Cornwall for holidays

[DimPrawn]

Oh... take a trip to Scilly Islands. Absolutely stunning especially if you get a little boat to any island except St. Mary's, the only one with roads and cars. St. Agnes/Gugh are two islands joined by a Sandbar, Tresco has amazing gardens, Bryher has the Hell Bay Hotel, Sampson is uninhabited... we sailed there one year and had the whole island to ourselves once the day trip boats left.

You can get a boat (2hr) or helicopter (20min) from Penzance, or I think a toy plane from somewhere.

I'd go there ASAP. With man-made global warming rampant and the hockey stick rising temps, the Scilly Isles will be gone within a few short years.

[minestrone]

I'd go there ASAP. With man-made global warming rampant and the hockey stick rising temps, the Scilly Isles will be gone within a few short years.

[voodooflux]

If you get the chance, look up a place called Kynance Cove, it's like something from a Famous Five story.

Definitely WHS - wonderful place....



There are some fine eateries in Porthleven that are worth checking out too.

[DaveB]

Word of warning: public transport in Cornwall is crap, and gets crapper the further into the boonies you get.

[Boudica]

Worth it or should I just jet off somewhere?

i think many people on here would agree

[minestrone]

i think many people on here would agree

Sorry but I am sure most people on here do not agree to questions.

[d000hg]

Word of warning: public transport in Cornwall is crap, and gets crapper the further into the boonies you get.

Absolutely. Although train down to Penzance is OK if you wanted to hire a car there.

The branch line Penzance->St.Ives is rather lovely, or it was 20 years ago anyhow, we moved to Cornwall after holidaying there as a child.

And, yes Porthleven is cool. Especially if you get a storm, it's frequently shown on the news:

[wurzel]

get the sleeper train from London to Penzance

I've never understood how that works - surely it can't take more than 4 hours. Hardly a good night's kip.

[gingerjedi]

I've never understood how that works - surely it can't take more than 4 hours. Hardly a good night's kip.

They don't thunder through the countryside at 120mph at night, more like 40mph.

[Drewster]

I prefer Devon.... not least cos it seems to take about 3 days less to get there....

But the Hotel in Carbis Bay has some pretty nice/plush apartments...... and its only a few minutes along the coast to St Ives (train or even walk along the coastal path)