Whistlestop trip to Cornwall

So on a spur of the moment I decided to head to the coast for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and settled on Cornwall as the perfect getaway.

As I have never been before I was looking forward to being by the sea, getting some fresh air and experiencing some Cornish hospitality.

I stayed at the East Crinnis Holiday Park in St Austell - Cornwall and the site was small, quiet and and very friendly. The facilities are extremely clean and we were even treated to an Easter Egg on Easter Sunday. The staff were extremely helpful with any advice that we needed and I would definitely recommend a stay here if you are in that area of the country.

The luck of the weather was definitly on our side for the weekend and so on Saturday after doing some pre-trip research we headed out on the bikes for a trip to Gribbins head.

I came across this 4 mile walk on the National Trust website which takes you from Fowey all along the coast to Gribbins head and to the Gribbin daymark.

The Gribbin daymark stands 84ft (25.6m) high and was built in 1832 by Trinity House as a navigation aid to prevent mariners from mistaking the shallow waters of St Austell bay for the deeper waters of Falmouth harbour. 

The walk was moderate and taken at a steady past and takes you along to the beautiful cornish coast which offers great coastal views. Definitly good for blowing off the cobwebs.

After cycling back to the campsite and sipping a few Gins we headed into nearby Charlestown for the evening. Charlestown is a small and quaint port and we popped into Charlies Boathouse for a well deserved cocktail. Now whilst the feeling in my legs from the bike ride and walk hadn't fully returned the Mojito did go down a treat.

The next day the weather took a turn for the worst so it was ideal really that we went to the Eden Project. 

This place is so vast and built in an old Claypit and offers something for all ages. I think the Rainforest Pod was my favourite and certainly got me excited for my real life trip to the Amazon Jungle in July.

Rainforest Pod

W.E.E. Man (Waste.Electronic.Electrical Man)

The project has just the right amount of factual information without overloading your brain and you are free to explore all of the areas without fear of being told off by staff. We did the tour in about 3 hours but on a better day I'm sure you could spend longer and explore the outdoor areas in more detail. I did top off my trip with a lovely clotted cream ice cream cone.

The Greek God Dionysus

All in all for the amount of time I spent I really enjoyed my time in Cornwall and cant wait to go back for longer and to do more exploring another time.