After breakfast, I drove to the park on the road to Truro so I could get internet access. The others had a quiet morning at the house.
When I got back to the house, there were no parking spots in the street and so I parked in the hotel car park. We’d been told that the hotel doesn’t like people using their car park unless they are using the hotel. So I went into the hotel to ask them if they have WiFi (they don’t) and to book for dinner tonight.
We left soon afterwards at about 11:15am to go touring through Cornwall. One of reasons that Suzy wanted to come to Cornwall was to visit the area where her father’s ancestors came from. The first place we stopped was at a little town called Gulval.
At Gulval, we found the church and the adjacent cemetery. It seemed as though every second or third gravestone was another John Berryman and so we weren’t sure which was the right one. But we did find a memorial plaque that had been sponsored by the Australian descendants about 20 years ago.
Next, we drove through Penzance. We couldn’t find anywhere to park and so we continued on to Mousehole. This looked like a delightful town but once again there was nowhere to park. We were looking for another of the English Heritage sites but had no success. Eventually we ended up at a tiny fishing harbour at Lamorna.
When we arrived, it had started to rain. We decided to have lunch in the café there. By the time we had finished lunch, it was bright and sunny again. This turned out to be the only rain we would encounter all day.
The next stop was Lands End which is the western-most point in England. It was a great place to take more photos.
Next we drove to St Ives on the northern coast. This is a truly delightful and fascinating town. The Tom Tom took us down through very narrow cobblestone streets that were crowded with pedestrians – a doubly difficult challenge for driving. This route took us past the beach and harbour areas.
Someone at Lands End had told us that it was difficult to park at St Ives. We found out that she was dead right. Every car park we saw had a sign at the entrance saying that the car park was full. Eventually we drove into one of these car parks that were supposed to be full and were lucky enough to find a spot when someone was leaving. The driver even gave us his pay-and-display voucher so we didn’t need to pay.
Then we walked down the narrow cobblestone streets to the harbour area. Judging by the crowds, this is clearly a popular destination. It is an absolute gem on a sunny day like today. There were people taking advantage of the sunshine on the golden sands of the beach (not pebbles). The harbour was full of pleasure craft and fishing boats.
The streets near the harbour have plenty of quaint shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs. Nicky was under instructions from work colleagues to buy some fudge because Cornwall is famous for its fudge. There were also numerous shops selling pasties – another food for which Cornwall is famous.
St Ives is a must-see – one of the many highlights of our trip.
We were running out of time for sight-seeing and so we drove back to our house at Malpas. I then drove to the park to get internet access while the girls watched DVDs. For dinner, we went back to the hotel near the cottage for dinner. It was another nice meal.
Click here to see my photos for this day.
When I got back to the house, there were no parking spots in the street and so I parked in the hotel car park. We’d been told that the hotel doesn’t like people using their car park unless they are using the hotel. So I went into the hotel to ask them if they have WiFi (they don’t) and to book for dinner tonight.
We left soon afterwards at about 11:15am to go touring through Cornwall. One of reasons that Suzy wanted to come to Cornwall was to visit the area where her father’s ancestors came from. The first place we stopped was at a little town called Gulval.
At Gulval, we found the church and the adjacent cemetery. It seemed as though every second or third gravestone was another John Berryman and so we weren’t sure which was the right one. But we did find a memorial plaque that had been sponsored by the Australian descendants about 20 years ago.
Next, we drove through Penzance. We couldn’t find anywhere to park and so we continued on to Mousehole. This looked like a delightful town but once again there was nowhere to park. We were looking for another of the English Heritage sites but had no success. Eventually we ended up at a tiny fishing harbour at Lamorna.
When we arrived, it had started to rain. We decided to have lunch in the café there. By the time we had finished lunch, it was bright and sunny again. This turned out to be the only rain we would encounter all day.
The next stop was Lands End which is the western-most point in England. It was a great place to take more photos.
Next we drove to St Ives on the northern coast. This is a truly delightful and fascinating town. The Tom Tom took us down through very narrow cobblestone streets that were crowded with pedestrians – a doubly difficult challenge for driving. This route took us past the beach and harbour areas.
Someone at Lands End had told us that it was difficult to park at St Ives. We found out that she was dead right. Every car park we saw had a sign at the entrance saying that the car park was full. Eventually we drove into one of these car parks that were supposed to be full and were lucky enough to find a spot when someone was leaving. The driver even gave us his pay-and-display voucher so we didn’t need to pay.
Then we walked down the narrow cobblestone streets to the harbour area. Judging by the crowds, this is clearly a popular destination. It is an absolute gem on a sunny day like today. There were people taking advantage of the sunshine on the golden sands of the beach (not pebbles). The harbour was full of pleasure craft and fishing boats.
The streets near the harbour have plenty of quaint shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs. Nicky was under instructions from work colleagues to buy some fudge because Cornwall is famous for its fudge. There were also numerous shops selling pasties – another food for which Cornwall is famous.
St Ives is a must-see – one of the many highlights of our trip.
We were running out of time for sight-seeing and so we drove back to our house at Malpas. I then drove to the park to get internet access while the girls watched DVDs. For dinner, we went back to the hotel near the cottage for dinner. It was another nice meal.
Click here to see my photos for this day.
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