st4
Banned
Well, folks, its time for another long thread. For my summer holiday my mate and I decided on cornwall. Naturally this involved touring in the shed, eating lots and some sun and light activities. Full photo album here
Corwall pictures by stephentaylor4 - Photobucket
The shed was perfect for the long motorway haul down, and made a good fist of some of the more interesting roads in Cornwall. Some of the A and B roads down there are cracking, nice twists and turns and where you can feel why you have opted for sports suspensions, sports seating and manual overrides.
Day 1
I collected my pal from Edinburgh, loaded the car to the top (blooming big boots these 211’s have) and headed down. Trapperjohn very kindly invited us over and fed us well. Thanks again mate for having us over for the day. That evening we went to a curry house recommended by Ringway. Dieselman came along in his citreon which is a cracking car actually and F all rust. Rust we shall come onto later. The curry was superb at the Balti in Alderly Edge, opting for the Vindaloo was not a silly idea, just a smelly one.
Day 2
We broke our journey at Newcastle Under Lyme. We wanted to do the journey in a civilized way, not 12hours non stop then unpack and pitch tents. A gentle motorway run down the M5 and onto the A30 saw us hit Newquay at 43.3mpg with an average speed of 60mph. The shed devoured the miles and we sat in comfort and space for 5 hours without any pain.
Unpacking the car was, as it was tight for room. Next car I will buy will probably be a wagon of some description, as it would make more sense as this is the sort of holiday I enjoy.
Day 3, Sailing in Silbyback lake, Looe, Porpero, St Austel for dinner
James has a yearning to learn sailing, so he booked us in for dinghy sailing lessons on a place called Silbyback lake on the Northern part of Cornwall. Personally, I did not take to it, but it was a fun learning and challenge. James loved it and will be taking this hoby further. Silyback lake is actually man made and there is a cracking dam at the end of it.
Some of the plants are closer to home
After this, we headed to Looe. A lovely coastal sea side town. By then we shook off the Scottish weather and enjoyed what is pretty decent warm weather. The forecast on James iPhone was rain, and it was far from that.
James has been to Cornwall before, and recommended a wee villiage to see called Porperro. He stopped and had a nice pint of cider, I had the car so could not. The cider down there is quite potent, but simply lovely.
After that, we headed to St Austell. Its not the nicest of places in Cornwall, but someone recommended a Nepalese place to eat in. They were not wrong, it was blooming lovely. Really flavoursome food and well presented restaurant with polite staff.
Day 4, Perranporth, St Angnes, St Ives, massive BBQ
We decided to go to Perranporth for the morning. It has a pub on the beach, and it’s a cracking beach as well. In full heat of the day, this would be a brilliant place to go.
Some of the local plant life is marvelous
They do not call it the English Riviera for nothing
St Agnes was our next stop and we took a cliff top walk. This afforded a brilliant view of the sea.
That was the actual colour of the water, fantastic!!!
St Ives was our next and final stop of the day
This is a nice place but terribly busy. We got an icecream, I wolfed mine down, but a seagull attacked James one. Vicious things. There after we consoled ourselves with rib-eye steak marinaded in beer and BBQ’s to perfection. Followed by drinks and a strole to the pub for more!!!
Day 5, Tintagel, St Martin, Padstow
This day we headed to Tintagel, which was ok but not brilliant.
The old post office was worth a snap
As well as old castle Ruins
The onto St Martin, again icecream was the order of the day, and its lovely down there. Slightly creamier than normal icecream you get in the shops, but all the better for it I see.
St Martin is where Doc Martin is filmed. Never heard of it, or the actor in it until James told me, and they were filming this show when we were there. Sadly, I could have walked past someone famous and not known. Woops
Its actually a lovely villiage and I can see why they chose it to film.
The weather picked up, so it was on to Padstow. We took a speed boat tour of the coast, and for £6 per head this was somewhat of a bargain. It was a completely blast doing 25knots and getting splashed about and the boat going airborne. I really want a motorboat now.
We ate at Rick Steins fish and chips. Personally if I was in Padstow I’d go if it were open, but I would not make a point of going. Nothing wrong with the food, but at the end of the day, it’s a posh chippy with a few extra things available. I’ve had better, I’ve had worse. Its not a restaurant. You can eat in, but you are sat with other folk. Price wise its pushing it for haddock and chips. I did have some scallops to start with and they were lovely, but it would be nice to see more sea food on the menue. As it happens there is a proper seafood restaurant in Padstow, and if anyone here is going there, I’d probably go there instead of Rick Steins, where the service is efficient, but hardly polite or pleasant, but then again, it is a chippy so bear that in mind.
Corwall pictures by stephentaylor4 - Photobucket
The shed was perfect for the long motorway haul down, and made a good fist of some of the more interesting roads in Cornwall. Some of the A and B roads down there are cracking, nice twists and turns and where you can feel why you have opted for sports suspensions, sports seating and manual overrides.
Day 1
I collected my pal from Edinburgh, loaded the car to the top (blooming big boots these 211’s have) and headed down. Trapperjohn very kindly invited us over and fed us well. Thanks again mate for having us over for the day. That evening we went to a curry house recommended by Ringway. Dieselman came along in his citreon which is a cracking car actually and F all rust. Rust we shall come onto later. The curry was superb at the Balti in Alderly Edge, opting for the Vindaloo was not a silly idea, just a smelly one.
Day 2
We broke our journey at Newcastle Under Lyme. We wanted to do the journey in a civilized way, not 12hours non stop then unpack and pitch tents. A gentle motorway run down the M5 and onto the A30 saw us hit Newquay at 43.3mpg with an average speed of 60mph. The shed devoured the miles and we sat in comfort and space for 5 hours without any pain.
Unpacking the car was, as it was tight for room. Next car I will buy will probably be a wagon of some description, as it would make more sense as this is the sort of holiday I enjoy.
Day 3, Sailing in Silbyback lake, Looe, Porpero, St Austel for dinner
James has a yearning to learn sailing, so he booked us in for dinghy sailing lessons on a place called Silbyback lake on the Northern part of Cornwall. Personally, I did not take to it, but it was a fun learning and challenge. James loved it and will be taking this hoby further. Silyback lake is actually man made and there is a cracking dam at the end of it.
Some of the plants are closer to home
After this, we headed to Looe. A lovely coastal sea side town. By then we shook off the Scottish weather and enjoyed what is pretty decent warm weather. The forecast on James iPhone was rain, and it was far from that.
James has been to Cornwall before, and recommended a wee villiage to see called Porperro. He stopped and had a nice pint of cider, I had the car so could not. The cider down there is quite potent, but simply lovely.
After that, we headed to St Austell. Its not the nicest of places in Cornwall, but someone recommended a Nepalese place to eat in. They were not wrong, it was blooming lovely. Really flavoursome food and well presented restaurant with polite staff.
Day 4, Perranporth, St Angnes, St Ives, massive BBQ
We decided to go to Perranporth for the morning. It has a pub on the beach, and it’s a cracking beach as well. In full heat of the day, this would be a brilliant place to go.
Some of the local plant life is marvelous
They do not call it the English Riviera for nothing
St Agnes was our next stop and we took a cliff top walk. This afforded a brilliant view of the sea.
That was the actual colour of the water, fantastic!!!
St Ives was our next and final stop of the day
This is a nice place but terribly busy. We got an icecream, I wolfed mine down, but a seagull attacked James one. Vicious things. There after we consoled ourselves with rib-eye steak marinaded in beer and BBQ’s to perfection. Followed by drinks and a strole to the pub for more!!!
Day 5, Tintagel, St Martin, Padstow
This day we headed to Tintagel, which was ok but not brilliant.
The old post office was worth a snap
As well as old castle Ruins
The onto St Martin, again icecream was the order of the day, and its lovely down there. Slightly creamier than normal icecream you get in the shops, but all the better for it I see.
St Martin is where Doc Martin is filmed. Never heard of it, or the actor in it until James told me, and they were filming this show when we were there. Sadly, I could have walked past someone famous and not known. Woops
Its actually a lovely villiage and I can see why they chose it to film.
The weather picked up, so it was on to Padstow. We took a speed boat tour of the coast, and for £6 per head this was somewhat of a bargain. It was a completely blast doing 25knots and getting splashed about and the boat going airborne. I really want a motorboat now.
We ate at Rick Steins fish and chips. Personally if I was in Padstow I’d go if it were open, but I would not make a point of going. Nothing wrong with the food, but at the end of the day, it’s a posh chippy with a few extra things available. I’ve had better, I’ve had worse. Its not a restaurant. You can eat in, but you are sat with other folk. Price wise its pushing it for haddock and chips. I did have some scallops to start with and they were lovely, but it would be nice to see more sea food on the menue. As it happens there is a proper seafood restaurant in Padstow, and if anyone here is going there, I’d probably go there instead of Rick Steins, where the service is efficient, but hardly polite or pleasant, but then again, it is a chippy so bear that in mind.
