The weather in London caught us by surprise. Hot, sunny, and beautiful.
We took the night train from London Paddington to Cornwall, which was good fun. We woke up to coffee and breakfast delivered to our cabin, then rolled into Penzance around 7:00 am.
Looking down from St Michael’s Mount toward its tiny harbor and the mainland. At low tide, we walked across the causeway to the island, then took the boat back a few hours later after the sea had covered the path.
A sunny swim at Jubilee Pool in Penzance, one of the great old lidos of the English seaside. Salt water, sea views, and a mix of hardy swimmers (in the cold water pool) and softies like us (in the heated pool).
The view of St Ives as we arrived by train.
Late afternoon on the harbor beach in St Ives. Boats in the water, kids swimming, people sitting along the promenade, and even a group singing old Cornish ballads for charity.
I remember this one from my childhood. The old nursery rhyme gets a little extra charm when you actually find it posted in St Ives.
Heading back to the train station for a short trip to Truro.
A proper Sunday roast in Truro, with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, vegetables, and lots of gravy.
A rainy morning bus from Truro to Falmouth.
Inside Pendennis Castle in Falmouth, built by Henry VIII to defend the Cornish coast. The views are the main draw, but the old gun rooms are pretty cool too.
One of those great pub details you only notice after ordering a pint: a ceiling completely covered in beer mats, labels, and local brewery badges.
Fowey’s wonderfully odd Rook with a Book sculpture, looking out over the estuary. A tribute to Daphne du Maurier, who lived nearby and wrote The Birds, the short story later adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film of the same name.
Inside the Eden Project near St Austell, where the huge biomes make Cornwall feel briefly tropical. A great rainy-day stop.
A wet and windy (but decently warm) hike from the Talland Bay Hotel to Polperro on the South West Coast Path. Classic Cornwall: steep green cliffs, tucked-away coves, fishing-village views, and weather that changes every ten minutes.
Catching the train from Looe to Liskeard, and from there back to London.
The Harbour Hotel & Spa in St Ives. From the window we could see Godrevy Lighthouse, which helped inspire Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, one of my absolute favorite books.
The Alverton in Truro, a historic hotel in a beautifully converted 19th-century convent.
Great place! TFS- It’s on my list for next year. This summer I’m on a solo trip through the Cotswolds! Quite dry here at the moment.
Wonderful as always... Really nice shots and clues. Congratulations, keep up the good work.