A Taste of Cornwall

I am SO behind! We went to Cornwall the first week of April, and here it is, May already, and I haven’t finished editing all of our photos. Yes, I definitely took too many photos, but my motivation to sit and edit photos hasn’t been there either.

Cornwall in a nutshell: Very beautiful but very rough driving! All those coastal roads are very narrow, very curvy, and very steep. My nausea level was pretty high when we were traveling, but that may have made the destinations even more appealing, haha. We stayed in a nice little farm B&B near the coast. It was nice to be away from cities, although it was a change of pace to be woken up each morning by a rooster. 🙂

Day 1: Minack Theatre and St. Michael’s Mount Minack Theatre was gorgeous! It was at the top of my list of things to see, so we did this first. I loved all the stonework and details and the beautiful backdrop of the ocean.

St. Michael’s Mount is unique in that it’s a castle on an island…sometimes. 🙂 We walked to the castle in the early afternoon, but when we left later that afternoon, the tide had come in, so we had to take a boat back to shore.

Day 2: Pendennis Castle & Trebah Gardens Pendennis Castle is a small defensive fort built by King Henry VIII in Falmouth. While we were here, we got to see a cannon be fired off!

Looking down on Trebah Gardens, a beautiful sub-tropical paradise with a coastal background. We saw some gorgeous rhododendrons in bloom while we were there!

Day 3: Land’s End & St. Ives At Land’s End, the most westerly point of mainland England. The coastal area here was so pretty! I loved our time spent here.

On the beach at St. Ives, one of the best seaside towns in England. It used to be primarily dependent on fishing, but now it’s known for its number of artists.

At the beach just a walk down from our B&B. The walk was really pretty, and it was so peaceful sitting on the rocks by the beach.

Day 4: Healy Cornish Cyder Farm & The Eden Project

A brief stop at Healy’s Cornish Cyder Farm. One of their most popular ciders is the Cornish Rattler. Andrew and I sampled a variety of of ciders and juices — yum!

Arriving at the Eden Project, a large greenhouse project in Cornwall.

Inside the Tropical Biome… it was so hot & humid in there, but the plants were beautiful! The Mediterranean Biome was much more comfortable. 🙂

Andrew in front of the cathedral in Truro, which is where his grandpa spent some time when he was overseas with the US Army during WWII.

Day 5: Bedruthan Steps & Tintagel Castle

At the Bedruthan Steps, a spectacular cliff-top view of sea stacks on the northern coast of Cornwall.

Exploring the remains of Tintagel Castle, which has a long association with the legend of King Arthur.

Looking down at the cove from where the remains of Tintagel Castle is. I just love all the gorgeous coastline in Cornwall!

So that was a taste of our busy trip to Cornwall! We saw so many beautiful areas, and I would definitely like to go back someday. The beaches in the summer are probably amazing, and I’d love to see Trebah Gardens when all the hydrangeas are in bloom. This is probably one of my favorite trips we’ve taken, and I would highly recommend Cornwall to anyone!