The Joys of Cornwall

reworht · 3rd July 2014, 18:12

Got back from Cornwall on Monday after two glorious weeks there - plus another couple of weeks at various venues en route

When:

the sun is shining
the kids are at school
the area is inhabited by other old fogies like me

...... it's a wonderful place to be

Cows, cliffs and Cornish coastline (road from Pentewan to Mevagissey)

Mevagissey Harbour

Goin' fishing (leaving Mevagissey Harbour)

A mazin' - you need satnav to get out

) (Glendurgan Gardens)

Simply stunning (Glendurgan Harbour 'beach' - stones not sand!)

Somewhere in the Balearics perhaps? (Portreath in Western Cornwall)

And finally - some wildlife (in Queenswood Country Park just North of Hereford, on the way home)

Notice the one common theme running through the photos - the sun was out - all the time

Heddy · 3rd July 2014, 18:54

Looks great, just got back today after a 2 day tour. We did Newquay, Perranporth, St.Agnes, St.Ives and Bude. The only one we weren't keen on was St. Ives, too busy, £6-70 for an all day park plus £1 each way for the ride to town on the bus. Waiting for the return bus, Mrs.Heddy got quite huffy with the 'Jairmuns', they just pushed into the queue wherever they liked. Sauce

Glad you enjoyed Cornwall, we were so lucky with the weather, more to come yet hopefully

cengar · 3rd July 2014, 19:04

Should have parked in Lelant took train to St Ives much cheaper great place to live though

Heddy · 3rd July 2014, 19:11

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Originally Posted by cengar

Should have parked in Lelant took train to St Ives much cheaper great place to live though

Ah, a bit of inside info eh? Oh yes, we could live there, beaches were fantastic

Woof25 · 4th July 2014, 13:13

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Originally Posted by Heddycdt

Ah, a bit of inside info eh? Oh yes, we could live there, beaches were fantastic

Sadly you cant eat the scenery as a westcountry man I know how hard it can be to get well paid jobs in devon and kernow and fishing almost wiped out due to restrictions

James.uk · 4th July 2014, 14:54

Another big drawback to living in a "resort" is that the local Gov Dept's always try to run the place as if it's imperative to maximise income 24/7, rather than for the benefit of the people who live there.......

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coolcat · 4th July 2014, 17:27

Lovely pictures Rod, thanks for sharing them

RPWC · 8th July 2014, 07:51

Lovely area Rod, just a pity it's so far away.

reworht · 8th July 2014, 13:47

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Originally Posted by RPWC

Lovely area Rod, just a pity it's so far away.

You could do it on an overnight jobbie - leave home 10.00pm, stop half way for a few hours' kip and arrive there by early afernoon

I used to do it when I was your age

mert · 11th July 2014, 21:32

Mevagissey know it well stopped there last December really quiet but was so peaceful wouldn t go in school hols as cornwalls too busy then

3rd July 2014, 18:12	#1
reworht This is my second home Honda HR-V 1.6 i-DTEC SE Navi 5dr Diesel Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: North Yorks Moors Posts: 14,446 Thanks: 782 Thanked 2,156 Times in 1,497 Posts	The Joys of Cornwall Got back from Cornwall on Monday after two glorious weeks there - plus another couple of weeks at various venues en route When: the sun is shining the kids are at school the area is inhabited by other old fogies like me ...... it's a wonderful place to be Cows, cliffs and Cornish coastline (road from Pentewan to Mevagissey) Mevagissey Harbour Goin' fishing (leaving Mevagissey Harbour) A mazin' - you need satnav to get out ) (Glendurgan Gardens) Simply stunning (Glendurgan Harbour 'beach' - stones not sand!) Somewhere in the Balearics perhaps? (Portreath in Western Cornwall) And finally - some wildlife (in Queenswood Country Park just North of Hereford, on the way home) Notice the one common theme running through the photos - the sun was out - all the time __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Rodney - you plonker! ... but more commonly known as Rod !

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coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,137 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Lovely pictures Rod, thanks for sharing them __________________ Jeff.

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RPWC This is my second home 75 model car Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 20,177 Thanks: 4,008 Thanked 5,083 Times in 3,114 Posts	Lovely area Rod, just a pity it's so far away. __________________ Cheers. Rich…

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Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	Looks great, just got back today after a 2 day tour. We did Newquay, Perranporth, St.Agnes, St.Ives and Bude. The only one we weren't keen on was St. Ives, too busy, £6-70 for an all day park plus £1 each way for the ride to town on the bus. Waiting for the return bus, Mrs.Heddy got quite huffy with the 'Jairmuns', they just pushed into the queue wherever they liked. Sauce Glad you enjoyed Cornwall, we were so lucky with the weather, more to come yet hopefully

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Another big drawback to living in a "resort" is that the local Gov Dept's always try to run the place as if it's imperative to maximise income 24/7, rather than for the benefit of the people who live there....... ...

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mert Avid contributor Rover 75 CDT club se estate Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: swindon Posts: 124 Thanks: 61 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Mevagissey know it well stopped there last December really quiet but was so peaceful wouldn t go in school hols as cornwalls too busy then