Cornwall Recommendations

[strung out]

Superb holiday.

Highlights were St Michael's Mount, Tintagel, a coastal drive from Land's End to St Ives, and being invited into a Coastwatch station at Stepper Point by a volunteer watckeeper, who took pity on us as we trudged past in the pouring rain. He proceeded to talk to us about the work they do at the National Coastwatch Institute supporting the Coastguard in their work for half an hour until the sun came back out again and we continued on our way.

Some of the best bits:

 

[Elpenor]

Maybe I can tap into the knowledge here. Considering a trip to the far west in late January, I have a week off and found a few interesting cottages, one in St Just and one on going towards the lizard. Will be doing walks and beaches, possibly a few museums if they’re open.

I am used to the weather in the winter as I am just a little bit further upcountry, so that’s not an issue. If it’s totally vile I’m happy to spend a day watching films anyway.

My main concern is that there will be a chippy / pub open nearby. Anything else I should think about?

 

[Voley]

Maybe I can tap into the knowledge here. Considering a trip to the far west in late January, I have a week off and found a few interesting cottages, one in St Just and one on going towards the lizard. Will be doing walks and beaches, possibly a few museums if they’re open.

I am used to the weather in the winter as I am just a little bit further upcountry, so that’s not an issue. If it’s totally vile I’m happy to spend a day watching films anyway.

My main concern is that there will be a chippy / pub open nearby. Anything else I should think about?

No problems with chippies and pubs in St Just. Jeremy's do good fish and chips and the town square has at least 4 pubs off the top of my head. Once upon a time it had the most pubs in Britain per head of capita, I think. Used to be one called The Miners or something that was basically someones front room. Those days are gone but you won't be caught out. I used to like The Star.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Maybe I can tap into the knowledge here. Considering a trip to the far west in late January, I have a week off and found a few interesting cottages, one in St Just and one on going towards the lizard. Will be doing walks and beaches, possibly a few museums if they’re open.

I am used to the weather in the winter as I am just a little bit further upcountry, so that’s not an issue. If it’s totally vile I’m happy to spend a day watching films anyway.

My main concern is that there will be a chippy / pub open nearby. Anything else I should think about?

One thing you may be struck by is just how quiet and empty some of the coastal villages are out of season. The pubs nearly all stay open most days of the week, but anything else is pot luck unless you are in one of the bigger towns. The Lizard can get mighty windy. Enjoy!

 

[Voley]

If you wanted remote and empty, The Lizard at that time of year would be pretty cool, Elpenor.

If you were lucky with the weather you might get to see Kynance Cove with no people on it. This photo was from January this year.

 

[hash tag]

You might want to avoid Fowey

Cruise ship is biggest to ever dock in Fowey

Cornish town welcomes the arrival of a 60,000 tonne cruise ship as a boost for tourism.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[newme]

You might want to avoid Fowey

Penryn, Mylor and Flushing last night all had flooding due to a very high tide, mini parked on the quay was upto the wheel arches and that was before high tide, water running right down the road in flushing.

 

[CNT36]

Penryn, Mylor and Flushing last night all had flooding due to a very high tide, mini parked on the quay was upto the wheel arches and that was before high tide, water running right down the road in flushing.

Heyl had a bit of flooding too.

 

[newme]

Forgot I had pics

Same day maybe?

 

[moonsi til]

I’m with a group of friends waking the South West coastal path. We do 2 weekends per year. We started in Minehead June 2021 & yesterday landed in our last part of North Cornwall (Newquay)

On Saturday we stayed here which I thoroughly recommend. You can stay in the hostel itself, bring your own tent or hire a pod or bell tent with log burner. You can have a fire, it has fridge-freezers , cooking amenities, plenty of showers, good cafe sells alcohol. The beach is beautiful and is near to Harlyn Bay & bigger places like Padstow & Newquay.

We were blessed with the weather & all 9 of us went in the sea for ages jumping over the waves.

We do Newquay to St Ives April 2024

https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-treyarnon-bay

 

[bcuster]

Great view of porthcurno

 

[nightowl]

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.

If my last trip to Mousehole is anything to go by you'll probably hear London accents as much as local ones.

 

[Elpenor]

I’m going to spend an evening in Polperro next month, there is a showing of The Manxman, one of Alfred Hitchcock’s silent films that was filmed there in the 1920s.

What should I do during the day in Polperro and the surrounding area, I already plan to explore the village to see if any locations have changed

 

[bcuster]

Autumn in Cornwall. Porthcurno a deserted paradise

Why autumn is the best time to visit Cornwall

Forget summer – shoulder season is the way to go if you want to enjoy England’s holiday darling minus the heaving crowds and high prices, writes Tom Mulvihill

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Ground Elder]

That's Porthmeor not Porthcurno

 

[cesare]

That's Porthmeor not Porthcurno

I was wondering where the harbour was.

 

[bcuster]

oops

 

[cesare]

oops

Quick, get a new pic in before anyone else notices!

 

[Voley]

I was wondering where the harbour was.

Porthcurno doesn't have a harbour.

 

[Voley]

This is brilliant. Us yokels getting to laugh at townies. It's like our favourite thing in the world.

 

[cesare]

Porthcurno doesn't have a harbour.

Its very small but it's there!

 

[bcuster]

Well, I won't be too prideful to admit. I've never been to either. i'd love to go someday. It looks spectacular

 

[Voley]

Well, I won't be too prideful to admit. I've never been to either. i'd love to go someday. It looks spectacular

You should. Porthcurno is fab, Pedn on the left here is one of my favourite beaches in the world.



Its harbour has eluded me thus far though, I must admit, cesare

 

[cesare]

You should. Porthcurno is fab, Pedn on the left here is one of my favourite beaches in the world.

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Its harbour has eluded me thus far though, I must admit, cesare

I was probably thinking of porthleven TBF

 

[Voley]

I was probably thinking of porthleven TBF

Porthleven has a very nice harbour, agreed. Quite foodie these days, Porthleven. There's a very good Asian fusion place called Kota Kai that we go to if we fancy splashing out a bit.

Bez has a share in a boat in Porthleven. I wouldn't get in a boat captained by one of the Happy Mondays myself, but there you go.

 

[cesare]

Porthleven has a very nice harbour, agreed. Quite foodie these days, Porthleven. There's a very good Asian fusion place called Kota Kai that we go to if we fancy splashing out a bit.

It sounds as though it's got quite fancy

 

[Voley]

It sounds as though it's got quite fancy

Apart from Bez, yeah.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Porthleven has a very nice harbour, agreed. Quite foodie these days, Porthleven. There's a very good Asian fusion place called Kota Kai that we go to if we fancy splashing out a bit.

Bez has a share in a boat in Porthleven. I wouldn't get in a boat captained by one of the Happy Mondays myself, but there you go.

Bloody windy though in Porthleven.

 

[cesare]

Apart from Bez, yeah.

I'm too old to know who Bez is

 

[cesare]

I was wondering where the harbour was.

Anyway, apologies for this ridiculous post of mine