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Over half term we decided to have a long weekend in Cornwall with our friends. There was eight of us all together four adults and four children my friends mum owns a holiday cottage in Jacobstow near to Bude so we stayed there. We live in Leicestershire so it was a good trek to Cornwall and the traffic was horrific especially around Bristol, in total it took us around six hours to get to our destination.
Jacobstow is a quite a small village with only about 420 people living there. The village is three miles south-west of Week St. Mary, and just inland from the A39 and seven mile from Bude. We didn’t spend much time in the village apart from going back to the cottage in the evening. Although we did have a short walk round and looked at the wonderful church in the centre of the village. There is a nice village pub close by and a petrol station with village shops and post office just across the main road. It is a nice quiet place with lots of beautiful scenery and plenty of fields for afternoon walks.
Back at home the weather was terrible but we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day on the Saturday. We spent the day at Polzeath it is a very popular with families and surfers it has a great deal
to offer to all with it beautiful views and scenery. It is quite expensive to park your car there it cost us a £1 per hour. We spent the whole day on the beach it wasn’t very crowded so the children had plenty of room to run around and to build castles. There were lots of lifeguards on the beach which made us feel safe and secure near the water as the tide comes in very quickly. Dolphins may sometimes be spotted and the surrounding coastline is a particularly good area for many types of coastal bird including puffins. The beach is very clean and has been listed as one of the best in the area. They have nice clean public toilets close to the beach too.
There are many things to do at Polzeath shopping, surfing and eating out. There are shops that sell fab food at reasonable prices one of the shops has its own deli counter and sells delicious hot toasted panini’s. I had a bacon, sun dried tomato and brie panini it cost £3.20 there was enough for two people to share. There are also a few clothing shops but be warned if you are any bigger than a size 12 you will find it difficult to find clothes and of course a few surfing shops too. If you so desire there are surfing day courses you can take part in at a cost (details can be found at surfsupsurfschool.com) and a place where you can hire surfboards and wetsuits. We didn’t take part in the surfing though as the children were a little too young. We did however have a go on the trampolines which are the sort where you are attached to bungee ropes so you can bounce very high they cost £5 for about 5 minutes. I know that doesn’t seem very long but the children were shattered after 3 minutes. Great way to finish off the day and the children were fast asleep by 8pm (well worth £5).
On Sunday we visited Tintagel it was quite wet and windy on that day so we did most of our site seeing from the safety of a warm car. Tintagel castle was the home of King Arthur and his Knights, the castle was built by the first Duke of Cornwall, the son of Henry I. My husbands to be decided he would like to visit here as he is very keen on history but unfortunately due to the weather he was unable to see all on offer. There is a informative Visitor Centres, superb walks, good shops and numerous homely pubs. We visited the Book shop, Gallery shop, Gift shop but the children decided the best one we visited was the pasty shop which had delicious steak and onion pasties. Tintagel has a very mystical and enchanting feel to it voted one of the most romantic places in the Country. If only the weather was better for us we would have enjoy a cream tea or home made local pasty sitting on a bench looking across the beautiful landscape and cliffs. On our way back to the cottage we drove through the picturesque village Boscastle hidden in a steep sided valley. You might recall this village in the headlines in 2004 when it was badly affected by the floods. I am happy to report that the place looks wonderful now and it looked as though there was still developments being worked on parts. There was a lovely little harbour that you could see when driving down the hill into the village with lots of little fishing boats. There were quite a few charming little shops and the village seemed very busy.
To end our day we visited Crackington Haven for a late Sunday lunch. As we drove into the village we were stunned by the spectacular scenery. The road leading into the village is very steep but you could see for miles. The beach is quite small and very stoney but the views were the best we had seen all day. We were surrounded by cliffs and it was very peaceful. There are just a few little beach shops and the family pub with we had our meal. The Coombe Barton Inn is a warm, friendly place and serves lovely high quality food, we all had a Sunday carvery which cost £7.50 per adult and about £4.50 per child. There was a large family room which was perfect for us with four children in tow. There were toys available but they weren’t in very good condition but there was plenty of space for them to play around and burn off some of their energy from being trapped in the car most of the day. They also provided highchairs. The carvery was really nice you got the choice of pork or beef then you just added your vegetables and trimmings. Over all we were very pleased with the service and food.
We had to leave on Monday so after sadly packing our bags and forcing the children into the cars we headed to Bude for a last look at the beach and a short walk round the town.
Bude is a very pretty town the beach is fantastic. The beach is full of little rock pools where the children took there nets and tried to catch crabs. It is again full of surreal views and awesome scenery. It was also extremely clean we didn’t spot one piece of litter if you have been there you might recall the millions of bins at the top of the beach but the obliviously they fulfil there purpose. Next to the beach there was a large store that sold all the normal beach stuff buckets, spades, hats and some surfing items and public toilets. There is also a café but I would not recommend it as it took 20 minutes for them to get me four coffees and a bacon batch there prices were a little steep too.
You can take a short steep walk up to the town to save finding a parking space which is what we did, it’s not too far the children managed it. The town has a mixture of shops lots of surf and gift shops and a few little Celtic shops which are the ones I like most. Some of them were closed due to it being bank holiday. Lucky for us the ice cream shop was open and they served ice creams in loads of different flavours. After a short stroll around the shops we headed back to the car to set off home.
~Summary~
We had an amazing time in Cornwall there was plenty to see and do. We wish we could have stayed longer but my husband to be had to go back to work. Since visiting Cornwall we have decided that we will spend our honeymoon there in September as we can’t go abroad as our son is too young. I personally can’t wait to go back and take some more pictures of the beautiful scenery and spend some more time exploring the sights. There was only one thing that disappointed me on our break away and that was that no matter where we went, we could not find anywhere that sold seafood or shellfish. There was a fishmongers in Bude but it was closed.
Nice description. However, Tintagel is not the home of King Arthur as he is a mythical figure. They like to promote it as a site for him but I thought you should make that a bit clearer. :o)
jackyann53 09.06.2007 12:19
Lovely review - I used to travel from Northampton to a village just outside Redruth for holidays twice a year and it is a hell of a trek for a week - even worse for a long weekend but it's so beautiful, unspoilt and peaceful it's worth it. I loved it so much I moved not far from Bude - just over the borders into North Devon :-) Jacky x
zyxwv 08.06.2007 12:27
V good review and can only echo what is said below and in your review. Cornwall is a smashing part of the country.
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