The following 9 day trip to Cornwall is ideal for small to medium sized mature groups who would like to explore the breathtaking beauty of South West England at a leisurely pace.
Sun: Arrive London - Bath
Arrive in London and meet your driver and guide and transfer to Bath
Arrive in Bath check into the Francis Hotel (or similar) for two nights
on a bed and breakfast basis
Dinner this evening is arranged at a local restaurant within walking
distance
Mon
8th June : Bath
This morning enjoy some time at leisure before visiting the famous Roman
Baths
Enjoy lunch at leisure
This afternoon visit Bath Abbey with its Magnificent stained glass windows, columns of
honey-gold stone and some of the finest fan vaulting in the world
Dinner this evening is arranged at a local restaurant within walking
distance
Tuesday: Bodmin Moor - Padstow
This morning depart Bath and continue to Padstow in Cornwall
En route a stop will be made for lunch at
The Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor
The Jamaica Inn is Cornwall’s most
famous smugglers inn. Immortalised in Daphne du Maurier's eponymous tale of
smugglers, rogues and pirates, this historic coaching house has welcomed
travellers crossing Bodmin Moor for nearly 300 years. Full of legend, mystery,
romance and even, according to folklore, the odd friendly spirit, Jamaica Inn
is set in one of the most evocative moorland locations in Britain
Check in to a local 4 Star hotel in Padstow for 3 nights
Enjoy the afternoon at leisure exploring this quaint town and pretty
harbour
This afternoon enjoy a private Sea Safari departing from Padstow
Harbour. This 2 hour boat trip gives you the opportunity to view a myriad of sea life that
occupy the Cornish waters and coastline at different times of the year such as
seals, porpoises, dolphins & basking sharks. In Spring & Summer the
cliff formations are teeming with Guillemots, Cormorants, Razorbills &
Oystercatchers and you may even see Puffins on our Cornwall’s very own “Puffin
Island”
This
evening enjoy dinner in Rick Stein’s famous seafood restaurant before returning
to your hotel
Wedesday : Tintagel and Boscastle
Today enjoy a day of myth and mystery as you discover the legend of King
Arthur, Excalibur, The Knights of the Round Table and Merlin.
You will visit Tintagel Castle, Merlins Cave and King Arthurs Great
Hall. The coastline in this area is spectacular and the walk out to Tintagel
Castle gives some excellent views.
On return to Padstow, visit Boscastle a small village and port on the
North Cornwall Coast. The theme of myth and legend continues with a visit to
the Museum of Witchraft. The museum has the largest
collection of witchcraft and Wiccan related artefacts in the world
Return to
your hotel in Padstow for dinner.
Thursday : Eden
Project
This morning travel to the Eden
Project, near St Austell. The Eden Project is a one of a kind attraction. The
amazing architecture of the Biome’s houses many attractions. Some of the
highlights are: the
world's largest rainforest in captivity with steamy jungles and waterfalls,
cutting-edge architecture and buildings, stunning garden displays all year
round, world-class sculpture and art and a Rainforest Canopy Walkway, where you
can take a stunning walk among the treetops.
Return
your hotel in Padstow for dinner.
Friday : Land’s End and St Ives
This morning, check out of the hotel and meet with your Tour Manager,
coach and driver and continue your journey westwards
Your first visit to the day will be to Land’s End – the most westerly
point of the Great British Mainland. Pose for pictures with the famous signpost
or simply marvel at the
crashing waves on the rocks below.
This
afternoon you will be driven the short distance to St Ives, the most famous of
Cornish holiday towns. The town is crammed
full of shops and cafes situated around the harbour and standing high above the
wonderful Porthmeor beach is the Tate Gallery. Explore the
town at leisure
Re-join the
coach and travel the short distance to the Tregenna Castle Estate (or similar)
where accommodation has been arranged for the next three nights on a dinner,
bed and breakfast basis.
Saturday: Porthcurno,
Penzance and the Minack Theatre
This morning, meet with your Tour Manager, coach and driver and make the
short journey to Porthcurno for a visit to the Telegraph Museum
Porthcurno has a unique historic provenance: this is
where the telegraph cables that linked Britain with its Empire and other
nations came ashore. The valley was the hub of international cable
communications from 1870-1970 and also training college for the communications
industry until 1993. Porthcurno was the largest cable station in
the world.
Re-join the coach and head towards Penzance to enjoy lunch at leisure.
Penzance is a popular area for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher
and
is featured in the films Snow Storm in Spring, Reflections, Summer on the Sea,
The Empty House and Looking to the Horizon
Re-join the coach and travel the short distance to the Minack Theatre –
Cornwall’s world famous outdoor theatre - where a visit has been arranged
Many visitors arrive at
the Minack imagining it was built by invading Romans. If Caesar’s legions had come this far they
might have been beguiled by the beauty of the place, but the real truth is as
remarkable as this enduring fiction. From 1931 until she died in 1983 the
Minack Theatre was planned, built and financed by one determined woman – Rowena
Cade
Depending on schedules it may be possible to see an afternoon or evening
performance here
Transfer back to the hotel
Sunday : St Michael’s
Mount, Porthleven and Mullion
This morning, meet with your Tour Manager, coach and driver and make the
short journey to St Michael’s Mount
You will have been catching sight of the Mount during the last couple of
days but this will be your chance to visit!
Accessed by a causeway at
low water, follow in the footsteps of pilgrims and discover legend, myth and
over a thousand years of history.
Re-join the coach and make the journey to Porthleven
Time to browse the craft shops and art galleries and enjoy a Cornish
pasty - Hot out of the oven and eaten from the paper bag it comes in
Re-join the coach and travel on to Mullion Cove
Mullion is the largest village on the Lizard and has shops, inns, cafes
and restaurants, craft shops and art galleries. It has a pretty working
harbour, protected from the winter gales that rage across Mount's Bay by two
stout sea walls. The harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord
Robartes of Lanhydrock as a recompense to the fishermen for several disastrous
pilchard seasons
You can still see the old pilchard cellar and net store. There are
plenty of smuggling tales too
Transfer
back to the hotel
Monday : Stonehenge
– Salisbury
This morning depart Cornwall and travel to one of Britain’s most iconic
prehistoric monuments, Stonehenge
Enjoy time walking around the stones and exploring the brand new visitor
experience. There will also be time to get lunch at the on-site restaurant
Depart Stonehenge for the short journey into Salisbury
Here you will visit the magnificent Cathedral. There is the opportunity
to climb Britain’s tallest Cathedral Spire and also see the original Magna
Carta in the Chapter House
The visit concludes with the Cathedrals’ evensong service where the
choir will perform
This evening one nights accommodation is arranged at the Cathedral Hotel
(or similar) on a dinner bed and breakfast basis
Tuesday June : London
This morning depart Salisbury and travel into London for flight home.
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