.
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