Despite going to university in Devon and spending three years living right on the brink of Cornwall, until last weekend I had never been there. How did I let this happen!??
Anyway. In the early hours of Friday morning, we packed up the MG and headed West.
The weekend was spent adventuring, in the glorious twin counties of Devon and Cornwall.
We explored the moors of Dartmoor National Park, ate Cornish pasties and waved hello to a tiny Dartmoor pony who was just trotting around, swishing his tail, doing his thang looking so cute and tiny.
Later in Bude, we wandered along the clifftops, dodged swooping seagulls and ate fish and chips and crab bisque by the beach.
After lunch, we zoomed along the Atlantic Highway to Tintagel with the roof open, the sun on our faces, and much to Gavin’s disgust, the sound of Justin Bieber pumping through the speakers.
Upon arrival, we skipped down the steep path to see the turquoise waters of Tintagel cove. Gavin then imparted a load of made-up facts about what makes the sea look turquoise, the history of Tintagel and the legend of Arthur before we huffed and puffed and grumbled our way back up the hill. It was very steep you know!
We took a trip to Padstow, then meandered around the harbour eating ice cream and lolling at creepy peeping gargoyles.
It was a GREAT weekend – may I suggest you all go there immediately.
When you do, stay in Langstone Manor. They have sweet little wooden cubby holes to sleep in, they love the environment and the site is actually inside the boundaries of Dartmoor National Park – i.e the WILDERNESS.
A Ranson Note 
Beautiful images.
I love Tintagel 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂 Tintagel is like a different era altogether!
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I used to go there with my (ex) mother-in-law, who was fascinated by the legends of king Arthur, and she would recite poetry and tell stories as we walked. She made it magical – particularly when we went to the lake, where the Lady of the Lake was perported to live.
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