29 June – Friday
And the rains came down! It absolutely poured during the morning on our drive to Cornwall, but fortunately had cleared by the time we reached Clovelly, although a “brisk” wind was
blowing. Clovelly is a small (touristy) fishing village at the bottom of a 400 metre walk down a cliff on a very rough cobbled street. We discovered that this was where Charles Kingsley, poet and novelist, lived – his house is open to the public. Very pretty village, but very steep, plus the tide was out! Merlin is supposed to be buried in a cave on the beach. We chickened out on the walk back up (someone was having trouble with his knees!!!) and paid for the Landrover drive up the hill. Worth every penny.
Then it was in to Boscastle and Tingatel, where the ruins are supposedly King Arthur’s castle. They are situated on a narrow headland and as it was rather windy, we decided against a closer look. After that it was into Port Isaac, the setting for the television series “Doc Martin.” A beautiful fishing village, much easier to access, readily recognisable and LOTS of people.
Our accommodation tonight is at a B & B in the country, with squirrels running around and a beautiful stream at the bottom of the garden.
And the rains came down! It absolutely poured during the morning on our drive to Cornwall, but fortunately had cleared by the time we reached Clovelly, although a “brisk” wind was
blowing. Clovelly is a small (touristy) fishing village at the bottom of a 400 metre walk down a cliff on a very rough cobbled street. We discovered that this was where Charles Kingsley, poet and novelist, lived – his house is open to the public. Very pretty village, but very steep, plus the tide was out! Merlin is supposed to be buried in a cave on the beach. We chickened out on the walk back up (someone was having trouble with his knees!!!) and paid for the Landrover drive up the hill. Worth every penny.Then it was in to Boscastle and Tingatel, where the ruins are supposedly King Arthur’s castle. They are situated on a narrow headland and as it was rather windy, we decided against a closer look. After that it was into Port Isaac, the setting for the television series “Doc Martin.” A beautiful fishing village, much easier to access, readily recognisable and LOTS of people.
Our accommodation tonight is at a B & B in the country, with squirrels running around and a beautiful stream at the bottom of the garden.
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