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Ted  Posts: 733 Joined: 14th Jan 2009 Location: Netherlands | quotePosted at 10:28 on 14th August 2010
Don't forget to visit the Victoria Gardens. They were designed and created to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria created in 1898. The garden is filled with exotic trees, shrubs and flowers. There is also a bandstand and during the summer, concerts are held on Sunday afternoons. You would not think you were in the middle of a city, the calm broken only occasionally by a train passing over the majestic granite viaduct nearby. The original viaduct was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1859, but was replaced with the present structure in 1904, and now carries the main line from Paddington to Penzance.  Picture by Ted van Onzen  Picture by Ted van Onzen  Picture by Ted van Onzen  Picture by Ted van Onzen  Picture by Ted van Onzen
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| Ted Posts: 733 Joined: 14th Jan 2009 Location: Netherlands | quotePosted at 10:30 on 14th August 2010 |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 17:33 on 14th August 2010 Looks like you had a good morning in Truro, Ted. What did you do this afternoon and do you have any plans for this evening? lol. We have another full day in CORNWALL tomorrow, so join in the fun and add your pics, favourite places, where to go, what to see, etc., etc., etc., |
Peggy Cannell Posts: 5300 Joined: 14th Aug 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:36 on 14th August 2010 This tour is absolutely amazing, Cath you would make a good tour guide, and good wishes for your forthcoming anniversary Ted, great pictures |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 17:41 on 14th August 2010 Thanks Peggy, never thought about being a Tour Guide, I think it could be great fun - until something went wrong, lol. Have you not been to Cornwall Peggy? |
| Peggy Cannell Posts: 5300 Joined: 14th Aug 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:51 on 14th August 2010 Yes I have been to Cornwall but never been to The Isles of Scilly, I spent so long in looking at the pics that I missed the tour bus and had to catch up by hitch hiking LOL |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 17:56 on 14th August 2010 So we have this evening and the whole of tomorrow in Cornwall, where have you been, what did you enjoy, where would you go again, got any stories to tell? Add them here to the holiday journal Peggy. Add any photos you might have to the holiday photo album, lol. Really would like you to participate as Ted has done. And anyone else out there in POEland that has been to Cornwall and has something they can share with the rest of us, we'd love to hear from you. |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:59 on 14th August 2010 KERNOW BYS VYKEN PUP DEN OLL!!! (CORNWALL FOREVER EVERYONE)  Picture by Vince Hawthorn Passports to the ready, this is Kernow and the real Cornish maintain "This isn't England,that's up the other way" to quote the words of the song by Jim Wearne. Please read info with this photo. There is still a stannery parliament in existance, it was originally the governing body of the tin mining industry. This is the origin of the Stannery towns where tin was assayed and tax levied. These towns were Liskeard,Lostwithiel,Helston,Truro and Penzance.  Picture by Vince Hawthorn  Picture by Vince Hawthorn Next we have a rather wet backstreet in Polperro and then a forlorn look at Mevagissey, two fishing ports very popular with visitors, but as the saying goes "Mining's scat, fishing's scat and farming's scat so it's back to wrecking me 'ansomes!!!" ( scat= done finished or broken)  Picture by Vince Hawthorn Here we are at Portscatho a more scenic place to spend some time, this is part of the Roseland Peninsula a very beautiful area and be sure whilst in this part to visit the church at St. Just in Roseland so pretty set by a creek.  Picture by Vince Hawthorn As we go on we can catch a glimpse of Truro.  Picture by Vince Hawthorn For a place to stay try National Trust cottages, they are of a very high standard and the Water Tower at Trelissick Gardens is one such cottage. We stayed in a cottage within the same private garden within Trelissick Gardens and the Water Tower was our outlook, it was so good we are returning next year.  Picture by Vince Hawthorn
This has been a very short tour, other things to see are Flambards Helston, Levant and Geevor Mines near St. Just in Penwith, Royal Cornwall Museum Truro, National Maritime Museum Falmouth, St Nectan's Glen near tintagel and many many more sites and there are scenic places wherever you go. I have only been able to mention a few special spots, go for yourselves and see what I mean, Chons da ha Oll an gwella.(good luck and all the best) |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 22:07 on 14th August 2010 Wow, Vince that was lovely, I want to see it all!! But not sure about "Most Haunted"! Do you know if the accommodation you mentioned is on POE accommodation listing? |
| Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:22 on 14th August 2010 Cathy,I can see Jamaica Inn on POE accomodation listing but the cottage in Trelissick is one of The National Trust cottages that are all over the UK but I don't think POE has National Trust places listed,food for thought. They are of a very high standard and by their very own nature always in stunning positions. Vince. |
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