We’ve spent the last 12 months researching Cornwall and here’s a stab at Cornwall’s top 10 beaches. Both Sennen Cove Beach and Perran Beach (specifically the long stretch of sand to the middle and north of the beach) produced impromptu ‘wows’ so they top the list:
1. Sennen Cove Beach
2. Perran Beach
3. Porthcurno Beach
4. Rock Beach
5. [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Top 10 beaches in Cornwall
Posted in 1 on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Visiting St Mawes, Cornwall
Posted in 1 on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Early summer 2009, we spent some time exploring the east coast of Cornwall around Falmouth. As ever, we got lost and ended up driving down the wrong side of the River Fal and Fal Estuary. We arrived at St Mawes Castle, an exceptional sixteenth century castle in a beautiful setting. The views across the water to Pendennis [...]
Famous UK film locations
Posted in 1 on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
To offer people UK travel inspiration, we’ve been building a gallery of famous film locations.
Film people are expert at finding great locations for the obvious reasons. I remember watching Val Kilmer acting a scene from ‘The Saint’ outside the Bodleian Library in Oxford in the 1990s. The BBC shot a scene from a Charles Dickens’ [...]
St Ives, Cornwall
Posted in 1 on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’ve photographed St Ives, Cornwall and the surrounding area three times so far in 2009. We plan to go back for Summer and Autumn too.
It’s an exceptional place. Twice, we’ve parked at the top of the town (expensive but ticket lasts all day) and walked down a well marked path to the harbour and beach. Behind [...]
England’s Top Towns
Posted in 1 on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We noticed a VisitEngland report on the top ‘towns’ in England. The list was generated from visitor stats and is pretty much in line with what one would expect. First up, London and then Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Blackpool, York, Scarborough, Newcastle upon Tyne and, finally, Liverpool. Would have expected Bath to be in there too but hey-ho.
However, if [...]
Where’s the UK’s Tuscany?
Posted in 1 on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, a Parisian asked if the UK had an equivalent to Tuscany. Rolling hills, lush countryside, pretty villages, great food etc. The UK equivalent had to be a wealthy area, too. I suggested the Chilterns AONB and then asked others on Twitter:
roryjmaxwell@picturetheuk The Cotswolds?
JonathanFoyle@picturetheuk Yes, Suffolk is the UK’s Tuscany (good food, historic [...]
