Travel

Welcome to Part 2 of my trip to Cornwall! I’ve left it longer than I would have liked to write this second part of my trip as I’ve had a lot on lately but let’s get on with it! Oh and if you didn’t catch part 1 go and catch up now because who would want to read part 2 when your haven’t read part 1.. That would be crazy.

Tuesday.

SO, Tuesday came around. I felt like the week was going super quick but I always feel like any day does when you’re enjoying it.

I knew while we were in Cornwall I wanted to take a trip to the Eden Project. Oh I will be doing a photo diary as I took way too many photo’s for this post. Anyway, It’s somewhere I have always wanted to visit as I’ve seen so many photo’s and read so much about it. I just knew I wanted to go and see it in real life so we made the drive down and even though it was one of the longest drives we had to do while in Cornwall, it was worth it.

Once we parked, there was quite a walk from the car park to the entrance but it was filled was lots of little information cards and pretty flowers so I didn’t mind the walk at all. Once we reached the entrance and paid (it’s not cheap) we walked out onto a big wooden viewing area, well that’s what I would call it but that’s not the actual name. From the viewing area you walked straight out to the biomes which looked amazing.

After taking about 30 photo’s from the viewing platform we then made our way down towards the biomes. We hadn’t even been in for 20 minutes yet I had already taken more photo’s than I wanted too (I was trying to free up some storage).

The first biome we made our way to was the Mediterranean and the first impressions were just WOW. I don’t think I could explain in words just how beautiful it looked. There’s over 1,000 varieties of plants and every single one looked so well looked after.

There were so many places to take photo’s so I was very much in my element. It took us a good 40-50 minutes to walk around and that was with me stopping every 10 seconds to take a photo of another pretty flower..

it’s worth the trip for just this one biome honestly, it was just stunning and there was also a restaurant inside which looked so good, unfortunately we didn’t end up eating as it was just too warm inside.

After the Mediterranean biome we headed straight for the Rainforest biome where the heat hits you as soon as you step inside, literally. Inside the biome it’s anywhere from 18-35 degrees and I couldn’t have taken my cardigan off any faster.

The rainforest biome is the largest indoor rainforest in the world with over 1,000 varieties of plant and it wasn’t hard to see why. My idea of heaven apart from the heat as it was just so humid and when it’s busy I just can’t. As soon as we stepped inside I couldn’t stop snapping everywhere. Plants are just so aesthetic aren’t they?!

I could have spent most of the day in the biome taking photo’s, I was very much in my happy place. It did take a good while to walk around, I’d say we where in there for around an hour although it did seem longer. The sweat was dripping off all of us, it wasn’t good but there were some parts with water in so that kept us cool, oh and there was a cool room in which you can sit down but it was packed with people so we had to leave it but I loved the idea of it!

I’ll talk about the rainforest more in the photo diary soon. After the rainforest we decided to have some lunch outside which was really nice then we took a look around the invisible worlds exhibition which was super interesting and well worth a visit. After, we just took some time to look around the outdoor gardens and relax a little as the Eden Project isn’t small and takes you a lot of time to get around to places.

We drove back to our holiday home and had time to spend in the hot tub before having some food and heading to bed.

Wednesday.

Again, one of the longest travelling days but we were planning on going to Flambards which if you don’t know is a theme park. It’s more family friendly than anything but it’s where me and my sister spent a lot of our time when we came down to Conwall as kids and we were so excited to go back on some of the rides we went on back then, just for the nostalgia really.

We didn’t arrive till 11ish but when we did the car park was emptier than we imagined it would be, even though Flambards is small we thought it may have been busier as it was windy but still sunny.

We walked onto most of all the rides as it was so quiet but it was really nice to go back to a place where I could remember going on the helicopter ride with my grandad and now being able to go on with my sister this time as I couldn’t reach the pedals when I was younger so grandad had to do most of the work. It didn’t matter that the rides were for mostly youngish children there was still a few bigger rides but it was just nostalgia of coming back.

They have a massive Victorian village at Flambards which takes you right back in time to experience what life was like in Victorian Britain so we wondered around that for a good hour and a half I think, it looks tiny from the outside but it’s massive. We weren’t even halfway around and I needed the toilet so had to walk all the way back out to find the toilet then back in, what a nightmare.

After the Victorian village we managed to get on a few more rides before the park closed for the day. It took us a good couple of hours to get back and we were all so exhausted although we did find time to have a play in the games room.

Thursday.

On the last but one day we decided to make the journey down to Polperro & then stop off at Looe on the way back for some last minute shopping for all the souvenirs etc.

Polperro has got to be one of my most favourite villages in Cornwall, it’s just so beautiful even though it’s one of the smallest. It’s quite a walk from the car park to the main town area but you can get a ride on a little cart although we decided to skip it as we’d had a long car drive and felt like the walk.

There were some small shops to look in on the way down and of course I had my camera out at any opportunity snapping away at the cutest little houses. I would be very happy living in Polperro, it’s somewhere I can imagine myself in because it’s so close to the sea and has the most beautiful little shops and cafes, my dream place.

Once your past all the shops you come to the harbour, beach and sea and that’s where most people end up as it’s only small there’s not a lot of places to stand etc but the views were just amazing. We spent a good while taking photo’s and we headed down onto the beach which is where I spotted a cave that was hidden away and decided to head in, unfortunately it was way too dark & scary to go right inside but I did take one of my most favourite shots from while I was in Cornwall.

We did only spend a few hours in Polperro as there’s not a lot to do but it is very pretty so if you are ever down in Conrnwall it’s one place where you definitely want to have on your list to visit. After we had explored it was around lunchtime and even though there were a few little cafes to eat we decided to leave Polperro and head for Looe.

Obviously the first thing we did when we got to Looe was have food so we ended up having fish and chips from Kelly’s where we had eaten on our first day because they were just too good. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel that well as I was eating and ended up spending the rest of the day feeling sick and very tired, fortunately it was coming to the end of our holiday so I wasn’t that bothered.

We spent a good few hours shopping and just taking a last walk by the beach before heading back towards the car, oh but not before spending the last few moments in the amusements, we had to be quick though as the car park was running out, I couldn’t have ran in fast enough.

We got back to our holiday home about 5pm, spent a couple of hours in the games room and eating food and then packed up ready for in the morning.

Friday.

The last day so there’s not much for me to say. I always find the night before the last day so sad because you just know in the morning it’s all over and then it’s back to reality.

We packed up quite early and left about 10am, we wanted to get on the road early and get back as soon as we could but of course we had time to stop for a McDonald’s, you aren’t doing holidays right if you don’t have at least one. We did get held up a little but otherwise it wasn’t a bad drive home.

Now you know why I had to do this in two parts or you would have had about 4,000 words to read in one post and no-one wants that. It was a lovely holiday and I loved spending time with my family in a place where I remembered so many memories from my childhood. Cornwall is such a cute place, it’s somewhere I could visit again and again. Have you ever been to Cornwall or thought of visiting?

I recently spent a week away in one of my favourite places, Cornwall with my family and it was the perfect break which I really needed and we were so lucky with the weather, it was blue sky and sunny near enough everyday. Oh & to say I took a few photos would be an understatement, I got a little snap happy but I’m really enjoying photography right now and Cornwall was the perfect place to experiment. I’m doing this in two parts because it just seemed too much to put in one post so look out for part two when it comes..

We travelled down on Friday 10th. We wanted to make an early start so that we could explore before getting to where we were staying as we couldn’t check in until 2ish so we started out about 6am stopped for some breakfast at the services and travelled down to Cornwall. We had decided to go to Looe for a few hours as it was only about 30 minutes from where we were staying so we arrived about 11am and then spent a good few hours looking around Looe which is very pretty.

We walked through the little streets until we reached the beach and I couldn’t help but go down and have a little paddle as it was super sunny when we arrived but of course I was the idiot who had put a jumper on because I hate being cold and obviously it was cold at 6 in the morning.. We grabbed some fish and chips from Kelly’s which is the BEST fish and chip shop so just a recommendation if you ever go to Looe then headed back to the car to go and drove to our accommodation for the week.

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We had chosen a little village called Portwrinkle which was located in North Cornwall. When I was younger we used to go to Cornwall for holidays most years and we would normally stay in the south but we chose the north because we’d found the most beautiful house and even though we would have to travel a lot to get to the places we wanted to visit we didn’t care because the house was just the cutest. I mean who wouldn’t want to wake up to this view..

We could walk out of the door from our house and be at the beach in seconds, It was literally just down a ramp and we could hear the waves from our rooms. I couldn’t recommend this house anymore and it was perfect for the five of us.

We were all pretty much exhausted from travelling and unpacking etc. but I decided to take a walk with my mom on the beach and it was just the loveliest end to a long day.

Saturday.

On our first full day in Cornwall, we had decided to explore St Austell and Mevagissey. St Austell was about a 50 minute drive away from the house so wasn’t too bad of a drive and we arrived about 11ish I think. I didn’t really remember much about St Austell from when I was younger, to be honest I wasn’t that impressed although we did just stay around the town and didn’t venture very far out so I can’t say much about it. I actually didn’t take any photos of St Austell as we only spent a couple of hours there, we mainly did some shopping and went for a bit of food and then decided to head back to the car.

 From St Austell to Mevagissey it took about 20 minutes as they are quite close to each other. The weather at this point was super sunny, a little windy but really nice to walk around.

Walking the through the little streets of Mevagissey, it really took me back to my childhood and Mevagissey is one place where I could remember a lot from. The fishing harbour was just beautiful with the blue sky. Once we had walked from the car park through the streets looking at all the cute little shops, you reach the harbour with ice cream shops, restaurants and even more little cute stores. Of course we had to get an ice cream so that’s what we did and then found a bench and just enjoyed the view for a while.

We then took a little walk down to the end where you could see the sea and the views were just beautiful. I loved my outfit but I did kind of regret the skirt once we got to the end of the harbour and towards the sea because it was VERY windy. I had to keep holding it down as I was walking to keep it from blowing up, it wasn’t the best but otherwise the views from the harbour were just stunning.

We had a stroll back through all the shops and I picked up a couple of little trinket pieces like a pen with my name on (I’m very lucky that I can get stuff with my name on) and some food bits.

I could quite happily live in Mevagissey, it’s my perfect place because it’s got the cutest little streets and houses, the beautiful harbour and then it’s right by the sea. I mean could it get anymore perfect? I’m pretty sure we ended the night playing games in the games room which was so much fun.

Sunday.

On Sunday, we had decided to make the long trip down to Newquay. It did take a long time to get down and we didn’t arrive until 11:30 so the journey took up a good chuck of the morning but when we arrived the sun was shining so I wasn’t too bothered. The weather honestly couldn’t have been better for the whole trip, we were so lucky.

As Newquay is one of the biggest towns in Cornwall, we spent an hour or so looking in the shops and I managed to spend some money in Watershed which has amazing quality clothes, if you are ever down in Newquay definitely pop into their store. In my defence though they had a 3 for 2 offer on so it would have been rude not to buy anything, well that’s my excuse anyway.

After spending some money, me and my sister noticed some amusements, we used to spend so much money in them when we were younger but you can not go to a seaside place where there’s amusements and not go in so we relieved our childhood and had so much fun. Those 2p machines are addictive. Oh & we did manage to get enough tickets for a few little prizes if you were wondering.

As Newquay has a beautiful beach we walked down to take a few photo’s, I’d heard they had some beach huts but didn’t have a clue where they were and as we headed down some stairs I noticed them and I just had to get a pic for the gram’ of course.

On the way back home we wanted to stop at Healeys Cider Farm as we had visited there years ago and the cider is just 👌🏼. We paid to go on a tractor tour but had to wait about 40 minutes until it was ready so we took a walk around the grounds and found a few animals and popped in to a jam shop and tried a few samples, it was the perfect way to fill the time while waiting for the tour.

I did actually remember Healeys from when we visited before, maybe it was the animals but it was really lovely to see the farm again. I can imagine it would be more fun for kids because even though it’s a cider farm they do really make an effort for the children which was really nice to see.

The tractor ride was around the beautiful orchards, although it was lovely to see the trees I would have preferred to come at a different time as the harvest time is September to November so apples weren’t on the trees and even though you could see some blossom they weren’t fully out. I can only imagine how beautiful they would look in season.

After the 15 minute tractor tour we headed inside to sample a few of the ciders and wines that Healeys sell and they tasted so good. Everyone picked up a few bottles then we headed home all so tired because of the travelling although that night about 8pm me and my mom decided to talk a walk down to the beach and catch the sunset and it was just beautiful, even though we were both exhausted watching the sunset was just the perfect end to one of the best days.

Monday.

By Monday we were all starting to get really tired, who would have thought a holiday could exhaust you so much anyway we looked at the weather in the morning and it was going to be another beautiful day so we drove down to Padstow, a little town and fishing port.

I actually couldn’t believe how busy Padstow was, it was crazy. Again, like Mevagissey it had little cobbled streets with all the pretty cute little shops but I found Padstow a lot more cramped, I mean the shops were a lot more together, wether that’s because it was so busy and I’m not saying it was a bad thing because I loved Padstow and it’s somewhere I’d love to visit again but I just found it a lot more together if that makes sense.

We spent a good couple of hours looking around and taking photo’s. We found this one store, kind of like a car boot but it had some really lovely pieces in and I found some really old binoculars, I love collecting old camera’s etc so this was like heaven to me.

We had some lunch and then walked around to the fishing port just exploring and watching the world go by for a while. I had researched that morning where we could play mini golf and it just so happened that one came up in Padstow so while me, my sister and grandad went to play mini golf my mom and grandma stayed around the fishing port.

Mini golf is one of my favourite things to do while on holiday so I was very excited to play even though I didn’t win (well done grandad) I really enjoyed it, I couldn’t have laughed anymore than I did.

On the way back from Padstow we stopped at Trago Mills which basically sells brands at a discounted price and as it was literally on our drive home we thought why not? It didn’t look that big from the outside but omg it was MASSIVE inside, I have never been to a store that big before and it was empty, no-one was there.. Okay maybe there were a few people. I picked up a few things including some car mats (I know very random), a baby blue BUILT water bottle, and a couple more little things so it was a good little shopping trip. I’m pretty sure I went to bed early that night because I was exhausted.

I’m going to leave part 1 here as it’s already longer than I thought it was going to be and I’ll see you soon with part 2 of my week in Cornwall!

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