Cornwall

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This sunshine we have has got me excited for summer (despite the bitter cold!)
We're off to Cornwall - what are you favourite things to do/places to visit in Cornwall and Devon? I'll add mine below.

Eden Project
Minack Theatre
Sennen Cove
Marazion
Mousehole
St Ives
Hayle Towans
Lanhydrock
Tintagel

That was our itinerary when we visited last year and I loved every second of it ❤️

Done and loved:

Exeter (Castle grounds, Cathedral)
Tintagel Castle
St Michael's Mount
Cornglaze Caverns
Jamaica Inn
Eden Project
Boscastle Museum of Witchcraft
Fowey - moneypenny cove and all the little shops
Charlestown harbour
Looe - crabbing and the haunted pub

Favourite beaches:

Polzeath
Newquay
Harlyn Bay
Polkerris
Crackington Haven
Carlyon
Trebarwith Strand

Not done but want to:

Bodmin Jail
Bude sea pools
Cycle the Camel Trail
Looe sea safari

@iwentjasonwaterfalls lots we haven't done - thank you!

Minack theatre is gorgeous on a sunny day.
Porthcurno beach, just below, is dead pretty. Car park was a pain though and the beach sloped quite steeply, so not great for young kids.

Port Isaac. Such a beautiful place.Especially if you're a Doc Martin fan!

Lucky you. I absolutely luuuurve Cornwall! I agree with your choices. I’d like to add Bedruthan Steps. Tricky to access if you’re not very mobile, but the reward is the most stunning beach. I like Mevagissy too and so many cute fishing villages. Devon is stunning as well, Dartmouth being my favourite place there.

South Devon -

Totnes - Olive Pots, steam train

Salcombe

Bigbury Beach and Burgh Island, Agatha Christie

Dartmouth - castle, steam railway, Naval college tour

Plymouth - Royal William Yard, The Box, The Hoe, The Barbican

Dartmoor and Tavistock

So many new ideas - thanks all!

Polzeath
Daymer Bay
Trevose Head
Constantine Bay
Bedruthan Steps

Walk the coastal path from St Ives to Zennor, see the Zennor Mermaid in the church, drink at the Tinners’ Arms.

Barbara Hepworth studio

Leach Pottery

Meal at the Gurnard’s Head

Tate St Ives!

We were there years ago and most things have been mentioned.

Could I add going Coasteering? Our dc had a fabulous morning jumping off cliffs and scrambling over rocks and generally loving it. We did it through a firm in Padstow but there are bound to be more places.

While they were doing it dh and I went out for a lovely brunch too!

Cornwall is great- apart from getting fleeced for parking EVERYWHERE. On a non beach, slightly overcast day you might decide to go for a drive, the loop around west Cornwall, Pz and back around. If you call into 5 beaches, just to stroll down to the sea, that's £25-30 in parking, if you can find any! Even off season.

Which is the haunted pub in Looe?

Carnglaze caverns, if you have children say young teens and under is a great little attraction. The family who run it is lovely and it’s just a nice day out without a soft play or gift shop of plastic tat. And they have a really nice cafe.

Delphy Pool for their wild spa sessions. They also do diving/free diving/open water swimming sessions.

I really like the beach at Freathy in Whitsand Bay. There is a big car park, but it’s a proper wild beach still. Low tide and do be mindful of the tides coming back in. And weever fish - wear water shoes on all sandy Cornish beaches.