Category Archives: 2019 UK, Iceland and Ireland

Day 36, 24th June 2019 Falmouth to Padstow via St Ives, Perranporth & Newquay

Posted on 25/06/2019 by Deborah

We left before 9am this morning and headed to St Ives.  The jewel in the crown for Cornwall.  We had a plan to visit the Barbara Hepworth sculpture gallery and garden.  First we had to find a park, which is not an easy … Continue reading →

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Day 35 23rd June 2019 Penzance, St Michael’s Mount and Lizard Point

Posted on 24/06/2019 by Greg

Another mixed day of adventuring. We had planned on going to Lands End, but my doubts about it were confirmed by our BnB hosts, it has been over commercialised and for all purposes essentially turned into an amusement park. So … Continue reading →

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Day 34 22nd June 2019 Brixham to Falmouth via The Hurling Stones at Minions, The Eden Project & The lost gardens of Heligan

Posted on 23/06/2019 by Greg

We woke early’ish to a bright sunny day, had breakfast at 7:50am and were on the road a little before 8:30am. It was a big day! And as enjoyable as it was different. Number of Views :912

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Day 33 21st June 2019 Brixham

Posted on 22/06/2019 by Greg

Another bright sunny day in Brixham, no really, Honest truth the weather was gorgeous! Number of Views :1019

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Day 32 20th June 2019 Brixham to Dartmouth.

Posted on 21/06/2019 by Greg

Very slow morning. We woke to very bright morning sunshine, but the clouds came in and a light drizzle began. We left our BnB just before 11am and walked to the waterfront area where we got our tickets for the … Continue reading →

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Day 31, 19th June 2019, Paignton, Cockington Village, Torquay

Posted on 20/06/2019 by Deborah

We bought a £5.00 day ticket for the bus this morning, first stop Paignton, to see where my great Aunt lived.   However, I had made a few assumptions.  And they never turn out ok! ?  Number of Views :1020

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Day 30, 18th June 2019, Chichester to Brixham, via Portsmouth and Bournemouth

Posted on 19/06/2019 by Deborah

Said goodbye to David & Peter today at the Old School B & B around 8.30am. David has told us to go and visit the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, so we stopped off on our way.   Number of Views … Continue reading →

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Day 29 17 June 2019 Kingley Vale, Weald & Downland and a stroll through Chichester.

Posted on 18/06/2019 by Greg

This morning we woke to a sensational day, blue skies were visible through the clouds and the forecast was no rain. A perfect day for a stroll in the woods. After breakfast we headed out to Kingley Vale National Nature … Continue reading →

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Day 28 16th June 2019 Petworth House and Park, Arundel Cathedral and St Nicholas Church Arundel

Posted on 17/06/2019 by Greg

We woke this morning to a beautiful day of English liquid sunshine. And that more or less decided our activities for the day (no long outdoor walks today!). We took our time getting started, nothing touristy here opens much before … Continue reading →

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Day 27, Saturday 15th June 2019. Eastbourne to Chichester, via Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Posted on 16/06/2019 by Deborah

Woke to a beautiful, crisp morning, the view from our window was stunning.    After a final breakfast, we said goodbye to Eastbourne and around 9am headed to Sissinghurst Castle Garden 32 miles away.  It isn’t on the way to our … Continue reading →

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