InghilterraSt. EndellionPort Isaac50°35’30” N 4°49’54” W
8 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Typical English weather today with plenty of drizzle, but luckily it stopped both times we stopped - at Port Isaac and Padstow.
Port Isaac is a pretty fishing village and home of the Doc Martin TVLeggi altro
InghilterraPadstow50°32’30” N 4°56’18” W 8 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Padstow is another scenic and very old Cornish fishing village. It is also referred to as Padstein, given it is home to chef Rick Steins original seafood restaurant, as well as numerous other shopsLeggi altro
Viaggiatore What a lot of choices you had…which pasty and ice-cream did you have? I notice they even had ones I could eat!
Viaggiatore We thought we had better start with the traditional one - vegies and meat. Ice cream was yummy - thick and creamy.
InghilterraMylorFlushing50°9’36” N 5°4’24” W
8 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Falmouth is our home for two nights. It is on the River Fal and is also yet another pretty place. The Greenbank Hotel where we are staying has pretty good food and drink.
InghilterraSt. IvesSt IvesThe Island50°12’42” N 5°28’48” W
9 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
England's weather reared its head today - heavy rain and fog played havoc with our plans and meant our views of the rugged Cornish Coast and the remains of the abandoned tin mines which dot the coastLeggi altro
Viaggiatore What a shame about the weather. Lots of visits to warm aromatic bakeries will be required. Think I would pass on the baked crown…
InghilterraMylorFlushing50°9’40” N 5°4’27” W
9 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
An earlier than planned return to Falmouth gave us the chance to explore this pretty place on the River Fal inlet.
InghilterraKeaOld Kea50°13’54” N 5°1’48” W 10 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After yesterdays rain, the weather was perfect today and we had a fantastic day.
We went to Tregothnan Estate, home of the Lords Falmouth for 700 years. It has the U.K's only tea plantation and teaLeggi altro
InghilterraMarazionSt Michaels Mount Castle50°7’0” N 5°28’42” W 10 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
After leaving Tregothnan, we went to the historic tidal island of St. Michael's Mount near Penzance and Marazion. It has been a monastery since the 8th century and then since the 1600's, home of theLeggi altro
InghilterraSt. Austell BayCharlestownCharlestown Harbour50°19’60” N 4°45’6” W
11 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Charlestown is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is privately owned by the film company that produced the most recent Poldark TV series. It is a quaint and ancient fishing village and sea port thatLeggi altro
Viaggiatore We had never heard of it but will watch it when we get home. It's on Britbox.
Viaggiatore Winston Graham wrote a series of 12 books about the Poldarks. The TV series covers the first 7 books.
InghilterraSt. AustellSt AustellSt Austell Railway Station50°20’30” N 4°47’18” W
11 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We caught a bus from Charlestown back to St. Austell and went on a tour of the St. Austell brewery. It first began brewing in 1850 and is family owned with the original family still involved. The tourLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Right up your alley! The bottles sound like a good souvenir of a memorable experience.
InghilterraBuckfastleighBuckfast Abbey50°29’30” N 3°46’36” W
12 maggio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We left Cornwall today and headed through Devon and Dorset until we reached Salisbury in Wiltshire, a very scenic drive.
We had a morning stop at Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh, which has been homeLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Brewery sounds perfect-😂😂enjoying tour commentary very much- it’s like being there , from my lounge chair😆😆
Viaggiatore That is one seriously low tide…