Not going to lie... the 6hour journey there and back... bit of a mission! But we made sure we had a decent play list along with goodies.
We stayed at the CornerHouse, a bnb in Penzance. The room was lovely with a 4 poster bed and the most gorgeous sea view. Plus the people who owned it were really lovely too, always a bonus.
We were super lucky with the weather whilst we were down there, bearing in mind it was the end of Sept/Beginning of Oct.
We didn't really have a plan as such but we knew we wanted to fit as much in as possible. The first night we had a wander to get our bearings, so we walked along the sea front and ended up in Newlyn, just up from Penzance. We walked around the harbour and had a look at all the boats trying to get to the lighthouse until we realised we couldn't from where we were... fail! We then wandered back and found this cute little pub, the Tolcarne Inn. We decided to have dinner there the next night as it looked and smelt delicious. Having a few drinks in the garden watching the sun go down, the little lady wouldn't leave us alone... she was massive! We presumed she was the pub cat... after asking the lady there... apparently not... just a very friendly cat from across the road!
Then it was time to go back to the room to get ready and find somewhere for dinner. We ended up at The Bakehouse and I'm so glad we went there, the ladies who served us were lovely and very knowledgeable about the area.
Friday we got up early for breakkie and headed to Land's end, such tourists! It was really cool and we got to see two planes flying over as well as getting our picture taken with the iconic sign.
Next up was the Minack Theatre which was definitely my favourite from the whole weekend. This was a theatre built into the cliffs that looked over the most gorgeous beach. The story behind it was incredible, a lady called Rowena Cade had built a house on the cliffs in the 1920's and had got involved with the community helping to put on plays in the meadows nearby when she realised the next play they were due to perform would be better performed in a different setting so she roped in the help of her gardener to start building the theatre and as the years went by, more and more work went into it to get it how it is today. There are still shows performed there and I'm gutted we didn't have the time to watch one as I can imagine it would be incredible. Definitely need to go back and do this, I would say it is a must see if you are ever down that way.
From here we went down onto the incredible beach that the theatre overlooked for a while to soak up the rays (have to make the most of the sun in autumn!) and then we headed back towards St Michael's Mount. This is part of the National Trust and is stunning. You have the option to either walk across when the tide is low or to get a boat when there is high tide. We had to get a boat across which took about 5 minutes and cost just £2 each. This magnificent place has been in the St Auburn family for centuries and the current family still live there now. It's a steep old walk up to the main house, so I wouldn't suggest it if you are unable to walk long/steep distances, but as you can imagine, once you get to the top the views are amazing. Because we were so late, I feel like we rushed through, so would love to go back and take our time to look round.
That night we were shattered,but went back to the Tolcarne Inn for our meal and it was lovely. We both tried new things and weren't disappointed. The staff there were really welcoming and it felt like we were regulars.
Saturday then came and was our last day... sad faces... Jack ad done some searching and had found two little treasures for us to go and explore. The first being the Chysauster Ancient village, run by English Heritage. I was feeling a bit under the weather, again, a fair bit of walking with this one, but again, the views were too good to miss.
Next up we went to Merry Maidens Stone circle... think Stonehenge, but smaller, free and you can actually walk right up to them. This was actually quite interesting although there wasn't any information at the site, except for a sign telling us not to leave anything on the site!
Later that day we went to our favourite restaurant yet. Coco Loco. This was a Mexican that everyone we had spoken to had raved about and I can see why. The hostess was brilliant, and the service was quick but didn't feel like they were rushing you. The food was amazing and so were the cocktails! We definitely left feeling way too full with our Mexican food babies.
Overall, a brilliant weekend away just the two of us and somewhere we definitely want to re-visit. Until next time Cornwall...
Much love
T xx
