Originally Posted by foreigneRS
i'm planning a long weekend away done there at the beginning of august.
there are some things that i would like to see and do, but would appreciate any input on whether they're good or if i'd be better off doing other things please
part of the reason for going is just to drive the S2000 around, so it doesn't matter that we are trying to cover some ground between different areas.
here is my rough plan, not necessarily in order, and where to stay over night is not decided.
drive down tuesday night possibly, or wednesday morning. stop off at the eden project.
go along the south coast to lizard point (i like to go to places like that that are the southernmost point in england etc, don't know why
) and check out the goonhilly satellite place.
go further around the coast to st. michaels mount
see a performance at the minack theatre on the thursday evening
further still to lands end for the same reason as lizard point
would maybe like a boat trip to either fish, or to see basking sharks etc
carry on around the north coast and have a look at st ives and i guess i want to see what all the fuss is about in newquay (as well as check out any surfer babes
)
on the saturday afternoon we want to be in tintagel for an event and then leave after that to go home to go to ford fair on sunday
so, any recomendations of things to do, places to see, and b&b's to stay in? thanks
i live in st ives, great place, st ives to zennor road...great fun at night done many many miles. also leads to lands end. any where along the north coast if you go from newauey to st ives along the coast raod through porttreath and gwithian,godrevy there all fun roads.
eden project is a good day out, extremly hot in the biomes at the top, wear good shoes as its a good walk. most importantly take your own food and drink its a rip off...but a nice day out all the same, i done alot of work on the steel structures there...
st micheals mount, park up at marazion beach and take a walk about, just dont get caught out by the tide its very fast, i uslally go there on boxing day with the mrs... local town is penzance, nice walk about if you have time.
truro city is worth awalk about see the cathedral etc.... would also recomend padstow,polzeath very pretty coast line. also as a tourist falmouth is worth a look, i love the place personally and go quite often, nice night out on the lash too.
best pasty is philps in hayle... award winning. pre order a large pasty in the morning and pick it up in the after noon, you will never buy a ginsters again lol. other good pasties are rowes or hansons dont do warrens there a load of crap or oggy oggy pastie shop any of the touristy pasty shops are crap imo.
in carbis bay just out st ives is a very good chippy callled becks, expensive but nice all teh chippyes in st ives are crap.
if i had one place to go it would be falmouth though. newquey is ok night life wise though just depends on what your after.
usual shi7 though dont leave anything on view in your car cornwall is quite but car breakins are regular even in our neck of teh woods