what to pack for week in cornwall

[mrsflux]

we are off on hols on friday for a week in cornwall.
i'm very excited as its first holiday since before ds - he's now 16mo.
anyhow the car will be rammed full of his stuff so i need to pack light which i'm awful at!

what are your essential things/ holiday capsule type list?

It was Fat Willy's, you muppet

Ooh I hope I get to see some Big Willy's in Cornwall!!

bloody hell, some people can even lower the tone of a holiday thread

We went to Carlyon Bay in the pouring rain for something to do.
It had lots of JCBs etc on it (but that was early June).

Sixtyfootdoll - we just got back from a week camping in Mevagissey on Saturday and the weather was lovely while we were there. Spent 3 days on the beach and even got a bit of a tan. There was occasional rain towards the end of the week but weather is still warm. We were sad to come home and wished we could have stayed for 2 weeks.

ooh oooh, thanks for that Cc, the weather reports are looking good so far, so fingers crossed.
WE only have a week thats all we could get as it was booked up everywhere!

I would stop off for food essentials at ASDA on the outskirts of St Austell before you get to Mevigissey.
That's where I bought my emergency
socks, jogging bottoms and wellies from. It's got good buckets,spades and beach stuff for children too.

Thanks for that Morag , am not planning on taking much food with me as it wont fit in the car, so was wondering where the neares big supermarket was.

There's a Tesco in St Austell which is also on the outer ring road thingy and has a great fish and chip shop opposite!

rofl @ it being fat willys

my kids have Fat Willy's t-shirts

There's a hill called brown willy on bodmin moor.

Always makes me snigger in a puerile way.

too at brown willy! God, I think it's being off with the kids that's doing it.

We are off to West Somerset & North Devon in 2 weeks.

Tell me, are the rules regarding clothing and scones the same there?

Should I be mindful of not packing anything I own with either a Boden or Joules label in?

School holiday weather in Cornwall is notoriously crap. The summer before last there were 3 rain-free days (believe me, I counted) in our area all holiday. If you have preschoolers, I'd definitely come in June or September instead. Failing that, bring layers and waterproofs - it's not cold, just changeable.

And Boden and Joules would be very appropriate for Cornwall, especially for St Mawes or Padstow!!

we went last week - very warm, but a tad grey. One mizzly day. Took waterproofs, didn't need them except for 10 mins.

I lived mostly in my wetsuit.....

I did have to buy a wierdfish 'fleece' in tintagel though as I forgot to pack any jackety coat at all. Was in the sale and I have exceeded pay per wear target nicely after 10 days

we're going to Port Isaac saturday. Does that involve the A30 Redruth bit mentioned?

Oh I'm so jealous of you all, not going on hols this year as am sat waiting for DC1 to make her late appearance!

take LOTS of towels as it was so humid and damp overnight we were 1/4 mile inland from coast, nothing dried overnight on washing line.

you're not selling it much!

maybe we should go elsewhere

The long term weather forecast, looks OK (ish).
My fingers are aching from keeping them crossed.

eatyourveg - no, you'll be ok!