sToNEheNge
We left London before dark on a chilly morning and headed for Stonehenge where we arrived on a rather foggy, overcast and and wet morning to
find a rather imposing fence protecting the stones (I presume they think that by not protecting the stones someone might put them on thier back and run away with them) and so it was disappointing not to be able to get in and walk amongst the enormity of the stones. It is one of the most prehestoric sites in the world and archaeologist believe that the stones were erected around 3200BC. 
We left London before dark on a chilly morning and headed for Stonehenge where we arrived on a rather foggy, overcast and and wet morning to
find a rather imposing fence protecting the stones (I presume they think that by not protecting the stones someone might put them on thier back and run away with them) and so it was disappointing not to be able to get in and walk amongst the enormity of the stones. It is one of the most prehestoric sites in the world and archaeologist believe that the stones were erected around 3200BC. 
From Stonehenge it was onto PLymoUtH
Before crossing over from Devon to Cornwall you cross the Tamar Bridge which is enormous and you get a good feel that you have "arrived". We stopped and looked over the Tamar Valley. The boats and yachts on the water and the green hilly landscapes that welcome you to Cornwall.
Next stop was a small coastal town in South East Cornwall called Looe.
LoOE
Looe is a fishing village and situated around a small harbour and along a steep-sided valley consisting of two towns connected by a bridge over the River Looe. We were there on a very overcast day and still, there was a feeling of harmony and relaxation.
WeST LooE
Before crossing over from Devon to Cornwall you cross the Tamar Bridge which is enormous and you get a good feel that you have "arrived". We stopped and looked over the Tamar Valley. The boats and yachts on the water and the green hilly landscapes that welcome you to Cornwall.
Next stop was a small coastal town in South East Cornwall called Looe.
LoOE
Looe is a fishing village and situated around a small harbour and along a steep-sided valley consisting of two towns connected by a bridge over the River Looe. We were there on a very overcast day and still, there was a feeling of harmony and relaxation.
WeST LooE
We walked to the end of the docks on the West Looe side before taking a very short boat ride across to the West side of Looe.
eASt LoOe
We crossed over to West Looe and took a walk down
to the beach. 
The beach is sandy and you 
can walk to the end of the Banjo pier. Stretching back from the beach is a grid of narrow streets which form the town of small shops and restaurants. We loved Looe and the layed back feeling of the place. Well worth another visit.
We left Looe and headed for Tintagel, where we had rented a mobile home for the week. It was quite a long drive and we wound up in a beautiful and remote (and what felt like the lost part of Cornwall).
TinTAgeL
The village of Tintagel is amazingly and incredibly beautiful. Our campsite was located a 5minute walk from the centre of the village and a 15minute walk to the nearby Tintagel castle.
Tintagel is associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table and was originally cited as a place of origin for King Arthur.
The village also features the Old Post Office which dates from the 14th Century.
eASt LoOe
We crossed over to West Looe and took a walk down
to the beach. 
The beach is sandy and you 
can walk to the end of the Banjo pier. Stretching back from the beach is a grid of narrow streets which form the town of small shops and restaurants. We loved Looe and the layed back feeling of the place. Well worth another visit.We left Looe and headed for Tintagel, where we had rented a mobile home for the week. It was quite a long drive and we wound up in a beautiful and remote (and what felt like the lost part of Cornwall).
TinTAgeL
The village of Tintagel is amazingly and incredibly beautiful. Our campsite was located a 5minute walk from the centre of the village and a 15minute walk to the nearby Tintagel castle.
Tintagel is associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table and was originally cited as a place of origin for King Arthur.
The village also features the Old Post Office which dates from the 14th Century.
We took our first mountain walk on the
Saturday morning and were so thrilled to be surrounded by such beauty and such incredible landscapes.
The coastline around Tintagel is composed of old Devonian slate and the turquoise green water around the coast is caused by the slate/sand around Tintagel which contains elements of copper. Sunlight turns the water a light turquoise green colour in the warmer weather.
More photos of our morning walk.
We spent the afternoon aimlessly walking around the village of Tintagel and then took a drive to Boscastle late afternoon and stopped at this beautiful landscape.
BoSCAsTLe
Boscastle is a village and fishing port a few miles from Tintagel and probably most famous for the flash flood on the 16th of August 2004 causing extensive damage to the village. Much restoration took place and within a year much of the village was repaired.
Boscastle village is a natural harbour protected by two stone harbour walls.
We took a slippery walk along the wall to the end of the harbour on a freezing and wind blowing like crazy mad evening.
A month after returning home from Cornwall, Boscastle flooded again on the 21st of June but not as bad as 2004 and there was no river flooding.
Our 3rd day poured with torrential rain (that actually was blowing up instead of down) and sadly most of the day was spent indoors against the horrid downfalls of rain and wind.
The next day the rain had stopped and even though the wind was still blowing we were all desperate to stretch our legs and get going again. Dad, Andy and I went for a long coastal walk toward Bossiney. The views were amazing and the colour of the ocean was just out of this world.
More photos of our coastal walk
Later that afternoon Andy and I took a walk up Glebe Cliff to the Tintagel Church, St Materiana.
The church stands on its own on Glebe Cliff well away from Tintagel itself but always in the distance from the hills and the village. There are magnificient views of Tintagel Island from the cliff top behind the church.
The churchyard is exposed to Atlantic gales and the church tower is visible for miles out to sea and has served as a landmark for sailors for hundreds of years. I was fascinated to read a tombstone that dated back to the 1700's.
Later after dinner we took a walk to the castle ruins - Tintagel Castle
is located on Tintagel head, where according to Cornish legends the ancient Kings of Cornwall held their court. It is speculated that King Arthur was conceived here and later writers made the castle his birthplace.
The present-day ruins of the castle are situated on a rocky headland that overlooks the Cornish coast.
The ruins consist of nothing less than broken walls and over the centuries much of the castle has fallen into the sea and very little remains today.
Saturday morning and were so thrilled to be surrounded by such beauty and such incredible landscapes.The coastline around Tintagel is composed of old Devonian slate and the turquoise green water around the coast is caused by the slate/sand around Tintagel which contains elements of copper. Sunlight turns the water a light turquoise green colour in the warmer weather.
More photos of our morning walk.
We spent the afternoon aimlessly walking around the village of Tintagel and then took a drive to Boscastle late afternoon and stopped at this beautiful landscape.
BoSCAsTLe
Boscastle is a village and fishing port a few miles from Tintagel and probably most famous for the flash flood on the 16th of August 2004 causing extensive damage to the village. Much restoration took place and within a year much of the village was repaired.Boscastle village is a natural harbour protected by two stone harbour walls.
We took a slippery walk along the wall to the end of the harbour on a freezing and wind blowing like crazy mad evening.
A month after returning home from Cornwall, Boscastle flooded again on the 21st of June but not as bad as 2004 and there was no river flooding.
Our 3rd day poured with torrential rain (that actually was blowing up instead of down) and sadly most of the day was spent indoors against the horrid downfalls of rain and wind.
The next day the rain had stopped and even though the wind was still blowing we were all desperate to stretch our legs and get going again. Dad, Andy and I went for a long coastal walk toward Bossiney. The views were amazing and the colour of the ocean was just out of this world.
More photos of our coastal walk
Later that afternoon Andy and I took a walk up Glebe Cliff to the Tintagel Church, St Materiana.
The church stands on its own on Glebe Cliff well away from Tintagel itself but always in the distance from the hills and the village. There are magnificient views of Tintagel Island from the cliff top behind the church.
The churchyard is exposed to Atlantic gales and the church tower is visible for miles out to sea and has served as a landmark for sailors for hundreds of years. I was fascinated to read a tombstone that dated back to the 1700's.Later after dinner we took a walk to the castle ruins - Tintagel Castle
is located on Tintagel head, where according to Cornish legends the ancient Kings of Cornwall held their court. It is speculated that King Arthur was conceived here and later writers made the castle his birthplace.The present-day ruins of the castle are situated on a rocky headland that overlooks the Cornish coast.
The ruins consist of nothing less than broken walls and over the centuries much of the castle has fallen into the sea and very little remains today.
nEwQUaY 
Of course we couldnt miss the opportunity of taking a visit to Newquay which is Cornwalls surfing capital and is probably the "heart" of Cornwall in terms of "vibe".
Of course we couldnt miss the opportunity of taking a visit to Newquay which is Cornwalls surfing capital and is probably the "heart" of Cornwall in terms of "vibe".
August is a Newquays exciting month when international surfers descend upon Fistral Beach for surfing competitions.
Newquay is known best for its surfing scene. There are also several beaches, all within four miles of the town centre. 
The beauty of the beaches is the diversity from small secluded coves and larger sandy family beaches backed by sheer cliffs, to endless, wide expanses of golden sand.
The beauty of the beaches is the diversity from small secluded coves and larger sandy family beaches backed by sheer cliffs, to endless, wide expanses of golden sand.Magnificent views of this long, dramatic stretch of Cornish coastline can be enjoyed from many vantage points on top of the impressive cliffs or rocky headlands, battered by the Atlantic waves. But for all the fun that Newquay offers we preferred the quiet and tranquility of Tintagel and the surrounding areas - so the next day we toured around the Tintagel areas and spent a morning at a gorgeous fishing village called Port Isaac.
pOrT isAaC
Port Isaac is a gorgeous fishing village and is close to Tintagel.
pOrT isAaC
Port Isaac is a gorgeous fishing village and is close to Tintagel.
We parked the car and the views were stunning. We walked down to the little village and its narrow, winding streets lined with old white-washed cottages and traditional granite, slate-fronted Cornish houses.
BaCK tO NEwQuaY
We returned to Newquay because we had "car problems". Once again the weather was awful and it was gray, overcast and raining
.
We returned to Newquay because we had "car problems". Once again the weather was awful and it was gray, overcast and raining
.But it didnt matter how awful the weather was it was still dramatic scenery with waves crashing on the shore and on the rocks
We took a drive to Crantock to show off the beaches that we loved last year but we werent showing off anything as the rain was coming down in buckets.
We took a drive to Crantock to show off the beaches that we loved last year but we werent showing off anything as the rain was coming down in buckets.
dELABoLE
Delabole is a village near Tintagel and which we stumbled across while having car troubles. It is the third highest village in Cornwall.
The Delabole slate quarry is one of the largest in England and has run continuously since the 15th century. It was once the Deepest man made pit in the world, but this is no longer the case due to massive open cast mines and quarries in America and Australia.
More recently the village has become renowned for its annual carnival, one of the biggest in Cornwall.
The Delabole slate quarry is one of the largest in England and has run continuously since the 15th century. It was once the Deepest man made pit in the world, but this is no longer the case due to massive open cast mines and quarries in America and Australia.
More recently the village has become renowned for its annual carnival, one of the biggest in Cornwall.
We had 2 days left of our mixed bag of weather holiday in Cornwall and the weather was changing for the better so we went in search of a beach and found one a few miles from Tintagel.
TReBaRWitH StRANd 
Mom and Dad were loving this beach because they had now finally found the crashing waves they were longing for. There were surfers and real waves and rocks to climb and white sandy shores - it was awesome. To get to the beach we had to walk over a rocky pathway. Once you get on the beach you can either go swimming, climb the rocks, surf or just lay down and relax.
Mom and Dad were loving this beach because they had now finally found the crashing waves they were longing for. There were surfers and real waves and rocks to climb and white sandy shores - it was awesome. To get to the beach we had to walk over a rocky pathway. Once you get on the beach you can either go swimming, climb the rocks, surf or just lay down and relax.
Trebarwith Strand is closeby to Tintagel and is truly one of the most beautiful beaches.
We drove there and unfortunately only found out later that we could have walked along the Coast Path which would have had stunning coastal views.
When the tide is at its lowest the sea recedes 300 yards and an expanse of sand in excess of ½ mile wide is uncovered.
The rockpools at the base of the cliffs create a perfect places for small fish and crabs to hide until the tide turns and there is an abundance of small mussells clinging in clusters to the rocks (which we picked and had on our braai that night. About 600 yards offshore sits the rugged Gull Rock and makes the gorgeous setting of this beach complete.
That afternoon Dad, Andy and I went to the old village of Camelford to walk around this market town before heading out to walk some of the Camel Trail.
Camelford is an attractive and ancient town which is situated on the River Camel and lies on the edge of Bodmin Moor.
We were looking forward to our walk on the Camel Trail but once again it was rainy and miserable but it was really pretty and the thought of going back and completing the trail by bike is something Andy and I would love to do (not forgetting - in the Summer) !
The Camel Trail is a disused and resurfaced railway line that now provides a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The trail is flat and runs from Padstow (where we started our walk from) to Poleys Bridge via Wadebridge and Bodmin and is approximately 27km long.
Our last day was about sadly packing up, saying a sweet goodbye to our mixed week in Cornwall. Took Devan and mom back to Newquay to catch the bus back to London and we headed back by car.
We stopped at Lyme Regis, which is in Dorset and is one of our favourite places from our holiday last year.