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  • Minack Theatre - Cornwall's Theatre Under the Stars

    Minack Theatre - Cornwall's Theatre Under the Stars

    Enjoy Theatre Under the Stars  at the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno: If you didn't know better, you may think that the Minack Theatre was originally built by the Roman army in 55 BC when Julius Caesar brought his legions across... Continue Reading...

  • Admiral Benbow Inn - A Unique Pub in Penzance

    Admiral Benbow Inn - A Unique Pub in Penzance

    Admiral Benbow Has an Amazing Collection of Artifacts from Shipwrecks: At the recommendation of our guest house owner, we came in search of the Admiral Benbow Inn in Penzance. Mike knew that we were on the look-out for interesting places... Continue Reading...

  • Dartmoor National Park

    Dartmoor National Park

    Dartmoor National Park, famed abode of the Hound of the Baskervilles! Just a few miles inwards from the South Devon Coast is the ancient Dartmoor National Park. It covers an area of 368 square miles and offers visitors a mix... Continue Reading...

  • Surfing and diving in Cornwall

    Surfing and diving in Cornwall

    Surfing and Diving in Cornwall: Cornwall is fast being recognised as one of the premier surfing and diving locations within the UK. This is due to the multiple of good beach resorts such as Newquay, Bude and Perranporth to name... Continue Reading...

  • Food and Drink in Devon and Cornwall

    Food and Drink in Devon and Cornwall

    Food & Drink In Devon and Cornwall – Great Pubs, Good Food And Drink! It’s true that the Cornish enjoy their food – so much so that Devon and Cornwall are known almost as much for their culinary offerings as... Continue Reading...

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Visiting the Historic Plymouth Barbican

The Plymouth Barbican is Home to Britain's Maritime Heritage: The Barbican, Plymouth's harbour area was an old trading port and is home to Britain's maritime heritage. It was from Plymouth that many of the early pioneering voyages set sail. Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Walter … [Read More...]

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Devonport Naval Base

A Plymouth Cruise Around Its Historic Harbour

Appreciate Some of Britain's Maritime History on a Plymouth Cruise: Plymouth Harbour is an important part of Britain's maritime history and on any visit to Plymouth, one of the things to do is to go on a Plymouth cruise of this historical harbour. Once an old trading port, Plymouth Harbour … [Read More...]

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Plymouth Gin – Once a Preferred Drink of the Royal Navy

For Nearly Two Centuries, No Navy Ship Left Port Without Plymouth Gin: Black Friars Distillery is one of the oldest buildings in Plymouth and one of the city's heritage buildings. Its Refectory Room - a medieval hall with a hull-shaped timber roof was built in 1431.  Since 1793, Black Friars … [Read More...]

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Getting around

Train Travel from London to Cornwall

Getting from London to Cornwall by Train is Easy: Travelling by train from London to Cornwall or Cornwall to London is easy. First Great Western Railway covers the West Country and their main London centre is Paddington Station. On a recent trip to Devon and Cornwall, we travelled from … [Read More...]

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Treliska Guest House – St. Ives

A Review of Treliska Guest House in St. Ives: St. Ives offers a good range of hotels, guest houses and B&Bs and for our stay in this town we wanted a place that was in the town centre.  Treliska's website was one of the few that caught my … [Read More...]

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