Jim & Happy : Camping in Cornwall

Cornwall is the home of the pastie, cream teas (aka Devonshire tea) and cider. All of which, we have now tasted. Some more than others - I’ll let you guess which.

It is also famous for quaint fishing villages and we have visited a few of these over the past ten days. Summer is a great time to be here with the sun setting at 9.30pm, plenty of time to explore and enjoy.

Camping days

Karen, Jim and I (and Noodle, the dog) drove the van down to the campsite on Friday morning to set up camp. Dave drove the kids down after school. The kids, Jack and Lola had the week off school for mid-term break. By the next day there were eight or more families from Karen and Dave’s village all camping, each family had a couple of kids and a dog. It was a lovely atmosphere. They have been doing it for the past couple of years.

The campsite of Lansallos is heritage listed and well-maintained. There is solar hot water showers for 20p (30 cents) for 6 minutes – so generous. You don’t realize how long 6 mins is until you are standing under a timed shower. The church at the end of the campsite is 17^th century and still holds Sunday service. The graveyard surrounding the church has the most amazing old gravestones. The half hour walk down to the beach was down a leafy wooded path. It is a long and slow walk back at the end of the day. Believe it or not, our noses are peeling after the first day sitting on the beach.

What a treat it was when the food truck drove into the campsite fully loaded with fresh produce. We ordered scones and clotted cream from ‘Des’ the driver for another day. It was to be our first cream tea.