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RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

by go_2 19 May 2012

Thanks, Nice. After previous comments here, I've already managed to cancel one night in Falmouth, but have added it to Helston, as even…
RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

by Nice_But__ 19 May 2012

If doing all by car, I;d cut a day at Falmouth and have it spare for Penzance area/lands End, etc, or even for the end, Jurassic coast.…
RE: Where to stay -

by bellart1 14 May 2012

Hi Poppy - glad to see you're visiting us again! As you know, I live in Cornwall, so know it quite well. Sadly it's not the easiest count…
RE: Where to stay -

by guestfamilytravels 13 May 2012

Hi, we always have the car so I'm not great on distances by train in Cornwall. Penzance might be a good base; it's on the main trainline…
RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

by bellart1 13 May 2012

Well, firstly, St Michael's Mount isn't near Falmouth, it's in Mounts Bay, near Penzance - and you can see it from Penzance, The nearest…
Cornwall - with bells on. Your input grayefully received

by go_2 12 May 2012

The two of us – both solo travellers - met three years ago on the ferry to Sudan. He was going to South Africa, I only as far as Khartoum.…
RE: 7 Weeks in Western Europe/UK

by meats 13 April 2012

Why on earth do you want to go to Dover? Apart from the castle (there are much better ones in Kent) and the war tunnels there isn't there…
Underappreciated nations or regions within nations?

by windblowner 01 April 2012

For instance, El Salvador may be the most violent country in Central America after Honduras, but it's a fairly friendly and interesting…
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: Walking in Cornwall

by fernweh87 23 March 2012

Hi, when I walked that area, a personal favourite of mine was the area around Lizard Point. If you want to do day tours and return to…
RE: Why do people from Devon sound kind of like pirates when they talk?

by northern_goddess 08 March 2012

>I thought all the pirates came from Penzance. Me too!
RE: Why do people from Devon sound kind of like pirates when they talk?

by iliana 08 March 2012

I thought all the pirates came from Penzance.
RE: What to cut out of my Itinerary of the UK

by bellart1 01 March 2012

Agree with Batty and the others who have said there are too many cities. No disrespect to those that live in some on your list, but there…
RE: What to cut out of my Itinerary of the UK

by battybilly 01 March 2012

Me? I'd do..... London - 7 nights....4 Oxford - 3 nights....1 Nottingham - 2 nights....0 Newcastle - 2 nights....1 Edinburgh - 4 nights…
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.…
Lands End to Polperro - walking

by bluelightning1991 20 February 2012

Hi All, I am new to this forum, but it looks great. I am 20 years young and love wildlife, nature and the great outdoors. I have plann…
RE: Three things for the third day of the week

by tea_leaf 15 February 2012

Oh yeah, the for and againsts! Against - definitely the rust to your car. It's a real PITA. Also, as meg says - sodding tourists drivin…
RE: Let's do something..

by tea_leaf 31 December 2011

Penzance. I grew up there so was home with my friends and family for Christmas and New Year. They tend to all roll into one. 1999/2000…
RE: London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by geeg 08 December 2011

A check on the National Rail website for today reveals a train at 8.57 from Bath (the rail station is called Bath Spa) at 8.57 that heads…
Re: London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by Practica 07 December 2011

Well, that's the most cheerful bunch of discouragement I've heard. OK - so tourism is hard in Cornwall without a car. BUT if one is…
RE: London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by bellart1 07 December 2011

Splitting hairs a bit....! It's in the southern half of Cornwall anyway... and a b....y long way from Tintagel, which was the point I…
RE: London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by geeg 07 December 2011

St Ives is on the north coast, isn't it? Although admittedly Cornwall is thin at that point. Lovely place to stay - plenty to see and…
RE: London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by bellart1 07 December 2011

Penzance and St Ives are on the south coast and at least an hour and a half/two hours from Tintagel - and that's by car. You could catch…
RE: London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by battybilly 06 December 2011

A nice trip from Penzance, is over to The Isles of Scilly. Great little boat ride and a nice couple of nights is just superb. I'll leave…
London, Bath, Cornwall in Late April for a Single Grandmother

by Practica 06 December 2011

I've traveled in England before, but not for years. I have reserved flights for 11 days late April and early May. I will not have a…