North Cornwall sightseeing

Saturday 1 June

Tintagel is in North Cornwall, an hour’s drive from Saltash where Karen and Dave live.  Most places are within a few hours drive from here.  Tintagel is where King Arthur lived.  The ruins of his castle are perched on top of the headland overlooking the ocean.  Walking around the ruins all I could say was ‘this is magic’.  Looking from the hills to the ocean I could just imagine King Arthur and his men riding over the hills back to the castle after an adventure and thinking I’m glad to be home.

Part of the ruins

Looking across to where the castle may have joined  - so they say

Always the joker

It was a 15 minute drive from Tintagel to Port Isaac  – home of the television show Doc Martin & crab sandwiches.  We had a yummy lunch of crab sandwiches at a pub facing Doc Martin’s house.  The crab is caught locally and purchased from the market across from pub – how fresher can it get – the crab was mouth watering and went really well with a pint of cider.

Another ten minutes down the road was Padstow.  Did we have anything to eat there?  I have to remember – no, what a surprise.  We have eaten loads over the past two weeks with camping and visiting villages.  You really could eat (and drink) your way around Cornwall, the food on offer is fresh and tasty. 

Padstow is a fishing village and home of celebrity chef Rick Stein.  We wandered around the village before heading home.  Another interesting day of sightseeing in beautiful Cornwall over.

Doc Martin's house (the middle one)

Padstow harbour

As the sign says