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Re: Lands End to Polperro - walking

by harrythehornet36 21 April 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCmgIr-ZbV8 I'm walking from Polperro to Sennen Cove in June. 129.2 miles over 7 days. Averaging between…
RE: Fishguard to cornwall in 3/4 days with toddler

by bellart1 30 March 2012

I've had a quick look at the AA route planner and it says it 279 miles or 5 hours driving from Fishguard to Bodmin (just picked Bodmin…
RE: Walking in Cornwall

by timdog 28 March 2012

As others have said, most of it is nice - it's easier to say which bits +aren't+ worth doing (I would say the stretch from Perranporth…
RE: Train travel in Devon and Cornwall

by bellart1 09 March 2012

Ditto Koala - it's very disappointing, sadly, but if your heart's set on it, I hope you enjoy. If it's Daphne du Maurier you're interested…
RE: Lands End to Polperro - walking

by skoyen89 05 March 2012

Agree with TimDog - these distances are way too long for a day especially the Falmouth to Fowey stretch which I know well. The footpath…
RE: Trips outside of London this summer (1 free week)

by bellart1 02 March 2012

As a complete contrast to London, why not head to the far south west and visit Cornwall - full of art, history, myth, legend, music in…
RE: Lands End to Polperro - walking

by timdog 21 February 2012

bellart, the "official" coastpath route is simply the ferry from Falmouth to St Mawes and then the smaller ferry from there to Place in…
RE: Lands End to Polperro - walking

by timdog 21 February 2012

Whoa mister! Those distances are +way+ too long! Mullion to Falmouth and Falmouth to Fowey in particular are really just not doable.…
RE: Advice on Corwall & Sussex Areas

by bellart1 09 January 2012

While the area around St Austell is lovely, the town itself is a dump (sorry Copepod, but I know it well!) There are lots of nice places…
RE: weekend at plymouth

by karenmango 20 July 2011

As the main rail route runs through Plymouth you can access Cornwall relatively easily and quickly. Some of the little fishing towns/village…
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by bellart1 17 July 2011

Fowey is quaint, undeniably. As are Polruan and Polperro as has been said by other posters.... St Austell is Cornwall's largest town…
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by Herbie47 15 July 2011

Im a photographer and what I do went visiting a new place is have a look at images on google of all the places and then choose places…
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by donsky 15 July 2011

Don't go around calling places "quaint", people will laugh at you (or think you're American).
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by Herbie47 15 July 2011

Not sure about sizes but Polperro is quite pictureque here is a photo: http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/photos/img1379.htm
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by iviehoff 15 July 2011

>What about St. Austell or Truro Would normally be described as towns, being two of the largest settlements in the county, and not quaint.…
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by Herbie47 15 July 2011

I would have a look at Polperro, quaint fishing village a few miles along the coast heading east. St. Ives is famous for painting. …
RE: quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by bsmart 15 July 2011

I would call Fowey pretty quaint to be honest. It's a few years since I was there - 5/6 years ago, but I remember it as a small little…
quaint,scenic villages near Fowey, Cornwall?

by terriefrisbie 15 July 2011

hi Lonely Planeteers I will be in Fowey, Cornwall for a long day. I am an artist and am wondering, does Fowey have quaint areas in town…
Carbis Bay and St Ives - Cornwall

by PNG2 04 July 2011

Just got back from a week in a self catering catering apartment based in Carbis Bay doing day trips out and about from there. For anyone…
RE: Cornwall itinerary help

by karenmango 10 June 2011

There are several places you can get a pasty (we like Niles in the main street) and ice cream in Fowey. You can also get fish and chips…
Re: Cornwall itinerary help

by oxisis 09 June 2011

bellart1 and karenmango, thank you both so much! karenmango, I hadn't considered Fowey before. I've been reading these forums to plan…
RE: Cornwall itinerary help

by karenmango 09 June 2011

Hi. I live in Fowey and work in Truro. Truro Museum is rather nice - small, free and has some interesting Cornish objects. I often walk…
RE: Floods in Cornwall

by bellart1 17 November 2010

Fortunately not, thanks maestro. We are on the Fal, but not with river frontage and it doesn't seem to have been affected. It was the…
RE: suggestions for 5 days car trip south and west of London

by tobnac 06 August 2010

Assuming you start in Rye and head along the south coast toward cornwall literary locations would include: Charleston Farmhouse nr Lewes…
RE: Devon or Cornwall - 4 days in August

by sjruiz1 13 July 2010

If it's nice villages you want, I'd recommend Cawsand and Kingsand, which are opposite Plymouth. There are some great beaches around…